I'll be honest. I wanted to be close to Zalaria yet I couldn't do anything to do it, so I made the plan for her to do the move instead. I'm not saying that the plan was great. In fact, I don't think it was right. The plan was made out of my frustration and desperation. Hindi ako makagalaw upang mapalapit sa kaniya at sa tulong ng plano na ibigay sa kaniya ang misyon na 'yon, siya ang kusang gagalaw upang lumapit sa akin. The Sleverions doesn't have a good record in Derrivy dahil nga hinaharangan ng itinayo ko na grupo ang ilan sa mga misyon ng pangalawang grupo. “Well, let's say that the Supreme of Derrivy now wants to kill the Verse of Sleverions after years of letting him meddle with the organization's businesses.” Napangiwi si Sever sa narinig. “Sana maayos ka pa, Supremo. Seryoso ka ba riyan? Ipapapatay mo ang sarili mo? Sa taong gusto mo?” I chuckled as my shoulders moved for a shrug. “They don't know. She doesn't know. I think it won't be a huge problem.” Halos hindi makap
“Did I tell you to leave, my servant? You are supposed to stay here with me.”I watched how she bowed her head at me before sitting quietly at the chair beside me. Tila hindi niya inaasahan ang sinabi ko. If only I could tell her to remove her mask for me to be able to see her whole face and her reactions... but I chose not to bend the rules for tonight. Nagsimulang umingay ang buong silid nang magsimulang magtanong si Caiusent. Hindi ko alam kung may problema ba siya sa biglaang pag-uwi ko. He won't stop talking about it that I even brought out my gun to make him leave. When I secretly looked at Zalaria, I saw how she stared at the gun that I placed at the table afterwards. Base sa mga mata niya, alam kong hindi naman siya nabigla nang ilabas ko 'yon. The side of my lips even rose up when I noticed how long she stared at my gun. Parang gusto niyang kunin 'yon bigla at itutok sa akin. I'm not going to lie. I was testing if she's going to make a move. Pero mukhang tama nga ang sina
“Send me your location. Susunduin kita.”Ni hindi na nga ako nagpalit pa ng suot na damit. I immediately grabbed my car keys above my bedside table and rushed to the parking lot. I drove my car like I was in a car race. Mabuti na lamang at walang masiyadong sasakyan noong mga oras na 'yon. I had no idea about whom she was with inside the bar. Is she drunk already? Is she comfortable with her surroundings? Anong ginagawa niya sa bar eh hindi nga siya mahilig uminom? “G-Good evening, Sir.”Tuluyang nawala sa isip ko ang pagtataka tungkol doon nang makita ko ng malapitan ang mukha niya nang walang kahit na anong sagabal. Suddenly, her face was the only thing that's on my mind. She's... damn. I don't think the words in my vocabulary are enough to describe her beauty. I couldn't believe that the woman in front of me right now is the mother of my children. Ang suwerte ko naman talaga. She really has a small mole in her nose. I finally saw it clearly. Hindi ko 'yon nakita noong unang
I thought it was just a minor issue that could be fixed even without me, but I needed to fly back in Spain the same night after dropping off Zalaria at her condo.There's only one person who could be the possible intruder. Our investigation didn't even take half an hour. Altro used his new system that could retrieve deleted CCTV footages.“You are right. It was your brother,” said by Caiusent. Napailing na lamang ako habang pinapanood kung papaano sinubukang buksan ni Rye ang computer ko. “How did he know the pass code?” nagtatakang tanong ni Sever. I am sure the door was locked before I left. Kailangan din ng pass code bago ito magbukas na kaming dalawa lamang ni Sever ang nakakaalam. Sa pinto pa lamang, nakapagtataka na kung papaano nakapasok ang lalaki. “He is suspended for a month, right? What was he doing here?” asked by Caiusent. Unfortunately, suspension is the heaviest punishment I could throw to Rye for hosting Zalariaʼs assessment and disobeying my order. I watched how
I received a message from Sever the moment my private plane touched the ground. Ilang oras na raw nang umalis si Zalaria na ang paalam ay bibili lang ng kape pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa bumabalik. “I already tried tracking her location, pero hindi ko magawa. The tracker could work whether her phone is on or off. But her location won't show up. Isa lang naman ang ibig sabihin niyon, walang signal sa kung nasaan man siya.”I ended our call after knowing what I needed to know. Nakarating na ako't lahat sa condo ko ngunit hindi pa rin siya matawagan.I haven't felt this hopeless before. I have a lot of connections and it was only this time that they all became useless to me. We later found out about the message she received after reporting for her mission. We couldn't read the content since it was a destructive message, but when Sever logged in to the system, he was notified about it as one of the operators. “It was probably your brother. He used your name. I already blocked his IP
“Kung hindi mo makalimutan kung paano ako humalik, puwede mo namang sabihin.”I didn't expect that. But well, mali ba siya? “Why? Will you kiss me again?” I asked that instantly made her look away. “If I tell you that I am attracted to you, anong gagawin mo?” dagdag ko pa. Nang hindi pa rin siya lumilingon ay ginamit ko na ang hintuturo ko upang iharap ang mukha niya sa akin. “I like how you answered my kisses, Elora. I am fucking addicted.”“I-Isang beses—”“That doesn't really matter.” I leaned closer to her until our faces were just inches away from each other. “Be my personal assistant.”Her eyes looked at mine bravely. Tila hindi manlang tinatablan sa ginagawa ko. “I don't think you need one.”I don't need a personal assistant, but I am sure I need her. “If that means you'll be with me every fucking day, why not?” I raised a brow at her with a teasing smirk plastered on my lips. “Sabi mo gusto mo nang laging may ginagawa. I can assure you that you will not be bored, Elora.”F
I let Zalaria talk to our sons and her mother through video call. Bumaba ako mag-isa nang mag-umpisa na ang ceremony. Pagharap ko pa lamang sa hindi mabilang na mga camera at maiingay na tao sa labas, alam ko na hindi ko na 'yon uulitin pa. I decided not to continue my plan of attending the grand opening ceremonies. Ang sabi ay hindi na talaga kayang maghanap pa ng magiging representatives ko, but when I told them I will triple the pay, my problem was solved. I immediately went back to our room after cutting the ribbon and delivering a short speech. The media wanted to ask me several questions, but I declined. Hindi ko alam kung bakit may kailangan pa silang itanong sa akin kung hindi naman ako relevant dito sa bansang 'to. Isa pa, the hotels will be under Sever's name soon. Isa 'yon sa mga kondisyon niya sa pagpayag niyang maging kanang-kamay ko. The construction of the hotels was already ongoing when he told me his condition was just a fucking joke. Ilang araw siyang tulala nang
I was quiet as a predator aiming for a prey. Maingat ang aking mga hakbang habang sinisiguro ko na walang ibang nakakakita sa akin. Padilim nang padilim ang hallway na aking tinatahak habang tumatagal, ngunit hindi ko magawang huminto. Hindi ako dapat na huminto. Kailangan kong sundan ang lalaki. He was heading to the basement. I was holding my breath while tying the mask tightly behind my head. I didn't have a hard time entering this masquerade party, pero mukhang mahihirapan akong makalabas dito ngayon. If I would follow the man to the basement, I would get into a trap. Or maybe I am already in one? Hindi lingid sa kaalaman ko na hindi biro ang seguridad sa lugar na ito. I was lucky that my backers did what they have to do to get me in here peacefully. However, I didn't enter the party as an alluring lady in a hot long gown. Nandito ako bilang isang taga-silbi. This is a party of elites. Lahat ng nandito ngayon ay may malalaking pangalan hindi lamang sa loob kundi pati na rin