Chapter 1

Marla could not breathe while talking to her younger sister Sylvia. It was probably ten minutes ago when she said she was going to marry her boyfriend Ruel whom she never liked.

He also wants to separate his brother's house. He said he wants to be with Ruel first under the same roof to make sure that he will not be separated from the man if the marriage continues.

"And will you leave me alone here at home?" he raised an eyebrow at his youngest brother. He felt bad about it because it seemed like it just ignored the imminent departure from him.

They are five siblings and he is the eldest. Their parents died early in an accident. He was twenty years old when he became a mother and father to his siblings. He can do nothing but take on all the responsibilities because he is the eldest.

He did everything to promote them. He worked hard, not just one job a day just to cover all the household expenses. He did not even focus on his personal life.

So now, here she is, thirty nine years old virgin. He was engaged then, Gerardo, he worked with the man at the gas station where he had an affair. They loved each other but when they got married, he broke up with her. During those times he did not leave his brothers.

Then the idiots will just leave him too! Fortunately they have their own family while he is close alone in life. Rafael who followed him got married after graduating from Education so he was no longer helped in the education of their younger siblings.

Sunshine, the third, did not even graduate from college because she got pregnant early. Now that she has three children, the eldest is a young man and is in college. Terrence, the fourth, is already abroad and will be a father as well. And now here is Sylvia, their youngest. Also saying goodbye to being independent in life.

“Ate, I am old, I can decide for myself. Even if I want to be with you, you don't want Ruel. This house might become a cockpit if the three of us get together, ”Sylvia replied.

"And you choose him over me?" he asked incredulously here.

“Ate, we can't just be together forever. I want a family, I want to get married and have children. I don't want to be like you who have no intention of having their own family, ”he said. It also seems shocked at the last word.

He was completely hurt by those words. Who does the family not want? Not him.her. "Do you think I like it?" he asked his brother in tears. “Who do you think wants to grow old alone? And why do you think I am in this situation now? ”

He did not like to criticize but his chest seemed to explode at those times. Maybe in everything he has done for them he deserves even a little respect.

“All my life, I gave to the four of you. Even if I work hard, it 's okay as long as I can provide for your needs. Even if I don't eat anymore, as long as you are full. Your first man I loved, I left for you. 'Then, what can I hear from you? You do not want to be like me? I have not even heard you thank you for all I have done for you but did I get hurt? Did I demand anything? Now, if you do not respect me, you are free to leave. ”

He did not wait for his brother to answer because his palm might have landed on his cheek when he did not like what he was going to say. Her chest was already sore, as if someone was cutting it. All she wanted was to be appreciated. But he did not seem to be able to get that from his brothers and sisters whom he had served for nearly twenty years.

When he arrived at his room he did not stop crying. He thinks the world is unfair. He did nothing but give but he did not receive anything. That is not possible, is it?

Marla was already asleep crying but when she woke up she cried even more when it was clear that Sylvia had actually left her. "Ungrateful!" he exclaimed as his face crouched on the dining table.

When she had no more tears, she looked up. His house is big, he founded it alone. When she accumulated, she set up a direct selling business of beauty and personal care products. He can consider himself successful even if his business is not that big yet because he has also helped many people to get a job because of that.

Coincidentally, his friend Bettina made beauty products so he thought of a direct selling business. He used to think that he would not prosper if he continued to struggle. So when he had the opportunity, he grabbed it immediately.

MDG Beauty Products has been around for ten years and during those years he has founded and helped a lot. The first years of the MDG were not easy but Bettina did not give up until they succeeded.

When no one believed in their product he was the one selling it, he was still door to door to sell. Bettina could not be with him then because she already has a family and the youngest child is still young. Another is that he is also busy improving their products so he is in charge of the selling strategy.

They also failed a few times, changed the formula a few times, closed the door a few times but they never really stopped. And now the MDG is stable. They already have many representatives, many branches and many customers.

But no matter how successful he is, he is still not really happy. How could he be happy if his brothers had left him and now he was alone in that big house?

Will he bring the expensive utensils, the long dining table, the newly bought van, if he is alone? Well, there is Aling Meding, his housemate who also does not stay-in.

Now the lady is doing laundry in the backyard, she has not seen it yet but she can hear the sound of the washing machine so it is probably that lady. He rubbed his forehead. What can he do to escape the loneliness of loneliness?

He got up and went to the silver two-door refrigerator , it was full but he had no appetite. It looks like he looks more miserable if he eats alone. So instead of eating he went up to his room and took a bath.

After getting dressed, he immediately left in his white Toyota Yaris, just buying it because he had already given his old Innova to Sylvia. But the ungrateful still ran away from him.

He went straight to Bettina's house, Bettina, who was married for fifteen years and had two children. I was born he was the youngest Althea twelve years old. M agugulat that she marry the godson and she is still virgin. She sighed at the thought. So that la of the fortune he really?

“Did you get lost in the morning? Are you going to make a new product? I hope you just called me your secretary, ”Bettina asked in surprise.

"I won't go to you this early if it's just about work, Betty," he said then took a deep breath.

“In that case, let's go to the backyard, let's have coffee first. Even now I makakapagkape because I ordered the lunch 'when my two little kids . This is Alex, he is in high school but what he wants is that I still prepare his lunch box, ”he said as he walked ahead to the backyard. Alex is his eldest son.

He was jealous, but Bettina was good with Alex and Althea. And most of all it has Nick who loves it dearly. No matter how gaga his friend is, his wife loves him dearly. She is a witness to the love story of the two and Bettina is not unaware that she is jealous of it.

When they got on the outdoor set, he started talking about Sylvia and how upset he was in the end. And as expected, his friend was talking again.

“That's what I'm telling you, Marla! You are spoiling his brothers and sisters. Imagine? You give it all — then leave you in the air? That treacherous Ruel is even better! Oh my! If that was my brother, all that hair would have fallen out. ”

Bettina was really like that, reacting worse than the owner of the problem. And he is very good at it. "Betty, I just really love them so I give everything I can give," he insisted.

“But I hope, 'te, you love yourself more. Look at you now, virgin at forty. What could be worse? ” this question still seems annoying.

“Yes, it is bad if it is bad. But just a correction, huh? I am only thirty-nine, five months before I turn forty. ”

"Fine, fine," Bettina said laughing. “Anyway, you don't look forty. Fortunately, our business is beauty products. ”

"Is that appealing?" he asked frowning. It is true that many say he looks younger than his age. He has not neglected himself since he set up the MDG because it will ruin his business to make him look like a scumbag.

But he never really got engaged. Could it be that Gerardo cursed him before because he did not accept his proposal? He was shaken by the thought. What are he thinking.

"No? That's true. You look good, you look like you are in your early thirties. And you are still sexy, unlike me, the eyelids are full of stretch marks, ”Bettina sighed.

“Naturally, I have not given birth yet, eh. And I don't think that will ever happen again, ”he said sadly.

“There is no hope right away? There are still five months before you turn forty and they say "life begins at forty". See? Your life is just beginning so why would you fall for it? Instead of emulating Sylvia's departure, why not date? If no man is approaching, then you are the one to look for! ” ani Bettina.

“Do you really think I will do that? Am I desperate? ” he asked annoyed.

“Why? Not yet? ” he asked with a raised eyebrow.

He then thought. Okay fine, I think she is desperate to find a man who can be her boyfriend. He is no longer tired so maybe he should go out of his comfort zone. It's up to you! He will take off his conservativeness first because he can no longer really get married when it is in his body.