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Episode 31

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Fernando's POV cont'd

"Start talking already, I don't have the whole time in the world" I gestured for her to speak up.

"What... are you...talking about?" She stuttered.

"You're even stuttering" I snorted and shook my head. "I just want to know why you told your friend I'm gay. Tell me something, is it because I'm not interested in you?" I teased.

She gave a shocking gasp and I wiggled my brows at her. "You jerk! Who do you think you are, huh? Some Greek god or K-POP star?!" She yells at me.

"You tell me, which would you prefer to call me?" I smirk at her and she bit her lower lip and glared at me.

"It's no use talking to you!" She hissed and turnaround to leave. I took a step and held her wrist and she glance down at my hand. "Are you going to hold me back from leaving?"

"Exactly what I'm doing" I answered with an un-bothered smile. "You're not leaving here until you tell me why you told Micaela that I'm gay. What are you trying to do with such silly assumptions? Are you trying to separate us?"

"What? Separate you two? Are you guys in a relationship and I don't know about it?!" she exclaims and a huge silence falls in the room.

I instantly let go of her arm and my gaze darted. For a moment my cheeks furrowed by strong purpose and feeling. And I was seeking a befitting response to this young lady.

"Keep it down, would you? I didn't mean what I said in the way you're thinking. I was just saying...."

"Trying to deny what you feel for her again isn't it?" she intruded and I gazed up at her.

"What... are you saying?" I asked almost inaudibly.

"I'm saying you love my friend but you're too much of a jerk to admit it!" She yells and my mouth flew open.

I was awestruck, I couldn't utter a word for more than a minute. "Why are you finding it hard to admit it? Can't you admit it and stop giving us the impression that you are gay?" She continues and I frowned at her.

Cloaked in prim pretense I replied, "I don't know what you're talking about. You're getting it all wrong".

"Really? Which means you are gay since you're not interested in ladies!" She spat the words angrily and my resentment came right up.

"I'm not gay! Stop saying that nonsense!" I scolded her.

"Then prove it! Prove that you are not gay! Or is it just my friend you are not interested in?"

"I never said I'm not interested in your friend-" I paused and chew on my jawline. "It's just that....can you stop provoking me with your words?"

"I'll provoke you more if you don't tell me the reason you are not interested in a romantic relationship with my friend. Do you know she is an angel? She is a lady with a pure heart, she's beautiful, intelligent, smart, and outspoken. She's a good friend, she is compassionate, and she's so full of love. She's too good for you not to see her for who she is".

"I know all that already" I responded. She doesn’t need to tell me who Micaela is because I know her too well already.

"Then what is your problem? Do you think you are the only handsome man in the world? Do you have any idea how many suitors that comes her way every day?"

"Are you saying she is not seeing anyone?" I ask to confirm if Micaela was truly single. Why am I even interested in knowing that? What is that going to change?

"Of course not. You think if she was seeing someone she would have fallen in love with you?!" She half-yells and the whole building went silent.

My gaze wasn't on her while she was talking but immediately after she said that my gaze met hers and I couldn't blink my eyes for a second because I don't want her to disappear from me when I still need to hear and understand what she just said.

"What…did…you just say?" I inquired stammering.

"Have you turned deaf or something? I just said Micaela Alvarado the sweet innocent angel loves you so much, you jerk!" She howls at me and I think my heart faltered for a moment.

I blink my eyes more than twice in disbelief and I stepped back. Does Micaela love me? "That's not true" I utter weakly.

"You jerk! You are still in denial! If she doesn't love you then why did she kiss you in your hotel room one month ago?!" She yelled again and I think she was pissed at me. She can't blame me though, it's not my fault that I can't believe what I just heard. It's too good to be true.

"Sabrina" a soft voice called miss nosy and we both glanced at the left-hand side of the parlor where the voice had come from. I know that voice even without glancing up to know who that voice belongs to. It's certainly Micaela's voice.

She was staring at us or her friend I guess and that look was one of dissatisfaction. Don't tell me she has been eavesdropping on our conversation the whole time because that's going to cause a fight between the two friends and I have myself to blame for that.

"How could you Sabrina?" she asks with a feeble voice and shook her head. Right then I knew she did hear us. How do I fix this?