ALDRICH FEN ARELLANO'S POV   "Ah, naistorbo ko ata kayo," CJ, the Corps Commander, said. He turned his head away and he immediately closed the door. Silence filled the room, as Claire and I stared at each other. But she immediately avoided my gaze.  "Aldrich, kailangan mo nang lumayo sa akin," sabi niya. Agad naman akong natauhan kaya mabilis akong lumayo sa kanya. Tinulungan ko rin siyang tumayo, pero pagkatapos no'n ay mabilis niya akong iniwasan. This is so embarrassing, and for me to not get affected, I tried my best to smile at her.  "You really messed up today, Claire," I teased. But

Dinala ako ni Aldrich sa ECHO Office, hindi ko alam kung bakit dito kami nagpunta, pero halata ko sa paghinga niya na galit na galit siya. He loudly banged the door, it even made me startled. Mabilis na bumukas ang pinto at tumambad sa amin si kuya Andrei na kumakain ng pizza.  The moment his eyes set on us, he suddenly choked and started coughing. Nahulog pa niya yung hawak niyang pizza at napaatras siya palayo sa amin. He signalled someone to close the door, but no one dared to close the door on the king. At habang hawak pa rin ni Aldrich ang kamay ko ay hinila niya ako papasok sa loob ng ECHO Office. Marami kaagad sa mga members ang nagbulungan nang makita nila kami na magkahawak kamay. Na-conscious tuloy ako kaya pinilit kong alisin ang kamay ko sa pagkakaha

I said to him, "That is not a question." "But I still want you to tell me. I will ask another question later." Matagal kong tinitigan si Aldrich. Alam ba niya na personal kong hindi inilagay ang impormasyon ng Ragnarok Organization sa BOC ko?  I don't know if I should lie, or I should tell him. But I chose the latter. "From the information I got, the Ragnarok Organization was established three years ago." "Hindi two years ago?" tanong ni Aldrich na nakakunot. Umiling ako sa kanya, "Hindi ako nakakuha ng impormasyon tungkol kay Skoll, pero alam ko ang objective nila." Mataman na tumitig si Aldrich sa akin. "At ano naman 'yon, Claire?"

Sapo ko ang ulo ko habang pinipilit kong kainin ang pagkain na inihanda ni tita Agatha para sa agahan. Pakiramdam ko ay tutumba ako kahit na nakaupo ako. Minabuti ko na lang na ayusin ang aking postura nang sa gano'n ay hindi makapansin si tita Agatha a may nararamdaman akong hindi maganda. Across to where I am sitting, Aldrich only squinted at his breakfast. He then took a cup of coffee beside his plate and took a sip. Matapos no'n ay nabaling ang kanyang tingin sa akin at binigyan ako ng matamis na ngiti. "You don't know how grateful I am for your help during the weekend, Claire," sabi niya sa sinserong boses. But Aldrich being the two-faced, manipulative bastard that he is, I should think otherwise. Nagsalita siyang muli, "I wish you would be able to help me again next time." Next time my ass! Feeling naman niya gagawin namin ito ulit.  "Oh I hope next time you would call for kuya Andrei, or better yet take Kaizer with you," I

ALDRICH FEN ARELLANO POV"That's impossible," I told her, but she did not argue.She only sighed and took her burger again. She stared at her food, and I know she's hesitating if she should still eat or not. "Sa totoo lang, gulat din ako nung nakita ko ang source ng mga info.""Bakit magkakaroon ng gano'ng inpormasyon si Cassandra? That's unlikely of her."Claire smiled sheepishly, obviously disagreeing to my remarks. "You never truly know a person just because you were with them for a long time. Ako ba in-expect mo na magkakaroon ng maraming impormasyon? Hindi naman, di ba? I think, at first, you see me as kuya Andrei's loyal dog."I didn't correct her even though she thought wrong about my views on her. I always thought of her as Andrei's loyal friend, because she's the only person Andrei respects outside our circle.But she has a point. Maybe I was really wrong about my perception on Cassandra. Maybe Cassandra was really trying to join the Ragnarok Organization. But why? What was