Chapter 36Under the rain“Do you have a family, Leo?” Annalise asked out of the blue while they were both in the living room, waiting for Gabe.“Me? I can’t say a family. Maybe relatives?” He replied, unsure about it. Annalise never had a chance to ask him about that. “What do you mean?” Annalise asked with confusion. Leo sighed heavily. “I have siblings. But they have their own lives now. After our parents died we all separated lives. I was only 15 years old back then,” he discussed with a weak smile. She couldn’t take her eyes off him.“How did you live alone?” She asked. Leo chuckled bitterly. “I was starving myself, Annalise…just to continue my studies. My siblings abandoned me. Thankfully, Gabe came into my life. We met in highschool and he told me back then to be his secretary. That’s why I was able to live until he told me to live in his house and then I was able to graduate because of him.” She was lost for words. Why is she hearing another good side of Gabe? From David,
Chapter 37Untie "Where's Gabe?" Gavin asked when he just went to his room and he was not there. "They are still not here," David answered while cooking for dinner."But they should be home now," he uttered while checking the time in his wrist watch. "Maybe they overtime again," David commented, telling him what possibly happened."Why is it raining so heavy? Goodness," they both looked at Leo who was walking towards them, soaked from the rain. Both of them stopped as their brows met while staring at him."Why are you alone?" Gavin asked."Where's Gabe and Annalise?" David asked as well. Leo now stopped and checked the time on his wrist watch. Now, his brows met as well as he looked back at them."They are not here yet?" He asked with confusion."Yes, I was looking for Gabe." Gavin replied."But I left first because I went somewhere. They should be here by now," Leo explained. The three of them were stuck with each other's eyes, thinking where did the two go right now. "Where ar
Chapter 38Mistake"You went to your sister?" David asked. They were all talking in the office. David just came here because he ran some errands and decided to wait for them to pack up so he can go home with them. He didn't bring the car. That means, they are going home with the car they brought here. "Yes. That's why I didn't go home with them that night," Leo answered.Gabe couldn't even focus on the last sheet of paper that he had to review. It's because Annalise looks absently-minded. Earlier in the morning, she kept looking out of nowhere, pondering about something. He knows one thing. Something's weighing her mind. It bothers him a lot. Up until now, she was only looking at the wall. "So, what did you do there?" David asked."I just visited. It's my nephew's birthday," Leo replied. "I should have brought Annalise. But good thing I didn't. Right, Annalise?" Leo asked before all their eyes shifted at her. She didn't respond. She was completely agitated that she didn't even hea
Chapter 39You have no rightAnnalise just added fuel to the fire that makes it burn even more. The fire that they were playing with became huge because of what happened between them last night. Her eyes began to open the next day as she woke up. Headache greeted her immediately early in the morning. "Sh*t," she mumbled. This is now the consequence of getting wasted last night—the hangover. That's why she doesn't want to drink. Headaches the next day are the worst. "Hmmm," she froze as soon as she heard that. Everything now flashed back in her head. All she could remember was kissing Gabe last night when they were both drunk. Her heart began to pound so fast when her eyes shifted down on Gabe's hand wrapped on her waist. She was too stunned and stiff. Slowly, she looked at him behind her and confirmed that it was him. Gabe Clyborne was sleeping so tight beside her. She began to panic. Until her eyes went down on her body under the comforter that was covering their bodies. What s
Chapter 40 Conscience shall be buried"Larisa, you have to execute the plan as soon as possible," it is her Aunt, Yna. Candice put the call on a loudspeaker so they could all hear her. She was only standing on the veranda of her room, staring at the ocean a bit far from there. The wind was blowing gently, enough to play with her hair. It was cold, but she was still outside to greet and welcome the wind. She will only cry if she stays on her bed. Crying makes people weak. She hates it. "We all know Gavin Clyborne. He has been investigating so we are also being cautious in all our actions," Lucinda mentioned."His eyes are everywhere even if he is with all of you on the island," his father added. They were all reminding her of what she needs to do. How could she even do it? She was too scattered to focus on her mission here. "Make sure to do it very carefully. One wrong move and they will find out who you are," Gabriel now speaks. "I understand," she uttered and shut her eyes to c
Chapter 41 Divorce"I didn't do any of these, Estevan!" Amber said aloud while Estevan was searching all her stuff looking for more. She was already crying a river while watching the mad Estevan, thinking that it was her behind everything that happened. "Stop it, Estevan!" She exclaimed and pushed him away from her things. But it was already late when Estevan saw other evidence inside her luggage. Their eyes were locked at the brown envelope in Estevan's hands. Another picture of them before all the incidents happened. The anger is sinking in him. He was shaking because of furiousness filling his entire body. It feels like his world collapsed. He couldn't breathe properly. "Why is it there?" Amber asked with her widened eyes, shivering in fear. "Why is it there? I don't know any of that!" She shouted. Before she could throw a fit and defend herself, the phone that Estevan found earlier beeped. There was a message, a video message that was sent there. Estevan didn't hesitate and p
Chapter 42Your childEstevan and Amber separated from their hotel room. Estevan was so affected that he couldn't accept that it was Amber in all people. Guilt is bothering her even more. She feels sorry for the two of them. Annalise will not deny that Estevan and Amber became close to her heart. But now, she was playing them, betraying them. "So what happened now?" Candice asked. The call was probably on loudspeaker."We did it," Annalise said. There's no way that they reconcile, unless they prove soon that it was really not Amber and they were all just being played. "Estevan will file a divorce," she uttered and shut her eyes heavily.She never once thought that she will feel this bad before she accepted this mission. Who would have thought that she will like them all? Why do they have to be kind when they could treat her as a trash so she could have a reason to hate them and betray all of them? "Good. We can call it a success," she heard Yna said with joy beaming from her voice
Chapter 43AlmostAmber is pregnant. It was stuck and glued in Annalise's head. Her lips parted after Amber announced it with her eyes watering while staring at Estevan, her husband. Annalise catched herself clenching her hands. Her conscience and guilt were pestering her. It's haunting her every second. She's ruining a child's family like she's making their baby miserable. "You're what?" Estevan asked.The rest of them were processing what Amber just told them. They were all stunned by what they just heard. "I am…you heard me, Estevan." Amber sobbed as her tears went down from her eyes. She handed the pregnancy test on Estevan's palm, showing the two red lines on it. Confirm. She's telling the truth. Amber is pregnant. Estevan's eyes were stuck on it. He couldn't move. Should he be happy that he's going to be a father now? Given the situation they have, he was not sure. He's going to be a father and the mother of his child is the traitor who was behind everything that happened to