The door opened. Mia, who was standing in front of the mirror, in a gorgeous blue dress looked through the mirror and saw Gabe.She quickly turned around. “Don’t you know that you should knock on the door?”Gabe didn’t speak a word and just stepped into the room while staring at her without blinking.“W-What’s wrong?” she had a puzzled expression.The closer Gabe got, the stronger her scent squeezed his heart. “Mia… did you start using a new perfume?”“No. Why?” she asked as he touched her hand. “H-Hey!”She was about to pull her hand, but then he said, “Will you go out on a date with me?”These words were not something she was expecting to come out of his mouth. What was he thinking for him to ask her out on a date after she told him to keep some distance from her?“Why now?” Mia asked. “Is it because I’ve accepted the Luna system? Or… are you thinking of changing my opinion on you by taking me out on a date?”“Mia…” Gabe said the same words again. “Will you go out on a date with me?
As they were driving, Gabe asked her, “What do you think of me?”“What do you mean?” Mia shrugged her shoulders. “You mean, in general? Or…”“Almost everybody I know has laughed at me or mocked me for one reason or another, but mostly about my eyes,” Gabe said. “I’m used to receiving insults, so you don’t have to hold back. You can tell me what you think about me.”“Uh, well… your eyes definitely don't help me look at them longer,” Mia was frank, and it didn’t surprise him. “But it’s not just your eyes. I’m not mesmerized by your smile, either. You don’t have a deep husky voice, either, for me to want to keep listening to you talk. But…” she paused.“But…” Gabe’s heart grew tense as he waited for her to continue talking.“I can’t possibly be judging you when I myself can’t read books clearly unless I have my spectacles,” Mia said. “I’m not good at playing sports or standing out among many girls. I consider myself as a weak woman who doesn’t know what’s good for her and can’t get past
Mia was surprised to hear Antony’s words. She looked at Gabe just to see his expression.“After I stopped working as a delivery driver, I couldn’t bring the leftover food packages here anymore,” Gabe said, looking a bit disappointed with himself. At least once every week, Gabe would deliver food packages to parties or functions of all kinds. There were times when the delivery drivers were given some packages for free, too. Gabe would bring two packages home, and he would bring the other packages to this orphanage as there used to be a lot more children here in the past. “Those were times when I was doing everything I could to put food on the table. My mom’s medical bills cost a lot of money, and so I appreciated every bit of opportunity that brought food onto my plate. I happened to meet Antony one day, and I thought I should help him at least once in a while to ease his nerves.”Antony patted Gabe’s shoulders in appreciation. “All the kids that know you have been adopted, so that’s w
Gabe and Mia gave all the clothes and toys to the children, and the kids no longer held any negative feelings toward them.Gabe also gave Antony a fresh pair of clothes and also a premium deer dish. Antony gladly accepted because deer meat was his favorite. His dad used to teach him how to hunt when he was young, and so when he ate the deer meat now, it brought back memories of the past, and Antony’s eyes turned watery. He leaned his head into Gabe’s shoulder and thanked him during his meal.Seeing such genuine emotions, Mia felt like her own spirit was being lifted. She was mostly surrounded by people who acted around her, so being in this orphanage was like a breath of fresh air to her.The children started quarreling among each other for the toys, so Mia had to take up the job to resolve their little conflicts with her sweet words.Gabe loved seeing the soft, sweet side of Mia because that was what attracted him to her in the first place. She was extraordinarily sweet even to those
Gabe was on the moon because his little finger held Mia’s little finger. He didn’t care to watch the movie but was mostly looking at her.At some point, Mia pulled her hand away, startling him.“Five minutes are done,” she said.He didn’t even know how fast the time passed. “Mia, do you consider me a friend? A good friend?”“Yeah. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have married you,” Mia replied without hesitation.“Then, will you give your good friend a kiss?” Gabe asked.Mia turned her head to look at him. “You won’t give up, do you?”“I’ve been friendzoned by many girls over the years,” Gabe tried his best to not sound pitiful. “I don’t want to be friendzoned by my wife. All I want is one kiss on the cheek. That’s all. Nothing more. Nothing less. I’ll be your slave if you want for the rest of the year. I’ll do everything you say.”Mia’s heart melted a little from seeing his desperation. “You don’t have to do anything for me.” She turned his head and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. It was a
Gabe received a punishment from Systa for saying that he would be willing to become Mia’s slave if only she would kiss him.This was the perhaps the most humiliating punishment he had ever received because the punishment was… when was coming down the escalator with Mia and there were a lot of people around, he let out what was the biggest fart of his life which greatly shook Mia’s heart for a second, and the poor children that just happened to be behind Gabe probably received the shock of their life.Now, Mia was not foreign to hearing farts from men because William used to fart without any shame in the past, but still, she was not expecting such an explosion coming from Gabe’s rear, not even in a million years. And that too in a public setting that attracted many eyes?Forget about laughing, everybody just looked at Gabe as if they were looking at a giant who conquered an enemy fortress with but a good meal.Gabe couldn’t utter a word with Mia anymore. He was too embarrassed by it. W
Mia made sure to buy some tablets for Gabe at a medical store, which was pretty embarrassing for him, to say the least. When she asked the medical shop owner to give tablets for gastro-intestinal issues, the shop owner told her to be more specific, and Mia then showed Gabe and told the owner that he was having an issue with releasing too much gas from the bottom. And so, the shop owner pitied Gabe because he still looked young and advised Gabe to not swallow too much air while eating or chewing gum. Gabe did his best to not cut the shop owner’s words off.Mia took twenty tablets and gave them to Gabe and said, “One every night.”“I promise you I’ll never fart like that again,” Gabe said. “Last time was a mistake. That won’t happen again. No matter what!”For some reason, Mia was able to tell that he was not saying this just for the sake of saying it. Perhaps, it was because her sense of observing the truth behind another person’s words greatly increased after leveling up.This made he
“How are you doing, Marcelo?” Gabe asked. “Or should I call you Nick, the Boss of Fang street, and the right hand man of the Big Boss that runs the Snake gang?”The old man frowned and removed his face mask, revealing his real face. “How the hell did you figure that out?”“Ah, well, I killed Zephyr, you see…” Gabe uttered. “I found a few things on his mobile, such as the identities of his drinking buddies.”Nick’s expression immediately changed. His eyes glowed red, and he instantly covered the distance and caught Gabe’s throat. However, to his surprise, Gabe had already pierced through Nick’s chest and grabbed his heart.Naturally, Nick couldn’t act recklessly. But he looked very surprised, because he didn’t expect Gabe to be this strong. “What the fuck do you want?”“A table in Flying Meadow, that’s all,” Gabe said, pulling his hand out after letting go of Nick’s heart. He then rubbed his bloody hand on Nick’s shirt.Nick frowned but was still glaring at him. “If you think you’re so