"What are you doing here?" pukaw ni Gael kay Gray, ang mga mata nasa floor counter ng lift, "My men, her bodyguards, called me. I was nearby so I came as fast as I can," sagot nito. "What about you? Why are you here?" "None of your business," he huffed out. "Right," Gray replied in an amused half-laughing tone. "So tell me, what made you think that Charlie was with Mr. Dominguez?" He balled his fists as he rein in his emotion. "I heard him," aniya, bago sinabi rito ang mga narinig niya kanina-kanina lang. "He said something about a certain Theo. Do I know him? I instantly felt conflicted when I heard his name." Subalit imbes na sumagot, he heard Gray cussed under his breath. Maya-maya pa, mabilis itong nag-dial ng numero sa cellphone nito. "Axel, Jacob, I'm heading to room 1043 now. Don't ask. Just come quickly. Alert the police chief discreetly," anito bago pinutol ang tawag. He silently fished his phone out of his pocket too and sent Hugo a text message. Hindi niya alam k
"What? No!" mariing tutol ni Gael sa sinabi ni Gray. "I cannot have sex with Charlize! That would be just... just—" "Right. That's just right, Gael. You are still her husband!" giit ni Gray. He wanted to reason out some more, allow his logic to think of any other way to help his wife turned enemy, But Charlize groaned and curled like a ball. She sobbed again and clutched the sheet tighter. She's now full of sweat and mumbling words he cannot figure out. He just knew that she's getting worse. At kung tama si Gray sa sinsabi nito. Charlize might end up dead if he won't decide as fast as he could. Lalong umigting ang panga niya. Charlize maybe his enemy but he cannot watch her in pain like the way she is now. There's a pain ripping through him just by looking at her. And he doesn't even know where it's coming from. His eyes snapped back up at Gray. "Think of another way, there should be another way! Call her boyfriend!" Nangunot noo si Gray. "She doesn't—" Hindi nito itinuloy a
Muling umigting ang panga ni Gael. "I won't touch you, Charlize not unless you allow me to," he declared, his eyes not leaving hers. Tempting as hell she maybe and in a great need of someone to help her, he cannot just find it him to take advantage of the situation and just have sex with her! He just thought that it isn't right. Hindi ito sumagot, tumitig lang sa kanya. Maya-maya pa, biglang nalukot ang mukha nito. Mariin itong pumikit pagkatapos at umuklo, hawak ang kaselanan nito. "It h-hurts! I-it... hurts," she muttered in between breaths and tears. "G-Gael... Gael, please!" she screamed, her voice hoarse. That's what all it took for him to get his damn act together and focus on the need at hand. Wala na siyang oras mag-isip. Charlize needs him. He quickly discarded his clothes until all that's left were his boxers. He took a few careful steps and joined her in the tub. Maingat siyang pumuwesto sa likuran nito and pulled her over to his lap. Charlize's skin wa
Madaling-araw na nang lumabas ng silid si Gael. Outside of the hotel room he was met by Gray and two more guys that looked familiar to him. Their eyes instantly widened when they saw him. "G-Gael," anang isa. "He doesn't remember any of us, Jacob," mabilis na paliwanang ni Gray sa lalaki bago bumaling sa kanya. "They are Charlie's bodyguards. Hindi ka nila kasi nakita kanina. Sa kanila ko ibinilin si Theo Mondragon." Agad na kumuyom ang mga kamay niya. The mere mention of the guy's name sent him to the edge immediately. "Where is that a*shole?" he asked, his brows furrowing further. "Axel and Jacob handed him to the authorities just a few minutes ago. I will go to the police camp where he is temporarily detained later for follow-up and to give my statement too. Don't worry ako nang bahala kay Theo Mondragon," paniniguro ni Gray sa kanya. "And what about Stanley Dominguez?" tanong niya ulit. "Authorities are already after him. He'll have his punishment in no time." He g
Nagmamadaling umibis ng sasakyan si Charlie pagkatapat na pagkatapat niyon sa isang restaurant sa loob ng mall. She had an overtime today at work dahil na rin sa dalawang araw siyang um-absent after her drugging incident. Sa totoo lang, to say that her family was angry with what happened was an undestatement. Her family was livid! After learning about the incident, her Grandma, Uncle Joshua and Uncle Kiel wanted to send her to California right there and then. That was after they went straight to the Secretary of Justice to ask for help and make sure that the Mondragons and Mr. Dominguez will pay for their crimes. Mabuti na lang napakiusapan niy ang mga ito na h'wag muna siyang pabalikin sa California at least for another 2 weeks. Kritikal kasi para sa recovery plan ng SSL Cruise ang susunod na dalawang linggo kaya hindi siya pwedeng umalis. She wanted to make sure that the initial phase of the recovery plan is well executed to ensure its success. Mabuti na lang pumayag ang mga
"Thank you, Charlie. I have never opened so many gifts in my life!" excited na pahayag ni Jasmine nang matapos na ang party. Halos sila na lang ang naiwan sa venue. Nagpaiwan siya dahil hindi niya nagawang kausapin ang kaibigan bago mag-umpisa ang party dahil late na siyang dumating. "I'm glad you enjoyed it, Jas. Next stop, welcome home party after you gave birth," aniya, nakangisi. Mabilis na nalukot ang mukha nito, suminghap nang di oras. Natawa naman siya. Kahit kailan talaga, apprehensive pa rin ito pagdating sa mga events. "Breathe, Jasmine. I was kidding," sabi niya, lalo lang lumabi ang kaibigan. Mabilis siyang bumaling sa dumaan na waiter na may bitbit na tray ng champagne flutes. She grabbed two glasses and drank it all in one go, one after the other. "Hey, that stressed huh?" ani Jasmine. She slowly nodded, magkasabay na ibinalik sa tray ang mga champagne flute bago muling kumuha ng isa pang baso na may laman. "Exactly," sabi niya. "Charlize?" anang baritonong
Charlie carefully watched Gael as he sipped from his cup of coffee. She was sitting opposite him at a round nordic style table inside a coffee shop that doesn't seem to have much customers, just them. And even at that point, she still doesn't know what made her say yes to his invitation. The man lived and breathed to make her life miserable.'He is also the one who helped you with your need', mabilis na dugtong ng isang bahagi ng isip niya. She secretly rolled her eyes with the thought. So ibig bang sabihin no'n lagi na lang siyang magpapasalamat dito tuwing magkikita sila?Biglang siyang nanggigil sa naisip."One thank you is enough,"she mumbled unknowingly. "What's that?" pukaw na tanong nito sa kanya. Kumurap-kurap siya. "N-Nothing," aniya bago marahang dinala ang tasa ng kape sa bibig niya, cursing herself secretly. She doesn't like what's happening to her. She's acting like a fool in front of Gael all suddenly when she vowed to hate him till forever for everything he had
Humigingal na ibinagsak ni Gael sa counter ang walang laman na bottled water. He consumed the contents of the whole bottle in one go in an effort to calm his racing heart. It was four o'clock in the morning and he just woke up from another nightmare. He dreamed of it again. That same freakin' dream with Charlize in it and asking for his help. He was able to ran after her this time, subalit hindi niya ito naabutan. But he knew a person from behind her was pulling her away from him. He saw the figure, it was man. A faceless man to be exact.At kung ano na naman ang ibig sabihin niyon, hindi niya alam. Didn't he already save Charlize from that perv Mondragon? Is the dream signaling him that something bad will happen to her? Was she in trouble again? Just how many enemies do they have? He huffed. Frustration filling his chest once again. After that incident with that perv Theo Mondragon, hindi na siya laging mapakali. His chest hurts everytime he thinks about her. His heart pushes h