Come Home To You (Book 1 of You Trilogy)

Kabanata 22

I gasped when he faced the camera. I can't believe he's answering the ambush interview!

"My wife didn't cheat. Someone used her account to taint her name and we have proofs to prove that."

Lalong nagkagulo ang mga taga-media dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Sino ang tinutukoy niyo Mister Saldivar?"

"As much as I want to reveal her name, I don't want to cause additional stress for my wife. I want the name of the hacker to come out from her mouth and not from me."

Tumango ako at agad na nagpigil ng luha.

"Magsasampa ba kayo ng kaso?"

"No. Hannah doesn't want to make this issue even bigger. But if she changes her mind, I will immediately act on it. Sa ngayon, hindi muna dahil ayaw ng asawa ko."

"How about Fahren?"

"Are you mad at him?"

"Naniniwala po ba kayong may gusto pa siya sa asawa niyo?"

"Ano pong masasabi niyo sa mga patutsada niya sa Twitter? Na tila inaamin nga niya na siya ang gumamit ng account na 'yun at mahal siya ni Hannah?"

"Galit ba kayo, Mister Saldivar?"

"No. I don't have time to get jealous over him. He can fantasize about my wife for all he wants but he can't do more than that. I won't let him. Ni anino niya, hindi ko hahayaang makalapit sa asawa ko."

I bit my lower lip as my heart started rocking.

"Maayos po ba kayo ni Hannah ngayon?"

"Kamusta po kayo?"

"Ibig sabihin ba nito ay hindi kayo naghiwalay?"

"We didn't broke up and we never will." seryoso niyang sagot at nagdire-diretso na paalis

"BAKIT? What did I do wrong? Saan ako nagkulang sa'yo, Rina? Sa sweldo ba? Sa trato ba? Saan? Sabihin mo kung saan, utang na loob.... bakit mo nagawa sa'kin to?"

Nanlalabo ang mata ko at tila pinipilipit ang aking dibdib habang tinititigan siya. Magkaharap kami ngayon matapos mailabas sa media ang interview sa akin at kay Khalil. After clearing my name, I wanted to talk to her. Here we are now.

"Vlogger kalang diba? Hindi artista? Bakit ang dami mong drama?" sarkastiko niyang sagot

She even had the guts to stare straightly at my eyes like she's got nothing to be guilty or scared about.

I feel miserable inside. Gustong-gusto kong umiyak pero may natitira pa akong pride kaya pinantayan ko ang malamig niyang mata.

"Hindi ka ba nakokonsensya? I gave you my trust. I even treated you as my family, and now this? I don't deserve this from you-"

"You deserve it! Deserve na deserve mo 'yun! Dahil malandi kang putangi-"

"Fuck! Don't you ever talk to her like that or you will rot in jail!" Kai's voice thundered

Napaigtad ako sa galit niyang hiyaw, lalo pa nang hawakan niya ang aking braso na tila gusto na akong ilayo mula kay Rina. His eyes went bloodshot as his jaw clenched.

"Kai... please... sa labas ka muna...." pakiusap ko

He glared at me.

"No. I need to be h-"

"Ano ba, Khalil. Kaya ko ang sarili ko." I sternly said

He swallowed painfully as he looked defeated. Bakas sa kanyang mukha na labag sa kanyang loob ang pagtango.