After lighting the Christmas tree, Sage invited me to join him. Lilibutin daw namin ang buong bahay. Mula sa living room ay pumunta kami sa kitchen at labis akong namangha nang makita ko ang kabuoan niyon. “Beautiful” was an understatement. The kitchen was a masterpiece, a space so exquisitely designed that the word hardly did it justice. It was the kind of space where you could lose yourself in the simple joy of cooking or just enjoy the beauty of it all. I was momentarily stunned. Then, Sage turned towards me with a smile and drew me closer by my waist. “Do you like the kitchen, honey?” “Are you seriously asking me that, dad? I know I’m not great at cooking, yet this kitchen really caught my attention. It’s so charming. You can tell a lot of thought went into its design.” "Yeah, the

