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“Welcome home~”Napatigil si Garreth sa pagtatanggal ng kanyang necktie. Napasulyap siya sa kanyang relo: mag-aala una ng madaling araw. Bahagya siyang nagtaka kung bakit gising pa si Ellaine nang oras na iyon gayong sa pagkakaalala niya ay madalas itong nakakatulog bago mag-alas nuwebe ng gabi. Hindi alam ni Garreth kung bakit biglang naisipan ni Ellaine na salubungin siya sa tuwing medyo late na ang kanyang uwi galing sa trabaho, pero. aaminin niya na gusto niya ang pakiramdam na mayroong naghihintay sa kanya.Napangiti siya at nang hindi sinasadya nang makita ang pigura ni Ellaine na naghihintay sa living room. Bukas ang TV at pambahay lamang ang suot ni Ellaine. Mababakas rin sa mapungay nitong mata ang pinipigilan nitong antok. “You… I already told you not to wait for me.” malumanay na wika ni Garreth. “You should’ve going to sleep.”“It’s fine. Sanay na akong magpuyat. I can still hold on for a couple of days. Kumain ka na?”Umiling si Garreth.Kumunot ang noo ni Ellaine. “Pur
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Wanting to possess person… Ellaine had always known she’s that she’s the selfish type when it comes to romantic partners. Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit kahit na ilang serious relationship na ang kanyang napagdaanan sa nakaraan niyang buhay ay hindi niya magawang ibigay nang buo ang kanyang sarili sa kanyang kapareha. She’s always holding something back. Alam niya kasi na sa oras na ibigay niya ang lahat sa isang tao ay hindi na niya kakayanin pang pakawalan ito kailanman.Siguro iyon din ang dahilan kung bakit kaya niyang sumugal kay Garreth kahit pa ilag siya rito noong una. Nang makilala na niya ito nang lubos kaysa sa simula at mapagtantong pasok sa panlasa niya ang marami sa katangian nito ay hindi na siya nag-alinlangan pa. She might overthink and have second thoughts at first but once she gets over them, she’ll stick to her decision to the end. Hindi naman siya agresibong babae subalit willing siyang maging mas aktibo sa “panliligaw”. Unless the other person outrightly rejects he
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Nakahinga si Ellaine nang malalim nang makitang walang masyadong nagbago sa kanilang dalawa ni Garreth maliban sa estado ng kanilang relasyon. Except for being regular bedpartners, their main focus is still the children. Medyo delayed ang kanyang reaction dahil saka lang niya napagtanto na may factor rin sa pagbabago ng paraan ng pakikitungo nila sa isa’t isa na siyang nagpapakaba sa kanya. Nakikita rin niya na kahit si Garreth ay hindi rin sigurado sa kung paano aakto sa tuwing sila na lamang dalawa ang magkasama. Iyan tuloy, madalas ay sa r18 adult stuff sila humahantong. It’s like their using s*x to get rid of the awkwardness, and their children as the buffer to handle the transition of their feelings. Ellaine admits that Garreth seems to be handling it better than her, at least that’s what it looks like outside.Sa huli ay hinayaan na lang ni Ellaine na maging natural ang flow ng lahat. Nakakapagod ang mag-isip. Hindi maiwasan ni Ellaine na ma-miss ang pagkakaroon ng matatalik
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“Daddy, remember your promise to buy doughnuts on the way home, okay?”“Of course, I will. I promise to bring home a dozen of your and your brothers’ favorites.”Ibinaba ni Garreth ang tawag pagkatapos magpaalam.Napangiti siya sa paalala ni Angie It’s a Saturday. Walang pasok ang mga bata at dapat sana ay regular family day nila. Ellaine and the kids went to the movies to watch an animation movie of the triplets’ favorite cartoon. He was supposed to go with them but work was busy. Their company was in the middle of a negotiation for an important project with a rising startup company and in order to express their sincerity, Garreth personally took on the helm to lead the negotiation.Isang high class private restaurant ang siyang meeting place nila ng kasalukuyang president ng startup company. By reservation lang ang lugar at ang kabilang panig ang siyang nag-set up ng meeting sa lugar na iyon. Medyo nainis pa nga si Garreth dahil sa late nang ipinagbigay-alam sa kanila ang time and p
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“I think we should get to know each other first. Our company wants to work with people who share our vision and has the same perspective us. That’s why I’d like to get to know you more.”Kumunot ang noo ni Garreth sa pahayag na iyon ng kausap. He’s been getting these vibes that Catherine, or Mrs. Alvarado, is flirting with him. Medy nag-aalinlangan pa siya dahil sa subtle at hindi hayag ang ginagawa nito. It’s just her words, the way she says them, and her gestures and body movements, including her the way she flutters her eyes or looks at him with what might also be misconstrued as “bedroom eyes”-- it’s like he’s not in a business arena but rather in a bar where he and Aubrey used to regularly pick up their women.Iyon nga lang ay hindi iyon diretsahang masabi ni Garreth dahil maaaring sabihin na nag-o-overthink lamang siya o kaya naman ay binibigyan niya ng malisya at maling kahulugan ang salita ng iba. Na he’s just being judgmental. Pero gayunpaman ay mas pinaniniwalaan ni Garret
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She couldn’t believe it happened again. Deep down, she expected it to, but she still couldn’t believe what she confirmed about Garreth Randall. He’s immuned to the System’s Skills.“System, hindi na naman tumalab kay Garreth Randall ang ginamit kong Level 3 Charm Skills.” Catherine’s expression was grim as she stared at the -250 favorability value that Garreth Randall has for her.May mali talaga. Pero ano? Saan siya nagkamali at sa tuwing si Garreth Randall na ang makakaharap niya ay laging may pader siyang nababangga. Unti-unting humahanay ang mga hadlang sa kanyang tinatahak na daan.Napaisip si Catherine, kinokonsidera ang kanyang kasalukuyang sitwasyon. Umabot na siya sa bottleneck ng pagtaas ng favorability value nina James, Arturo, at Matteo. Aubrey’s route is moving forward even if the increase of favorability points from him is slow. At least, with him, she could see some progress even if it’s a gradual one. But the points she’s getting is too small and she badly needs th
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“What’s going on with you, Fiona?” bungad na tanong sa kanya ni Cleo nang magkaroon sila ng pagkakataong mapag-isa sa private dressing room na naka-assign kay Fiona. “You’ve been making a lot of small mistakes lately. Even the director has talked to me about it.”Ibinagsak ni Fiona ang sarili sa sofa. Ilang oras silang nag-taping at kaka-break pa lamang niya. Dala ng kanyang pagod, medyo maikli ang kanyang pasensya. Cleo’s nagging annoys her pero nagtimpi siya. “Nothing’s going on. I’m just having difficulty getting focused. I’ll fix it.”Bumuntong-hininga si Cleo. Sa tagal nilang magkakilala, nahulaan na agad nito kung ano ang dahilan ng behavior na ito ni Fiona. “Ever since that last private party, you’ve been distracted. May nangyari ba? May kinalaman ba iyon kay… Mr. Randall?”Natigilan si Fiona. Hindi rin niya maiwasang mapabuntong-hininga. She was slightly surprised that Cleo was able to pinpoint the source of her problem without any difficulty. Ang katahimikan niya ay siyang sa
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Malalim ang buntong-hiningang pinakawalan ni Cleo. hindi na mabilang ni Fiona kung pang-ilan na iyon. Ramdam niya ang pagkayamot nito. “Okay. It’s not too late. We can still salvage this situation.” wika pa nito na tila ba pinapakalma ang sarili. “It has been a few days since that party and Mr. Randall, or his wife, hasn’t done anything yet to us. As long as you promise no to do anything like that again and focus on your work, we can keep our fingers crossed and wish that we won’t be retaliated against. Promise me you’ll give up.”Mabigat ang expectation sa mga mata ni Cleo. Sa sobrang bigat ay parang nakadagan ang mgaiyon sa kanyang balikat, dahilan para mahirapan siyang huminga. Nakagat niya ang ibabang labi. Ngayon lang niyang napagtanto na hindi pa rin pala siya sumusuko.Hindi madali para ka Fiona na sumuko na lang. Huli na nang malaman niya ang kanyang nararamdaman para kay Garreth Randall. Hindi rin siya nagkaroon ng pagkakataong magtapat dito. It all felt so frustrating for
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