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"Wait...""Kuya EJ, it's weird... Why are you calling that dude sir?" BJ glanced at his older brother but still kept his head down as Elias held onto it."And why are you calling him, dude?"BJ looked at me. He was struggling in this situation because EJ wasn't letting go of his head until he apologized."Ma! Kuya is we-""BJ, apologize," my eldest son interjected.I'm running out of patience with them.I gave a fake smile to Rod.From his expression, he really didn't know how to react to his kids."Wait..."I couldn't continue speaking because my kids had their own worlds and spoke whenever they wanted to."Sorry," Blake said."Sir... BJ, Say, sorry sir," EJ."Sir," BJ imitated. "Sorry sir.""There. Big brother’s baby is now a good boy," Elias said with a broad smile as he messed up Blake's hair.Blake grinned because he knew Rod is their dad, yet they called him weird names."MAMA, I’M HUNGRY!" EJ complained."Wait. Where's aunt Eya?" Elias went out to check on Eya, whom I didn't kn
EJ laughed and approached my ear to whisper. "Blake is lying, ma?"I shook my head."He's telling the truth," I said.He looked at Rod. While BJ seemed hesitant and embarrassed around his dad, EJ was different. He approached Rod and leaned his face close to his dad to examine him closely.Rod smiled, causing EJ to step back.EJ's reactions were cute to watch. He furrowed his brow, as he look confused, and bewildered."Can I hold your face? Ah—what should I call you?" EJ asked Rod, feeling unsure."You can call him dude, kuya, if you're shy," Blake shouted, quickly grabbed by Eya and placed on her lap, covering his mouth."You're so naughty, BJ, always," Eya said.Haha. I don’t know what to do with BJ."You can call me dad or papa because I'm your real father," Rod said, who really has the patience with his kids.EJ held Rod's cheeks and stared at him."You have the same eyes as AJ," EJ exclaimed."Mama, papa has the same eyes as AJ," he happily told me.I smiled. My child is too obser
The attorney arrived and she found Rod and my four children huddled together. Her eyes widened, and she approached them emotionally."Elias," the attorney said to my son she claimed to see Rod's younger self in. I’m not surprised tho. EJ is Rod’s biological son and EJ indeed acted like Rod sometimes."Visitor?" EJ asked, looking at his grandma."Oh my God!""Why—" Atty. Manilou could hardly say what she wanted to say.She was truly stunned as she looked at EJ.She glanced at me, then back to EJ. She’s really speechless. I feel guilty because I’ve lied to them several times."Hi, why are you here?" EJ asked, and puzzled."Kuya EJ, who is she?" Blake"She's the visitor I was talking to, BJ.""Yeah... didn't you see her at school, BJ?" DJ asked, moving closer to his sibling."No,""That's what you get for not paying attention in class," EJ scolded Blake."I do pay attention. AJ was talking to me that time because Dareng was annoying her,""And why was Dareng doing that?" EJ furrowed his
"BJ, Sir? Are you serious?”"Mama, what should I call dad at first then?" he asked with a sneer as if he didn't get the logic I was getting at."Why didn't you call him dad or papa when you first saw him?""Because it's weird if I call papa ‘papa’ even though I don't know him in the first place?" BJ"I feel so loved," Rod said with his hands crossed on his chest."Sorry," I said."Yeah," he annoyingly said that."What? Can't you even see the similarities between you and your father?" Atty. Manilou"Mom, that's enough." Rod uttered with a frown on his face.“Shh! I'm helping you son. Trust me," attorney."No grandma," BJ said while shaking his head after looking at his father."What? You don’t believe that you guys look like your father?" attorney said trying to push Rod to his children.BJ looked at his brothers. "You guys, do you feel like you look like dad?" Blake asked innocently.Rod stiffened beside me. He smiled, excited about what the children would answer.EJ, DJ, and CJ chewe
"AJ!"CJ run as if he’s protecting his sister from EJ who was shocked to what AJ did."Why? Am I wrong, kuya?" AJ asked, confused, turning to her brothers."What? No, AJ. Of course not," Daniel, another indulgent brother, replied."But that’s not nice, AJ. Why did you say, 'Yo Rodie'?" EJ mimicked AJ's words."That's his name, kuya. What should I call him instead?""Papa, AJ," BJ answered as EJ's temper flared."Papa?" AJ said, utterly shocked.I was nearly deafened by the pounding of my heart. Out of nowhere, I grabbed Juni's hand in anxiety."You're our papa?"Rod, who had been stunned and seemingly speechless at AJ's 'Yo, Rodie,' nodded."Y-Yes, AJ. I’m p-papa,"I watched AJ's reaction, and I was greatly surprised to see her eyes widen, followed by a smile."Yes! Yes! Yes!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down.Juni and I exchanged looks amidst our daughter's reaction. AJ looks so happy."I told you, kuya CJ. We have a papa," AJ said to her brother.CJ scratched his head."Well… yeah
"March," Atty. Manoliu"Keep this a secret from Rod. I am catching a thief now and we shouldn’t worry Rod while he's still dealing with a case," she added."Attorney, why? Did I do something wrong?" I'm nervous. She's being vague now. I can't grasp what she's trying to say."I don't want to conclude, March, but Martin asked for some help from me, that's why I've been so busy these days. I'm investigating what really happened seven years ago. He insists he really had no idea about the accusations you made against him."I froze."If that's the case, are you telling me that the chairman d-didn't threaten me back then?" I'm extremely nervous."The cake is delicious, Juni," the attorney said, ignoring my question."There's chocolate in the middle. You just need to dig to find it," she said meaningfully."Attorney," I called her. I want to know.The smile faded from her lips as she looked up at me."Martin may be an ass and ruthless, but he's not a murderer, March. So I was really surprised
I approached my children and Rod. I couldn't tell if he was smiling or not because our boys were behind him, doing something to his body."What did you do to your dad?" I asked, giggling."Papa said he can carry us all," DJ replied.I shook my head as I walked closer to them and took BJ from behind him."Just because you're babies of your dad doesn't mean you can bully him," I chuckled."Nah, it's fine baby," Rod said, trying to maintain composure even though he wasn't really okay.I remembered my conversation with the attorney earlier; I felt guilty about what I did to him.I sat beside him and hugged him after putting down Blake. I buried my face on his neck, knowing that my kids were watching us now."Hey, you okay?" Rod asked, looking surprised at my action."Sorry," was all I could say.He stood me up to carry me to the couch."Is there a problem, baby?" he asked while caressing my hair.I shook my head, my face still buried on his chest."If not, I assume you just want to cuddle
"Grandpa, doesn't your back hurt?" Chairman chuckled at AJ's simple question."Oh, princess, grandpa is strong.""Really? Can you carry us five?" DJ asked."Kuya, grandpa's bones might break," BJ said worriedly.The chairman laughed again."What? Grandpa is still strong! Look!" The chairman stood up and lifted AJ, but immediately winced and slowly sat back on the couch, holding his lower back.We could almost hear his bones creaking. It seems BJ was right."Oh, see? Grandpa can't carry us because he's too old," CJ, with a smug face, said to DJ.The attorney stood up and approached them. “Stop it Martin. You’re old. You can’t carry them all.”The chairman laughed again. "No, I'm not. I just need more exercise. I think I'm still as strong as a buffalo."I looked at Miss Tanya, who was emotionless as she watched my children. I stood up to bring her the juice and bread prepared by the helpers.We're in Rod's house now, accompanied by the chairman and Miss Tanya. I invited the chairman to
"Is this it?" Rod said while holding my hand. Ironically, I was the one holding his hand because I felt he might get lost here in the cemetery. "No, it's this way," I said as I pulled him in the right direction. Rod and I were heading to my mom's grave. And because there were many twists and turns along the way, we were having a hard time navigating, especially since he's a big guy. "Excuse me," I kept saying that at every tomb we passed by. "Why are you saying that, babe?" Rod asked. "To prevent your 'eggs' from swelling," I said, laughing. What's wrong with Rod, he's oblivious to any superstition. Actually, since earlier. When we were entering, he was talking so much that I asked him to be quiet since we're in a cemetery. I guess he was wondering why I wanted him to be quiet, so he bombarded me with a lot of questions. As we passed by a large cross, I caught sight of a woman's face that was very familiar to me. Miss Tanya? I looked again, but because of the large blades of
I squint as the drops of water hit my body. After rinsing off, I peeked into the room and saw Rod putting on his watch. He had showered before me, so he's all dressed up now.I stepped out in my bathrobe and caught Rod eyeing me up and down. He quickly averted his gaze when he noticed me looking at him."What are you doing, babe?" he frowned. I chuckled, slapped his arm, and went straight to the vanity area."What are you talking about?""You're seducing me! Can't you see I just got dressed!""Heh! Stop it, Rod! Aren't you tired? It stings!" I said to him. The kids weren't home; they were with the chairman since it's weekend.So, Rod freely does things he can't do when the quintuplets are around.I saw him walking towards me. He held me by the shoulders, and I closed my eyes as I felt his lips on my neck.He's going to the US in the next 2 days. I'm gonna miss him."You're dressed now," I told him. He just groaned and continued kissing me.I closed my eyes and held his head as his lip
When Rod and EJ arrived home, we immediately greeted them outside the house. Eya was still here with us."Hi, baby," Rod said and kissed my cheek. He put his hand on my waist and kissed me again on the neck.I chuckled and pinched his nose. He's so clingy even though his children are watching us. But our children seemed happy about it."Hi, Aunt Eya!" EJ approached Eya to kiss her cheek after he came to me to kiss my cheek and lips."Did you have fun, EJ?" I asked. He nodded and smiled. "Yes and I learned a lot, mom. And I'm excited to learn more," he said.Earlier, he asked if he could accompany his dad because he wanted to see how Rod works. I didn't agree because he had school, but his siblings convinced me, so I relented."Papa! How was it?" CJ asked his dad. I furrowed my brow."Big brother is good!" Rod answered and even gave a thumbs up. The smiles on the kids' faces widened as they looked at EJ."Wow! I'm so proud of you, big brother EJ!" AJ said and even clapped her little ha
"Have you heard about Rod's wife, March?" Eya asked. We were at the coffee shop near the school, and I was with Eya. We were waiting for the four kids.EJ didn't go to school today but went to his dad's office."I don't know where attorney hid her. But one thing's for sure, she's with her child," I said while munching on fries. Eya nodded."What about Tanya? I was shocked by the revelation. So she's the reason why you and Rod got separated? Unbelievable!"Even I, was extremely surprised by what happened."I heard the chairman wants to have her jailed. But you didn’t agree? You feel sorry for her?"I shook my head. I just really don't want us to be stuck in the past anymore. I want to move forward and let Miss Tanya do whatever she wants.But I won't ever approach her again."But you know what, because of what happened with the Malaques, the topic about your Quintuplets with Rod wasn't discussed much. The made-up scandals about Rod's involvement weren't given much attention because eve
"I still can't believe it!" Rod said. We're together now and the quintuplets are already home, Arian brought them earlier."Do you know about this?" he asked. I shook my head. "I just know now. Ralph told me."He fell silent."So that's why. That's why Clark was so hot-headed towards me. And Tanya, her mother?" I felt sorry for Clarissa, but I couldn't help but laugh at Rod. He looks really cute while saying that.He was so mind-blown by the revelations at the party earlier. He could hardly speak. He was stunned when Tanya said Clarissa was her daughter, and he was even more shocked to find out that Clark was Clarissa's lover."If your mom wasn't there earlier, things might have gotten out of hand." I leaned on him.Earlier, when Clark was trying to get Clarissa to go with him, the attorney arrived and intervened. The attorney brought a bunch of bodyguards and personally escorted Clarissa out of the venue. All you could hear was Clarissa crying.Meanwhile, the Malaque family was force
"Clark?" I asked in surprise.I looked ahead, and Clarissa had a light smile on her face as she stood beside Rod, guiding my children."Are you joking?" I asked, waiting for him to say, 'just kidding.'"No," Ralph replied. I looked at him, and he took Punn from me when he saw that Punn wanted to go to him."Why are you telling me this?""Because I want to ask for your help. Protect her. She's going to tell her parents about Punn.""What? Shouldn't she delay that?" If her father finds out about her child, he might hurt her."No. She wants to be with Punn now. She's already decided that even I can't stop her."I bit my lower lip and looked at Rod in front.The quintuplets were already introduced. As usual, many were surprised and angered by the introduction of my children.They couldn't criticize Rod because they could see Clarissa, his wife, supporting him, along with the chairman and attorney Manilou.The venue was filled with applause while my playful children were, smiling and wavin
After a week, the party that the chairman mentioned finally pushed through. I'm with the attorney right now, and we're getting ready with the makeup artists they hired."Mama, look at me. I'm a princess," we all chuckled upon hearing AJ words. Actually, Clarissa is also here with us.Attorney and Clarissa are still not okay with each other, but they're civil.Attorney knows about Rod and Clarissa's conversation about divorce, and other than that, we haven't told anyone else. So at some point, I know attorney understands Clarissa.During the past week, Clarissa visited the house with Punn, and my kids played with her child."I'm nervous, March. What if dad hurts Punn?" she whispered."Punn's with his dad, right? So don't worry," I said, but her expression didn't change."Is everyone from Malaque invited here?" she asked. I nodded because all the elites were invited by Rod and the chairman."Maybe Clark will come," she said. Her brother? Aren't they not on good terms?"March, I'll take
It's been three days since I found out about Clarissa's child in the hospital.Inside the restaurant, we're waiting for Clarissa to arrive."Do you think she'll agree?" Rod asked."She's here," I whispered as I spotted Clarissa approaching us."Hey," she greeted, giving Rod and me a kiss in the cheek. Unlike before when she was so radiant, now she's not. She looks pale."Are you okay?" I asked with concern.She nodded. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for being late," she said.I looked at Rod, and like me, he's also worried about Clarissa."We can reschedule this if you want. You look so pale," Rod suggested."It's fine, Rod. Let's proceed. Is this about the divorce?" Clarissa asked."I'll agree to the divorce. Don't worry," she added.Rod sighed and sat back in his chair."Yes, but I don't want to give you any part of the Chavez estate," Rod said bluntly.Clarissa nodded, not even surprised. It's as if she expected it. She didn't get angry either."I understand. I'm not after your wealth, Rod,"
"After the wedding, Rod and I didn't live in the same roof. Rod left and went back to the Philippines while I stayed in the US for 2 years."I remained quiet as I listened to her."I didn't go back because I was so angry that I got married to him.""I thought you used to like Rod?" I asked. I still remembered how clingy she was to Rod back then."Why would I like him? He has a bad attitude, he's arrogant, and conceited," she said, furrowing her brow.I chuckled.That's Rod. That's how Rod was when I first met him."And he's disgusting. He’s kissing different girls at the bar, so why would I like him? But that's what dad said so who am I to say no?"I met her dad. Her dad is the type of person you wouldn't dare disobey. Even I felt scared when he visited earlier. I wouldn't dream of him becoming my dad."But while I was in America, I got pregnant," Clarissa said, looking at her child who was now peacefully sleeping in bed.I looked at her child, whom she named Punn. That's why this chi