Sweet Escape (Monte Casa Series 1)

Chapter 41

Chapter 41: His Queen

The room was so silent, I can clearly hear crickets.

Nakaupo kaming lahat ngayon sa sala. Nasa harap namin ni Zeus sina Donya Margarita, Don Andres at si Elaine na nakataas ang kilay. Parang alam na niyang magwawagi siya sa laban kahit wala naman talagang ganoon.

Nasa magkabilang gilid naman sina Poseidon ay Apollo na parehong nakangisi. Nginitian pa nga ako ni Poseidon at tinaasan ako ng kilay.

"Why are you all here?" Zeus broke the silence. And I'm very thankful for it.

"Why are we here?!" Donya snapped and looked at us disgustingly, "'cause I've heard you have been dismissing Elaine, your soon to be wife and keep dating that, that..." She stopped and eyed me intently. "That garbage!"

I felt the literal urge to cry and correct her but I stopped myself. I bit the bottom of my lips before glancing at Zeus who's looking at her mother in a bored way.

He puts his hand on my lap and it didn't escape my eyes when Don Andres landed his eyes on his son's hand. He sipped the wine he's been holding before nodding at himself.

I even noticed how he gave his sons a meaningful glance before looking at us completely.

I gulped.

"She is not." Zeus stated seriously.

My eyes looked at him and my heart started beating fastly again.

"She is!" She uttered with pure hatred in her eyes.

Nagpakawala ako ng buntong-hininga. Hindi ko naman siya masisisi kung ngayon eh galit pa rin siya sa akin. My mother's doings clearly affected my province including the company of the Monte Casa's they lost millions of money.

Kung ako naman ang nasa sitwasyon nila ay magagalit din ako. 'Yung anak mo ba naman ay nanliligaw ng babaeng anak lang naman ng taong maging sanhi ng pansamantalang problema sa Bicol.

"Mom." Zeus said with a warning voice.

I looked down and just stared at the wooden floor. I know I should be defending myself but it feels very wrong. Ayaw ko namang pangunahan sila lalo na't alam ko kung bakit sila naiirita sa mukha ko.

Donya Margarita turned serious and looked at her son, "we need to talk."

"Mom no-"

"We need to talk!" Her mom suddenly screamed freaking all of us. "Talagang hinahamon mo ang pasensiya ko! Ilang beses na kitang pinagsabihan at pinangaralan tungkol dito!"

Nanginig agad ako sa galit na tono ni Donya. Huminga ako ng malalim upang mapigilan ang nagbabadyang luha. Ayaw kong umiyak sa harap nila.

"You should've been ignoring her! How could you betray me?! Your mom!" She uttered with pure hatred towards me.

"I did not betrayed you. I like her. You are already aware of that from the very beginning. So what's surprising that I pursue her again?" Zeus rebutted, now with pure annoyance in his tone.

Mariin ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin at may panggigigil.

"Zeus!"

Natahimik ang lahat ng magtaas ng boses ang kanilang ama, "don't talk to your mother like that!"

Hinawakan ko ang nakakuyom na kamao ni Zeus at nakangiting tumititig sa kaniya. Ramdam ko namang humigpit ang kapit niya bago siya humingang malalim at niluwagan ang pagkakuyom ng kaniyang kamay.

Please baby, please calm down...

"We're going." He only answered before pulling me outside.

Rinig pa namin ang sigaw ng kaniyang mga magulang at kapatid sa loob ng cabin ngunit mukhang wala siyang balak lingunin man lamang ito dahil dire-diretso siya maglakad at mukhang nagmamadali.