Captivating Benjamin (4th Gen #11)

Chapter 14

Kaanapali Beach Resort, Hawaii...

She sip on her Piña Colada as she was watching people on their best bikinis.

Money is power. Money can buy happiness.

Indeed.

Because that money help her to distract herself from that tragic end of their two weeks of lust and desire.

But...can it really buy her happiness? Does she have power to control what's happening around her?

"Alone?"

She took off her glasses and stare at the man in front of her.

"A Benjamin." She said.

Ngumisi ito sa kanya.

"Helix Benjamin." Pagpapakilala nito.

"Hmm. The one who went off the grid?" Tanong niya.

"Maybe."

She shrugged. The man doesn't seem to have interest at her at all tho. Mukhang may kailangan ito.

"Shoot." She said.

"What?"

"You need to ask something, right?" Pranka niya.

Napangisi ito sa pagiging prangka niya.

"Hmm...no wonder why Hellion keep you before.... but that was before, right?"

Agad na pumait ang panlasa niya at tumiim ang bagang. Narito nga siya sa Hawaii para kalimutan ito pero may nagpapaalala naman.

"What do you want, Benjamin?"

Ngumisi ito sa kanya.

"Well, chismoso ako, eh. I'm here because my other idiot cousins wants to have a piece of information from you."

Kumunot ang noo niya sa pinagsasabi nito.

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, we've heard about what happen between you and Hellion. We heard his side now we wants to hear yours as well." Sabi nito at umupo sa katabi niyang lounge.

Umiwas siya ng tingin dio at tumingin sa asul na karagatan.

"Isn't his side is enough?" Tanong niya rito.

Natahimik naman ito. Mukhang hindi makapaniwalang ganoon ang isinagot niya.

Maybe he's expecting her to defend her side, to sugarcoat what happen. But nah. Why would she do that? It won't change a thing.

"Uhm, well. As I've said chismoso ako---"

"What he said about me is true. Iyon na lang ang paniwalaan niyo. And piece of advice, Helix, I think you should focus on your woman or she will be in the arms of other man." She said as she was staring at Ciana Denise.

She was once to be Chloe's bestfriend she once knew, descending from a yatch with a man beside her. May kaunting kaalaman lang siya sa nangyari kay Helix ay Ciana dati.

Helix looked on the direction she was looking and he frozed.

"I don't need advices." Helix said coldly as he started to walk away.

She tsked.

Benjamins are all the same. Indenial.

"Ahhh! Let go of me, bitch!"
Kumunot ang noo niya ng may dumaan sa harap niya na isang babae habang kinaladkad ang isang babae habang hawak-hawak ang buhok nito.

"You bitch!" Galit na singhal ng chinita.

"Yes, I'm a bitch. Always remember that."

Her jaw dropped when she recognize that it was Chloe. Ano kayang kasalanan ng babae at napagdiskitahan ng pinsan niya? Mana ito kay Ciana na mahilig sa gulo.

Nandito rin ang pinsan niya sa Kaanapali? Oo, alam niyang planong mag-Hawaii ang instagram couple pero hindi niya inaasahan na dito pa talaga sa Kaanapali.

Nagmartsa na paalis si Chloe, pasimple siyang yumuko para hindi mamukhaan ng pinsan.

"You will pay for this!" Sigaw pa ng chinita at akmang susundan nito si Chloe ng patidin niya ito kaya napasalampak ito sa buhangin.

"What the fuck, bitch?!" The chinita screamed at her.

She just rolled her eyes at her.

"Don't you dare hurt her or else..." Banta niya.

Bumangon ito at pinagpagan ang sarili saka ngumisi sa kanya.

"And who are you? Do you think I'm afraid?" Matapang na tanong nito sa kanya

"Says the girl who was just dragged by my cousin to the seashore." Pang-aasar niya.

"Bitch!"

Akmang sasampalin siya nito ng may biglang tumulak sa babae.

"Not on my watch, dear."

Her eyes widen when she heard her mother's voice.

"Fuck all of you!" Inis na palatak ng babaeng chinita at padabog na umalis.

She sighed and face her mother.

"Anong ginagawa mo rito, Mama?"

"Hindi ba dapat ako ang nagtanong niyan, anak? It's so hard to accept that the daughter I raised runaway from me!" Inis na palatak ng ina niya.

Her lips form into grim line. Humalukipkip siya sa harap nito.

"Well, it's my turn to do what I want in my life."

"Well, not yet." Agad na kontra ng ina.

Her eyes widen on what she said.

"W-what? But you told me that was the last favor!"

Hindi na niya masikmura pa. She betrayed Hellion. She can't imagine doing that shit again.

'You...fucking... whore..'

'Pang-ilan ako, Clea? Hindi mo na mabilang, 'di ba? Date a tons of men to leech for money.'

'Don't fucking touch me! You disgust me.'

Napapikit siya ng maalala ang sinabi sa kanya ng binata.

That's enough. Tama na ang narinig niya rito. Ni hindi nga niya niloko ang binata kasi umayaw na siya sa pabor ng ina. But everything began complicated when Hellion wanted to keep her.

"But you failed it, Clea. Oh no, you didn't fail, you choose to dropped my last favor. Umatras ka ng hindi ko nalalaman."

"Kasi hindi ko masikmura, Ma."

Hindi niya alam kung guni-guni lang 'yun pero nakita niya ang lungkot at sakit sa mata ng ina pero bigla ring nawala.

"Just one last time, Clea. I'm so desperate, please."

"Desperate for what? Money? I could wire you some! Marami pa akong pera sa banko---"

"It's not enough, anak. Please. Isang beses na lang." Her notger begged desperately.

"Ma..." She muttered hopelessly.

"Ivy offered a huge money, Clea. It's very huge amount and I won't miss it."

"Ma..." She sobbed as she lower her head and cover her eyes.

"I-isang beses na lang..."

"Ma naman..."

"Ivy and Hellion got back together. They just can't put their two year relationship into waste."

She sobbed and shook her head. Ayaw niyang makinig. Bakit ba sinasabi iyon ng Mommy niya?

"Ivy wants a child but there's something complication on her mattress..a-and she's looking for a surrogate mother."

"W-why are you telling me this?"

"Because Ivy choose you to carry their offspring. And that's my last favor."