Chapter 28 Back Home to Heaven 

(Anj‘s POV) 

I had been sitting outside the mansion‘s gate for an hour already when it finally opened. Frank‘s lips curved a shy smile when he came out the metal gate with a paper bag. “I‘m sorry. We had to deal with Sky and Olivia first,” he said, quickly looking back at the house and then at me. 

“He‘s really furious, isn‘t he?” I asked, almost in a whisper. 

He chuckled and nodded, agreeing with me as he watched me look at the contents of the paper bag. I took the book out of the bag and smiled as I stared at the cover page. When I flipped the first page, I saw the public phone card and taxi fare I asked from Steve Mars. I placed the quilt inside the paper bag and returned the book inside. 

“Thank you, Frank. I‘ll never forget you,” I said, smiling sheepishly at him. 

“No,” he shook his head. “I‘ll never forget you. You‘re the first woman who made the young Mr. Mars nuts.” He grinned at me as we sat on the sidewalk and waited for the taxi with me. My cheeks blushed, not really understanding what he meant, but I pursed my lips, pretending 

I knew

“I could not believe you fooled us all. Ferdi would go frantic like Sky,” he chuckled again, shaking his head. “What got in that big head of yours, Angela?” “Love at first sight is overrated already, right?” I grinned at him, wrinkling my nose and pursing my lips. He craned his neck, looking at the perfect blue sky. “I have never seen the young Mr. Mars look at any women the way he looked at you, Angela.” 

such an ugly–looking, red–spotted trapeze crab in person, Frank,” I smirked, looking up and thinking how I would ever forget him when

a smile, breathing out and feeling the heat creeping onto my cheeks. I was sure I was as red as my blood type now, like the red spots on my face melted, causing a mess on my face. “Perhaps you were

up as he saw my ride coming. He extended his hand to help me stand up. “Again, thank you, Frank, for everything,” I said when the

door at the back of the car. “Anything

about to get inside the vehicle when I finally had

my clothes and shoes

but it‘s a question only Sky can answer. I

ploppinginyself in the car. I waved at him before leaning

 

mansion. The worst part, my brain had recorded everything despite being drunk that night, except for my clothes and shoes. It will remain

tapped the shoulder of the driver. “Just stop the car there. Thank you,” I said, pointing to Heaven Avenue street signage. When he stopped, I gave him the bill inserted in

you,” The taxi driver smiled, taking the

lived, he had no way of knowing the exact address. When I was hundred percent sure, I walked to the familiar pavement, going to the nursing home, but I sneaked into Sister Grace‘s office, not wanting Dylan or Anya to see me. I am not ready to explain to them my

not in her office when I came in, She must be in the prayer room with the other residents since it was already six. I lay down on the couch and fixed my eyes on the ceiling of her old office. I sighed at the thought of the place needing renovation, but Sister Grace would

he was giving me money, she would have been horrified and asked me to return it. I close my eyes, thinking about what to say to her when she returns, but the thought of Sky Mars distracts me

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