The Secret CEO

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Primrose

Loey’s eyes widened when he turned to me. I glanced between them while shaking my head. My heart clenched as if it was tearing apart. I didn’t wait for Loey as I decided to turn my back and ran away from them.

Ate Alice called my name when she saw me but I ran past her. I didn’t look back. Kahit na maraming bumati sa akin palabas ng building ay wala akong pinansin. Huminga ako nang malalim bago pumara ng taxi. 

Once I arrived at my destination I turned my phone off and sat on the grass. My hands made their way to caress the headstones of my parent’s grave. I bit my lips when a soft sob escaped from it. I sat between the headstones and looked up at the sky. It was bright and clear. Full of hope. The sun shines brighter, but I was embracing the darkness inside of me. No matter how great the view was, I can’t seem to appreciate it in my state right now. 

“Mommy… Daddy…” Knowing that no one was here, I released the tears that I was holding back earlier. I clenched my hand and cried like a child. “Why… Why does it hurt so much? Why do I feel like my heart just keeps on shattering until there’s no piece left?” I took a deep breath before wiping the tears that kept on rolling down my face.

I feel like I’m overreacting. I should have expected that Loey had a girlfriend. I should have expected that there was really a reason why he chose to marry me. But I feel like I was betrayed. 

Now I know why Karlin acted like that, why she seems like she knows something, why she acted as if Loey should be hers. From the very beginning, Loey was hers.

It was stupid of me to act as a wife of Loey in front of Karlin. All along, she knew the arrangement of my marriage. I bet she was just laughing at me while I tried to act like a protective wife towards Loey.

“Mommy… Daddy…” I sniffed and leaned on my mother’s headstone. “I badly need a hug right now.” Huminga ako nang malalim bago pinunasan ulit ang aking luha. Malungkot akong ngumiti. “Bakit ba ang hirap na magtiwala sa tao? Everyone keeps on breaking my trust. It's hard not to expect something from someone. I keep on expecting that maybe… maybe Karl and the SBG were right... Maybe Loey and I can work things out, but how?”

Was it still possible?

I stayed until there were no tears left. When it was getting darker, I decided to leave. My eyes were still swollen and my heart was still aching. But I can’t just sulk in front of my parents anymore. I took a cab again and went to the condo of the Grand Knights. I rang the doorbell thrice before someone finally opened the door for me.

“Hi, Karl!” I tried to make my voice sound exciting.

He only gave me a look and opened the door wider for me to come in. I pouted as I entered their dorm. It was bigger than SBG’s dorm. However, only three people live in this dorm right now. The other members have their own house or condo that’s why they moved out. 

“Sinong nandiyan?”

“The three of us who live here.”

I nodded at him. I looked away when he tried to catch my eyes. Tuloy-tuloy akong pumasok at napatigil nang lumingon ang dalawang taong nasa sala’t nanunuod. Kuya Eurix rose from his feet and hugged me tightly.

Kuya Robert, their manager, bow his head down. “Hello, Miss President.”

“Call me by my name, please. We’re not in the office.”

He just nodded at me and smiled. I patted Kuya Eurix's hand to release me from the hug, which he did. He was smiling at me but it faded when he scanned my face. Just like Karl, Kuya Eurix’s face hardened.