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Chapter Seventeen
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Captivated by a Thief Chapter Eighteen
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
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Nineteen
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
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty
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
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-One
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
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Two
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
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Three
After Ryce got his wife's manager's permission, nagpaalam si Quel na mauuna ng umalis dahil meron pa syang mahalagang gagawin.Ryce waited for Gabriella to finish eating her parfait. Pagkatapos ay sabay silang lumabas ng coffee shop."Meron ka bang ibang pupuntahan?" tanong ni Ryce sa asawa pagkarating nila sa labas.Bilang sagot ay umiling si Gabriella ng dalawang beses."Wala. Babalik lang ako sa studio."Ryce nods his head, gesturing his wife that he understands."Ikaw? Diretsyo ka na ba sa art class mo?""Yup. Medyo maaga pa naman kaya tingin ko ay makakarating ako doon sa tamang oras."Ngumiti si Gabriella habang nakatitig sa asawa. The man really met her manager para makapagpaalam personally na kukunin sya nito bilang model. She can't help but became amused. Her husband is really cool."Sige, una na ako sa'yo, kita nalang tayo mamaya sa bahay." nakangiting paalam ni Gabriella. Nginitian sya nito pabalik."See you later,"Dahil kaharap lang ng building ng kaniyang studio ang bagon
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Four
A week laterEvery after class, Gabriella visits the school where her husband works dahil nga sa napili sya nitong maging model para sa isang art piece.He will draw her for an hour. Nang tinanong nya kung bakit isang oras lang, sinabi nitong baka daw mangalay sya ng sobra kapag sa isahang upo sya nito pininta, kaya pagkatapos ng isang oras ay sinabi nitong ipagpapatuloy nya ang pagdrawing kinabukasan then they will both go home together.While Ryce is busy painting her, panay ang pagkukuwento ni Gabriella sa asawa ng kung ano-ano.Ryce listens attentively kahit pa busy sya sa pagpinta."Don't you think all the flowers are pretty? I want to smell all of them!" ani Gabriella, habang nakangiti. Then she yawns.Ryce noted that he will buy his wife a bouquet of flowers later."Yeah, they are all pretty..." he agrees.He stop from painting to glance at Gabriella and admire her beauty."You are pretty," he mouthed.However, the woman didn't hear it.Ngayon nya lang napansin na nakapikit na
Huling Na-update : 2024-10-29Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Five
Gabriella slowly open her eyes when she felt someone gently shaking her shoulder.Unti-unting umangat ang tingin nya sa taong gumising sakanya at nakangiting mukha ng asawa ang unang bumungad sakanya."I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, pero masasarahan na tayo ng guard ng gate kapag hindi pa tayo umuwi ngayon." paliwanag ni Ryce gamit ang mababang boses.Gabriella just realized that she fell asleep while her husband was painting her earlier. She looks at Ryce apologetically and slightly bow her head."Pasensya na, nakatulog ako." paghingi nya ng tawad dito.Ryce shakes his head to gesture his wife that it's alright, pero dahil nakayuko ang asawa, hinawakan nya ang pisngi nito at marahang iniangat."It's okay, I had fun staring at your sleeping face earlier. You're too cute so I couldn't get mad at you...""Ha? Ano yun?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Gabriella at pinaulit sa asawa ang sinabi.She only heard him said, "it's okay". Hindi nya narinig at naintindihan ng maayos ang kasunod nitong sin
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a week laterNagyaya sina Celeste at Fiona na maglaro ng golf kasama sina Gabriella at Ryce. Agad na tinanggihan ni Gabriella ang inbitasyon ng ina pero nang malamang sasama ang asawa ay pumayag rin sya.She doesn't know how to play golf. She only played golf games on her phone before but she never get to try playing golf in real life so Ryce volunteered to teach her.Pagkatapos i-explain sakanya ng asawa ang basic rules ay tinuruan naman siya nito sa pag set up ng kaniyang swing.1) Stand with your knees and hips slightly bent. Stand with your feet about hip-width apart, with your weight evenly distributed between the centers of your feet, not your toes or heels. Bend your knees slightly and lean forward at your hips so the end of your club is reaching the ground where you’ll be hitting the ball.2) Bring your club back and parallel to the ground first. When lifting the club, the order from out to in should go clubhead, hands, arms, shoulders, and hips. Your dominant arm should stay
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Nine
Quel and Ryce continued to drink.The thoughts that Gabriella likes him continued to echoed on his mind. Si Quel ang unang nalasing sa kanilang dalawa at panay ang pagkukuwento nito tungkol sa kaniyang kaibigan."Gabriella is my childhood friend. We're really close. Pero mas gusto nyang naglalaro ng mobile games mag-isa kesa makipaglaro saamin ng pinsan nyang si Jewel sa labas. Alam mo ba, noong minsan namin syang makumbinsi na sumali sa laro namin na tagu-taguan at sya ang naging taya, hindi pa sampung minuto ang nakakalipas na hindi nya kami nahahanap ay umuwi agad sya. Nang tanungin namin kung bakit, sinabi nya na bigla daw syang naboring at inantok. Tapos tinamad din daw syang maghanap saamin kaya iniwan nya kami. Your wife is unbelievable...""Ito pa, noong may nanligaw sakanya na exchanged student from China, nainis sya dahil kahit marunong itong mag English ay panay ang pagkakausap sakanya nito ng Chinese, kaya ayun, kinausap nya ng Spanish. Though I don't think she's aware th
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Eight
Quel is hurt. Being rejected by Jewel for the second time hurts a lot. But he's not mad at her.Hindi nya kayang magalit dito dahil hindi naman nito kasalanan na nagustuhan nya ang babae.It's his own feelings. He's the one who fell in love with her so he needs to deal with it on his own. He can never get mad at his friend and blame her for hurting his feelings twice.Nanatili si Quel na nakatayo sa labas ng malaking gate habang nakayuko at hindi makagalaw. Hindi sya makakilos dahil sobrang bigat ng nararamdaman nya.But he knew he couldn't stay there forever kaya gamit ang natitira nyang lakas ay kinaya nyang maglakad pabalik sa loob ng kaniyang kotse.Mahina nyang sinara ang pinto at bumuntong hininga bago nagsimulang magmaneho.Instead of driving back home, dumiretsyo sya sa bar kung saan sila nag celebrate noong kaarawan ni Gabriella.It's not fun to drink alone kaya kinuha nya ang kaniyang cellphone at tinawagan ang kaibigan.It took 3 rings before Gabriella answered his call. "
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Seven
It was 4 o'clock and Quel was busy scrolling on his social media account to kill his boredom. When nothing piqued his interest, he searched for Jewel's account and check if she has a recent post—only to find out that his friend has switched her account to private.Quel frowned. 'Bakit?'Ayaw nyang isipin na sya ang dahilan pero mukhang sya nga.'If she won't public her account in a week, I'm gonna delete all of my social media accounts.'Pinatong nya sa counter table ang hawak na selpon at tumayo. Pumunta sya sa kusina ng kaniyang bahay para uminom ng malamig na tubig.He remembered his last conversation with Jewel.Inamin nya dito ang totoong nararamdaman nya but he's already late. Jewel has a boyfriend that she's been dating for 3 years. Maybe he shouldn't have confessed his feelings for her. He doesn't know that she's already taken. But of course, it's not surprising. Jewel has always been popular with men. He tightened the grip on the glass he's holding.Sa t'wing naiisip nya na
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Six
Gabriella loves spoiling Niana.Iyon ang napansin ni Ryce sa pagsama sa dalawa dahil kahit anong ituro ng bata ay binibili ng kaniyang asawa na walang pagdadalawang isip.Perhaps, Gabriella already sees that coming kaya isinama sya nito para gawing tagabuhat ng mga pinamili nila.Mag-isang pumunta sa parking lot si Ryce at inilagay sa backseat ang mga paper bag na bitbit para makapagpahinga ang kamay nya.Pagkatapos ay bumalik sya sa loob ng mall at malalaki ang hakbang na naglakad papunta sa pwesto kung saan nya iniwan ang magpinsan kanina.May hawak sina Gabriella at Niana na dalawang malaking popcorn at tatlong juice. They were going to watch a movie together. Malapit ng magsimula ang palabas kaya pumasok silang tatlo sa loob ng sinehan.While watching the show, ayaw syang hatian ni Niana sa hawak nitong malaking popcorn. Umupo ito sa gitna nila dahil ayaw nitong magkatabi sila ng kaniyang asawa.Ryce frowned.He could feel that the kid doesn't like him. Did he do some wrong? Bakit
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Five
Ryce opens the gate, walang tao.Sinara nya ulit ang gate at papasok na sana sa bahay nang muling tumunog ang doorbell.He opens the gate once again and his forehead wrinkled when there's none. He frowned. Is someone pranking him?A few seconds later, he felt something hit his head. When he check what's it, he saw a transparent umbrella."I'm here,"Looking down, he blink twice when he saw a kid.Meron itong suot na bagpack at hawak na payong sa isang kamay. Ito ang ginamit nitong pamalo sakanya at ang ginamit nito pamindot sa doorbell dahil hindi iyon abot ng bata."Sino ka?" Ryce asked the kid with a curious look.He doesn't expect any visitor today. At mas lalong hindi nya inaasahan na meron sakanyang bibisitang bata."Is ate Gabriella inside?"Imbes na sagutin nito ang tanong nya ay nagtanong rin ito. 'So si Gabriella pala ang pakay nito dito.'"Yeah, my wife is inside. Pero anong kailangan mo sakanya? Kaano-ano ka ba nya?"Wala naman siguro itong tinatagong anak mula sakaniya 'd
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Four
"Niana! 'wag kang tatakbo baka madapa ka!" Sigaw ni lolo Anton sa pitong taong gulang na apo na si Niana nang makarating sila sa bukid kung saan sya nagta-trabaho.Kauuwi palang ng bata galing Amerika at sakanya ito iniwan para bantayan. Makulit, masayahin at madaldal kaya mabilis itong nakahanap ng kaibigan.Katulad nalang ngayon.Hindi pa ito nagtatagal ng isang araw sa bukid ay may nahanap na agad itong mga kaibigan na hindi nalalayo sa edad nya. Her friends' names are Zephanie and Merkely.Masaya silang naglaro ng tago-taguan, habol-habulan. Hanggang sa mapagod silang tatlo kaya niyaya nya ang mga itong kumain kasama ang kaniyang lolo.She's obviously a lolo's girl.Malakas sya dito kaya kada uwi nya ng Pilipinas ay palagi sya nitong ini-spoiled.They ate fried chicken, lumpia at gulay na malunggay. Kumain rin sila ng manga bilang panghimagas.Pagkatapos ay lumabas ulit silang tatlo kasama ang kaniyang lolo para tumambay sa ilalim ng puno at doon nagsimulang magkwento ang kaniyang
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Three
Bandang alas otso y medya, dumating si Quel sa hospital. Hindi daw kasi sumasagot si Gabriella sa mga tawag nya kagabi kaya hindi sya maayos na nakatulog dahil sa sobrang pag-alala sa kaibigan.He called her again this morning, and finally, Gabriella answered and explained to him over the phone what happened and how her target got arrested by the police.She mentioned Jenna's name and told Quel that the woman got shot last night. Nang magtanong kung saang hospital ito dinala ay hindi ito nagdalawang isip na pumunta para bisitahin at kamustahin ang dating kaklase. He even bought flowers for her.Gabriella noticed Jenna's cheeks turning red dahil tanda nyang meron itong gusto kay Quel noon. But Quel was too blind to notice it dahil si Jewel lang ang laging nasa isip nito."I thought you didn't come to the reunion dahil ayaw mo akong makita.""That's not true... I'm just really busy with my work. At saka, ba't mo naman naisip na ayaw kitang makita kaya hindi ako pumunta? Masyado kang mag
Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-Two
Pagkarating sa hospital, agad na inoperahan si Jenna sa operating room, at sa kabutihang palad ay naging maayos naman ito.Panay ang pagpapasalamat ni Gabriella sa doktor na umopera sa kaibigan. When she heard the doctor said that her friend is safe, tila nabunutan ng tinik ang dibdib nya.Nilipat si Jenna sa isang kwarto para maayos na makapagpahinga. Dahil wala na itong pamilya at nag-iisa nalang ito ay naisipan ni Gabriella na huwag umalis doon hanggat sa hindi pa ito gumigising.Pagkasilip kay Jenna sa kwarto at nakita itong payapang natutulog ay naisipan nyang umupo sa mahabang upuan sa labas.Her phone rung, her husband is calling. Sinagot nya ang tawag at kinuwento dito ang nangyari kay Jenna. But she didn't tell him all the details katulad na nakita nya itong mabaril sa mismong harapan nya. Before the end of the call, Ryce told her to wait for him dahil pupunta sya sa hospital para dal'han sya ng damit pamalit.As she waits for her husband to arrive, she stares at the ceiling
