CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR

“Fine!” patamad na turan ni Ellen saka bumuntong-hininga.

Mariin niyang nakagat ang labi dahil sa takot na baka marinig na rin ni Ellen ang sobrang lakas ng tibok ng kanyang puso. Hindi niya talaga maitindihan ang nararamdaman sa mga sandaling ito.

Gusto niyang mainis o magalit pero bakit at kanino?

A strange, unexplainable pain throbbed in her chest, a dull ache that she couldn't quite place. It was like her heart was caught in a vice, squeezed by invisible hands. All she knew was that it gnawed at her from the inside, leaving her feeling hollow and unsettled.

It was an emotion she couldn't fully understand, yet it consumed her, casting a shadow over her thoughts and making it hard to breathe.

“Sabi rito, inaasahan umano ng pinakamalaki at nangungunang holding company ng bansa ang engagement sa pagitan ng dalawang bilyonaryong pamilya sa susunod na buwan. Mas matanda pala ng dalawang taon si Xander sa fiancee nito, then, nasa top 20 most richest woman in the country pa,”

She barely