THE BROKEN MAN'S AFFLICTION

CHAPTER 49

CHAPTER 49

PINAKATITIGAN NI BLAZE ang asawa habang abala ito sa harap ng laptop at cell phone. Pinagpapalit-palit ni Happy ang dalawa habang nakikipag-usap sa iba't ibang miyembro ng organisasyon tungkol sa pagpapabagsak ng Triad.

Looking at his wife... it calmed him.

When he was away from her, it was hellish. Dumagdag pa ang sitwasyon niya kay Cassie.

When he saw her in the cemetery, imagine his shock. It was like the very core of his foundation was shook. But what kept him at bay was Happy. His mind was filled with thoughts about Happy that a thought of being with Cassie didn't even come to his mind.

His first word to her was their "child." If their child was okay.

Cassie—the fake Cassie—was nice to him. Just like the Cassie he knew. The way she smiled, the way she talked. It was Cassie-like. He never even doubted that it was a fake.

But when she reached her hand to touch and caress his face at the cemetery, he took a step back. Not because he was mad at her for only showing up after eleven years, but because he was married. Because of Happy, he took a step back.

Si Happy ang nasa isip niya habang kaharap si Cassie. Kung ano ang mararamdaman nito na pagkatapos niya itong pagsalitaan ng masama at bigyan ng pagdududa na baka si Cassie pa rin ang mahal niya ay magpapahawak siya sa babaeng alam niyang pinagseselosan nito.

Hindi man sabihin sa kanya ng asawa niya, alam niyang nagseselos ito kay Cassie. At kapag hinayaan niyang magpahawak kay Cassie, para na rin niyang pinatunayan kay Happy ang hinala nito at pagdududa.

His mind was screaming, "She won't take me back if I do something more stupid than saying those hurtful words."

Though he spoke to Cassie... asking about their baby. Kasi kung buhay ito, ibig sabihin ay buhay rin ang anak nila.

Cassie convinced him that their child was okay and that he was unharmed. And of course as a father, he wanted to see his son. Pero ipapakita lang daw nito ang anak niya kapag sumama siya rito.

And he was conflicted.

Binigyan siya ng dalawang linggo ni Cassie na mag-decide.

Kung sasama siya kay Cassie para sa anak nila, tuluyan nang mawawala sa kanya ang asawa niya. Sigurado siya roon. Walang sapat na paliwanag na makakapagpabago sa isip ni Happy, lalo na't si Cassie ang sinamahan niya. Kilala niya ang asawa niya, oo malambot ito pagdating sa kanya pero may mga bagay na masyadong matigas ang paninindigan nito.

Pero kapag si Happy naman ang pipiliin niya, baka mawala nang tuluyan ang anak niya sa kanya. Hindi rin sila nagkasama ng maraming taon! Gusto niyang makabawi.

Pero tumawag lang si Knight para sabihing napahamak si Happy habang wala siya sa tabi nito, nakalimutan niya lahat.

But Blaze was already too late. To be kidnapped like that, that was embarrassing. And to be with Cassie again in a house. Just two of them.

He was so afraid. Hindi takot kay Cassie—takot siyang makagawa ng kasalanan kay Happy. Kasalanang alam niyang wala nang balikan.

That was what kept him away from Cassie in that house. Every time Cassie would try to do something, to seduce him, he would think of his wife.

Oo, marupok siya pagdating sa bagay na 'yon. Sex was good. But that would mean cheating on his wife. At naniniwala siyang choice ang magloko. At ayaw niyang magloko sa asawa niya.

That would definitely end their marriage.

And now, Blaze thought that he made the right choice. It was a fake Cassie. There was no child. Pero hindi niya talaga inakala 'yon. She was very Cassie-like. Pati ang mga gusto nito, si Cassie talaga.