The Fake Heiress

Chapter 15

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT AHEAD

What The Heart Screams

We went out of the bathroom together. Gulantang ang ekspresyon ng babaeng nakasalubong namin sa labas. Nahihiya man ay nginitian ko nalang ang babae. Zyan is unbothered like it's a totally normal thing for him.

I gave Lylian's phone to him and then we both went inside the house. Umakyat ako sa kwarto ko to freshen up while he looked for Ryle inside. Hindi kasi namin siya nakita sa pool area. I'm hoping that they will be able to find some clues or evidence sa cellphone ni Lylian. It would greatly help me.

I changed into a new dress after freshening up before going back down. The party is still in full swing. Some guest even decided to strip into their bikini and went swimming in the pool. I got a glass of wine from a waiter passing by. One of Zyan's cousin who was introduced to me earlier came up to me. I greeted her with a smile.

"I know it's none of my business but I know what's up. I accidentally overheard the two of them talking earlier sa kitchen. Zyan's parents will be furious if they find out what's going on. You're putting him in big trouble."

She shook her head in disappointment and then left. Hindi man lang ako nakasagot. I am left dumbfounded at first but I know she's right. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I have thought of this but my own selfishness drove the thought away. I know I'm jeopardizing Zyan's life by involving him in my mess. I was his fiancée, yes, but that has been long gone the moment the truth about my identity was revealed. I'm not even the slightest bit qualified to be near him or even talk to him. I know. I know all of it very well.

What was I expecting anyway if I will indeed succeed in proving that Lylian and Melynda instigated my murder? That Lylian will be put to jail and everything will be back to how it was before? Me as the heiress of the Candelanza's? Me as Zyan's fiancée? I must be out of my mind if I'm really convinced that will ever happen. Is it about justice? Since when did I care about justice? Ngayon lang dahil ako na ang biktima. Is this fight even worth it? I no longer belong in this world I once thought was mine.

Zyan... Mindlessly, I know the real reason why I'm doing all this. It's him. It's the desire to be with him like this that's filling my heart with greed. I'm selfish. Wala akong pakialam kahit pa alam ko na hinihila ko lang siya pababa as long as I'm with him. As long as I get to spend time with him like this. The realization has never been this bitter. Nothing has changed. I am the same self-centered girl who thinks the world revolves around her. Never caring about others and what my actions would do to them. I am still the same evil person that I was. I thought I've changed so much since everything had happened but who am I kidding?

With all the thoughts running in my mind, I didn't even noticed where I was going. I have reached the back garden of the house and there I saw Zyan...with Lylian.

"You're my fiancée now, Zyan! Actually, ako lang talaga dapat ang naging fiancée mo kahit noon. It's because of what happened to me that we were mislead and we weren't able to meet each other earlier. But we're here now. You and I? We're meant to be. We're destined to be together! You meeting the fake Blaire first was an intervention. It prepared us both for this, for us, for the kind of love that we will have in the future. I know you don't see this yet now but think about it! What if you met me first, di ba? It could have been me you're inlove with!"

Lylian tiptoed and reached for his face to kiss him but Zyan pulled her back down by her arms. He looked at her with nothing but cold eyes.

"It might have been an intervention like you said. But that intervention is the best thing that ever happened to me. That intervention brought her in my life and I'd willingly welcome that intervention with wide arms a million times if that means I'll meet her and be given the chance to be with her."