Kabanata 27: Who you are

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"You are the second daughter of our biggest enemy Katherine. Don Gustavio is as ruthless and merciless person like my father when it comes to killing for the sake of the organization and also the company. Their only difference is, don Gustavio is a father figure. He loves his family unlike mine. Matagal ka na niyang hinahanap. And my father knew about it. Matagal ng hawak ni dad sa leeg ang step father mo. Siya ang nag utos na gahasahin ka. Siya lahat ang may kagagawan ng sakit at hirap na dinanas mo. Your mother had been abused more than you have been. But she used that abused to protect you. Pinili niyang sumama sa lalaking yun para hindi ka mapahamak. Dahil kapag sa'yo siya sasama. Papatayin ka ng aking ama. Fuck. He used every possibility to destroy your father because he knows how he loves your mother and your family. Nagkahiwalay sila ng dahil sa ama ko Katherine. Napunta ka sa ampunan ng dahil din sa kanya." Malungkot na kwento nito sa kanya. Hindi niya maabsorb lahat ng sasabihin dahil hindi na kayang tanggapin ng utak niya lahat.

How." Parang may bumara sa kanyang lalamunan. "How did you know all of these?" Matatag pa rin siyang nagtanong kahit na mangatog na ang mga paa niya.

"I searched for your background while we're in a vacation. I dig every story of you until one night while we're in Maldives,  napag tagpi tagpi ko lahat ng pangyayari sa buhay mo. From the very beginning of your birth until the end of your adolescence. Noong una pa lang na nakilala kita, I know your feature has similarity to the don. And that kept on bugging me for days pero pinagsawalang bahala ko. Not until noong nagduda ako kung bakit pinamamanmanano ka ni dad." Patuloy ito sa pagkukwento.

"So you knew my life all along. Pero bakit hindi mo sinabi?!" May tampong mahihimigan sa boses niya. Bigla namang lumuhod ang binata mula sa pagkakaupo sa tabi niya at pinaghiwalay ang hita niya. Niyakap siya nito pagkatapos bago ito tumingala sa kanya.

"Babe. Kailan ko lang din nalaman diba? Of course I still have an after shock. Forgive me please?" Pagsusumamo nito sa kanya. Napalunok naman siya pero nagpanggap siyang galit.

"Continue the story." Pinalamig niya ang boses pagkatapos. Malalim namang napabuntunghininga ito. Pinagdikit na ng binata ang hita niya pero nanatili itong nakaluhod at nakahawak doon.

"Masyado ka pang bata noong mapunta ka sa paring nagpalaki sa'yo. That's why you can't remember anything." Umiling itong muli. "To cut the story short. You cane from a family of billionaires and powerful people in and outside the country. And your family, your father just found out your whereabouts." Halos tumaas lahat ng balahibo niya ng malaman ang bagay na iyon. "He's been rooting for you for years Katherine." Hinawakan nito ang pisngi niya. "But I can't give you to him." Matigas na sabi nito sa kanya.

"Why?" Takang tanong niya. All this time, she searched for answers as to why did her father leave them. At kung papaano nitong naatim na iwanan siya noong mga panahong kailangan niya ng magulang. Napapitlag siya bigla ng hawakan siya sa magkabilang braso ni Van.

"Because you are mine Bella. You we're asking me, who you are? Now I'll answer you that. Ikaw ay akin. And your father will need to step aside before I pull the trigger in his head. Don't tell me that he's people are stronger. Nothing's stronger to a man in love." And with that, he claimed her lips.

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