Chapter 35 Every Day That Passed

• Every day that passed in Vangie’s life brought her joy. She felt at ease now that Bert’s parents had fully accepted her. Just like his mother promised, they treated her like a daughter. Once a week, she and Bert would visit his parents’ house to eat dinner—a request from Lucia.
• That evening, Vangie was cooking their dinner. Bert had requested shrimp sinigang. He even went home at noon just to bring her a kilo of giant shrimp. Each piece was as big as her palm and bright red, making her stomach growl just from looking at them.
• “Mom, how’s your schedule?” Marica’s eldest child asked Vangie over an iPad call. “Are you done with everything?”