Chapter 61: This Can’t Happen

"Do you have something to tell me?"

I had almost forgotten how observant Ash was. He must have noticed how I'd been staring at him. "Don't hesitate, Sapphire. You know I always listen to everything you say."

"I-It's nothing," I quickly looked away. "I just find you handsome."

He smiled and raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing my excuse, but he didn't push me further.

Like my mom, I'll wait for the right time. Someday, I'll be ready to tell him everything.

But as soon as I'm home, I never thought that my mother would be waiting for me.

My mom couldn't accept Ash at first, but I assured her that in our relationship, Ash only had to deal with me, not anyone else.

After all, I was the one he was dating, not other people. It would be pointless to listen to what others had to say when they had no part in our relationship.

"Hi, Mom," I greeted as I kissed her cheek.

"I'm ready," she answered, her tone firm. "I'm ready to tell you everything."

It felt like my world stopped for a moment. I sat beside her, and listened to my mom as she told me everything from her past.

"ARE YOU really sure about this, Titania?" Randall, her boyfriend, asked again about her decision to work as a maid in another city.

"I'm sure about my decision," Titania answered before pointing to the things on the floor. "See? I even prepared my luggage."

head. He was so against it, but Titania looked so

only opportunity I can

taking odd jobs here and there, while she

thinking he would land a decent job since he graduated from college. But despite Randall's skills and talent in

was slowly losing confidence. So when a friend offered her a job as a

squeezing Randall's hand. "Once I've saved enough money there, I'll resign immediately and come back here. Who knows? We could

Randall forced a smile.

call me, whether you need something or not," he said, kissing her on the cheek. "I'll try to follow

happiness in her eyes was clear. "We can make it for the family we'll build

in another city, she suddenly felt a familiar ambiance. Her

management, but her parents insisted she join the police force, so she quit school rather than take a course she would never

at a young age, she had already learned how to defend herself,

of hurting people because of

the cab driver said as

of the Coleman family, where she would be working as a maid. He mentioned that the Colemans were well-known in this place, but since she didn't know anyone here, she didn't dwell on it. Titania started working, and she couldn't believe how kind and generous the Coleman family is,

maid's quarters were designed like guest rooms. She never felt like she

Coleman asked when he found her sweeping in the garage.

fine!" she answered with a smile.

them like a young man, which wasn't surprising given that his only son, Silver, behaved the

"Yeah."

"Take care, Dad."

No slacking off," Don Coleman said, shaking Silver's head before leaving along with his four bodyguards and a secretary. "Slacking off? My grades are high," the young man muttered, further messing up his already messy hair. "Dad is

and well-built. He often chatted with the other workers

fine as long as

before walking away, but Silver spoke. "Aren't you going to

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