Kabanata 21

“Lolo, you misunderstood the situation. I badly want to tell you this but I don't want to humiliate that kid in front of you…”

Kinamot ni Don Gilberto ang kaniyang ulo. “Anong ibig mong sabihin? Hindi mo anak si Hope? ‘Yon ba, Gavin?”

Tumango si Gavin.

Tumawa nang pagak si Don Gilberto at saka umiling. “I don't believe you, rasc@l. That kid has almost the same taste and personality as you when you were a kid. Can't you see her eyes? She's your girl vers—”

“His father is staying somewhere around the globe. She's not my daughter, lolo. As much as I want to, she's not carrying my genes. Aaminin ko pong magaan din ang loob ko kay Hope kahit noong unang beses kaming nagkita at halos tumalon ang puso ko nang tawagin niya akong daddy pero lolo, that's just my feeling. Facts are different from our emotions and hunch. Besides, tinawag niya lang po akong daddy dahil gusto niya po ako para sa kaniyang mommy. She's longing for her real dad whom she never met since she was a baby. Kahit tanungin n