One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 186: I always have your back

"Hey, isn't your boyfriend attending our in-laws' wedding anniversary?"

I felt a light tap on my shoulder and I made a face as I turned to Jack but my expression suddenly changed when I saw her wearing a beautiful bodycon spaghetti-strap white dress --- which really surprised me as my brother allowed her to wear such a dress... you know, knowing Dale, over possessive. But then...

"No," I replied shortly with a deep sigh, but when I saw her smile out of the corner of my eye, I couldn't help but frown. "Why? Why are you smiling?" I asked, facing her completely.

"Nah," she shrugged. "I just find it funny... you know, the turn of events in your life and love life lately. I mean, when you come to think of it, it's so funny yet so amazing!"

A smile formed on my lips as I got what she was saying.

"Isn't it, right?" she turned to me.

"And how is it become funny yet amazing, huh?"

"Well, I am your best friend and I've been with you since the beginning. You were only sixteen when you started having feelings for him and that was when it all started. You chased him to death even though he was so aloof back then. You ended up being married which --- take note--- he still agreed to marry you even though he hated you and despised the idea!"

"Oops! Haha... he didn't hate me!" I interjected with a mischievous smile.

"Oh, God! How did you know he didn't hate you when he almost killed you every night for bringing different girls into your own house and bedroom, duh?"

My face crumpled at her question and I playfully glared at her.

"Owwss, see? Haha... you didn't expect to hear that again, didn't you?" and she ended with a hilarious laugh.

"He told me the truth and what he felt back then when we were in the Philippines," I said moving my eyes away and following the guests as they entered the mansion for the party in a few minutes.

"And what did he tell you?" she curiously asked.

"That he was mad--- furious at what I did and that I left him no choice because we ended up being married. That I didn't wait for him to make the first move and---"

"Hey--- wait! What do you mean you didn't wait for him to make the first move? What is that supposed to mean?"

"Well, he said he was the first to like me even before when I was younger but he did nothing to get me to notice him because I was too young back then. He said he was just waiting for the right time and when I'm the right age, he would talk to Dale and tell my brother that he likes me. But the problem was that---"

the problem was that you were so stubborn as hell back then that you insisted on what you wanted to the point of paying a bartender just to put a sleeping pill in his drink. And because of your boneheadedness, you didn't think that the asshole of a bartender put a sex-enhancing drug instead of a sleeping pill, so yeah--- you ended

my head and came out

Does it hurt? Are you hurt?" she pretended to check if I

ouch!" I repeated, pretending to be hurt by her

doesn't it?" she

"Hmmp!"

was I right?" she asked again and

I just hummed with

his habit of bringing

wanted to talk about it again as it still brings a different--- unexplained feeling in me but I guess, I really have to open it again, and after that never open it again, close it forever and as much as possible

that matter and in the end, the only reaction I

shrugged. "Well, then, I still want to congratulate you, my favorite best friend in the world," she

I'm your only best

I'm sorry, I forgot,"

wait, why are you congratulating me by the way, I mean, what for?" I

because you got to know yourself better. You have forgiven everyone--- everything. You have forgiven him and yourself.

to hear that from you," I chuckled but my arms immediately wrapped around her

"And why?"

his number one

her eyes at me. "Hey, it's because I'm your best friend and I love you and because I love you I supported what you wanted and who you

I hugged her from behind. "I always thank God for having you as my best friend and sister since we were

hilarious laughter. "But seriously, Sam, I'm happy for you. Although you are one of

Is that a

you want to think," she gave me a shrug as we both

in that moment when my brother came out of nowhere

you are," he greeted his wife with an all-out smile and I cringed when they started exchanging glances as if they were already undressing each other. "You

thank you, and so are you, my dearest

I huffed and couldn't help but make my lips twitch upon seeing their PDAs

of bringing two people close to each other... how these two people who hate each other and nearly killed one another in front of me a few years ago ended

a couple should hear, I decided to leave them and not disturb their moment together even though I know they

I stopped taking my fifth step when I heard my brother ask, so I turned to him with a