Cassie’s POV Tahimik ang buong mansyon matapos ang mahabang araw ng selebrasyon para sa pagtatapos ng mga anak namin. Sa wakas, nakahinga rin ako nang maluwag. I slipped out onto the balcony, dala ang isang tasa ng mainit na tsaa, habang pinapanood ang mga bituin. Years ago, this would have felt impossible standing here as Cassandra Yao, wife to David, mother to three wonderful children who were no longer babies but full-grown adults ready to conquer the world. I pressed my hand against my chest, feeling the steady beat of my heart. Ang dami ko nang pinagdaanan, ang dami naming pinagdaanan ni David. From the moment he walked into my life with that outrageous proposal, hanggang sa mga gabing inakala kong hindi ko na kakayanin. But here we were. Still together. Stronger. “Love.” I tur

