Beyond the Naked Eyes

Beyond the Naked Eyes

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Chloe Reyes has been sheltered all her life, lumaking nag iisang tagapagmana sa lahat nang ari-arian ng kanyang Ama. Despite all that, ang tangi niyang hiling ay maging buo ang kanyang pamilya and so when her Dad re-marry her Mother's best friend she welcomes her with open arms until she realizes that there's more to it than meets the eye. She found herself struggling to survive as death came knocking at her doorstep. At sa unang pagkakataon, Chloe has no choice but to protect herself even though it means living a pretend life with none other than the notorious business tycoon Luke Ramirez. Luke has all that money can offer. Nasa kanya na ang lahat except for the love and respect from his wife, Ruby Ramirez. He can't seem to make her happy and despite the knowledge that the marriage is doomed, he vows to keep his family whole for the sake of his daughter Zoie, even though he despises every fiber of Ruby's being. Dalawang nilalang na pinagtagpo ng trahedya coated with mystery, deceit and betrayal. Will they ever find solace with one another or will their lies continue to haunt them forever?

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Chapter 1

Chapter one

Chloe was panting loudly habang pilit niyang pinapakalma ang kanyang sarili. She tried to heighten her senses as the two men who kidnap her tightly put her in blindfold habang nakatali ang dalawa niyang kamay. She tried to wriggle to ease the pain on her wrist pero hindi man lamang lumuluwag ang pagkakatali nito. 

She heard their murmur. "Ano ang kailangan nila sa akin? Ransom?" She thought to herself. 

Her fear is an understatement. She wondered kung sino ang may pakana nito at kung bakit. She was confused about how they entered the house without alerting the alarm system. The last thing she expected na magiging ganito ang kahihinatnan ng kanyang gabi. She was in bed reading her books when a loud thud was heard downstairs. Chloe wondered at first if the helpers were back.

It was out of the blue na pinayagan ng kanyang madrasta na bigyan ng pahinga ang lahat ng drivers at yaya nila. She thought it was odd but didn't mind calling her out about it.

Bothered by the unusual sound Chloe went out of her bedroom and traced the steps on the massive stairway when she suddenly felt two strong hands pinning her down. Takot at pagkalito ang una niyang naramdam, until she heard their menacing laughter that made her realize this was a real thing.

She wanted to plea but being shoved aggressively at the back of the car without a sight kung saan siya dadalhin ng mga kidnappers made her shut her mouth.

"Tiba-tiba na naman tayo nito..." Chloe heard one man talk and that made her breathing stop briefly. She swallowed hard. 

"Oo nga eh, naka jackpot tayo" sagot ng pangalawang lalaki. 

"Tingnan mo nga naman ang pagkakataon, sayang naman tong magandang dilag na ito kung hindi pa natin 'to papatusin. Ang kinis ng balat oh, mukhang ang sarap tikman" 

Chloe was horrified to hear clearly what the two men were suggesting. Her lips tremble as she can hear the loud pounding of her heart. 

"Please, kung sino man ang nag-utos sa inyo na gawin ang bagay na ito nagmamakaawa ako, I can pay you triple than the amount that was promised. Please let me go" she pleaded. 

She heard them laugh, making her feel even more vulnerable. She watched a lot of suspense thriller movies and even documentaries about abduction and most of the time it never ended well for the victim. Pilit na iwinawaksi ni Chloe and mga imahe na pinapakita ng kanyang utak, she can't succumb to her own fear. Not yet. She tried to pacify herself. 

Napansin niya na biglang huminto ang sasakyan. "Is this the end of the line for me?" She thought to herself. 

Chloe Reyes is the sole heiress of the Empire Trading Co. the biggest trading company in the country. The vast influence of their family in the business world is not something that anyone can take lightly. They are indeed powerful, to say the least. 

Being aware of her status, lumaki si Chloe na nakakaangat sa buhay but despite all the comfort and luxury she experienced in life, she longed for only one thing. She wanted her dad to be happy. Losing her mom at an early age was devastating for her but she also witnessed how difficult it was for her father, so when he found a new love sa katauhan ni Lucille Domingo, her mom's best friend she kept all her inhibitions aside and welcomed her with open arms despite her reservations towards Lucille. 

It started with little non-threatening things, unti-unting napapansin ni Chloe ang ibang katauhan ni Lucille that only shows if wala sa presensiya ng kanyang ama, she can even sense her resentment towards her. Her subtle undertone when she talks to her is hard to ignore. She has not raised her voice towards her, but she feels the sarcasm behind her words. Why does Lucille feel any animosity towards her is beyond Chloe's comprehension? 

Naalala ni Chloe on how many times she wanted to raise it to her dad, pero tuwing nagkakaroon na siya ng kaunting tapang to voice it out, Lucille always lingers like a hawk. It seems that she can read her mind and knows her plans and she is finding a way to stop her from verbalizing it. 

"Could Lucille be capable of kidnapping her? Could she be the person behind this crime? Why would she do that? What's her goal?" the questions flashed one by one.  

Her thoughts were cut short when Chloe felt she was being pulled painfully palabas ng sasakyan. She can't still see anything but narinig niya ang pag bukas ng pinto as they pushed her inside the house or a room. She immediately lost her balance and fell on the solid floor; she grunted trying to ease the discomfort. 

After a while, she heard footsteps heading towards her, she braced herself. Bigla nitong tinanggal ang blindfold and Chloe had to adjust her eyesight, in front of her were the two men who were gazing at her maniacally.

She gulped. 

She checked her surroundings and noticed na dinala siya ng mga ito sa isang maliit na cabin, it was semi-lighted, enough to see the features of the two men who captured her. Maalikabok ang paligid, confirming that this hasn't been used for a while. The small room was practically empty except for a few broken wooden chairs that had not served its purpose, the entire space was dirty, rugged, and disheveled.

"Where is this place?  Where am I?" She thought. 

"O ano? sayang naman kung wala tayong mapapala nito?" the bigger guy spoke addressing it sa kasama niya, he snorted.

"Tumigil ka nga! Baka mapahamak pa tayo nito kung may gagawin tayo." the shorter guy reasoned out scratching his head in the process. 

Based on their exchange, Chloe feels that they wanted to do horrible things to her, and they are now deciding whether to proceed or not. She wanted to cry ngunit pilit niyang pinipigilan ang sarili not to cave in to her fears. She'll die fighting if necessary. 

The larger guy didn't seem to mind the point that his partner raised. He paced towards Chloe, and she knew she had to do something. 

"Ikaw ang bahala, basta ako... pagsasawaan ko ito" he reached out to her smaller frame and touched her shoulder. She wanted to gag as she felt his hand on her neck caressing it. It was a disgusting feeling and Chloe was on the verge of hysteria. 

She was about to scream when the door burst open, and Chloe didn't hide the shock that registered on her face. The man who made a move on her back off abruptly as he gave way to the alluring frame in front of them. 

"Lucille? Lucille Domingo?" Chloe uttered loudly.

Biglang nawalan ng lakas si Chloe as it fully confirmed her doubt. 

A loud slap hit her face leaving a tingling pain on her cheek. She was surprised. Her eyes widened in shock.  

"Napaka walang modo mo talaga! I am your stepmom, and you are not even addressing me properly." She shouted. "It's Mrs. Lucille Domingo-Reyes, don't forget that! Clearly, lumaki kang walang inang nag-alaga sa iyo teaching you simple manners" she corrected Chloe as a thin smirk registered her lips. 

"Why are you doing this?" A flare of anger flashed in Chloe's eyes as she gazed at her so-called stepmother. 

Humalakhak ng malakas si Lucille. "Well, you're not that sharp are you, Chloe? If we remove the heiress, then who do you think can benefit next?" she intentionally left the details hanging. 

Chloe was surprised kung gaano ka selfish and twisted ang kayang gawin ni Lucille for the sake of money. She knew she had a facade but never in a million years had she thought Lucille could commit a heinous crime for the sake of wealth. 

"Where is Dad?" she asked suddenly. Her father is in danger too, if this woman will do everything to get rid of her, what will stop her from doing the same thing sa kanyang ama? 

Lucille laughed once again. "You should be worried about your own life first, I mean, no one suspected about your mom, so I think I can get away with it for the second time round?" She pursed her lips as she suppresses another smirk na lalong nagpalamig sa kaluluwa ni Chloe. 

"No, no, no. Is that a confession that there was foul play taken against her mother?" she wanted to ask.

"What exactly are you talking about?" she clarified. Her eyes narrowed as she tried to suppress her breathing. 

"Well, you won't live long enough to know it," Lucille uttered with finality. 

Chloe felt a massive terror when she smelled the scent of gasoline and saw how they scattered it all over the small cabin. Are they going to torch me alive?

"Lucille! Please, please! Don't do this to me. Please, I am begging you" she pleaded loudly. 

Chloe crawled almost kissing Lucille's boot as she earnestly requested for her life to be spared. 

"I pray for you to have eternal peace my beautiful stepdaughter." her lips curved lacing her words with poison. 

Lucille walked heading towards the door while the two men she hired followed behind her. Chloe saw the actions pave right in front of her eyes. Unti unti niyang nakita ang pag kuha nang malaking lalaki ng lighter from his side pockets, smiling as they want to inject torture even in her last moments. 

Chloe cried and screamed begging once again, her horror of how it was going to end was affirmative. As the last image of Lucille flashed in her eyes before the cabin door was fully closed, Chloe's hope was wearing thin. Bigla niyang tiningnan ang nakapaligid sa kanya and check if there is a way out. She needed to get his hands free from the tightrope. Chloe's mind was racing when she noticed a sharp object underneath the broken chair not far from where she was sitting. She walked towards it and tried to pick it up gamit ang kanyang bibig. Her adrenaline was on the roof and her survival instinct was kicking in. She securely held on to the broken metal and started to move it against the knot back and forth, twisting it vigorously. Bigla niyang napansin na lumuluwag na ito sa kanyang kamay, she repeated the process continuously and when she broke free, she was ecstatic. 

Her happiness was short-lived when she started to see thick smoke coming from the outside, she lowered herself para hindi niya malanghap ang delikadong usok. The Fire Drill at her university started to pay off as she maneuvered herself to find an escape route. 

"I need to survive!" She repeated the mantra as she crawled carefully towards the door. When she pushed it forward it was locked. The heat slowly transcends now on those old wooden walls. Her skin started to feel the warmth burning from a distance. 

Chloe suddenly felt that her consciousness was fading, she couldn't get out of there and there was no other escape. The cabin had no windows, and the only exit was the door in front of her. She wanted to cry. 

She's going to die. That was her realization.

The cabin blazed far too quickly and as Lucille watched the scene right in front of her eyes, she laughed loudly celebrating the success of achieving her dreams. 

"Burn Chloe, burn!" she screamed as the fire danced to her roar.  

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35 Chapters
Chapter one
Chloe was panting loudly habang pilit niyang pinapakalma ang kanyang sarili. She tried to heighten her senses as the two men who kidnap her tightly put her in blindfold habang nakatali ang dalawa niyang kamay. She tried to wriggle to ease the pain on her wrist pero hindi man lamang lumuluwag ang pagkakatali nito.  She heard their murmur. "Ano ang kailangan nila sa akin? Ransom?" She thought to herself.  Her fear is an understatement. She wondered kung sino ang may pakana nito at kung bakit. She was confused about how they entered the house without alerting the alarm system. The last thing she expected na magiging ganito ang kahihinatnan ng kanyang gabi. She was in bed reading her books when a loud thud was heard downstairs. Chloe wondered at first if the helpers were back. It was out of the blue na pinayagan ng kanyang madrasta na bigyan ng pahinga ang lahat ng drivers at yaya nila. She thought it was odd but didn't mind calling her out about it. Bothered by the unusual sound Chloe
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Chapter two
A loud painful scream echoed the walls of the cabin ng mahulugan si Chloe ng nagliliyab na kahoy mula sa bubong. It landed on her face, and she felt the horrifying burn on her skin. "Help me!" She shouted as her life depended on it. She's losing her will to live, she's now feeling dizzy as the thick smoke penetrates her lungs. Her voice sounded far as her consciousness slowly departs. "I'm going to die." She thought again inwardly. She was about to give up nang bigla niyang makita ang bitak sa pader, the integrity of the wood had weakened and she just needed to gather the last resort of her energy to kick it off and flee. Chloe coughed painfully as she tried to concentrate on her actions. She pulled the broken chair across the tiny room and with all force ibinato niya ito papalabas ng cabin. She heard the wood crack, and she used that as an opportunity to usher herself out from the burning inferno. She felt the cold air mixed with the heat when she could now see the darkened area wh
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Chapter three
"There were burn marks on her face and arms. We can do a simple graft to heal her skin but that can take years." The doctor uttered explaining the situation to the man in front of him. "So, what will be your recommendation doc?" He asked, his tone was devoid of emotion."You know your wife, Mr. Ramirez. As her guardian, do you consent that we do plastic surgery with her?" the physician asked.Luke sighed. "Kung iyan ang magpapakalma kay Ruby once she wakes up then I think that would be the best choice." He replied. His wife regards beauty as the only precious thing in the world, she is selfish and borderline narcissistic, kung makikita ni Ruby ang damages ng aksidente sa kanyang katawan Luke can already anticipate how this would impact her permanently. Her fragile state of mind would be intolerable, so he better anticipate it ahead of time. He has no patience to listen to her complaints and self-loathing.His mind was set on what options to take after that conversation with the surge
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Chapter four
One morning, the same warm nurse went in and was smiling at Chloe. She was doing her usual rounds, and she immediately took Chloe's vital signs and checked her fluids. "How are you feeling today?" she asked, not expecting that she could verbally respond. Chloe nodded as she tried to smile underneath her dressings. The nurse then checked her lymph nodes and very carefully told her to try to speak. Chloe tried to clear her throat and a breathy sound came out. She swallowed wanting to ease the discomfort. “Let's try again. Why don't you try to say Hi to me?" the nurse told her. Chloe then attempted to produce the word; when she did, she was extremely happy when she finally heard her voice. "Hi," she whispered. It was hoarse but undeniably her voice. She smiled. "We will practice more on this so don't strain yourself. But today, today is a good day for you." She excitedly said and Chloe waited for her news eagerly. "We are going to remove your bandages at last. You can now see yours
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Chapter five
The plan she had thought of for days continued to hunt her, replaying in her mind the pros and cons of what the consequences would be if she decided to push for it. “But what about Ruby's family?” she asked herself, a deep sense of remorse hit her chest, the nagging thought kept her awake for days now. Chloe knew that what she was doing was wrong, immoral, and dishonest, a part of her was conflicted and ashamed for even entertaining it, however, she has a family to protect too. “Someday Ruby, I will ask for forgiveness, and I will make amends for what I did to you for the rest of my life. I promise you that” she whispered. After she confronts her wicked thoughts and tries to reconcile with them, her mind prompts the image of Ruby’s alluring husband. If she would assume her life, she would have to deal with him no matter what. In hindsight, the married couple has issues. No wonder the handsome husband looked at her with contempt and a sneer of disapproval; his words were harsh and c
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Chapter six
Chloe tries to ignore the nagging feeling when out of nowhere Luke speaks. "Zoie, you have not said hi to Daddy yet" Luke uttered breaking the spell. "I am jealous of Mommy now," Luke said na may halong tampo sa kanyang boses, he even pouted his lips adding to the effect. Chloe carefully observed a different version of Luke as he interacted with his daughter. His usual scornful look that she had grown accustomed to was now replaced with warmth, longing, and admiration. She watched as his eyes spoke volumes, expressing his emotions that she had not seen before, and Chloe couldn't help but feel a sense of tenderness wash over her as she watched the genuine affection he held for his child. He must have loved his daughter very much. "I miss you, Daddy! I love you!" Zoie turned her attention to her father this time, Luke scooped her in his arms and embraced her tightly. "You are a big girl now! You are growing so fast!" he commented, and Chloe was mesmerized by the exchange. She real
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Chapter seven
"I'm sorry" she replied softly, her heart heavy with understanding. She was sorry for Luke who had to put up with his wife. She was sorry for Zoie who probably didn't feel the love and affection from her mother. "Isn't that a bit late now?" Luke’s words pierced like daggers, aiming to maim her. "Why are we still married anyway?" She blurted out unexpectedly, instinctively covering her mouth, wanting to suppress the words. A feeling of regret washed over her. Chloe knew she had no right, no right whatsoever to interfere in this relationship. At that moment, she wished she could disappear into thin air. Strong hands were on Chloe's shoulder as he held her close. It was almost painful how tight his grip was. "You are hurting me" she whispered, habang may takot sa kanyang mga mata. Luke slowly loosened his grip, yet his eyes were full of malice, penetrating her soul. "I don't know what charade you are pulling now. If it weren’t for Zoie and your sick games of manipulation, I would fil
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Chapter eight
Luke arrived at the house well past midnight. His afternoon encounter with Ruby had made him go spiral, causing him to hastily retreat out of the mansion away from the witch. He was eager to distance himself from her presence. Exhausted, Luke needed to clear his mind, so he turned to work as his best distraction. "Magandang gabi po sir" pagbati ni Lisa dito. He nodded. "Good evening, where is Zoie?" He directly asked. "Natutulog na po sir, napagod po iyon sa kakalaro sa Mommy niya" she narrated and as Luke listened to Lisa recount the events, he swiftly turned his head around in disbelief. "Mommy? Si Ruby?" He clarified, shocked by what he had heard. "Yes, po sir. Si Mam Ruby po. Siya din po nagpakain kay Zoie kanina sa hapunan" she added to her story. "Si Ruby?" He repeated the same question, the information not quite registering in his mind. "Opo sir." Lisa yet again confirmed. He couldn't believe it. In three years, Ruby had never shown any care for their daughter. Hearing w
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Chapter nine
Chloe was engrossed in playing with Zoie one morning, guiding her through building bricks and solving puzzles to develop critical thinking skills. Chloe prepared a colorful building block and a set of LEGO, Zoie’s eager hands touched the toy with enthusiasm, while her eyes sparkled with joy, at first she stacked the block clumsily, and she giggled seeing how the tower wobbled and got destroyed. Chloe was there to guide helping her to ignite her imagination and creativity. Chloe smiled at how much energy a child can have, the way they learned in constant repetition amazed her. They say rearing a child requires a lot of patience and Chloe realized that first hand. They continued with their exploration and cooperative play eventually Chloe and Zoie got lost in their little world, at dahil diyan hindi napansin ni Chloe ang pagdating ni Luke, as he came earlier than expected. Chloe watched him and she could see that he was tired. His shoulders slumped and his face even though still looking
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Chapter ten
Chloe stood up abruptly and angrily preached herself.   "Why does it matter if he understands or not?" She questioned herself. “Is it important what he thinks of me?” she paused and her mind said yes. She mused. Her mind drifted back to the moment when he kissed her in the hallway, his kiss was gentle and sweet however a sudden coldness ran down her spine as he unexpectedly called her Ruby amid their kiss. It was ridiculous. Did she expect him to call her by her real name? Of course, ang mukhang nakikita niya ay ang mukha ng kanyang asawa. Would that be the same motivation why he kissed her again a moment ago? Because he missed his wife? Chloe ran her fingertips on her lips recalling how it felt. She swallowed as she blushed uncontrollably. She suddenly felt hot wanting to decrease the temperature even more. The way Luke’s arms cradled her closely made her feel safe and protected.     Her eyes widened from her thoughts, it was
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