"Won't you introduce me to your parents yet, we're turning a year in a few days?"
Yhuan asked.
"Love, my parents are not at home, when they come home; I will surely set a schedule to introduce you to them."
Aila was sincere, since she is determined on letting Yhuan know about her true identity, it's just fitting for him to meet her parents.
"All right Love, I won't force you" He smiled and waved goodbye as Aila walked in the direction of her house. He did not want Aila to see his true feelings at the moment.
Yhuan's blood is boiling with anger, thinking that his girlfriend will be meeting with another man in her home when her parents are not around. "What will they do there at her house? She hasn't even let me kiss her on the lips how come she's bringing another man to her home. This is driving me nuts."
Although Aila did not expect Yhuan's calm reaction, it made it easier for her to now focus her attention on their current problem.
Yhuan watched Aila from afar; he parked his motorcycle not far from the bus stop to follow Aila and Bryan.
A few seconds later, Bryan showed up and opened the door of his car for Aila. Yhuan saw Aila's smile, it was engraved deep in his mind.
"How can she smile at another man while cheating on me? Are they really going to her house?"
Yhuan started his motorcycle and followed them from a distance; he was a few blocks away when he saw where Bryan's car entered…
"Is my girlfriend this rich? This is not a house; it is a freaking mansion my entire neighborhood can fit in here."
Yhuan felt his ego deflated, "How could I face her parents? I've got nothing to offer their daughter…"
He decided to call Aila on the phone, with his defeated pride a little remorse from Aila can make him forget all the hatred he is feeling right now.
"Hello Love, I just arrived home, why did you call?"
Aila asked Yhuan, sensing he wants to tell him something important.
"Nothing Love, I just wanted to hear your voice". Aila blushed; she was smiling looking at the gold brooch he gave her.
"Do you miss me already? I miss you too Love, I'm actually excited for ..."
Aila was still talking when her butler suddenly spoke.
"Miss Aila, your papa is downstairs talking with Bryan. They are asking you to come down first."
Aila covered the phone's mouthpiece, but Yhuan still heard Aila's butler.
"All right, I'll go down..." Aila answered politely, she let out a deep sigh before returning to her phone call.
"Hello, Love? I'll call you later, I got to go talk to someone."
"Okay love."
When Yhuan ended the call, he was still there, waiting for Bryan to come out of the mansion. It is almost 9 in the evening and Bryan has not gone out of the mansion yet. It frustrates Yhuan thinking that he might actually sleep at Aila's place.
Little does he know, Bryan's family has their own villa inside the mansion, most of their employees live there, this way leakage regarding the Princess' is avoided. Although Bryan had just moved in their villa when the black rider scare started.
The dawn is almost breaking and finally, there is a sign of movement in the mansion, he saw Bryan in his trainers, it looks like he is about to take his morning jog. Yhuan breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Aila is not jogging with Bryan. He is planning on confronting him.
He followed Bryan a bit and stopped to get off his motorcycle.
"Bryan!" He shouted, his anger resonates in his voice. Bryan stopped and turned around, to see Yhuan landing a punch to his face. Bryan is trained to defend the princess, thus an unskilled and desperate boyfriend like Yhuan is no match for him.
He quickly avoided Yhuan's punch and grabbed, and twisted his arm to his back and grabbed him in a chokehold with his other arm. He did not let go until Yhuan was begging for him to let go.
Yhuan was coughing and was out of breath, he bent down with his hands to his knees.
"What do you want?" Bryan confronted his attacker.
"How long have you and Aila been doing this?" Yhuan can't utter the words "cheating" his pride won't let him.
"Dude, if you think Aila is cheating on you, then you're wrong. I honestly don't like you for her, but she loves you. So will you let it go now?"
Bryan was agitated by Yhuan's childish behavior, but he would clearly not step over his boundaries.
Yhuan was thoroughly confused, "What freakin relationship do they have? Friends with benefits?" He was blubbering, his thoughts were a mess, he hasn't slept and eaten since he followed them.
"But you… clearly slept here."
"No dude, I've been living here for the past few months. If there is anything more that you want to know, I am not at liberty to speak; I suggest you talk to Aila yourself."
Bryan tapped Yhuan's shoulder and continued on his jogging route and left Yhuan.
Yhuan was a total mess, he can't call Aila, he is afraid to hear the obvious answers to his questions. He went to his friends and asked them to drink with him. It has been almost a year since he last drank with them; they were pretty much surprised by his visit. Nevertheless, he could not tell them what had happened because he doesn't want to be the laughing stock of the group.
After Bryan's morning jog, he went to Aila's villa, and he was just in time to see her eating breakfast.
"Princess, your boyfriend apparently did an all-nighter outside, he is really pissed off and is having some indecent thoughts about our relationship. I told him that he should talk to you if he wants some clarifications."
Bryan was not hesitating to tell Aila everything that had happened, but still cannot tell her everything he knows about Yhuan.
"One more thing, he might be hurting his shoulders; he tried to attack me, and I kind of twisted his arm."
"Oh shoot, I should call him right away, I was not able to call him again yesterday because I fell asleep as soon as I went back to my room."
Bryan left Aila's villa in a hurry not wanting to get reprimanded by the princess for hurting his boyfriend.
"doot… doot the number you're trying to call is out of reach"