Chapter 9

"James, are you okay? You've been silent lately..." Ann asked. They're in the school field, having their lunch outside. "I'm okay," James said with a smile. "Are you sure?" pangungulit ni Ann. "Yeah," ang maigsing sagot ni James. "Hey lovebirds!" bati ni Sam. "Where's Ivan?" tanong ni Ann. "I dunno. He said we could eat first... maybe he has something to do," Sam said, shrugging.

James saw a lonely girl, eating lunch by herself. He heard that both Lauren and Kyra were absent, both of them have flu. She was having a lunch quietly..... until someone approached her. "Now I know where Ivan is..." isip ni James.

His eyes are glued to the pair under the tree. Ivan stood in front of Devon. Una, nakasimangot si Devon, pero ng makita nya ang mukha ng taong nasa harapan nya ay di nya napigilang ngumiti. "Hey, can I join you?" tanong ni Ivan. "Uhm... sure," sagot ni Devon na may kasamang matamis na ngiti.

PPinagmamasdan pa rin ni James ang dalawa. Nakita nyang pinapanood ni Ivan ang asawa nya habang kumakain ito. Nakita nyang binigyan ni Devon ng pagkain si Ivan. Nakita nyang nginitian ng pagkatamis-tamis ni Devon si Ivan. "Did she ever smiled to me like that?" tanong ni James sa sarili. May biglang kurot syang nadama sa kanyang dibdib.

"Am I jealous....?" isip ni James. "Impossible," isip nya.

His thoughts were interrupted when Ann held his hand. He smiled at her and continued eating.

"Ivan, won't your friends go looking for you?" tanong ni Devon. "Nah, they could manage..." sabi ni Ivan. They sat under the tree, enjoying the silence and each other's company.

"How I wish I could be in James' shoes," Ivan whispered.

"Huh?" tanong ni Devon kay Ivan, pero paglingon nya nakita nya natutulog pala si Ivan. "Weird..." isip ni Devon at tinawanan na lang nya ang sarili. Ngumiti lang si Ivan ng palihim ng marinig ang tawa ni Devon.

Sumakay si Devon ng sasakyan ng maganda ang mood. Pagsakay nya nakita nya na andun na pala si James, naghihintay. May bigla na namang kumirot sa dibdib ni James ng makita si Devon na masaya... dahil kay Ivan.

James got a call from her father. His father said that James's mom and him would go to America for business. They want James to move to the mansion with Devon, since there are servants there that could make their life easier. James agreed to this. So he and Devon packed their bags and went to the mansion.

"Good evening Lady Devon, Sir James," the maids bowed. "Good evening," devon greeted back while James ignored them. They don't have to pretend here, since all of the servants here knows about Ann. "As usual, you'll be sleeping in the guestroom," sabi ni James. Devon went to get some rest after her tiring day.

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AN: I'm sorry di ako nakapag-update ng mabilis. Medyo busy kasi sa school eh, tapos na kasi ang vacation namin dito. Sorry talaga. And sorry din sa crappy update....

Guess what!? Enrique will be part of this fic :) Sa mga DevQuen dyan ;)

Guess kung anong magiging role nya? Will he affect James and Devon's relationship? Find out sa next chapter ☺