The Governor's Son Chapter 55
DON ANGELITO PARKED his Jeep in the parking lot of the Ramos lending company. He goes straight to the guard and gives his ID for validation.
The building is significant, and many workers are busy with their computer screens. There are also some people queuing on the other side of the building, waiting for their turn to have usury money.
"ANGELITO!" a thunderous call catches his attention, and Angelito tilts his neck in the voice's direction. His uncle goes to him, and he hugs him as he guides Angelito to his office.
After they reach the room via the elevator, Ramos offers him a seat.
"Please suit yourself, mi Hijo," he greets him, and his secretary gives them coffee, then exits the room for a private conversation.
"I received your text message last night. I already settled her bill as you wish, Angelito."
He bowed at his uncle and showed his most profound gratitude. "Gracias, tío Ramo
The Governor's Son Chapter 56"MAMA!" Denver calls Maxine as he gets the two plastic bags in her clasping hands.He smiles at Angelito, easing his apprehensive chest. The last time they saw each other was in the police station. However, now… he is here for good with an unknown answer for the thoughts flying in his head.Maxine takes her coat and put it on the arms of the chair in front of the door. She breathes heavily, and unexpectedly, Angelito's heart turns luminous."How are you, Don Angelito?" her question shakes his world as it crumbles the most complex outer shell of his soul. No one ever makes him feel this way again, not even his stepmother.This time, he finally has the gut to face her in a friendly and presentable way after she wakes up from a coma. No matter what happened, Angelito still owed her since she and Denver made him feel worthy again for forgiveness."I-I'm totally fine, A-Auntie…." He cannot
The Governor’s Son Chapter 57EVERY DAY Denver seems to carry something heavy on his shoulders. His tears always come at night, but Angelito is always there, wiping it away with his big thumb and ashy eyes darting whenever he wants company.He goes to their department by his professor’s instruction. Denver’s two friends have something to do right now, so he goes inside the faculty. He placed his backpack on the soft couch and then waited for someone, who called him.Denver looks in the direction where the footsteps came from. His pupils dilate, and his mouth is agape when Prosecutor Alexandre Buenavista goes to him with his neatly ironed polo with two folders in his hand.He looks so handsome—especially, he’s young at the age of twenty-seven.“Good morning, Denver.”“G-Good morning, s-sir….” the cute boy stutters when seeing his presence right now. His mind is foggy b
The Governor’s Son Chapter 58“I WILL BUY something inside the book store. I need that new version for my subject next semester,” Denver excuses himself as Angelito patiently waits for him outside the book store.The Don looks on his phone screen and then receives a message from his best friend, Dennis. His throat turned arid when he read the message.From: Dennis[Bro! Where are you?!]Angelito feels something unusual as he clicks the call button and then hears some grunting in the background. Dennis’ breathes so heavy and panting whenever he speaks.“A-Angel…. C-Come here at the rendezvous…. Right now!”Dennis cuts off the call, and he watches Denver that is inspecting the book’s date and details. His time is ticking, and he goes inside the book store and grabs his cutie pie.“Angel?”“We have no time to waste!” he responded a
The Governor’s Son Chapter 59DENVER AND ANGELITO go out from the vehicle, and they go inside the mansion of Don Pablo. The place is armed with many guards whenever the governor is inside the premises.The cute boy is still in a state of shock; even his feet walk to the door. His mind keeps on flying somewhere. Angelito holds his hand when the door opens for them.Attorney Barbie looks at them. “Don and Denver, please don’t make such ruckus inside the mansion,” she advises, and then the two go inside as the door shuts.Dennis and Sunshine are anxious whenever they are both here. Not to mention, the senator is also here right now.Jose and Andrew, with Mr Domingo, sit on the couch on the other side while Denver and Angelito are standing in a corner. Angelito cannot hold of himself.“Where’s Pápá?” he inquires, and Mr Domingo gestures to give them some champagne.&ldq
The Governor's Son Chapter 60THERE'S NO CLASS at the weekend; Angelito woke up first… feeling empty about what happened the other day. Denver seems uninterested in him again. He is not talking to him and keeps on avoiding the slightest thing to start a conversation.The three consecutive knocks on the door, Angelito strolled to it while squeezing his ashy eyes. He opens the door, and Diana greets him with a sweet smile in the morning."How are you, Don?""A little bit fine. How about you?"Diana chuckles when he responds like that. "Of course, I am fine. It seems the both of you are not talking to each other this past week. I wonder why?"Angelito looks down in the tray she is holding. He grabs it and gives a halfway smile—trying to hide the pain away. Diana closed the door slowly, avoiding Denver to wake in this early morning.The Don puts some jam on his bread and eats alone while darting his eyes to Denv
The Governor’s Son Chapter 61LATER IN THAT NIGHT, Don Angelito picked up himself and went home by himself even though Dennis and Sunshine didn’t want him to do so. Once he arrived outside the apartment, his body was a little bit tipsy, but he could still manage to walk straight.Diana greets him, and Angelito goes to him. “Where’s the key?” he straightforwardly asked for it as Diana smiled at him with her white teeth.“Good evening, Don. Unfortunately, the key is not here anymore.”Angelito feels the alcohol inside his body evaporate when realizing Denver is upstairs.“What do you mean?”Diana laughs at him. “Denver is upstairs—““H-He came home? What time?”She replies in an instant. “About three hours ago—“ Angelito rushes to the stairs, and when he is in front of the apartment door, he slowly twitches, and the
The Governor’s Son Chapter 62THE TRIAL will start soon, and the three, Angelito, Dennis and Sunshine, sat down comfortably at a mediocre distance.“This is a murder case… Oh, I cannot take to listen,” Sunshine whispered, and Dennis was a little bit apprehensive when Prosecutor Alexandre was looking at them.He looks in his left and right direction. After confirming that they’re far away from other people, Dennis speaks. “The wife of Zanjo cannot believe what happened to her husband. I don’t know if she will open her mouth in public—““Let’s talk after this,” Angelito steps on his shoes. The pain makes Dennis realize that they all preparing.“The trial will start,” the JudgeJudge said, and they are all on the other side of the room.The clerk stands firm and opens the discussion. “This honourable court of the regional trial court branch 0
The Governor’s Son Chapter 63“BEFORE WE END OUR DISCUSSION, I would like to inform all of you that we will have our Christmas vacation from December twenty to January two.”They are all awe when the vacation is short. Their instructor chuckles. “Gosh, you guys! We will get ready for the second semester after the final. I want you all to do your three plates before the class starts.”All of a sudden, Denver is biting his lower lip when realizing he is being lenient about school activities.“Yes, sir!” They all respond, and their instructor waves goodbye at them.“See you all, guys! Enjoy the holidays.”Roy seems out of control, and he opens his two hands. “Fuck it! YES!” Cher goes first and jumps with their other classmates. On the other hand, Denver hugs them both and jumps in the rhythm of their happiness.“Three plates only! I will sleep all day a
The Governor’s Son Chapter 108THERE ARE S0 MANY law students who are waiting for the bar examination result outside the Supreme Court. They go at the bustling people—trying to have a spot in front of the massive LED television. Even it’s only nine in the morning, the weather is so hot as their bodies are sweaty. Especially Angelito, Dennis and Sunshine feel like their throat is dry with the sweating hands, back and forehead.They are praying so hard for their name to appear on the screen. A little while longer, when they are waiting, a representative goes to it as he advances his congratulation to them for trying their best. The law examination is one of the Philippines’ most challenging exams to pass.Denver holds Angelito’s hand under the bustling crowd. Angelito looks at him with an uneasy look on his face. “I know you will make it,” said Denver.“Thank you, cutie.” The students and o
The Governor’s Son Chapter 107TWO YEARS LATERAngelito goes inside his car with a broad smile drawn on his face. A bouquet of roses caught his attention when he closed the door.“Congratulations,” Denver proudly congratulates him for graduating as a cum laude in law. Angelito cannot hide his happiness when he touches the flowers.“Well, thank you for this, cutie….” Angelito says with a blushing face. Two years had passed, and the love remained strong and getting stronger every day. Angelito sees his stepmother on the other side of the road from a distance.Denver doesn’t notice it, but he sees his boyfriend’s saddened reaction. He is worried something is bothering him on his special day.“Is there any problem?”“Nothing… do you want to go with me?” Angelito asked as Denver willingly went with him.They didn’t walk
The Governor's Son Chapter 106DENVER SAT AT THE living room with an American breakfast on his tray. He gets the remote underneath the sofa as he turns on the television. His head is dizzy from the final requirements his professors ask before the end of the school year.The last thing he can do is watch the local news in the morning. However, when Denver bites his wheat bread with jam. His jaw stops munching when Don Pablo appears on the news."Don Pablo Marquez, the governor of Aklan, had been pleaded not guilty by the court in the slander and arson case that was filed by the previous hacienda workers. This also states that the real culprit behind the arson was Jayson Enriquez. Thirty-one years old and now hold by the custody as he will face forty-years in prison because of the death of Alfred Fronda Nervar back in twenty-fifteen."Denver accidentally dropped the bread as his tears fell when he saw Don Pablo eluded in his case. On the other
The Governor’s Son Chapter 105ANGELITO IS STILL PERPLEXED about everything in his life. When he comes back to Manila with his grandparents and Denver. He can still feel the weight of yesterday.Don Pedro and Donya Lilia need to go back to Spain two days from now. Denver also can’t react to what happened; luckily, there is Maxine to help them recover.“We will leave you here, Angelito. I have a trust to Denver and your other friends, as we agree to the protection that you have under the file disownment… your father cannot talk to you unless you are graduate in your Juris Doctor.”From what he can see, Angelito will now face the world alone.“I trust Denver to be your company, Angelito,” Don Pedro pleaded with confidence. The wounds are profound to heal over time.“Angelito, you are now at the age to know what is wrong or right. I appreciated your courage to stand on your ow
The Governor’s Son Chapter 104DON ALFONSO’s calculation that they will be anchored in the late afternoon goes successfully. Denver is nervous when the service van stops in their front. The true challenge will come ahead of them.He looks at Angelito’s calm face. On the other hand, Angelito can feel his lips tremble in fear when he realizes how mad his father will get.Donya Lilia and Don Pedro are silent at the back while waiting for an hour trip to the mansion.“Angelito, whatever happens, you will continue your studies here in the Philippines,” Don Pedro stated amidst the silence. Angelito is confused about everything as he looks at Donya Lilia.“Angelito, you will still study here in the Philippines. We’re afraid that you and Denver will heavily adjust in Espanya,” Donya Lilia supported her husband’s notion. Angelito is helpless when the decisions are not from him anymore.
The Governor’s Son Chapter 103IT TOOK ANGELITO ALMOST A WEEK before he can finally rest his mind. With the help of his grandparents, Maxine and Denver. He realizes how important those people are in his life.His uncle’s mansion is silent, and when he goes to the dining area, Denver is doing his projects for his major and minor subjects. Angelito cannot help to smile as he goes to him.He landed a kiss on his fragrant hair. “Good morning, cutie….”“Granda Lilia said you need to eat your dinner before we go to Aklan,” Denver said as Angelito sat down at the table area. He keeps on observing Denver since they are the only ones inside.“Angel….” He calls him, and he immediately pours his attention.“What is it?” Angelito replied.He can feel Denver’s heavy sighs as he stops writing.“Thank you,” two words, but the impact to An
The Governor’s Son Chapter 102THE CLANKING sound of metals only gives them a sense of reality. What they see in front of their eyes are unrealistic.“ANGEL!” Denver cries to him as he slowly crawls to him.“Angel…. Don’t do it!”However, Angelito remains standing while watching his father.“I only wish to leave in peace with Denver. I do everything you want until this tiring point of my life, Papá. You shouldn’t have threatened Denver’s life—““ANGELITO!” Don Pablo’s voice thunderously echoes all over the place. His eyes burn with anger and compassion towards his son.“I want to die… I want you to carry this burden. I only asked for love. I only ask for the attention that you never gave to me. All of that… I feel it all in Denver’s arms.”Barbie tries to calm her heart and Diana, which
The Governor's Son Chapter 101 EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON, when Denver waves goodbye to Cher and Roy, he waits for a taxi outside the campus. His eyes are on his phone screen about prosecutor Alexandre's instructions. From: Mama [Denver, you should be careful right now. My boss told me I am now under special protection.] To: Mama [Don't worry about me, Ma. My special protection is now rolling, and any time next week, I can have it.] A little longer, his mother replied. From: Mama [Please double-check your lock and commute so many people will see you outside.] Denver sighed as he turned off his phone. A little longer when a taxi stops in his front. "San ka? (Where will you go?)," The driver asked him as Denver nibbled on his lower lip before opening the passenger seat. "Valenzuela, sir," he answered honestly as the driver looked at his phone's screen. Without any words, the taxi goes,
The Governor’s Son Chapter 100DAYS seemed dark for Denver after their conversation that night. He never heard anything regarding Angelito because even Sunshine and Dennis could not approach him.Going past the office of prosecutor Alexandre, Denver goes inside as usual. He’s been like this for a month, and nothing can stop him now—not even Angelito can change his mind.“Have a seat,” Alexandre said with compassion towards him. He can feel Denver’s loneliness through his eyes as he can’t deny the fact that he is still struggling to keep the pace of his schedule in his adjustments.Denver sat on the couch as the prosecutor put the waiver since Denver is now legal age. He can freely do what he wants to himself.“I asked your Mama, and she said… the decision will always be yours. I set up protection for you against Don Pablo’s threat. However, I cannot reassure if that will be