"Jamie Faith Del Valle! What did you do?" Jaceon marched into the kitchen, coming from the right side of the house, confirming na hindi nga anak ni Manang Perlita si Jamie, "Why did you do that?"
"What?" Inosenteng tanong niya habang nag aayos parin ng cupcakes.
Jaceon looked so horrified, "You hid my X-box!"
"Yes little bro." Napangisi ako nang tumawa si Jane sa sagutan nila, "Hindi lang 'yon, I locked you out of your bank account."
Kumunot ang noo ni Jaceon, staring at Jamie with so much frustration, "But why?"
Kumunot ang noo ng ate niya, "Dahil nalaman kong tumakas ka nanaman and you gave your friend half a million pesos." Putangina, pwede ba akong maging kaibigan ng batang 'to?
"He needed it for his hospital bills!" Hindi ko mapigilanang mapasinghap sa busilak ng puso ng batang 'to.
"Ace, you'll be conned in a few years if you believe that." Jamie deadpanned.
Ang comfortable nila pag usapan sa harapan namin ni Lorraine ang ganitong mga bagay na parang normal lang ang pangayayaring 'to sa pamamahay nila. Nilabas ni Jamie ang cellphone niya at may pinakita sa kapatid.
"I already hired a PI. Look— He's currently spending it with his girlfriend. I know you're only trying to help and I'm proud of that but first verify if they're telling the truth."
I was heartbroken for him. All he wanted to do was help and now he looked so disappointed while looking at the pictures Jamie showed him.
Nakabusangot siyang tumingin sa ate niya, "I'll fix it. Can you just give me my X-box, please?"
Pinigilan ko ang tawa ko, X-box parin pala mas importante. Ngumiti si Jamie at tinaasan siya ng kilay, she will be a scary mom someday, "You've forgotten... tumakas ka rin nung isang araw."
"How did you know that?" Gulat na tanong ni Jaceon at marahas na tiningnan si Jane, who's eating her cupcake silently.
Napataas ang kilay ng babae, "What? Wala akong sinabihan."
"Your guards told me what happened." Inirapan ni Jamie si Jaceon. "And I expected better from you Ace, you know how I feel about you guys running off without security."
"I met off with a friend." Rason niya agad.
Napailing si Jamie, "Yes, Your friend in another country. Imagine my surprise nang nalaman kong nasa Singapore ka na pala?"
Napanganga ako at nakipagtitigan kay Lorraine na nabigla narin. Palipat lipat lang sila ng bansa na parang kwarto to banyo lang.
"Fine. May entertainment room naman." He muttered at narinig naman 'yun ng ate niya.
My brows furrowed from both amusement and curiosity. Is this how rich kids argue? Ghad sana all.
"I locked the entertainment room, tinago ko na ang susi."
Ngayon, si Jane naman ang napasigaw at napanguso habang may laman pa ang bibig niya. "What?! plano ko pa namang mag movie marathon since di niyo ako pinayagan sa party."
"Chyri Jane meron kang TV sa kwarto, you also have your phone." Napahimas si Jamie sa noo and I smiled at her with pity when I caught her eye.
"What would I use for social media kung I'm using my phone for the movie?"
"What a big problem you have."
Lorraine and I watched the siblings bicker, it's like watching a reality show live. Keeping up with the Del Valle's.
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Red Strings of Fate (Haunted Series 2)
RomanceScarlet Hope is a broke college student who applied as a maid for a rich family. Timothy James Del Valle is an agent on a mission. His secret mission is to protect her, and being their maid made it easier. Secrets and red strings interwoven too much...
