EpilogueChloe Lorin Navrus, she's unreachable but I can't believe I am able to kiss and hold her right now.Gustuhin ko mang lumayo at bumalik kay Trisha nang tapusin niya ang contract ay hindi ko kaya. I tried so hard to ignore the flame that I'm feeling for Chloe but I just can't.How can she act like a snow queen after what happened between us in Cebu?I can't f*cking sleep thinking that she can ignore me. She can push me that easily. Yes, ako lang ang baliw sa aming dalawa. Chloe Lorin Navrus can shatter me in small pieces. Siya lang ang may kakayahang gawin 'to.Kung alam ko lang na ganito. Sana hindi ko pinagbigyan ang sarili ko na magpanggap na boyfriend niya. Mas lalo lang akong nabaliw sa kanya. Mas lalo lang gumulo ang utak ko.But I have this toxic side. I don't care if I feel guilty. I don't care if I hurt Trish. I don't care about anything as long as I'm with Chloe."I'm sorry," nagsisising sabi ko kay Trisha. Kita ko ang pagdaloy ng mga luha mula sa mga mata niya kaya na
Chapter 1"No," matigas na sagot ko sa sinabi ng mga magulang ko kaya kapwa silang napatigil sa pagkain at napatingin sa akin. They are discussing to arrange my marriage for god's sake.Matapang kong sinalubong ang mga mata nila. All my life I followed them. At ngayon gusto ulit nilang pangunahan ang buhay ko?"What?" inis na tanong ni Mommy. Naninibago siya na nagawa kong tumanggi ngayon. "Hindi ako magpapakasal sa lalaking hindi ko kilala," sambit ko sa madiin na boses. It's the first time I talked back. Palagi akong sunod-sunuran pero sobra na ito ngayon."Sinusuway mo ba ang gusto namin? You need to marry a man from a good family for our business! We need to expand our business more! We need a man from the same line!" sabi ni Daddy at pinalo niya ng malakas ang lamesa pero hindi ako gumalaw."Why me? Why not, Ate?" matapang na tanong ko kaya nangunot ang noo ng kapatid ko at mabilis niya akong pinagtaasan ng kilay."You, ungrateful child!" sigaw ni Mommy.Dahan-dahan akong tuman
Chapter 2I woke up the next day because of my sister's call. Ayaw ko sanang sagutin pero dahil sa inis ay sinagot ko rin. "What?" I was a little bit pissed."F*ck you, Chloe! I had no time to slap you last night! Don't drag me into your problems!" she shouted so my blood boils."Why, Kyla? Or should I call you Ate? Why don't you be productive and stop being a spoiled brat? Oh, my bad. Mom and Dad like you a lot so you can do whatever you want," I sarcastically said and she laughed evilly on the other line."Yes, I am the favourite daughter and you are the cursed one. It's your fault anyway. Live with it," she said before dropping the call. Inis kong naibato ang phone ko dahil doon saka galit na tumayo mula sa kama.Cursed one?If my brother is still alive I won't be like this. Hindi sana ako naghihirap ngayon. Hindi sana ako ang nagbubuhat sa lahat ngayon. Why are they blaming me for what happened when in fact I don't know anything back then? My parents loathed me. They are all bla
Chapter 3Nang matauhan ako ay ako rin mismo ang nagtulak sa kanya kaya naputol ang halik. After that I ran towards the exit."That won't happen again!" sigaw ko nang makalabas kami.That was a mistake!"I said I am engaged—""F*ck that! Kalimutan mo iyong nangyari kanina! Let's stick to our contract," I said and I am slowly losing my cool so I breathed hard before closing my eyes a bit.Nang medyo makalma ko ang sarili ko ay muli ko siyang tiningnan. I found him staring at me like a hawk."Did you hear me? Wala nang halikan na magaganap," I said while glaring at him."Ikaw ang lumabag sa kontratang ginawa mo, Ma'am," mahinang sabi niya kaya umirap ako.I am sure Kyla saw that. That's already enough for now. My main goal is to introduce him to my parents. And of course, they must like him.Dahil sa naisip ay bigla ko siyang tiningnan mula ulo hanggang paa. If it's the looks then he can literally pass."How much money do you have on your account?" I asked."Why? Importante ba 'yon?" ba
Chapter 4"Ma'am, you still have an appointment—I'm sorry! I-I'm sorry!"My eyes widened when I heard that. Mabilis kong tinulak ng bahagya ang dibdib ni Zale at kapwa kaming nanigas dahil doon. Nagkatinginan kami at kapwang gulat-gulat pero mabilis akong nakabawi kaya ako ang naunang tumayo.I made sure that I look stiff and cool when I turned to my secretary. Namumutla siya at pabalik-balik ang tingin sa akin at sa kasama ko ngayon na dahan-dahang tumatayo at bahagyang tinataktak ang suit niya."What is it?" I seriously asked my secretary like she didn't see anything.Napalunok siya saka tumango."You still have an appointment po. Iyong isa sa restaurant ay ini-automatic cancel ko po. But you still have an important meeting," aligagang tanong niya kaya mabilis akong tumango saka naglakad patungo sa lamesa ko na tila walang nangyari.My heart is beating so fast right now but I chose to ignore it."I'll go," I said before glancing at my gold wrist watch. Kita ko sa gilid ng mga mata
Chapter 5Hours has passed and when I woke up it's already Sunday. Sunday is my rest time and work out time but today I am so lazy and tired that I want to sleep more but I can't. I still need to revise the contract between me and Zale.Tamad akong bumangon mula sa kama sa papungas-pungas na bumaba sa unang palapag na tanging cellphone lang ang dala. Pero sana iniwan ko na lang ang cellphone ko dahil pagkabukas ko ito ay message kaagad ni Mommy ang bumungad sa akin.Mom:I heard your boyfriend from your Dad. How can you be so proud if your taste are like that? Disgusting.Napalunok ako at napatiim bagang dahil doon. I chose ko ignore it. I did not reply.Wala na rin naman akong magagawa kung iyon ang isipin niya. I am slowly learning and accepting every hurtful words from them. Kaunti na lang at masasanay na ako. Back then, I was so young when I realized that. After my brother died their other daughter also died for them.I want to complain. I could still clearly remember now how I cri
Chapter 6"Get out now, Mr. Villanueva! We have nothing to talk about!" I shouted when we got inside my office.Tinapunan kos iay ng masamang tingin pero hindi siya umalis."No, my fiancee saw the news! She's mad at me!" he said in his controlled voice but it's still so loud that it made me even more angry.I laughed sarcastically."Then what? What do you want me to do? Are you f*cking crazy?! You accepted this and now you are acting like a bullied employee?! I f*cking paid you! Three million!" I shouted.My heart is beating so fast because of too much angriness. Kung malapit lang siya sa akin ay baka nasampal ko na siya sa pagtaas niya ng boses."Wala sa usapan natin na pwede itong kumalat," I said with his gritted teeth. Muli akong natawa ng sarkastiko at umiling na tila nababaliw."Alam mo na pwede pero bobo ka talaga!" galit na galit na sigaw ko kaya tumalim ang mga mata niya. Mabilis siyang pumikit na tila nagpipigil ng galit at nang muli niyang buksan ang mga mata niya ay nakita
Chapter 7Punong-puno pa rin ako ng galit nang makauwi. Parang bumubuga ako ng apoy sa init na lumalabas sa ilong ko. I can't accept that it happen. Hindi ko matanggap na tinawag ako ng nakakainsulto ng babaeng iyon.She's no way near me.How dare she?And how dare Zale let her woman step on my property?Pilit kong inaalis ang galit sa katawan ko nang biglang mag-ring ang cellphone ko para sa isang tawag. Nanginginig kong kinuha iyon nang hindi tinitingnan kung sino ang tumawag."Sana hindi mo na sinampal si Trish. I can accept your slaps but—"Mas lalong umusok ang ilong ko sa galit nang marinig ang mga katagang iyon at ang boses niya."How dare you?!" I shouted. Buong-buo na kumalat ang boses ko sa unang palapag ng penthouse at tila gusto kong magbasag ng kahit anong gamit ngayon din."Itutuloy ko ang usapan natin. But I won't let her hate me so I told her everything. And her reactions were valid because I hurted her—"I laughed sarcastically."Do I have to thank you for that, Villa