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Surprised 2.0 "YOU MUST HAVE been hungry during the trip." I looked at Mirasol, who was pouring juice into our long glass. I bit my lower lip. Suddenly it seemed like I didn t want to pick up the cutlery because of what she said. "You should try my caldereta and kare-kare. That s delicious, hija!" This promise is still valid. I no longer refused because she had already put me a dish on my plate. I looked up at Lawrence, his lips curved, not quite smiling but tilting as if they mean to. "Uh, thank you . . ." I said, stopping to take a deep breath. It was good that they immediately left, so I was able to eat normally even though I was aware of Lawrence s occasional glance at me. When we finished, he guided me to the second floor, which brought me even more excitement. "What are we . . . doing here?" My heart was beating wildly. "See for yourself." He quickly grabbed the lock to open the door, where he took me