Chapter 93: Plans

Aaron was staring at the glass of brandy he poured for himself. Iniisip niya ang mga nangyari nang nagdaang mga araw— ang pagtatago ni Sam, ang pakikipagkalas niya kay Kristine, at ang pagkamatay ni Arturo.

Arturo De Gracia’s inurnment was held this morning—just three days after his burned body along with his car was found in an abandoned lot. Arturo’s widow, Melinda, came home from Spain alone. She barely talked to anybody and grieved in private. Ang huling balita niya, bumalik na ito sa Spain pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng libing.

Ni hindi man lang  niya ito nakausap. He was hoping Melinda would stay for a while , that he’d still have time to talk to her about his compromise agreement with Arturo. Subalit tila nagmamadali itong makabalik sa mga anak nito sa Spain.

And now with just days before the engagement party, he had ran out of any possible solution to fix the dilemma he’s in. All he can think of is to t