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Malalim ang buntong-hiningang pinakawalan ni Garreth pagkatapos mabasa ang isang manipis na file ng printed documents na ang laman ay ang impormasyon tungkol kay Uri. He might’ve consented to Ellaine’s decision to add another member to their family but that didn’t mean that he was lessening his vigilance against others. He was puzzled by the reason behind Ellaine’s insistence to let the kid close to them.
He doesn’t believe the kid capable, or cruel enough, to harm their family but being alert will not be a disadvantage to them. Isa pa, hindi pa rin niya naiwawalaglit sa isipan ang posibilidad na may taong salungat sa kanya na siyang nagpadala sa bata. Ellaine’s aware of what he was thinking but other than the sidelong glances she threw at him from time to time, she didn’t
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Hindi maiwasan ni Ellaine na humanga sa predictive ability ni Garreth. Noong isang araw lang nito nasabi sa kanya ang tungkol sa pagdating ng ama at half-brother nito sa bansa at heto nga at nasa front gate na nila ito para bumisita.Unang kita pa lang niya sa kanyang father-in-law, malinaw na agad sa kanya kung saan namana ni Garreth ang kanyang outward personality.That indifferent, domineering, and forbidding aura…Garreth might’ve inherited his mother’s softer features but the coldness in him he definitely got from his father. But compared with Garreth who still shows warmth and tenderness to the people close to him from time to time, his father seemed all steel and impassiveness, like some higher being who is disdainful of who he considers are jus
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Ellaine could feel his father-in-laws heavy gaze focused on her. Batid niyang tinitimbang siya nito– kung gaano siya nababagay, o malamang sa malamang sa opinyon nito, ay hindi nababagay para kay Garreth.Hindi siya kumportable sa malamig na titig nito. Para siyang nilublob sa napakalamig na tubig. Ibayong pagpipigil sa sarili ang ginawa niya upang hindi mangatog ang buo niyang katawan. Ayaw niyang ipakitang natatakot siya rito.Kaunti lang ang impormasyong nakalagay sa nobela tungkol sa kanyang father-in-law. Nakatuon ang main perspective sa Heroine at sa kanyang harem at sa kung paano nila mag-agawan ang mga miyembro ng kanyang harem para sa kanyang puso. Ang ibang hindi masyadong pasok sa romance na genre ng nobela ay madalas na naka-summarized o pinasadahan lang ng ilang detalye para hindi masyadong maguluhan ang mga readers. Karaniwan na ang ko
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“What do you know about Garreth’s family, particularly, our side of the family?” Her father-in-law was watching her every reaction.Medyo naiilang si Ellaine dahil sa mapanuri nitong tingin. Sandali siyang napaisip kung anong klaseng opinyon mayroon ito sa kanya. She has no delusions that it was something positive. Alam niyang hindi kanais-nais ang unang impresyon nito sa kanya.Sumagi sa isip ni Ellaine ang kanyang mother-in-law na hindi rin pabor sa kanya bilang kabiyak ni Garreth.At least, this will not be the first time to receive a parent-in-law’s disgust of her background and pedigree.Hindi agad nakasagot si Ellaine sa tanong na iyon ni Umberto. Hindi siya sigurado kung ano ang mas tama, o mas naaayong, isagot. Unang-una, naguguluhan
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Dahil sa biglang pagsagi ng kanyang mother-in-law sa kanyang isipan, hindi niya maiwasang maalala ito. Sa pagkakataong ito ay ang kanyang mga mata naman ang mapanuring tumitig sa kanyang father-in-law.Paano kaya nagkagustuhan ang mga magulang ni Garreth? Ang ina nito ay isang spoiled lady galing sa isang mayaman at kagalang-galang na pamilya, habang ang ama naman nito ay isang foreigner na may hawak ng isa sa pinakamapanganib na mafia family na may malawak na impluwensiya sa ibang bansa, kabilang na sa Pilipinas.Napakalayo ng personalidad ng dalawa at kung hindi mismo ang Tadhana ang kikilos, mukhang hindi sila magkakatagpo o magkakatuluyan man lang kahit na panandalian. Subalit kumilos nga ang tadhana at silang dalawa’y pinagtagpo— isang kumplikadong set up na siyang nagbigay-daan sa pagkakasilang ng main villain character.
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“Welcome back, Kuya~”Napangiwi si Ellaine sa tonong ginamit ni Matteo sa pagbati nito sa kadarating na si Garreth. Gumagana na naman ang pagiging mapang-asar nito. She could see it working because of the way Garreth’s forehead creased in annoyance.Nagsalit sa dalawang magkapatid ang kanyang mga tingin. Batid niyang may rivalry sa pagitan ng mga ito, mostly one-sided sa parte ni Matteo na siyang nakadarama sa matinding “threat” na hatid ni Garreth sa kanyang.“Kanina ka pa namin hinihintay,” abot-tainga ang ngiti na dagdag pa ni Matteo. “We were getting to know each other, especially Dad and Sister-in-law. We’ve talked about a looot of interesting things about you~.”Lalong kumunot ang noo ni Garret
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Umberto calmly stared at Garreth, showing no offense at his rejection of his words. Garreth had always been uncompromising. Isa iyon sa mga katangian na nito na madalas na nagiging dahilan ng kanilang hindi pagkakasundo. Hindi basta-basta nababago ang desisyon nito ng kahit na sino man o ng kahit na ano man. Unless you can make him see the errors of his way, then he wouldn’t give in and just carry on.Nonetheless, Umberto was still amused. “You say that because you haven’t faced a stronger opponent that could give you a taste of your own medicine. Once you do, you’ll want to take advantage of all the resources that you can get. Resources that will make you stronger and crush your enemies. Even now, your enemies have gotten much, much closer. Closer than you think.”
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Saglit na nagkatitigan sina Ellaine at Garreth. Pareho silang may ipinapakahulugan sa kanilang mga titig.Kapwa nila naramdaman ang kakaibang pagod sa pagbisitang iyon ng ama at half-brother ni Garreth. It was only a simple visit that took an hour or two, but the energy they expended in treating these two guests felt like they did some heavy manual labor. They had to be on their guard because they weren’t certain about the two’s purpose. They could only guess at it and involve themselves in a play of words and double-meanings in order to glean something from them.It wasn’t an easy feat. Ellaine felt tensed the duration o their meeting. Every time Ellaine felt that she could finally relax, she was given a reason to be tensed again. Her father-in-law has a way with words that makes it quite difficult for someone like her to parry.
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“Do you want to know about me?”Nakagat ni Ellaine ang ibabang labi.Oh, what she would give to have the ability to rewind to a couple of hours earlier! Gusto niyang baguhin ang isinagot niya sa tanong na iyon. Gusto niyang umamin kay Garreth… na gumagana ang pagka-tsismosa niya!Argh! She wanted to say to him that, yes! She does want to know about him. Buhay na buhay ang kuryosidad niyang higit pang makilala si Garreth. Marami siyang gustong malaman tungkol sa ama ng kanyang mga anak.She wanted to know about his past, his childhood, his lost hopes and dreams, and what made him into the man he is now. Those were not explained clearly in the novel. After the conversation they had, muli niyang na-realize na ang tatlong bata lamang a
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