Chapter 17 Marianne

• From then on, Jack and I had a wonderful mutual understanding. With a greater bond than ever before, we went about our daily routines as usual. I was also able to explain to him what was going on with his father's side of the family and why I was there to help them in the first place. I called it understanding, but it was more like coaxing him into it. Jack stated that he had no objections to anything that I did so long as I did not meet Benjie or Jay or any other guy by myself.
• "I just don't get it. I mean, Benjie is actually a nice person, and in the past, they were also pretty close and bonded together. So what is it about him that makes Aki so angry?" I told Jonah while sipping coconut juice.
• We had just arrived at the beach resort that we had booked a few hours' drive away from our city. I brought Jack with me, while Jonah brought both of her sons, Gio and Kyle, with her. Kyle was thirteen years old while Gio was nineteen. It had been quite some time since their father and Jonah had split and he was currently living abroad.