Chapter 2

I Once Asked 

“I love you, Klio.” And, before we kissed, I woke up because of the noise of my sisters knocking on the door of my room. Wait, what the fuck did I just dream? Disgusting Leyra! I slapped my face. Why did I dream that? Before I even realize it, my sisters are looking at me in shock. 

“Leyley, what are you doing to yourself?” Reya asked. She’s the youngest. She’s 5 years old. They prefer to call me Leyley since I am their big sister. 

“I think it’s an exercise Reya. Leyley, is it good?” Kreya asked. She’s 7 years old. These two sisters of mine also have a stupid inheritance from their sister. 

“Yes, it is an exercise, but it’s R-18, so don’t try it if you’re not 18 already.” That’s how to deal with your baby sisters without giving them a sign of brutality. It’s just a joke. Their Leyley is really crazy. 

“So, why are you here, guys?” I asked them. 

“Oh! Before we forgot...” Kreya exclaimed and looked at Reya, “your Prince is waiting for you!” They both said with excitement drawn on their face. 

“What?” I asked in confusion. “Leyley, let’s just come down and see it for yourself.” 

They pulled me both. I even have a stale pit of saliva. When I went down, I was shocked when I saw Mister fucking Havero. He was wearing a long sleeve cuffed below his elbow. It was tacked on his pants with a weird rose-design belt. His hair was like an e-boy who’s split in the center. His sharp gaze struck me while he was smirking. 

What the hell he’s doing in our house? Mommy and Daddy looked at me. 

“Lady, what’s the meaning of this? Who is this guy?” Mommy opened up to me right away. 

“I’m Kliosate Atticus Havero, a pleasure to meet you future Mom. You’re so beautiful. No wonder where your daughter got her beauty. That captures my heart.” He smiled, looking at me. That smile always made me cringe. Maybe when it rained confidence, this animal drowned. 

“Is this your boyfriend, Leyra?” Dad asked me. 

“No!” I insisted. 

“He is not my boyfriend, Dad. I didn’t even know him,” I added. 

“Then let me introduce to you and to your family your future husband, Leyra,” he said confidently as if my parents were not in front of us. 

“Wait, you’re an Atticus?” Dad asked him. 

“Yes, Mr. Madrid.” 

"Are you related to Señor Matias Atticus?" 

“Yes, I am. Actually, I am his grandson.” Mom and Dad were astounded by what they’d heard. So, what’s with this fucking Atticus? 

“Mom, dad, what’s the matter?” I asked in confusion. 

“Lady, your dad works for their company. And the Atticus is the richest hacienderos in Las Haciendas." Wait for what? This fucking Havero is the grandson of the well-known billionaire in Spain? And what? The richest hacienderos of Las Haciendas? 

“I thought Dad’s boss is Spanish?” 

“Our ancestors came from Spain. Actually, we’re just well known in there, but this is our home,” this fucking Havero added. 

“Let me clear this, Mr. Havero. You may be one of the heirs of Atticus, but that doesn’t mean I already approved you to be my daughter’s boyfriend,” Dad said. 

“He’s not my boyfriend, Dad!” I insisted. 

“Good!” Dad quickly replied. “You need to get to know each other first and formally court her. Understand?” Dad added. I looked at Daddy when he said that. 

“Dad! No way!” annoyed is my response. 

“Don’t worry, Mr. Madrid, I understand everything you said,” he said while looking at me with that cringe smile. 

“So, we’re all clear in here. We have an important matter to do. I’m sorry, but we have to go now.” 

“Lady, fix yourself!” Mom added before they left the house. 

“Dad, this is a mistake!” I yelled, but they ignored me. I looked at this fucking Havero, who was looking at me with his lip-bite smile. And now I’m stuck with this fucking Havero in our own house. This is not happening! 

“What do you want?” I asked him with an attitude and intimidating look. 

“Have you forgotten? You asked for this, remember?” His confidence level might reach heaven. 

“Excuse me!?” I exclaimed and laughed out loud. 

“Syringa.” He showed me the Lilac flower I threw to him. He really kept it. So, I stopped laughing. I remember what he said it symbolizes. I laughed again. 

“What the fuck!? Do you believe in such things?” I laughed and looked at him, and he was now dead serious. I was a little nervous. 

“Yes, just so you know, I’m that kind of person, and once you’ve asked for it, I’ll give it,” he said and gave me sharp eye contact. 

“I didn’t ask. It’s just your nonsense belief!” I insisted, and I was now serious. He just smiled at me. 

“Okay then, I asked you to leave me alone!” He smirked and approached me again, I would have yelled at him, but he just passed by me and went straight to my sisters. I thought he would approach me. I’m sorry. I also had an assumption once. 

“Do you want to play?” he asked my sisters, and they were very happy and also played. 

Since this guy won’t leave, I decided to leave him. I’ll adjust. I’m the one who felt embarrassed. Let’s just see if you can stand with my sisters. 

Hours had passed, and maybe he had already gone home. I went down to check, and to my surprise, he was still there, happily playing with my siblings. You’d think he wasn’t bored. I just watched them. After 2 hours they still don’t stop even though what kind of crazy things my sisters are doing to him. These two really have a lineage. I love you, sisters! 

 From time to time, I watched them. After a few minutes, I called them both to stop. I’m the one who gets bored with what they are doing. 

“Kreya! Reya! Come here! Stop playing!” I told them, and immediately, the two came to me. 

“You go to Nannies and take a bath. You stink! Mommy wouldn’t want to see you like that when she comes home.” The two immediately listened and before going to the maids, they first hugged fucking Havero. For real? My siblings and I can’t do that either. “You! You can go now!” I told him; he was too sweaty to play with my sisters. I admit he sweats very hot, but I still don’t like him. He was looking at me seriously. He just passed me. 

Before he leaves, he says, “I’ll be patient, Love.” 

Another day 

He visits here in the morning, he doesn’t do anything but play with my siblings, or he would help Mommy in the Garden. Well they both love flowers. He even got my dad’s attention, and they seemed to get along. 

To make it short. 

He does that every day, even if we have school. After our class, he goes straight home to do all that. Dude! He never fails. 

I saw his good side in what he was doing. But the most interesting part is he doesn’t pay attention to me even at school. What kind of trip is this man into? One day I saw him at school, and I confronted him. 

“Hey!” I called out to him, but he didn’t look back. 

“Hey! Klio, Are you deaf!?” Finally, he turned to me. 

“I have a name! Anyway, finally for the first time, you’ve called me by my name. Yes, my Love?” he said with his signature smile. 

“I just want to ask. What’s your trip?” I asked in an attitude way 

“What do you mean?” 

“You take my family’s trust, and then you ignore me?” Wait, is what I said right? Whatever! 

“Wait, are you jealous because I got their attention or jealous because you can’t have my attention?” he laughed. 

“N-no! Come on, Klio, let’s be honest in here. We know that you don’t really like me because if you do. You should work on how to get me, but you don’t even pay attention to me. So, I’m just wondering why you’re doing this to my family. Do you have any bad plans for my family? “ 

“I am a man of words, Leyra. Have you forgotten? I told you before that once you’ve asked something from me, I’ll give it to you.” 

“You’ve asked me to leave you alone, so I’d give it to you. But now it looks like you’re asking for my attention, huh?” I’m such an idiot! I forgot I said that. 

“And, besides, I want to win the heart of your parents first before I win yours. So, in the right time, we won’t have a hard time becoming legal.” He winked. The strength is really great inside. It’s really different when you have Spanish blood. 

“Don’t worry, Leyra. Starting tomorrow, my attention is all yours.” He smiled, and he was about to leave, but I yelled at him. 

“You don’t need to do that because right now, I asked you to leave my family and me alone!” He stopped walking away for a while. 

“You’re a man of words, right? Now, prove it!” He turned to me, and to my surprise, I saw tears falling from his eyes. He’s crying. I repeat. Fucking Kliosate Atticus Havero’s golden tears are falling. 

“Okay.” 

The only words he said and walked away.