Chapter 209

He looked at me. "No, don't say that." He caressed my tummy. "When this one is born, I will not be the only one who will prove to you that you are relevant in this world, Jothea. You are not a mistake. You would be the mother of men who would be the line of gentlemen who respect and treat women just like I treat you. If our parents failed to be parents to us, then at least we shouldn't be like them, right?"

Naalala ko ang pag-uusap namin ni Joth noon. This is also what we wanted. We don't want to be like our parents. Kung magkakaroon man ng pagkakataong mabuhay kaming muli, mas pipiliin ko na lang na ako ang maging magulang ng mga magulang ko at sila na lang ang maging anak ko.

"We shouldn't be like them, Ismael," I stated as I placed his head on my chest. We remained just like this for a moment before we chose to sleep together on the bed. Magkayakap.

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Ismael told me that Raviel and Roxsielle were in jail. The gathered evidence proved their