CHARLIE
Six months.
I have six months to win her back.
Not just to prove myself to her dad, but to Jackie. The girl I lost. The woman I still love. The only one who ever made me feel like I wasn’t just some rich kid with a fast car and a faster mouth.
And now I’m up against a duke.
A f*cking duke.
But I’m not backing down.
Hindi ako papayag na maagaw siya sa akin. Not again.
The next morning, I woke up earlier than usual. Hindi ako mapakali buong gabi. I kept replaying last night in my head—her hand in mine, her dad’s voice, the way she looked at me when I said I still loved her.
That look? It wasn’t hate.
It was fear.
And hope.
And maybe… something else.
I needed to start strong. I couldn’t just show up with flowers again. That’s too easy. Too predictable. Jackie’s not the ki
