Agent Angel just successfully finished her 23rd mission. Natapos nya ito ng walang pawis at pagod dahil para sakanya, hindi uso ang salitang "mahirap" lalo na pagdating sa paggawa ng misyon.
"Nandito ka ba ulit para humingi ng panibago?" tanong ni Quel, ang kaniyang overseer na itinuturi nya ring isang matalik na kaibigan."Oo sana, pero kung madali lang ulit yan kagaya ng mga nauna kong misyon, ibigay mo nalang sa iba..." she answered bago umupo sa sofa at ipinag-krus ang kaniyang dalawang braso at paa."Iba ang misyon na 'to. Tungkol ito sa magnanakaw na hanggang ngayon ay hirap na hirap hulihin ng mga kapulisan.""Isang magnanakaw?" Agent Angel asked while raising one of her eyebrows."Yup. Kilala sya sa alyas na 'Silent Thief' at ang kanyang mga ninanakaw ay mga mamahaling jewelries at paintings. Huli siyang nakita 5 years ago, pero kagabi ay merong report na natanggap ang mga pulis na bumalik na naman daw ito sa pagnanakaw. Ilang taon na ang nakalipas, pero hindi parin ito mahuli-huli ng kapulisan kaya humihingi ito ng tulong saatin...""Wala ba talagang nakakakilala sa magnanakaw na yan? Wala bang nakakita man lang sa mukha nya?""Sad to say, pero wala. The thief always wear a mask and a white cape. At dahil gabi lang sya kung lumabas, wala talagang nakakakita ng maayos sa mukha nya dahil nga madilim."Quel puts the thief's photo on the table to show it to her. Agent Angel stood up from sofa to look at the photo. Ang tanging nakikita nya lang ay ang kasuotan nito dahil kagaya nga ng sinabi ng kaibigan ay nakasuot ito ng mask.After seeing the photo, Agent Angel suddenly has the urge to unmask that thief's face and catch him using her own hands.Quel handed her a small envelope. Kinuha nya ito at sinuri kung ano ang nasa loob. Meron doong letrato ng mga alahas at paintings na ninakaw nito.One of the jewelry was a necklace that's very familiar to her. Dahil dito ay hindi na sya nagdalawang isip pa at agad na sinabing tinatanggap nya ang misyon."I will expose that thief's face in front of the people and make him apologize publicly. I'll take this mission, Quel." she said.Quel grinned as he have seen it coming—especially when the girl saw one of the jewelries the thief stole. He knew that she wouldn't say no after seeing that. He knew it, because she's his friend.Sinundan nya ng tingin ang kanilang ace-slash-top agent na ngayon ay naglalakad na palabas ng kaniyang opisina.Their top agent vs. Silent thief. Who would win?"Well, this is going to be interesting." Quel whispered to himself before he widened his grin.He knew his friend could ace every mission, but this one is different. However, he would still give his cheers and full support to her.Silent Thief is not just like an ordinary thief.Bago sya magnakaw ay nagbibigay muna sya ng update sa pulis kung saan at kailan sya magnanakaw sa pamamagitan ng paghack ng computer data nito.His next target would be displayed on their computers' screen with a sketch of blue roses beside the name he's popularly known as—— Silent Thief.Nang marinig na pupunta ito sa Salazar Museum ngayong gabi para nakawin ang painting na isasali sa isang auction ay agad na nag-isip ng plano si Agent Angel para simulan na ang kaniyang misyon.Upang hindi mahalata na iba ang kaniyang pakay doon ay nagsuot sya ng makintab at magarang bistida na hapit na hapit sa kaniyang bewang. Hindi nagtagal ay nagsimula na ang auction para sa mga paintings. Maraming businessman at business woman ang nandoon upang magwaldas ng napakaraming pera para makuha ang painting na gusto nila o kaya naman ay gusto lang magmayabang sa mga kakilala nilang nandoon din.Agent Angel doesn't have any plan of joining the auction at
For the very first time, Gabriella went home from the mission, devastated.Nakatanggap sya ng tawag mula sa agency pero hindi nya ito sinagot dahil pakiramdam nya ay napahiya nya ng sobra ang sarili.She just lost 300 million dollars for a single painting and she also failed to catch the thief.She's so mad and disappointed at herself and she doesn't want to talk to anyone—specially someone from the agency. Siguro ay gagawin nya ito mamaya kapag napakalma nya ng konti ang sarili nya.Pumasok si Gabriella sa banyo ng kaniyang kwarto at nagbabad sa bathtub habang sumisipsip ng red wine sa hawak-hawak nyang wine glasses. She keeps on recalling the events that happened at the museum earlier and remembering it just makes her face look more annoyed.Silent Thief...Naalala nya ang sinabi nitong muli itong babalik para kunin ang painting bago tumalon sa bintana at tumakas. It's as if giving her a warning that she needs to be ready because he's going to visit her anytime.Gabriella's grip on
Gabriella WayneDate of birth: 1998Citizen: PhilippinesLanguage: Filipino, English, SpanishMarital Status: UnknownListed As: Top Secret AgentCodename: AngelFile No: R2A0N5"Gabriella Wayne..."A smirk plastered on the man's lip while looking at the screen of his computer."So she's a secret agent, huh?"No wonder why the girl almost handcuffed him the moment he let his guards down. Isa itong secret agent na ang misyon ay ang hulihin sya at ipakulong.Base sa ibang inpormasyon na nakuha ay ito ang nanalo sa auction ng painting na tinangka nyang nakawin noong isang araw. He researched more about the girl and found out that both of her parents and grandparents are billionaires.He didn't got surprise because she bought the painting using her own money for 300 million dollars. Like her parents, she's also a billionaire herself.Nang malaman kung saan ang address ng bahay nito ay agad na kinuha ng lalaki ang susi ng kaniyang kotse at maingat na nagmaneho papunta doon.Just as he expe
Pagkalipas ng tatlumpung minuto, merong appointment na kailangang puntahan ang daddy ni Gabriella kaya nauna itong magpaalam sakanila na aalis na.Maya-maya pa ay sunod na nagpaalam ang mommy nya na mag sho-shoppong kasama ang nanay ni Ryce na si Fiona. The man didn't disagree and immediately gave his golden card to his mom. Pagkatapos ay hinalikan nya rin ang noo nito. He reminded them to be careful as Gabriella's mom is the one who'll drive—the two will use Celeste's car because his mom can't drive.Celeste glance at her daughter before winking, making Gabriella rolled her eyes. Kagaya ng ginawa ni Ryce ay pinaalalahan nya rin ito na mag-iingat sa pag drive.Pagkaalis ng magulang nila, sila nalang dalawa ang naiwan."So... Meron ka bang ibang gagawin o pupuntahan? If you are going somewhere, I can drive you there." The man asked Gabriella to break the awkward silence that's starting to build between them."Wala akong ibang gagawin o pupuntahan. Kung meron man, meron naman akong sari
"What?! You're going to get married?! How come, you don't even have a boyfriend?"Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Quel nang ikuwento ni Gabriella sa kaibigan ang deal na nangyari sa pagitan nila ng kaniyang ina.Napatayo ito mula sa kinauupuan at halata sa mukhang hindi nito kayang paniwalaan ang mga narinig."Bakit? Do I need to have a boyfriend first before getting married?" walang emosyong tanong ni Gabriella pabalik."Are you seriously asking me that, Gabriella Pauline? How would you survive a married life if you don't even have any experience in dating?" muli nitong tanong.May punto naman ito. Ni isang beses ay wala pa syang naging nobyo dahil lahat ng mga nanligaw sakaniya noon ay binusted nya. She doesn't have any interest in dating and being in a relationship before dahil bukod sa wala syang oras para gawin iyon ay wala talaga syang nagugustuhan na lalaki. Merong nagpatuloy na manligaw sakanya kahit pa binusted nya ito, pero sumuko rin ito pagkalipas ng apat na taon at sinabin
[flashback~]When she was eight years old, Gabriella prefers to play mobile games than playing with her friend—Quel, and cousin, Jewel outside. Palagi syang niyayaya ng dalawang maglaro pero palagi nya ring tinatanggihan iyon."Riel, sige na, sumali ka na saamin! Bahala ka, kapag hindi ka sumali, sasabihin ko kay mommy na babalik na akong Amerika!" Pananakot sakanya ng pinsan habang niyuyugyog ang dalawang balikat nya.Gabriella didn't bother to look at Jewel because her eyes were focused on the game that she's playing on her mobile phone."Kung babalik kang Amerika, tutulungan kitang mag empake mamaya." seryoso nyang sagot na agad ikinagulat ng pinsan.Hindi napigilang maiyak ni Jewel dahil sa sinabi ni Gabriella.Quel, who was standing beside her cousin immediately comforts Jewel as he doesn't want to see or hear the girl crying."You don't need to be that mean to her, Gab. Gusto mo na ba talagang umuwi si Jewel sa Amerika?" may halong inis na tanong nito."How rude of you. When she
Gabriella heaved a deep sigh before she pressed the door bell on the gate of Ryce's own house.Meron syang dala-dalang spare key sa bag pero hindi nya ito kinuha at naghintay lang na pagbuksan sya ng lalaki.She's going to move here and live with her husband starting from today. She prefers living alone, pero wala syang ibang choice dahil kahit arrange marriage lang ang nangyari, legal parin silang kasal.Pagkalipas ng tatlong minuto, bumukas ang gate ng malaking bahay at nagtatakang mukha ni Ryce ang sumalubong sakanya. The man is wearing a plain white shirt at isang blue shorts. He's also wearing his eyeglasses."Oh, Gab, nakalimutan mo bang dal'hin yung susi na binigay ko sa'yo kahapon?" he curiously asked. He called her Gab and that's actually fine with her."Hindi naman. Ayaw ko lang na bigla-biglang papasok sa ibang bahay kaya nag doorbell ako." sagot nya."Pero hindi naman 'to ibang bahay dahil bahay mo narin 'to simula ngayon." paalala ng lalaki.Kinuha ni Ryce ang dala-dala ny
It was afternoon when Gabriella told Ryce that she would go outside to meet her friends."Kapag hindi agad ako nakauwi before dinner, huwag mo na akong hintayin at mauna ka ng kumain." she told her husband."Okay, pero kung sakaling makakauwi ka ng maaga, ano bang ulam ang gusto mong lutuin ko?""Can you cook Kaldereta? Matagal na kasi akong hindi nakakatikim non eh.""Sure, walang problema." nakangiting pagsangayon nito at matamis syang nginitian. Ngumiti rin sya dito pabalik."Thank you... Sige, alis na ako.""Take care," Nang tuluyang makaalis si Gabriella, nakaisip ng plano si Ryce na imbes na mamayang gabi ay ngayon nalang sya pupunta sa dati nitong apartment para kunin ang painting.Dahil umalis ang asawa para makipagkita sa mga kaibigan, hindi nito malalaman na umalis rin sya ng bahay. Ryce see it as the perfect chance to make a move, kaya pagkalipas ng ilang oras ay umalis rin sya habang suot-suot ang kaniyang pang disguise bilang Silent Thief.Papalubog na ang araw nang makar