Chap 17

"Demi!" Selena was coming out if the glass house smiling while coming bear them. Right. She almost forgot. Her cousin was the fiancée of the island's owner. "I thought doc needed more convincing power for him to be able to invite you here. Hi there, baby." She waved at Anthony who is in Javier's arms again.

"How's being a driver?" Rafael teased Kevin like they knew it will happen to him.

"Shut up!" Kevin just rolled his eyes and entered the house.

"Why don't we go inside first?" Dustin invited them. They went into the living area of the glass house. Every glass walls have a thick curtain on it, but they were tied aside for now. From that side, it was over viewing the site of the ocean and the whole island. On the other side of the room was a sliding door going out of the garden with Bermuda grass.

"It's amazing, isn't it?" Selena approach her and gave her a glass of fruit juice. She was looking at the whole view of the island and from there; they can see the resort as well. A lot of people seem to be enjoying.

The brothers were busy playing and chatting with Anthony. They were trying to tell him who's best and better among who. Ysa is also there but chooses to help in preparing the food in the kitchen. Oscar can't stop his girlfriend for being so hard working.

"I also fell in love in this side of the house because of the view when I first came here." Selena continued. "You know, I also thought of bringing Anthony here one day. But then I heard about the news from Dustin. Javier told them the result and his plans."

They are not that close as cousins before because they grew up separately. She studied in Manila while Selena stayed in Pampanga. Then she went to Miami after, which was why they never had the chance to bond. But she knew that of all her cousins, Selena was the closest to Anthony. That's possible because their house is just a few blocks from theirs, in the same subdivision. Their mothers are sisters.

"Aren't you going to ask how he became my son's father?"

"Do I have to? I know how to make a baby, you know." She joked just to make the mood lighter, so she just smiled. "Demi, kidding aside, we may not be that super close, but we are still cousins. And with that, I know my boundaries on how to intrude your life. If you don't want to tell me, then who am I to force you, right? At least I know now where you got your statement about Redwood genes." She was talking about what she told her and warns her about the Redwood before.

"Thanks."

She's really not in the mood to explain or tell anything about her and Javier too. She felt defeated on everything. She's embarrassed to say that because of her jealousy and insecurity, she made things harder for his son. Plus, she also badmouths the innocent family of Redwoods. She also knew that she can't win against Javier, in all things possible.