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Let Him Love You First

After leaving everything behind, Zoey needs to go home and face all she have left. She thought time can heal all wounds but after reuniting with her friends, she has to face her mortal nemesis as well as her ex boyfriend. Little did she know that there is a guy who is watching her from a far that will help her mend her shuttered heart. --- To: America Message: You know what? If you thought that Zoey was wrong for treating you badly, wouldn't it be better for the two of you to sit down, relax and talk? Remember that you've been friends since childhood. Reply: Earl it's easy to say but hard to do. Yes! We've been considering each other as best of friends but why did she decide to believe other people's hearsay? For their seven years of friendship, Zoey could say that America is a hard-headed person. Zoey pretended to be someone just to have a decent conversation with her. All she wanted was to know the truth. It started when one of her classmates saw both America and Michael, Zoey's boyfriend, at the mall. At first, when she heard about this, she thought that what was the deal of seeing them? What if they were buying some stuff together? She naïvely thought that it would be better than her best friend was on good terms with her boyfriend. In that way, she can help and understand them if they were fighting. But all of those thoughts disappeared in an instance when her classmate showed her a picture wherein they caught in the act of kissing and holding each other's hands while buying Cinema Tickets. She dialed America's phone number and tried to ask where she was last weekend when someone saw them together. America answered her calmly, "I was at home sleeping. Why? You knew that Mom was mad at me, and I grounded and forbad going outside last weekend, right?" After she had heard her reply, she thought that her response was like a big slap on her face; she knew that she was lying because her friend's evidence was authentic. The photo has a date on it, and it was impossible for anyone to edit or change the said photo because she used a film camera. Zoey thought of it before she called Michael and asked the same question. After Michael had answered her phone call and heard her question, his forehead instantly covered with cold sweat. Did Zoey found out about them? He tried to calm himself first before answering, "Babe I've told you that Dad was still mad at me and ordered me to stay at home and that was the reason I couldn't pick you up after your ballet lesson." Little did he know that his answer was exactly the same as what America has said to Zoey? Zoey started to have a doubt about them. After that week, Zoey found more about their illicit romance. They indeed are having an affair behind her. When most of her friends tried to convince to break it up with him, Zoey finally decided to do it. She then again called and asked him to meet her at the park near our village. When he arrived she immediately said, "Mike, let's end this." At that moment, she was already shredding her tears as she was asking him to end their relationship. Mike wanted to hold her hand but before he even had the chance to grab her left hand Zoey already stepped backward to avoid him. "Z I'm sorry. I know I'm wrong. I know I wronged you but please don't this to me. I was tempted, I seduced. I don't like nor love America. Babe, please don't say that." Who would have thought that Michael has the audacity to say that? Zoey was confused about what to believe; she didn't know if Michael was telling the truth or if it was another set of lies. But before she turned around and leaves, she took aback when she saw him kneeling and crying on the ground while asking for her forgiveness. She took them back her words.

Phannawadee · General
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153 Chs

Babe, don't stare.

America doesn't believe with that so-called love at first sight. For her, it was just a fragment of someone's imagination that a person can really fall in love with their first meeting. Love, for her, is a long way process, perhaps the love they are saying is just attraction or whatsoever.

But everything that she believes was all disregarded when she meets Michael at Zoey's birthday party. She hasn't been attracted to anyone even had a crush or infatuation with someone.

When Zoey introduced her to Michael, America's hand was shaking and her back was already covered with sweat. She doesn't know why she is feeling nervous to be introduced to him.

"Michael, this is my best friend America, you can call her A for short."

"Wow, that was cool, she is A and you're Z." Michael was fascinated with the coincidence of having a friend from A to Z.

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Everything is set for Asian-Sealed Corporation but before their first day of business, the head employees were gathered to meet and discuss the upcoming ribbon cutting and to introduce one another.

Zoey, Nickel and the rest of the first in the command received an email coming from the Central HR Department about the said meeting. Zoey woke up early because her place was far away from the venue and even asked her father to drive her to save her from the traffic on her way.

When the father and daughter arrived, no one has come yet as it was still early. Conceivably, Zoey wanted to give an impression for being punctual and respects other's time or maybe she is excited for her role as an accounting officer to Corporation.

"Thank you, dad, for the drive." She kissed her father at his cheek the start waving goodbye to him.

"Message me if you want me to pick you up." Mr. Alcantara then drives away as for Zoey, she entered the building and proceeds to the conference room with the help of the usherettes.

One by one people started to arrive and introduce themselves to one another. Some of them were familiar to each one while others were literally new.

Only the managing director was left unoccupied to the round table. Because Asian-Sealed was just a little branch in Asia, the Managing Director will be equivalent to a COO of a big corporation. S/he will be the responsible person to lead and manage the people under him.

Everyone inside the room is under the supervision of the Managing Director and everyone wanted to rub his elbow and benefit with his connection with the main office.

The room was engulfed with a sudden silence when they heard the door creak slowly. Everyone's eyes were shifted to the door area to see who is their Managing Director.

Slowly, an elegant and oozing with masculinity entered the room, everyone's eyes fixated on him.

Nickel entered the room and approached the center chair. Everyone around the table stood up and greeted him.

"Good morning Mr. Fuentes."

Nickel nodded as a sign of his acknowledgment and then sit down to his chair. Zoey was seated on his right, surprised with his appearance, she steadily looked at his, examining if he is the same guy she meets during the wedding. As the meeting proceeds, Zoey was still staring at him, unsure why he was here.

She heard from her friend that the assigned Managing Director came from Montana the same as her. She thought that maybe she is familiar to the assigned director as she knew (through the name and face recognition not personally) almost half of the employees at Montana branch. Employee Directory is accessible to everyone so if she is bored at her station she opens the site on her computer and to look at everyone's profile.

"I haven't come across his file. Perhaps he is new." Zoey said to herself.

Conscious with Zoey's staring, Nickel lean sideward and whispered to her as the HR officer was introducing the employees.

"Babe, don't stare too much if I'm a block of ice I've already melted with your steady stares." His lips curved upwards after whispering to Zoey. Some employees who focused themselves on Nickel's action lose their senses after sewing his seductive smile.

Zoey, on the other hand, froze after hearing words; it confirmed his suspicions that he is the guy she meant at the wedding. She is a great believer of Doppelganger or that there are ten people around this world that looked exactly the same as you. Some are saying that she looked the same with an actress who played as the lead actress in a famous romantic comedy movie last year or with the international singer who sang the original soundtrack of her favorite series.

Zoey shifted her eyes to the presentation after Nickel's reminder. She paid attention to the presentation while the HR officer was introducing everyone inside the room.