However, she didn't even look at him and just responded, "I don't like it."
Mr. Santos felt almost all of his setbacks in life came from Ann Nolan, ever since he met her. Except in bed, he had not succeeded in anything.
As a man, he felt he had lost all his self-esteem.
Ann genuinely didn't understand why he was going mad. Was it wrong for her not to want his gifts?
The depths of her eyes showed traces of fractures, like thin ice breaking apart in the deadly cold.
She remembered once when she came back from overtime, Zaiden Santos had brought her a box of exquisite handmade pastries.
She thought Zaiden Santos had bought them specially for her, maybe even made them himself.
But she was wrong.
After happily finishing them, she saw Harper Glorian's social media post.
Harper Glorian had shared a picture of the same pastries and a selfie, accompanied by a "disappointed" expression.