Lahat ng Kabanata ng All But a Dream: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

“I only wanted to confront Claudia and ask her what she meant by this.”It seemed to take forever for Brett to finally explain himself. Regardless, the confusion with which he regarded Fione did not dissipate.Ever since Fione was a child, everyone around her had always known her to be a kind and demure girl who was also full of personality. That was the reason everyone was very fond of her.There is a saying that a person reveals their true self when they are angry.With this thought in mind, Brett started to wonder if this side of Fione he was looking at was the real Fione.He did not attempt to conceal the suspicion in his eyes. Fione was taken aback and quickly composed herself despite still feeling very flustered. Her eyes suddenly turned red as she started to explain, “I'm sorry, Honey. I didn't mean to snap at you, I was just scared when I saw what was inside the box, and then you ignored me…”Just like that, Brett felt a swell of sympathy inside him again. He immediatel

Come to think of it, this must be the reason why Claudia suddenly decided to move on and leave without being sentimental about it. She must have known.“How... how did I raise two unruly, ungrateful bastards?”Phillip was very animated and tried to swing his crutch at Brett. Just as he raised the crutch vertically in the air, he suddenly felt a constricting feeling in his chest.Without warning, he passed out from rage and collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud!Brett frantically helped Phillip up and called the ambulance. Meanwhile, Fione silently rolled her eyes but still made an effort to run up to help Phillip to keep up appearances. While they were waiting for the ambulance, she silently glanced at Brett’s expression.“So, are you Brett or are you not?”She presented the question hesitantly, knowing that she had already come to a conclusion. With that, she cast a shy look at Brett and whispered to him, “Brett, it doesn’t matter who you are as long as I know that you

Brett did not know if he should have been thrilled or dejected. Afraid of getting too close, he kept behind her at a modest distance.When Claudia stepped into a private area, the bodyguard stopped him.“Sir, this section is closed off to the public, you may not enter.”Claudia did not look back.The reason she had been staying on her private island was so she could get away from the people in her past. Considering her past relationship with Brett, he was the last person she would make an exception for.Brett watched as her figure slowly disappeared into the distance and felt a grim, sour feeling settle inside him.Every day he spent without Claudia was beyond grueling.Whenever he tossed and turned in bed, he could not stop thinking if this was the same kind of agony Claudia had to endure during the three months when he was “deceased”.Come to think of it, it must have been worse for her.At the very least, he had the comfort of knowing Claudia was alive in some hidden corner

After much hesitation, Claudia decided not to summon someone to chase Brett away.There was something curious about his behavior. Brett was so obsessed with Fione to the point of deciding on a timeline to let her go only after his friend forced him to do so. What made him show up now at her island and keep going on and on about wanting to talk to her?For her part, Claudia had never taken the videos of him claiming he was searching for her that seriously.As far as she was concerned, Brett was only doing it to maintain his reputation.After all, both siblings of the Maxwells were known for being hopeless romantics before the cruise ship accident happened. This was doubly so for Brett.She was not surprised that the world was deceived by him. Even she had fallen for his antics and failed to note that his affection for her was nothing but a ploy to get Fione.With that said, there was no way Brett had not realized that she knew he had faked his death.For what it was worth, he

Claudia looked at the ring and then noticed the yearning look in Brett's eyes.This time, he seemed to be completely sincere in asking for her forgiveness. He was begging for them to go back to the way they were in the past and live the perfect, idealized life that he had spoken of.A heavy silence descended upon them.Raindrops pattering against the windows was the only sound that could be heard across the villa.Then, Claudia turned and found the umbrella she had offered to Brett yesterday and passed it to him again. “Of course I haven't forgotten. But just like how I haven't forgotten about all the happiness we’ve had over the years, I also haven’t forgotten the fact that it was all a lie,” she said calmly.“It seems to me that you are the only one here who has forgotten.“The rain is slowing down. Take this umbrella and go, I’ll pretend I never saw you here.”Now that he was ordered to leave, Brett realized that his expectations were dashed. He stood up morosely and al