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Chapter 5

"What the hell are you talking about?" he asked, confused.

Napatigil ako dahil hinawakan niya ang palapulsuhan ko. Hay! Bingi ba siya? Ayoko pa naman na inuulit 'yong mga sinasabi ko. I glanced at him at nakataas na naman ang isa niyang kilay, waiting for me to make it clearer.

"I need to go, I still have work—"

"What married life are you talking about?" he ignored what I said.

Ano ba naman 'to! Kasal siya pero hindi niya alam?

"Married life! You and Veronica—"

"I'm not married to anyone, Jade," he said looking at me intently which confused me. He's not married? Hindi ba niya pinakasalan si Veronica? But they have a child! Paano naman 'yong bata?

Naramdaman ko na mayroong namumuong pag-asa sa puso ko but I shrugged that thought off. E ano naman ngayon kung hindi sila kasal ni Veronica, maybe they just agreed to have specific schedule for the sake of the child or something?

"And most importantly, I don't have a child for goodness sake," he added.Napaatras ako sa gulat.

He... what?

Was he taking me for a joke? Is he fooling me again? Alam ko sa sarili ko na mayroon! Noong gabing 'yon, the night which I couldn't forget. The night which shattered me to pieces, I caught Kiel in the same room with Veronica, and they were all naked. I felt thousands of daggers slashing my heart as I reminisce that scene, I was on the verge of crying but I forced myself not to, at least not in front him. I don't want to look weak. I completely closed my doors for him that time dahil masyadong nasaktan ang pagkatao ko sa ginawa nila. Pakiramdam ko ay para akong uto-uto noong mga panahong 'yon. Si Veronica mismo ang nagpaalam sa akin na buntis siya at si Kiel ang ama kaya hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit niloloko na naman ako ni Kiel ngayon. Inalis ko ng marahan ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa palapulsuhan ko.

"Please don't fool me again, Kiel," I said and headed to the door of the coffee shop para umalis na.

As I was driving on my way to work ay hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko na maiyak, what he said a while ago completely ruined my mood. I was badly hurt noong pinagtaksilan niya ako, I often questioned myself kung saan ako nagkulang hoping that I would understand his side but I could just not find a very suitable one para gawin niya sa akin ang bagay na iyon and Veronica even had the guts to say to my face that Kiel was the father of her child!

Sumunod ako kina mommy sa Australia in order to cope up. I gave up everything here and came back to zero. I tried my very best to be better than ever. At first, I was angry and enraged but as time passed by, I tried to be happy for him and accepted that maybe we were really not meant for each other and now that I'm all okay papaniwalain niya ako na wala siyang anak kahit kanino? Na malinis siya? Ano ako, uto-uto?!

Pagdating ko sa Crowned Scents ay hindi muna ako bumaba ng sasakyan para bigyan ng oras ang pag-aayos sa sarili. I looked like a complete disaster kaya naman kaylangan ko na mag-retouch. Ininom ko din ang mineral water sa mini compartment para kumalma man lang ang ako ng kaunti. After kong mag-ayos ay hindi muna ako lumabas at sinigurado munang hindi na masyadong namumula ang mga mata ko, baka mahalata nila na galing ako sa pag-iyak.

Pagdating ko sa office ay sinabihan ako ni Selene na mayroon akong meeting regarding sa bagong collection na ila-launch namin kaya naman dinaluhan ko iyon kahit pa gumugulo pa din sa isip ko ang mga pinagsasabi ni Kiel kanina.

Mabilis lang na natapos ang meeting dahil noong nakaraan ko pa naman in-organize ang iyon at ang kailangan lang namin pag-usapan ay mga kakaunting adjustments. Napagplanuhan din nila na magdaos ng isang formal party right after ma-launch ang collection na iyon, habang nagpa-plano ay biglang nag-ring ang phone ko at nakita ko naman na tumatawag si Charlaine, kakilala kong model na siya ring magiging face of the perfume collection na ila-launch namin.