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PROLOGUE

Train closed his eyes STRONGLY while talking to his mother on the phone. He was speaking so fast that the only words he could understand were 'marriage', 'Krisz' and 'soon'. even though that was all he heard in his mommy's very long speech, he already knew what she was saying.

His family wanted him to marry the heiress of Romero's chains of Hospitals. he knows that his father has long wanted him to have the Romero's Chains of Hospitals in his hands and that the Romeros also want to enter Wolkzbin Industries. And what every family wants will only happen when they marry the only child of Mr. Kalem Romero is Krisz Romero. that damn girl who followed him.

It's good that he always escapes it. They have never met the girl in person. He only saw Krisz in the picture and he can say that the girl is beautiful but he really doesn't want to get married yet. He is very young. he still has a lot to do and prove.

If he had to hide, he would do it to avoid marrying that girl. But he has to go home to Russia next month.

"Mommy, stop talking and take a deep breath." He interrupted his mother's speech. "No matter what you say, I will never marry that girl. Okay?"

"No! You're father and I already talk about this. This is the only way-"

"Mommy, if you don't want me to run away and disappear like a bubble, stop me from that marriage. I don't want to because I still have a lot to do in my life and the couple won't be there early." He knew what he did was rude but he put the phone on his own mother.

He is really annoyed. He's getting fat! Repeatedly.

he threw the cell phone on the bed and walked out of his penthouse. They have a business meeting with Lash Coleman today. It wants to enter the business world in Europe and they will be partners in the Condominium and Apartment Buildings they will build in London.

after he locked the penthouse door, he was about to walk towards the elevator when someone spoke behind him.

"I caught you too." That woman's voice.

He didn't turn around because a strange trepidation attacked his heart. Is it Chris Romero?

"What do you need?" he asked while still turning away.

"I'm here to talk to you about our wedding. I want it soon-"

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" He faced the woman and was stunned to see her very beautiful and gentle eyes. but he did not affect the attraction he felt for the girl. He hardened his heart and released the monster that only appeared when he had a business meeting.

At the moment, as he looked at Krisz Romero's beautiful face, he's cold and heartless. he forced himself not to feel anything.

"Look woman," he began. "Don't be ashamed of me, but please, be ashamed of yourself. You are the one who is forcing me to get married. Women should stay and wait for men to ask their hand for marriage. are you desperate or do you really like me enough to force yourself on me? Well, news flash Miss Romero, I will not marry you even if my friends die. And mind you, my friends are important to me. so please, let's stop this because you won't get anything from me."

His stone-hard heart cracked a little when he saw her eyes watered. But no tears fell on his cheeks. Train can see the woman gritting her teeth.

"Mister Wolkzbin, for your information, I don't want anything from you. I'm chasing you because our family needs your family. And because I'm a good kid, I just follow my family's wishes because that's what's best for us. But if that's what you think of me, I'd rather marry an animal than someone like you." he slapped her cheek hard.

"Fuck you-"

"Fuck you too!" It screamed. Her eyes held fury and pain. "That's for insulting my womanhood. for your information, i have many lovers and i will never force myself on a heartless person like you! Letse!" After saying that, he marched towards the elevator.

Until the elevator closed, he just looked at it.

"I hope he doesn't bother me anymore." He said to himself and waited for the elevator to open again.

Krisz's mood was filled with anger when he entered their mansion. He immediately went straight to his father's office which was just inside their house.

"Krisz, you okay, baby?" immediately his father came to him and hugged him. "What happened?"

"T-Train Wolkzbin happened." The tears that she had suppressed earlier when that man insulted her started to flow.

"I told you, don't chase him. It looks like he's not ready to get married yet. you are really young. You're only twenty one my dear."

He sniffed. "But dad, I'm doing this for the future of our Hospitals. We need the Wolkzbin if we want to enter America and Europe. We need them to grow our company."

His father smiled at him. "Thank you, my dear. But you're still young, I don't want you to be a problem with the company. Just focus on becoming a Doctor. I know that's been your dream since then."

He dried his cheeks and nodded. "It's okay, Daddy."

he walked towards the door and was about to leave when he heard his father speak.

"Can I bet you won't chase after Train Wolkzbin?" That's his father.

She nodded. "Not really. He has a bad attitude."

His father chuckled. "Good. Now, rest. You still have school tomorrow."

he nodded and left his father's office. The truth is, he still wanted to chase that heartless man for the betterment of their company. He knows how hard his father is working to grow their company that his grandfather and grandmother left behind. he knew how much he wanted the Wolkzbins to become family members to help them expand their company even further but it didn't seem like that was going to happen.

His father was right. He should focus himself on becoming a Doctor. men like Train Wolkzbin should be forgotten and pray to the Lord that Satan will take it!

ONE MONTH had passed and his mother no longer teased him about marriage. That's why he called her to ask.

"Mom, about the wedding-"

"There's no wedding my son." His mother spoke on the other line. "Mr. Romero has backed out of the wedding. So there will be no wedding." After saying that, he hung up on her.

He stared at the cell phone screen. Is the wedding off? why does he seem to regret that that girl with a beautiful face and gentle eyes will not tease him anymore?

He shook his head to clear the confusion from his brain. He should be happy. He should be happy. but even though he knows that he is happy that the wedding is off, he can still feel a slight disappointment that the wedding is off.

Why the hell am I feeling disappointed? Fuck it!

CHAPTER 1

Train sat down in the visitor's chair outside the ICU with a sad head. His father was rushed to the hospital because he had a heart attack. He told her not to work because she is quite old but she didn't listen to him, as usual.

his father wanted to widen the coverage of Wolkzbin Enterprise. That's what he's been doing since he took over. He put branches in every known country in the world and so far, the feedback in each branches is so good.

the Wolkzbin enterprise was built by his great-great-great grandfather. It all started when the liquor Vodka was discovered. Wolkzbin Enterprises was one of the first Vodka manufacturers. At first, Vodka was only released in Russia but soon, it was distributed to different countries. That's where Wolkzbin Enterprise started. That grew and grew along with the popularity of the drink.

The Wolkzbin Enterprise was passed on to every first male in the family. and in his generation, he was the only child and a boy. So the responsibility rests on his shoulders to grow it even more.

"Your Daddy will be fine too." That was the voice of his mother who was sitting next to him.

Her mother always spoke Tagalog when it was just the two of them. it wants him to be fluent in Tagalog. He already is.

"He suffered a heart attack, mom." He said in a low voice. "What will happen to him now? I can't lose Daddy. I still have a lot to learn from him. I can't lose him yet. He's not listening." he said annoyed.

"Son, your Daddy will be fine too." His mother spoke as if she was convincing herself more than him.

As he looked at his mother, he could see love in her eyes as she gazed at his father. Until now, the two are still in love with each other. a love like that is so hard to find. Not that he's planning to. Marriage is not on his mind right now.

Speaking of which, how is Krisz Romero doing now? She was the last woman who offered him marriage. It has been eight years since he last saw her. Eight years had passed. since then, he has avoided women. He is not the 'happy ever after kind of guy', he is just 'once upon a time'. He doesn't do relationships. He's too busy to bother with women. They're just nuisance.

"Because he doesn't listen to me." He said he was annoyed. "Told not to work-"

"You know why your father is working hard. He still wants to get Romero's chains of Hospitals."

His jaw darkened. "Is Wolkzbin Enterprise not enough yet?"

His mother sighed. "Son, your father is a Doctor. You know what happens when he gets obsessed over something. he wanted to manage a Hospital ever since but because he was the heir of Wolkzbin, he didn't do anything. Now that you are in charge of the family business, he wants his dream to come true. he is friends with Kalem Romero and according to your father, their company is starting to lose money. So your father works to earn money to save his friend's company. He doesn't want to use money from Wolkzbin Enterprise. He likes what he worked for. when he does that, half of the Chains of Hospitals of the Romeros will belong to your father. That's the agreement between you and Kalem." He let out a deep breath. "This wouldn't have happened if you married Krisz Romero."

Not this again!

He stood up. "I'm just in the cafeteria, mommy." He doesn't want to argue with his mother.

When he got to the Hospital cafeteria, he ordered two cups of brewed coffee. He is planning to drink two cups of brewed coffee to wake him up. he still has to go to the office because he has a board meeting today.

While sipping coffee, he looked at his wristwatch. It's already four A.M. in the morning. That means afternoons today in the Philippines.

He took the cell phone and called Zapanta. the crazy is out of coverage. He called Lander next. A voice mail message answered him.

This is the most handsome man on earth, Lander Storm. If you hear this, it means I'm busy having sex. Chao In English, bye. The line died.

He shook his head and called Vergara. thankfully, he answered on the first ring.

"I'm bored, Wolkzbin." He answered the call.

He rolled his eyes. "What do you want, I sing to you?"

"Can you? I'll do the tune, you'll do the lyrics. Go! Tanananananan-"

"Stupid." The irritation he feels has lessened a bit. "I have a problem."

Vergara chuckled. "Like you, there are only two problems. Either it's a woman or family. Which of the two?"

He leaned back in the chair. "Both."

"You are in dire danger, my friend." Ani laughing. "What are you going to do now?"