Chapter 1

"Seriously, Ma? You're kidding, right? Oh, come on. You know I hate that guy... it would be fine if you want me to date someone else... this is ridiculous... I can't believe this..."

The young woman frustratedly rubbed her temples. She couldn't understand why her mother wanted her to go on a blind date with the guy. She had already agreed to her mother’s proposal. She was annoyed with that guy... Just remembering his arrogant, perverted, and rude treatment to her from childhood already ruined her day…

"This is the right thing to do, Monica Austria Santiago... At least you know Yuikiemo Castrio. You grew up together and I know his parents well they're kind and easy to get along with ... Since childhood, you've been together. Why do you hate akie? He's kind, handsome, and he can support you... Akiro is a famous businessman and a business tycoon... Whatever you're looking for in a man, he has it he can also provide you with a good and comfortable life. Why are you so annoyed with him?"

Kind? Oh, come on... Who knows him better than I do? mocica said to her mind. To Monica, he was a headache. Just thinking about being under one roof with him would drive her crazy... The guy was too arrogant and a bit of a pervert. He had harassed and humiliated her many times from their childhood until in high school days ... She was just grateful that he went back to Japan to continue his studies there...

"I told you, Ma... I don't like him... I’ll go insane if I have to live in the same house with him... No one else knows his arrogant personality better than i do..."

The young woman had been stressed since the previous day... She was irritated and irritable thinking about who her blind date would be... She had tried everything... but all her blind dates were failures. She didn’t like their personalities... Some were too serious, as if they would eat you alive just thinking about marrying them; it was obvious her life would be boring if she ended up with them... Some were perverted, overly sweet, and the worst, arrogant... There was one she liked, but he was afraid of commitment, scared of married life, just wanting a girlfriend with no plans beyond that... In short, he only wanted a temporary relationship... She didn't want that to happen to her... She had been left once and didn't want it to happen a second time.

“That's why I'm telling you he's the one I want because I know you already know his personality... and Aki's family is good people. I will feel at ease if that happens."

True, his family was indeed kind. But when it came to the guy, he was a big no for her... He had done many stupid things to her, and she didn't want that kind of man. He was kind to others, especially to her mother, but she knew him well... Since childhood, he had been always humiliating and fighting with her, then twisting the situation to make her look bad, so she was always the one scolded by her mother. She was so annoyed with him, she wanted to strangle him and bury him alive, that’s how much she hated him…

"Ma… i have my reasons, I really, really hate him... Since childhood, he's been a huge headache, you really don't know Aki, Ma... He is a big sh*t in my life... he's too complicated for me... it's a big NO."

The woman sighed at her daughter’s behavior, she had always liked Aki for her daughter. If it weren’t for her having a boyfriend before, she would have long encouraged her to go on a blind date with him... She didn’t know why her daughter was so mad at him…

"Are you still mad at him? Because we chooses to believed him more than you when you were kids? It's been 12 years since you last saw each other, and now he just came back to the Philippines... You were just kids back then, you didn't know anything about the world yet... He's twenty-eight now, and I know he's matured... Whatever happened was all in the past now... you were just kids, you we're not aware of your actions ..."

The young woman slowly stood up on the edge of her mother's bed, where her mother's lay weakly talking to her...

"No, Ma... I don't want him to be part of my life... I don’t want him... I hate him that much... Please arrange me with the right one where I am comfortable being with... just not with Yuikiemo Castrio. Please allow me to go, I have important things to deal with..."

The woman sighed again as she looked at the door where her daughter had just left a seconds ago...

She thought everything was okay, but she didn’t expect her daughter to be that angry at the guy...

It seems she would have a hard time convince her.

...Monica Austria's POV...

I threw my herself on the bed in frustration... just got come from a blind date, and as expected, it was a disaster... i slowly rubbed my temples slightly, trying to calm myself...

Slowly, I turned my head sideways to where the mini table with the lamp shades and a picture frame... i picked up the frame and caressed it…

Why did you leave me? Without saying anything... my heart aches... I didn't expect things to happen..."

She whispered softly as she hugged the picture frame while her  tears flowed freely.

It's been six years, but it still hurts... it’s too painful for me, it’s hard to forget the painful past.. 

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