The next day...A loud thud was heard after Gabriella shut the door of Quel's office."Totoo bang nagparamdam na ulit si Silent Thief?" tanong nya pagkalapit sa lamesa ng kaibigan.Ramdam ni Quel ang pagmamadali nito kaya bago sumagot ay hinayaan nya muna itong kumalma."Yeah. Just like before, he hacked the police computer data to tell his next target. The warning is authentic because there's a blue roses beside it. But I really think that he already gave up on the painting because his next target now is a jewel."Gabriella smirked. It doesn't matter if Silent Thief has a new target. As long as she can catch him with her own hands, she doesn't mind what he's going to steal next. She's been waiting for this day to come. She's been waiting for Silent Thief to make a move again.This time, she would make sure to catch him. Pinapangako nyang huhulihin nya ito gamit ang sariling kamay nya.##A diamond necklace that is worth million of dollars. Ito ang bagong target ni Silent Thief.Dahil
Gabriella gave the diamond necklace back to its owner at ikinuwento nya dito ang nangyari. Of course, she didn't tell everything lalo na ang ginawa sakaniya ni Silent Thief.Mabuti nalang at hindi naman ito nagalit na nakatakas ang magnanakaw dahil sakaniya. Ang mas mabuti daw ay hindi nito nanakaw ang totoong kwintas at iyon ay dahil sa naisip nyang plano.Lamapit sya sa anak nitong kambal at lumuhod sa harap ng batang babae na nakausap nya kanina.Nahihiya syang magsalita nung una pero ginawa nya parin nang makitang hinihintay nito ang sasabihin nya."I-I'm sorry... Hindi ko nabawi mula sa magnanakaw yung kwintas mo..." paghingi nya ng tawad.It might just be a replica, but it's still the girl's necklace.Saglit syang tinignan ng batang babae pagkatapos ay ngumiti ito at agad syang niyakap ng mahigpit. She got taken aback because of the hug, but she still manage to move and hug the girl back."Tinupad nyo po ang promise mo saakin na hindi mo hahayaang manakaw ang kwintas ni mommy ka
Gabriella's birthday is coming.Pagkatapos ng kaniyang klase ay dumiretsyo si Ryce sa mall para bumili ng ireregalo sa asawa.Pinag-isipan nyang mabuti kung ano ang bibil'hin dahil ito ang first birthday gift na ibibigay nya dito. The woman didn't know that he's Silent Thief, and she also doesn't know that he knew she is working as a secret agent with a code name, Angel.Aaminin ni Ryce na kahit papaano ay naging close sya sa asawa. He see her as a friend kaya naman gusto nya itong regaluhan.Pagkatapos bumili, pumasok sya sa may national bookstore para maghanap ng pwedeng idagdag sa ireregalo.He forgot to ask his wife what her favorite genre is kaya naglibot-libot sya. Hanggang sa makita nya ang title ng isang libro na naka caught ng kaniyang attention.It's a book written by Nicholas Sparks, triggering a memory from a long time ago.[flashback~]Ryce's POV"Nandito na tayo!"My classmate, Ben, informed us with his jolly voice at pumunta sa harapan namin. It's my birthday today kaya
Few days later...It's now Gabriella's birthday. Agad nagpareserve si Ryce ng buong restaurant dahil doon nya balak dal'hin ang asawa para kumain ng dinner. Plano nya rin na doon ibigay ang kaniyang regalo para dito.Pero tumawag ang kaniyang asawa kanina na baka hindi daw sya makauwi ng maaga dahil meron syang plano kasama si Jewel na mag celebrate ng kaniyang birthday sa bar. Dahil doon ay hindi na sya nag-abala pang sabihin dito ang tungkol sa restaurant na pinareserve nya.Siguro ay ibibigay nya na lang ang regalo para dito pag-uwi ng asawa mamaya.Sabay na pumunta sa bar sina Gabriella at Quel. Ilang minuto ang nakalipas ay dumating narin si Jewel na agad ikinataranta ng kaibigan."What the hell, Gab? You didn't tell me that she's going to join us!" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Quel at halos pagpawisan nang tuluyang makalapit sa kanilang dalawa ang pinsan ng kaibigan."Hello, Gab! Happy birthday!" Jewel cheerfully greeted at hinalikan sya sa pisngi bago niyakap ng mahigpit.Pag
Biglang napakurap sa nabasa si Gabriella at inulit itong basahin ng lima pang beses para masigurong hindi sya nagkakamali sa nabasa.She was about to reply yes, pero naisip nyang magkikita lang rin naman sila mamaya sa bahay kaya sinabi nyang kung pupunta lang naman ito sa bar para sakanya ay 'wag na at hintayin nalang sya sa bahay.After chatting with his husband on the phone, muli nyang sinamahan sina Jewel at Quel sa dance floor.##It was 11:15 pm nang magpasya silang tatlo na umuwi. Bago sumakay sa kani-kanilang kotse ay mahigpit na niyakap sya ng dalawa at muling binati."I want to spend more time with you but I can't do that because your husband is waiting for you..." ani Jewel habang nakatabas pababa ang nguso.Halatang lasing na ito dahil namumula ang dalawang pisngi ng kaniyang pinsan. Sa kanilang tatlo ay ito ang pinakamabilis malasing. Gabriella is worried about her cousin kaya nakiusap sya sa kaibigan na isabay ito dahil alam nyang hindi ito makakapagdrive ng maayos.Quel
When Jewel woke up the next day, she was inside an unfamiliar room.Agad syang napaupo at inalis ang kumot na nakabalot sa katawan nya. She sighed in relief when she saw that she's still wearing the dress she's wearing at the bar last night.Jewel tried to remember what happened at hinawakan ang kaniyang sentido nang bigla itong kumirot.She really doesn't know and have any idea where she is."But this smell..."The pleasant smell is very familiar to her. The pillow, the blanket, the bed, the whole room... they smells exactly like Quel—her childhood friend.Is she inside Quel's room? Did she just sleep on Quel's bed? But why? She can't remember everything that happened last night. All she can remember is dancing on the dance floor, a strange man trying to hit on her but Quel protectively wrapped his arm on her shoulder so the strange man would back off.She thanked him because of that and went back to their table to drink again and that's when she totally passed out.What about her ca
KinabukasanGabriella and Quel are already at the studio, waiting for Ryce. Kung bakit ito dadalaw, iyon ay dahil gusto daw nitong makausap ang kaniyang manager.Gabriella asked kung bakit gusto nya itong makausap pero hindi sya nakatanggap ng matinong sagot mula dito. Her husband only said that she would know the reason when he finally meet her manager."Bakit pakiramdam ko ay merong kulang?"Nagtatakang tanong ni Gabriella habang nililibot ang tingin sa paligid. Tinapunan sya ng tingin ni Quel at tinanong."Anong ibig mong sabihin na merong kulang?""There's no make up artist and photographer here. Konti lang rin ang mga gamit natin dito. Tingin mo ba hindi maghihinala saatin ang asawa ko?"Agad na kumunot ang noo ni Quel sa narinig at maya maya ay nagpigil ng tawa."Anong nakakatawa?" Nakataas ang kilay na tanong ni Gabriella dahil sa naging reaksyon ng kaibigan."You sounded like you're cheating on your husband with me. Just relax, Gab, wala pa naman tayong ginagawang masama." sag
Niyaya ni Gabriella na pumunta ang dalawa sa bagong bukas na coffee shop, katapat ng building ng kaniyang studio para magpahangin.Konti nalang kasi ay parang magsusuntukan na ito. She doesn't know what's going on between the two.Naninibaguhan sya sa kinikilos ng asawa at mas lalong naninibaguhan sya sa kinikilos ng kaibigan.To Quel's defense, he just want to tease his friend and he really didn't mean what he said when he told Gabriella that he doesn't mind the idea of them, having an affair earlier.Alam nyang hindi sya papatulan ng kaibigan. He also doesn't have any hidden feelings towards her. They are just really close friends at kahit ilan pang taon ang lumipas, they would never cross the line na mas humigit pa doon.Hindi nya inaasahan na makikita sila ng asawa nito na magkalapit kaya naisipan nyang asarin si Gabriella.Her husband looks really jealous earlier when he wrapped his arm around Gabriella's shoulder. Now, he did it again because he want to tease his friend's husband