Chapter 69

It was already Saturday when he arrived and his mother prepared a sumptuous breakfast with him. His favorite puto or a bowl of sticky rice soaked with coconut milk and steamed with sugar and ginger was present on the table. It was best paired with chocolate drink, a delicious hot chocolate drink made from pure cacao beans that were roasted and grounded to perfection. There was a soup too made from native chicken and he wished that Catherine was with him because it was one of her favorites.

Pablita, his mother, allowed him to eat first before he started to inquire about the woman he dated in Cebu. Claire told her about a certain Catherine who lived her life promiscuously. As a mother, she only wanted what was best for his son. “You should have brought your girlfriend here,” she said as soon as Jonas finished drinking the chocolate drink she prepared for him.

When his mother casually mentioned his girlfriend, he had to be careful with his words. Jonas knew his mother and t