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“What do you mean by telling her this?” malamig ang tinig na putol ni Georgia sa sasabihin ni Catherine. “I didn’t think someone as respectable as Mr. Alvarado would marry a wife who is prone to believing and spreading gossip about other people’s personal lives. What are you trying to accomplish by telling Ellaine about her husband’s past relationship behind his back?”

“W-Wala akong– I-I wasn’t trying to accomplish anything,” Parang isang batang napagalitan ang naging resksyon ni Catherine. “Hindi ako nagkakalat ng tsismis. Hindi ganoon ang ibig kong sabihihin. Nagtatanong lang ako. At gusto ko lang din sanang maging aware si Ellaine para hindi siya mabigla. May karapatan siyang malalman ang tungkol doon. Wala akong masamang ibig sabihin.”

Umismid si Georgia, halatang hindi naniniwala sa mga paliwanag ni Catherine. ““Hindi ikaw ang dapat magsabi kay Ellaine ng tungkol sa ganyan. At isa pa, their relationship is none of your business nor is it any of your problems. What you were doing