That night, Kaisha thought she could finally sleep peacefully. But she lay wide awake as Xero stood by the balcony, overlooking the glittering skyline of Metro Manila.
She could hear him answering phone calls. Some were about business, others personal. One call, however, made her heart clench.
"Gwen," Xero whispered.
Kaisha shut her eyes tightly, pretending to be asleep as Xero glanced at her. She barely avoided being caught in her charade, but she knew he didn’t trust her enough to stay. He stepped out of the suite to take the call in private.
Slowly, she opened her eyes. Of all the insults and harsh words she had endured from him that night, she felt like an unfeeling stone—hurt but still standing, close to tears but unwilling to cry.
But when she heard his gentle tone as he spoke o
