Katherine was writing her novel when someone knocking on her bedroom door.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY37tSY37l2
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJppdjnuXr
“Kath, are you busy?" Her cousin asked after the door has opened.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kJ8a1GThu
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOjb3PqLxx
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFmLCvwl6f
“Yes. Why?” The young girl faced her and replied.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFvQjax10J
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JUrXzB0Rd
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrrDMhYszo
The person who spoke was Arianne, "Lolo Delio wants to talk to you," she said.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq44ozFLam0
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4q7zZORZt
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4gaHPxzOy
“About what?" Once more, she asked. She did not know why her grandfather wanted to summon her to his office, which pushed her wondering.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh2ghl9SCy
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDowz683HU
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJkKnTwZmV
She answered back with details, “It’s your new personal bodyguard that he hired.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SO1X1Br5H
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvXQfTBC3p
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZupeXBO44n
“What? Oh, Grandpa. I told him before that I didn’t need another bodyguard. Kuya Fred is fine!” Katherine was expressing the annoyance.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D22kQpmMw
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMuW4erZcY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd5LIUAfBr
“It’s better if you talk to grandpa,” Arianne positively advised, as it was the right thing to do to clarify things with their grandfather.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Qz9u2gGWy
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWEsDS3cFG
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJQIFaTBvS
"All right, I'll just talk to him," A young lady declared, then she exited her room and made her way to Mr. Rodelio's office.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h3hDJVNfv
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEI9oQEPOu
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEv7DlgAnW
“Good afternoon, Grandpa,” Katherine greeted the old man with a lack of willingness on her face.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CE4GcAV4u
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqc7yTMa1n
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluL9MdaeGX
“You may have a seat, my granddaughter,” her grandfather said while signing some papers on his desk. He looked at her and uttered repeatedly, “I wanted you to meet your new personal bodyguard.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlDs8OiiEB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmFVbXwNbH
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3lHtj2fdm
“I already told you that Kuya Fred is enough for me, didn’t I?” Katherine responded with disappointment in her voice. “I don’t need a new bodyguard, grandpa. I’m fine with Kuya Fred, and you should also give me the freedom of not constantly surrounded by personal bodyguards everytime I leave the mansion.” The young woman presented long argument for the old man.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuzOQx6lWn
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSR6umNF9Z
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzVHUzrTWJ
“This bodyguard I hired is better and more reliable. He will protect you anywhere. He knows every move and thought of the people around, so he can notice any incoming danger.” Mr. Rodelio made an explicit statement to his granddaughter. He knew what would be the best for Katherine, and he would do everything to protect his granddaughter from people who desired to harm her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikC123uYe3
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkKcKZOueJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFC7ima5aV
“Isn’t the same with Kuya Fred?” she asked.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOc60JRm2a
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy83VrxoLTH
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBBzMdHwLO
“They have unique abilities, my granddaughter. The man I hired is better. You won’t have any doubts about him,” the old man clarified it again to Katherine. “I will let him in now.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLK0AC0PKY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV9V4zt9fp
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUEsuUGgNY
Mr. Rodelio called his executive secretary to inform him of bringing the newly hired personal bodyguard to his office. It didn’t take long for a young man with a tall, well-built physique, moderate height, and skin color to pass into the office.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOOQW6KDCj
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtApbkPPuH0
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmJfyclTPJ
“Luke Gabriel Bustoz!” Mr. Yuzon vocalized the young man’s full name. “Have a seat.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ175LlQ1pz6
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgGVkqhqyd
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVcgjDBkBP
“Thank you,” A new bodyguard responded seriously as he took his seat, too.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvkmhFKyuD
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQQULrFB1u
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrQAi8Y0T3
“He is the new personal bodyguard I was referring to, my granddaughter,” the old man declared with a smile to the young lady. “Gabriel, this is Katherine Grace Yuzon, my granddaughter whom you will serve.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSgClVkPbD
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ046hSikxB6
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bJgiREytx
“Nothing different,” Katherine grumbled. “With Kuya Fred, I believe I don’t need another bodyguard, grandpa.” As she gazing to the man in front of her who had a solemn expression, and his authoritarian was noticeable.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qAbOoZhrs
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72bD9zVc4H
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sIjMhh3ds
Mr. Rodelio took a deep breath. “Listen to me, my granddaughter. You need someone like Gabriel for your safety. I won’t allow it to be otherwise because you are the next owner of the business I run, and ninety percent of my wealth will share to you,” the old man persisted to convince Katherine.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfjX5qQboB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZNYC4JkZG
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBjAgyoxHZ
“I trust only you when it comes to these matters. I hope you listen to what your grandfather is saying,” As Mr. Rodelio making an effort to please his granddaughter.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWwcQtR74s
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmI2tKZir5
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuJiyneobb
“I can defend myself. I undergone basic taekwondo training in self-defense when the time comes that I need to defend myself, so that no longer relying on others to protect me.” Katherine’s voice was raised, but she still maintained respect when talking to her grandfather.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJYKxHknLi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnNWpk6ZSD
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2V5JLWkvRc
The young woman remained persistent that urged on her own preference, but her grandfather didn’t hesitate. He loved her dearly, and he wouldn’t let all his years of hard work disappear in an instant.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPwLftGUuI
“It’s not that simple, my granddaughter. It’s not an ordinary person or group that wants to harm us, but an influential person like us.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWSxlT88Ov
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMmfa6HHWM
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pOjDDwRlM
The old man was determined to speak with his granddaughter. He needed her to follow his decision. He figured out what was best for Katherine. Ever since the girl’s mother passed away, he had only thought about her well-being and safety.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU2nDuiyoA
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCYCAGTkRm
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdjSo9OX5M
“Alright, Mr. Bustoz!” The young man easily nodded. Gabriel knew what to do. He would go to his assigned room together with the one of a mansion’s staff members. Only Katherine and Mr. Rodelio were left in the office.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwDFjTee6L
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3rxqLSoMf
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwREqVphR6j
“I should go now, Mr. Yuzon,” he said. The old man only nodded his head to him as also a response while he was leaving the room with the two.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryBanSDrkA
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJtlwuMP0I
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaEUX5wTlq
“Please, Lolo Delio,” the young woman tried to convince her grandfather, but she failed.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnpTDF9zlY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zrhz15BXb
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTW44ebugMx
“My decision is final, and nothing will change that. You better go back to your room, Katherine. I still have a lot to attend to here,” Mr. Rodelio said.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwGH8agjxW
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCep3ETHs2O
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWQDv2KICN
The old man didn’t even look back at his granddaughter as she left on her own.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2GVytoKkp
“I’m sorry, my granddaughter,” the old man said in his mind, briefly staring at the door through where the girl has left.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3w4VjRdFZ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ917PWVjwj5
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEKcBT49t0
Katherine returned to her room. She sat on the chair and tried to continue writing her novel. However, she couldn’t concentrate, and she lost interest in writing.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWV2P5EuPA
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVVW978IV9
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgrEPlIQzF
After a while, her cellphone suddenly rang. It revealed that she had received a text message from one of her fan readers.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXejZ62Th5
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXBc3r55jt
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7OQSM8KxN
From: Elaine
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vr62qz8WU
Pssst! Hey, Miss Lady Green.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ500l6lO4jk
Are you up for something later?
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8vs1wrenW
Katherine: Where?
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpjh1bK2gm
From: Elaine
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv8a4o0C5h
It’s a secret for now. We supposed to plan to hang out tonight.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYxgX9eNt5
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLahg5IGlZg
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSfJZ6Gfzw
Jane also sent a message to their group chat.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt7z88fdb9
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtQxtz3cmb
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8ZzCEaype
From: Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bVkCa581s
Can you make it later?
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcUgMdQqgH
Katherine: I’ll think about it because my grandfather hired a strict bodyguard, so I’m not sure if I can join.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIJJ5a3LFd
From: Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OpBqA5NJa
Oh, what a pity, Lady Green!
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjrdV239iO
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXQOKFCv7P
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvEXjm0HcD
Therese also joined their conversation.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93LJAYKgWC
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMmtsHX6oB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gZPYBngak
From: Therese
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjMp9j0hOq
Tsk, it’s not often that we get to see each other, Miss Kat.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuHLi4QbW1
From: Elaine
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PXTk23FmR
Hey, girl, why did you call her a cat? Seriously!
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAOWg7NISO
From: Therese
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FSBSq6nQD
What’s wrong with that? Besides, I find it more comfortable to call her that nickname. You guys even call her Lady Green, which sounds too sacred.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNZgQu40NB
Katherine: It’s okay guys but at least you have your own code name for me. Then, I can easily know it’s you, Therese. It’s also fine with me if you call me Lady Green since it’s my pen name anyway.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfpx2lwg87
From: Therese
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhCEe14pmI
Thanks.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMUPxGeUCH
From: Elaine and Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT50CReXKGL
Okay.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuY9M3K8DC6
Katherine: Well, I’ll see later if I can still make it. I’ll just text any of you later.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jKXHDhfaA
From: Therese
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIb9isCY7j
That’s a different strategy. I hope it becomes successful.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fZEUuzftT
From: Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkczQRaGlD
I hope so too.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc2ND33Ees
Katherine: Okay, guys, bye. I’ll text you later right away.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLvgl7uN4b
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqb29No2rl
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV1n77DVDy
After more than an hour, Katherine found a way to escape, so she hurriedly walked away from the mansion. She stopped for a moment outside a convenience store to text her friends.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjrdMLiJek
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtoUqW1Bci
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW93CuLohW
From: Katherine
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINZMjzektv
I’m here. Where are you?
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmHvS4QU80
From: Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aIzgGyT8V
We’re already in a taxi. Where are you then?
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt7q7uQ4ws
From: Katherine
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2sX7uh5KL
I’m at a convenience store in our village.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66wD5Q9qyr
From: Jane
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87A78u149N
Alright, we’re on our way.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tdPEHDDtJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGV6cSAnKg
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoS128gBxX
The girl stayed for a few more minutes until a taxi stopped by the side of a store. Jane came out, followed by Elaine and Therese.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9TGQN6mit
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0AaIcJjHu
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHafSNDhftF
“How did you escape?” Elaine directly asked her. “Wasn’t the security very strict in your mansion?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18hnuKdsWK
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vBTHuJZHV
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSp7sqG2pV
“Don’t you trust my abilities?” Katherine replied with a raised eyebrow at her friends.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfesi3pgJ1
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmZPVexBmP
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHXkdIeqKF
“You’re really doing good, Lady Green,” Jane commented.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrCUulEn5T
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1WlcwsjIU
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSC8ZQ2i74
“That’s why I admire Miss Kath. She can do those action-packed things from her novels and in real life too,” Therese praised her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sDl9UO2y7
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFZ0lVNPi5
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO8plDfdFX
“Yeah, it’s so obvious, haha!” Jane chimed in again.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCh55uSmmDJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaP7pXyM2v
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqr0kUmN6J
“So, let’s go? The journey is quite long,” Elaine interrupted the conversation while smirking.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MCxFGz4sY
“Alright,” the three of them said in unison.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHoOK3BdOC
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpuGEd5VQt
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26Rkz02lB7
When they arrived at their destination, Katherine’s whole body suddenly stood on end after reading the sign above an establishment.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde2UYkTDYY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnSL9lmov6
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiLFw4sioP
D&Z Disco Bar, that’s the name of the said establishment. She furrowed her brow before speaking, “Are we going in there?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFS6k6UxyL
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqwFnWDbef
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxwLfOzO0T
“Why? What’s the problem, Lady Green?” Elaine quickly asked.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUntMud9PG
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAIDQfAR1P
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK7Y0mPOSY
“Are we really going in there?” the girl said with a doubt. “Why didn’t you tell me we were going to a bar?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA66pBBKJiS
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFeHcBmcsZ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2zmsglPjB
“Is it your first time going to a place like this, Lady Green?” Jane also questioned her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8ciXlJM6q
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK9CqW5pCB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJbpUtHQAQ
“Yes, that’s why I got a bit startled!” Katherine replied, hugging herself.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlxb2rAD0m
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63kpZcUba4
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl5beuVR5p
Elaine and Jane leaned on her, “Don’t worry, Lady Green, we’ll take care of you.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7xuukMP3z
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkwGIfHjed
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyWJITKN7A
The girl looked at her two friends who were supporting her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMU3jRHEO2
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54zrSF3haW
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZb4oxWzx7
“Or else, your grandpa will be hunting on us.” Elaine and Jane said with a grin.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡta1d68KwB3
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AdfhSxY9i
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BNKYmGy89
“Thanks, but-“ Katherine still hesitated whether she should really join her friends or just go home. She knew what usually happened in such establishments and the kind of people who go there.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLL6moXBoo
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfLcho8ZcX
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnptfORQ95D
“Don’t tell me you’re going home right away,” Jane stated, trying to anticipate the girl’s response.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzTT4JQTkd
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdZUK7PBPr
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEztNkMpo0
“Lady Green, come with us. I know you’ll enjoy it inside,” Elaine also making her convince.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkz4Rojxmi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrsvUxfG3g
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDfDsB216x
“Elaine is right, Miss Kath. You won’t regret coming with us.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgBEaDjYxr
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSIAhvJXuY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuw7wFHRzCS
Katherine had no choice but to agree instead of going straight home. She didn’t want to waste the effort she put into preparing herself for nearly thirty minutes. She took a deep breath before finally entering the bar.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUruw207oi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAjAbP4w30
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx83xQqAMZS
The music was loud, making it hard to hear anyone speaking. Many people younger than her were dancing in the middle of the dance floor, capturing her attention.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqJLeRXkww
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXNJnlpjxJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINMYKozLYV
After a while, they found a good spot and ordered some food.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO8MZAenlB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WwDUjgqcJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4Sen7rtQE
“What do you want?” Elaine asked them.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJVfPfea7g
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhHjYWT4cI
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiORM3DSl1
“Anything for me,” Katherine replied shyly.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ihZetaSZc
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfqLCvCvkX
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8HbtcCeWI
“Drinks?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYeN4YD3Lo
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznjtq6D5Hi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDwkGRRmot
“Just pineapple juice thanks,” the girl said still feeling uneasy from her seat.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c15eANMeX
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWw9yx3cis
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgeMk1BaTy
It was a first time for young lady went to a place like this because even during her youth, she never attempted entering such a venue until now.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHIaLbeSWY
After a few moments, their orders of food arrived. Katherine ate slowly while engaging in gossip with her friends.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO82ckdSydA
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPJAC6gtMN
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkI9pnHSdk4
Thirty minutes passed after they finished eating, Jane and Elaine invited them to dance on the dance floor.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaZyfGwwh7
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFxQEo8hQW
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBKYj2IMuC
“Shall we dance?” Elaine asked.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhTwvmvO0l
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIn1hs2ENV
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2dhu8m5Wi
“No, I’ll just stay here. You go ahead,” Katherine replied in timid.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ4WsyzdDF
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8W8TrIskrU
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkXO6OETKZ
“How about you, Therese?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dg9fUs1pA
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNqKjG1c0o
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2sRZbVohd
“I’ll just here with Miss Kath,” Therese is also declined to join to dance with the two friends.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMhBGRNsHx
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M60VXXcFl
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI28tdjjMq
“Okay, we’ll go there then,” Jane said. “Bye, see you later, guys.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK2jWU6t3h
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFFZWAYBCv
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U4WPPQyBo
Katherine had been inside the bar for over two hours. She spent her time watching the dancers while chatting with Therese and it occasionally when Jane and Elaine took a break from dancing.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qFH1xH4IJ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06xtzPr6Aw
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOHlvodd8Z
“Miss Kath, have you finished the novel you were writing yesterday?” Therese suddenly raised a question when the two of them were alone again.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOYzifsmZ9
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyrReIgUe9
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NG9xA9rt6
“Not yet,” Katherine replied, taking a sip of her juice that she had ordered earlier.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba5You0Aq0
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI4J48wVeY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5emOBx9Jw
“May I know the title?” Therese’s face revealed excitement to find out what novel Katherine was writing.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlEKdKfn1c
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU5SqQbJAf
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VH8t7yOIk
“Let’s keep it a secret for now. You’ll find out soon when I submit it to the publishing house.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYNDYJzjhn
The girl wanted to create suspense around her novel.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAveSOnD3v3
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpxoOkgOGz
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOWpgsot8L
“Come on, Miss Kath,” Therese demanded.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPD4rRWLm7
“I can’t, it’s supposed to be a surprise. Just wait, and you’ll be amazed,” Katherine said, declining to reveal the contents of her story for the fourth time.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrOwUOdqom
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDy45ha11E
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQs4nPvMIZ
After a while, Katherine decided to use the restroom.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPonTSuzKC
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQRNUMaLpZ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2JoikST6X
“Therese, can you accompany me to the restroom?” she asked.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2onPJW4xaS
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxR2LVVFex
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3um61gOEF
“Sure, I need to go too,” Therese answered back.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4plpYh9FNr
They finished their drinks before leaving their seats. As they walked out, Katherine encountered an unfamiliar man. He scented of alcohol.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJPjkUCwpz
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡII3osWGnPa
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSuh4cFdsL
“Hi, Miss!” the man greeted her. “Can I have a dance with you?” He swayed as he spoke to Katherine.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7cp8cISJs
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycDBlkwiWh
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc4f3c0AFA
She quickly refused, but they were soon surrounded by seven men. Therese clung to her while Katherine assessed the situation.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBWIw0xmk4
“Hey, you’re refusing, huh?” the man said aggressively.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqP78xF57i
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V2QGFLv7m
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6mbx3jKjP
They were about to get into a confrontation when Gabriel and the other bodyguards finally arrived and started throwing punches. The commotion drew attention.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6XfH1sHqe
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1dBxTHYNT
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM8Ps49fMT
Once the men were hindered, Gabriel grabbed Katherine by the arm.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHCFFb0pw0
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFs6vqPJ9G
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBFHRzDfJu
“Your grandfather is looking for you,” Gabriel informed her, not letting go of her arm. She heard him speak and they stopped walking for a moment.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqltxyAfFg
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaONI8CPopS
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdJ2DbOko4
“Just a few seconds. I need to say goodbye to my friends first,” she said to Gabriel, but he didn’t listen and led her straight out of the bar.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfl7sehAfR
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsNbEDuiqY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjWC2SI5y9
“Therese, can you tell them for me?” the girl instructed her friend.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU8BkmCOtd
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrB6GTflDw
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lbQguBr0C
“Sure, Miss Kath!”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZv4aRyEVY
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg4xf3jSDi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsr4mjBAR9W
Katherine nodded in response until they were outside the bar.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm782b52VM1
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAjSNzltEQ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMzRY3f8nh
When they arrived home at the mansion, Mr. Rodelio presently scolded his granddaughter.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERcag8Hqpm
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyj6WpzLS6
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzxEi7JIAt
“What were you thinking going to that bar, Katherine? You even managed to escape just to go there?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOKQl8MF28
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq2Q46a1CT
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHaJNT6P0l
“I didn’t know it was a bar, Grandpa. I agreed to go because I thought we were just going out somewhere, not to a place like that,” Katherine explained at length, but her grandfather didn’t believe her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOWZ3UIgRM
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4I4rn8Zc1U
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2DmIL7l0A
“What do you mean you didn’t know, granddaughter?” Mr. Rodelio added. “That place is dangerous for you, and you could have been influenced negatively.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJrBubUGrs
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1NFO5WmWg
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvcoRpuHyn
“I just want to be happy, Grandpa. I want to be free, even just for an hour.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1C8Ntb5NX
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn3p2ohWMq
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsZqvWNOJb
The girl wanted to emphasize her desire for freedom, like other girls of her age. She wanted to be happy with her friends without bodyguards. But her intentions were not clear to her grandfather.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO0Oz8txXi
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHg01rvovbf
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyl7VI89J8
“Happy? How can you be happy in that situation?” the old man retorted. “Katherine, I’m doing all of this for you, and I hope you understand. If you think you’re not still glad with everything I’m giving you, then what else should I do, my granddaughter?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRWz71998t
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9IklDAC59
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZavo2PQmL
No matter how stubborn his granddaughter was, he would not give up on her. As long as there was something to focus on what he would give to her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmY4q5P06M
“I want freedom, Grandpa. Can you give me that?”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhZQ1YiLK0
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDznHzlmQ1
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uHu5AqsSM
“I cannot give you the freedom you want, granddaughter, because I have always known that you won’t be like your peers.”
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvZVgPV9hb
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArZua3EQ4p
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ekoAr6nDq
After an hour of arguing with her grandfather, the words he said replayed in the girl’s mind, but she still couldn’t accept it as her fate.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzL9lFD4zM
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FRfvb3DWo
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnlUVveZ6P
Two weeks had passed, and Katherine was attending an award-winning event. After an hour of waiting, her name was finally called. Many people applauded as she standing through the stage with the trophie on her hands. She went down the stage holding a huge trophy, one of the best-selling authors in the Philippines. Afterwards, she went down the stage and returned to her seat. It was several minutes before they decided to go somewhere.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTMrYeHrB1
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghob7Iqi0E
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRcwmnnpJ2
“Finally, we can eat. I’ve been hungry for a while,” Arianne said while they walking towards the room where there are indeed many people already know eating their meals.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHRfRf8Bpy
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHneUNWvfZ
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYWc8XXaO1
As they were walking out, some well-known people from the entertainment industry approached Katherine.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueqzMJf4Td
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o85Cku5OB
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6Hm7Gn2ny
“Can we talk with Miss Yuzon, please?” one of the country’s famous directors, Mrs. Vega, asked and accompanied by other directors and producers.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5aBTUDv6T
“Yes, of course,” Katherine quickly responded.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjUQFZv0g3
They discussed the potential novel adaptation of one of her works. The conversation lasted for almost thirty minutes.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MurNCCJC7
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbDFMzIy9r
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDhimiSBqF
After talking with them, Katherine returned to where they were before. Arianne was not there, so she checked out the area until someone called her.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZHdwZqBjw
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl8Ch0cykg
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xET4atJxt
It was her cousin, Arianne. “Kath, someone’s looking for you. He’s handsome!” her cousin sounded in a full of excitement.
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdDadLZna2
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafZWMAJDpX
298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgK1oLOktE
“Who?” She asked.
ns216.73.216.0da2
