"Mommy, are you going home tonight?" tanong ni Levi kay Charlie habang marahang hinahaplos ng anak ang kanyang pisngi. She forced a smile and kissed the back of her son's other hand. "I'm not sure, sweetheart." Levi's lower lip quivered. "But I want to sleep beside you tonight, Mommy," anang anak lalong lumabi. Guilt instantly filled her chest. Kababalik lang ng anak sa bansa at ngayon lang sila nagkita matapos ang ilang buwan subalit ni hindi agad sila makakapag-bonding na mag-ina dahil na-ospital naman siya. Kung sana ay hindi siya nagpadalus-dalus kanina, wala siguro siya sa sitwasyon ngayon. But what's done is done. And she must face the consequences of her hasty decisions. She reached for Levi's face, ang gently carressed the cherub cheeks of her son. Habang tumatagal lalong nagiging kamukha ni Gael ang anak nila. Funny how she hates Gael and loves their son, who looks just like him, so much.Well, they are two different persons, pagdadahilan ni Charlie sa kanyang isip. G
Kumurap si Charlie. Hindi niya alam kung epekto pa rin ng nangyari kanina sa kanya or sa iba pa mang dahilan, but she's sure that for a while her logic had failed her and she was tossed instantly into the sea confusion with Gael's words. What did he mean he know now? Did he mean... "Naaalala ko na ang lahat, Charlie. N-Nakakaalala na 'ko," he continued in a pained voice before taking another step forward. Agad siyang nag-panic. "N-no!" she protested. "D-don't dare to take another step,, Gael." She cannot afford to be near him. Not when her heart was racing... overwhelmed by his presence yet again. Indulging Gael this time would mean failing her family again one more damn time. At pagod na pagod na siyang saktan ang pamilya niya dahil lang sa pagmamahal niya kay Gael. She knew now, Gael's hunger for revenge is raging and it burns anyone who comes near him. That's why she is where she's at now--burned and breaking. But she cannot blame anyone. She was a willing victim. She too
Gael was driving like a madman. Patungo siya sa Gold Hotel upang kumprontahin si Lena. Today had been eventful. From learning about Alaric and Lena's lies, to regaining his memories, and now learning that he and Charlie had a son! A son who looks exactly like him, that is! Maisip pa lang niya ang mag-ina niya naninikip na ang kanyang dibdib. Bakit hindi? Ni hindi man lang niya malapitan ang mga ito. Ni makita siya, mukhang ayaw na rin ni Charlie. At hindi niya ito masisisi. He really fcked up! Big time! Maski siya galit sa sarili niya. How did he allow himself to drown in hatred for the only woman he had ever loved? Why did he allow Alaric to talk him in to it? He sure knew he didn't know what he was doing for he was blinded by revenge but... What's done is done. But he won't stop trying to get his family back. Kahit iyon lang ang gawin niya habambuhay gagawin niya. He will do anything and everything just to have Charlie and Levi in his arms where they're supposed to be.
Alaric grinned as he stared at the picture of the rally he staged at SSL Cruises. He just ordered a commotion but he got a full blown rally instead-- injuring the Sandejas girl in the process.He puffed the smoke from his cigar into the morning air with great satisfaction-- mentally noting that he should give Remus and Alphonse, his men currently in Manila, the raise they deserved for exceeding his expectations. He sent them there to be his hands in working on the plan to force Gael to leave to the Sandejas girl.It has to be his men this time because he cannot trust his weakling of a daughter anymore. Lena cannot keep a man by her side. How can she make it to the end of his plans against the Bernsteins?He pushed his cigar on the ashtray-- annoyed by events of the past few weeks.Truth be told, he's a little disappointed of himself for not acting earlier. He should've forced his pathetic weakling of a daughter Lena to stand her ground the minute Gael raised his unexpected plan to sta
Alaric adopted a little girl whom he raised as his own, Lena. He thought that maybe, the little girl would grow up into the perfect weapon he had in mind—the next mistress of the Bernstein household. His plan was going along just fine until Aksel had shown interest in finding the bastard of his late son. He had his men look for the lost heir. It took some time but he did, first than those worthless investigators Aksel hired himself. And when he did find Gael, he ordered his men to kill him. He thought that the heir must not live. He had already planned out how Lena would seduce Aksel into making her his wife no matter how impossible it may be at that time. He knew that once the heir returns, he will take everything that belongs to Aksel. And when that happens, all of the things he had worked so hard for for years would be gone. And so his men chased Gael when he eloped with the Sandejas girl when he learned that the girls’ family was looking for her too. The timing was an advantage
“Beer?” alok ni Gray kay Gael.He was at his friend’s house, in an attempt to let the sleepless hours go by. After talking to Lena, he tried going home to sleep. But he just couldn’t. Not when he had a lot of things in mind.“Thanks,” aniya bago tinanggap ang beer-in-can na inaabot nito. He popped open the lid and drank from it. Matapos niyon, muli niyang tiningala ang langit.The night sky was peppered with stars. It’s the kind of sky that Charlie loves.Charlie.He released a slow breath. Hindi niya mapigilang isipin kung kumusta na kaya ito kahit na ilang oras pa lang mula nang huli niya itong makita. He wanted to see her again. Ito at si Levi. He wanted to have both of them in his arms and never let go. But even then if could that, he knew it wouldn’t be enough to fill in the times he was not with them.Muli siyang uminom ng alak.Ilang sandali pa, naramdaman niyang tumabi sa kanya si Gray. They were sitting at the steps of the small stairs leading to the garden.“Tell me, what a
Marahang nagbuga ng hininga si Diego nang tuluyan niyang marating ang mesa niya sa SSL. Alam niya, gaya kahapon, magiging abala na naman siya ngayon. Sunod-sunod ang utos sa kanya ni Sir Aaron nang magpunta ito roon kahapon. Sa kabila ng kalituhan sa buong kumpanya kahapon, siniguro niya na nakabantay rin siya sa mga utos ng dati niyang boss. Marami itong hininging dokumento at iba-iba pang kailangan para daw sa readings na gagawin nito. At the end of the day, he had a big pile of files on his table. Lahat ‘yon inuwi ni Sir Aaron. Pakiramdam niya para siyang nagde-de javu noong nag-uumpisa pa lang siya sa SSL, noong si Sir Aaron pa ang kanyang boss. Noong maayos pa ang lahat. The past 24 hours had been crazy. The last time he got that busy was more than two decades ago, noong nasangkot din sa kontrobersiya sina Sir Aaron at Ms. Sam. But this time, it’s different. Kung noon, reputasyon lang ng mag-asawang Sandejas ang nalagay sa alanganin, ngayon, ang SSL na mismo. Hindi siya halos
“Who are these people, Hugo? I do not know any of these people!” Aksel Bernstein irritably asked the loyal assistant of his grandson Gael. He just arrived from Manila a few minutes ago. He did everything as Gael instructed him when he left Germany. He left without his guards. He did not notify any of his servants in the mansion about his plan of leaving. He did not even told Alaric where he’s going. He flew via the chartered flight Gael had arranged for him. Inside it were people he didn’t trust but Gael does. And now, he’s being met by another group of men instead of his grandson? Now he’s flustered. All these strangers surrounding him is making uncomfortable. If it weren’t for the fact that Gael was rushing for him to leave Germany so that they could talk about this ‘traitor’ in their midst, he wouldn’t have flown half-way around the world just to be subjected in this confusion. “They are the people whom Sir Gael had worked with before, Sir,” Hugo replied as the assistant ope