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Chapter Twenty-Four
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Captivated 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
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-20Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Six
"Let me guess, you're here to ask for another mission?"Tanong ni Quel pagkapasok na pagkapasok ni Agent Angel sa kaniyang office."Wala parin bang balita tungkol kay Silent Thief?" Imbes na sumagot ay nagtanong rin ito."Wala pa. But the agency receives tons of missions and requests these past few weeks so I think you should also help doing another mission. You shouldn't just focus on Silent Thief, he's not the only criminal in the world." said Quel na ikinairap ng babae."I would accept another mission, but I'll do it after the reunion..." Gabriella replied."What reunion?" nakataas ang kilay nitong tanong."Oh, right. Hindi ko pa pala nasasabi sa'yo ang tungkol doon. We're going to have a highschool reunion. Remember Jenna? She's the one who told me about it. Sasama ka ba?"If she haven't mention it before, Quel was also her classmate back in highschool. She literally grew up sticking with him."Hindi," mabilis nitong sagot.Tatanungin sana ni Gabriella kung bakit hindi ito sasama
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-21Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Seven
[flashback~]a couple of years ago...Quel's POVIt was summer vacation. Nagyaya ang parents ko na mag swimming sa isang resort. Hindi ako marunong lumangoy kaya puro kain lang ang ginawa ko. Ice cream, salad, carbonara, lumpia, halos ako lahat ang nakaubos ng mga pagkain na baon namin kaya medyo chubby akong tignan sa edad na apat.I saw other kids in my age swimming on the swimming pool pero imbes na sumali sakanila ay nanood lang ako ng cartoon habang nakaupo sa maliit na upuan at suot suot ang bagong biling headphone.I don't like going outside, I prefer staying at home. Kung hindi lang ako pinilit ni mommy na sumama ay hindi talaga ako pupunta dito.Wala akong iniintinding iba kundi ang kinakain at yung pinapanood ko, nang may maramdaman akong maliit na kamay na kumalabit saaking balikat.Umangat ang tingin ko at nakita ang isang babae na hindi nalalayo ang edad saakin."Nakita mo ba si Gabriella?" Malungkot ang boses na tanong nito. Bakas sa mata nya ang lungkot dahil hindi nya
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-22Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Eight
Si Jenna and unang sumalubong kay Gabriella pagkarating na pagkarating nya sa address ng resort kung saan nila gaganapin ang reunion.Mukhang sya nalang ang hinihintay dahil halos lahat ng kaklase nya noon ay nandoon na."Hindi talaga sumama si Quel?" tanong ni Jenna sa mababang boses."Yeah. You know how busy he is..." she answered.When the others saw her, masigla syang binati ng mga ito. Binati nya rin ang lahat pabalik at umupo sa sahig kaharap ng mababang mesa.Maraming pagkain na nakalagay sa lamesa. Merong chips at mga prutas kagaya ng mansanas, pinya, manga at saging.As a proof that she joined the reunion, merong silver bracelet na iniabot sakanya si Jenna katulad ng bracelet na suot nito at ng iba nilang kaklaseng nandoon. It's cute because all of them are wearing the same bracelet."Omg! So the news are right, you are indeed married! Your ring is so beautiful!"Nakangiting pahayag ni Elena pagkakita ng singsing sa kaniyang daliri. The woman held her hand para makita ng maay
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-23Captivated by a Thief Chapter Twenty-Nine
Kasalukuyang nasa harap ng computer si Ryce habang binabasa ang profile ng dating kaklase ni Gabriella na si Jenna.Because something about the woman was bothering him, he decided to do some research and found out that she is working as a personal body guard of Arnaldo Sworche—the owner of Sworche company na pang-apat sa pinakamayaman na kompanya sa bansa.Ryce knew who Arnaldo Sworche is. Minsan na itong humingi ng tulong sakanya bilang Silent Thief na nakawin ang Emerald earrings na pagmamay-ari nang anak ng presidente ng Lionheart Empire.Of course, he didn't agree to do it. He knew that Arnaldo Sworche is a greedy and disgusting old man.Bukod pa doon ay hindi sya yung tipo na basta-bastang nagnanakaw nang walang sapat na rason.Just like the time when he plan to steal the diamond necklace at Hyakidoro empire.That necklace was originally from the mother of a teenage girl named Anne. Her mother was killed dahil gustong bil'hin ng Hyakidoro empire ang kwintas pero hindi ito pumayag
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-24Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty
Agent Angel always prefer doing her mission alone.On this mission, she needs to arrest Arnaldo Sworche. Everyone knows that the old man is a criminal, pero dahil marami itong pera ay palagi itong nakakalusot at nakakalaya.The old man murdered 3 innocent teenagers and he also raped a minor, which is unforgivable, but he never get arrested until now just because he has a lot of money.Kung hindi ito kayang parusahan nang batas ay sila ang gagawa. Iyon ang motto ng kanilang agency. She hates injustice. Ang dahilan kung bakit pinili nya ang ganitong trabaho.'Target spotted. Arnaldo Sworche arrived at the building with his Porche car at 7:40pm.'Inilabas nya ang kaniyang baril para pandepensa sa sarili kung sakaling lumaban ito.The target get out of his car kasunod ng kaniyang body guard na babae.Gabriella's eyes grew bigger when she recognized the old man's body guard. Her forehead wrinkled and her mouth slightly parted.Why is Jenna here? Why is she the body guard of that old man? S
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-25Captivated by a Thief Chapter Thirty-One
It happened almost a year ago.When Agent Angel's mission was to arrest a drug addict woman at a masquerade party. The woman noticed Agent Angel and she found out that she's there to arrest her, so she used a little girl as a hostage and forced the girl's mom to come with her to the parking lot or else she will kill her daughter with the knife she's holding.Pagkarating sa parking lot ay pumasok ito sa kotse kasama ang mag-ina, and to continue her mission, Agent Angel follow their car.Naghabulan ang dalawang kotse ng mahigit tatlumpung minuto hanggang sa nawalan ng kontrol ang kotseng sinasakyan ng tatlo at nahulog ito sa may bangin at saka sumabog.Gabriella remember that scene clearly as she have witnessed it with her own eyes. She remember how her hands and legs shake in anger, fear and regrets...She have regretted accepting that mission. She did regret that she didn't wait for another day to arrest the drug addict woman. Dapat ay hindi sya nagpadalos-dalos na sundan ang kotse at
Huling Na-update : 2024-02-26Captivated 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
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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
