Lahat ng Kabanata ng That First Night With Mr. CEO : Kabanata 251 - Kabanata 260

“Diese verdammte schlange! (That damn snake!) How dare he do this to me?!” gigil na sambit na lolo ni Gael. He silently watched as his grandfather flips the very same document that had opened his eyes to the lies of Alaric Schulz. It still angers him that it was the trusted man of his grandfather who did that to them. Truly, betrayal comes to those people who are close to you. And no, he cannot just watch and let Alaric have his way this time. He has already done that for years. And now he must pay. Few minutes more, his grandfather closed the folder and lifted his eyes up at him. “Lena?” he asked, pain in his voice. His grandfather has always been fond of Lena and he knows how hard this was for him, for Lena was an accomplice to her father’s crimes. She must pay too. “I sent her back to Germany. I have eyes on her though. Just like I have eyes on Alaric Schulz right now,” sabi niya, hindi inaalis ang mga mata sa abuelo. His old man released a slow breath. “I will do everyt

Malakas ang pagkabog ng dibdib ni Charlie habang paroo’t parito siya sa library kung saan niya hinihintay si Gael. Her grandmother suggested that they’d talk there privately. Noong una, ayaw niya sana itong kausapin. Tutol din ang daddy niya na kausapin niya si Gael. Maging ang mga tiyuhin niya ganoon din ang pasya.But her grandmother insisted that they should talk, dahil tama ito, marami silang dapat pag-usapan na dalawa ni Gael. Pero kung siya ang tatanungin, hindi pa siya sana talaga handang kausapin ito. She was still reeling from the events of yesterday. Truth be told, all she wanted and needed to do was to cuddle in bed with her son.She doesn’t need confrontations right now. She doesn’t need to be questioned. She doesn’t need to be pushed to the wall nor make decisions. She had been a crying mess last night. But given the urgency of the situation, she doesn’t have any other choice but to deal with all of it head-on, like the way had been living all her life. Ilang sandali pa

Panay pa rin ang hikbi ni Charlie kahit na nakahiga na siya sa kanyang kama. She’s still reeling from the conversation she just had with Gael.“Charlie, I just want you and Levi back. I want my family back.”She bit the insides of her cheeks, trying to withhold a sob. Hindi niya mapigilan ang paghapdi ng kanyang puso nang maalala niya ang sinabi ni Gael kanina.There’s nothing else in this world that she wants than to give Levi a complete family. But when Gael came back, there's nothing he wanted more than make revenge against her family. He did things that had hurt her-- continously hurt her.Tapos ngayong nakaka-alala na ito, sasabihin nitong gusto na ulit sila nito ni Levi. Well he lost his memories, but still…Mali ba siya na hindi siya pumayag na patawarin ito agad? Na magsimula sila ulit agad bilang pamilya, silang tatlo ni Levi? Mali ba siya na nagmamatigas pa rin siya? Na hindi niya gustong kalimutan ang naging kasalanan nito sa kanya?Is it wrong that she’s still hurting?Bu

“Charlie, narinig mo ba ang mga sinabi ko?” anang Daddy ni Charlie sa kanya. It was almost lunch time and she only woke up just a few minutes ago The sedative that the doctor gave her helped to make her sleep last night. Ni hindi na nga niya nahintay ang hapunan kagabi. She just slept the whole night away. At nang magising siya, instead of breakfast, her first agenda of the day was to have this important conversation with her Dad like how her Mom had put it when she woke her up. “I did, Dad. It’s just…” Her voice trailed off. Kasasabi lang ng Daddy niya kung ano ang totoong nangyari kay Gael sa nakaraang limang taon—how Alaric Schulz pinned on them every single bad things he did to make them look like they were the enemy, how he manipulated all things so that all the odds will favor him and his selfish plans, and how the Bernsteins were robbed by their most trusted man right under their own noses. It was a lot to take in and just like yesterday, she’s still reeling. The past two d

Marahang inilapag ni Charlie ang isang karton ng probiotic drink sa grocery cart bago niya iyon tinulak.“Where to next, Mommy?” tanong ni Levi sa kanya habang nakaupo sa mismong cart.She was out grocery shopping with her son. Request iyon ni Levi sa kanya kaninang umaga. Kaya pinagbigyan niya ang anak niya.Nitong nakalipas na mga araw, palagi silang magkasama ng anak niya. They did things she missed doing with him like playing, watching his favorite movies and learning new things. Kahapon, she thought him how to paint. She not an excellent painter. Her cousin Tala is. Pero pwede nang pumasa na drawing ng butterfly at fish ang ginawa nilang mag-ina maghapon.Now that she doesn’t need to think of the responsibilities forced on her for the past years, ngayon pa lang niya nararamdaman na talagang nanay nga siya ni Levi. And it really felt nice just being a mom. Malaking tulong din ang presensiya ni Levi ngayong may pinagdaraanan siya. Being with Levi keeps her level-head. Levi kept her