CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
ILANG BESES napabuga ng hangin si Angelo habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana ng sinasakyang eroplano. He saw the news about the bombing of his sister's wedding, he called for days, but nobody picked up the phone except Narae and Anurak who were thankfully not present at the scene.
May idea na si Angelo kung sino ang nagpasabog ng kasal ng kapatid niya. Sa loob ng isang taon ay inaral niya lahat ng kaya niyang aralin tungkol sa buhay na mayroon ang ama't kapatid niya. Nag-aral din siya ng paggamit ng baril at kung paano makipaglaban ng pisikal.
His father honed his mental and physical skills for him to safely enter that world. Hindi pa dapat siya tapos mag-aral at tutuloy pa ng isa pang taon sa USA kaya lang hindi siya napigilan ng mga bodyguard nang sabihin niyang uuwi siya dahil nag-aalala siya sa kalagayan ng pamilya niya.
Ang balita niya ay kasama ang kinilala niyang ina at si Autumn sa kasal, kaya naman mas lalo siyang nag-alala. Pero ang pinakalaman ng isip niya ay ang groom ng kapatid niya.
"Please secure your seatbelts for when we are about to land. Thank you."
Parang nagdiwang ang utak niya dahil sa narinig. Finally, after a year, he'll be back but he never expected that this will be the reason. Muli siyang napabuntong hininga saka inayos ang seatbelt.
Nang tuluyang makalabas ng eroplano ay dali-dali niyang tinapos ang proseso para makarating na siya sa sasakyan niya't makapunta na sa ospital kung nasasaan ang pamilya niya.
Habang nasa byahe ay hindi mawala sa isip niya ang pangyayari. But one thing's for sure, the wedding might be postponed but it would still happen... sooner or later. Besides, a Vazquez-Williams bond is a must.
WALANG IMIK si Charles sa loob ng kwarto niya sa ospital. Being in the hospital isn't really required, their families just need a show for the media to feast on. Kaya naman heto silang lahat, nasa iisang hospital at dalawang floor ang inookupa.
Hanggang ngayon ay hindi mawala sa isip ni Charles ang ipinaliwanag sa kanya ng ama niya. The wedding was just a setup, a plan, a bait, and the master of the plan was none other than his best friend.
"At least they finally took the bait and we were able to end their evil reign in this world," rason ng ama niya nang tanungin niya kung bakit hindi siya sinabihan tungkol sa plano.
"If you told me ahead, I wouldn't have hated my best friend," he pointed out.
"That's the whole plan, son. For you to look like you hated her and for you two to be in emotional chaos. It was Wynter's idea since she pointed out that your trust in one another was the biggest threat to the enemies. Letting them know that you don't trust her, and she's in a complete mess because of it, feeds the interest of the id*otic nemesis that your bond is getting weaker, resulting in the empire's easy downfall."
He stared at his father. Wynter's idea? Napatingala na lang siya saka napabuga ng hangin. "I feel bad." Napailing siya. "I said a lot of words I never meant to say. I'm so stupid. I did not trust her enough. I'm such a j*rk!" He kept on mumbling and only stopped when his father patted his shoulder.
"She understands. She is a great woman and a friend, son. A friendly piece of advice, don't you dare lose her. I am now letting go of my idea of your marriage with her. You can now be happy with the one you truly love," anito habang nakangiti bago tuluyang lumabas ng kwartong tinutuluyan niya pansamantala.
Hindi makapaniwalang napatitig si Charles sa pinto nilabasan nito. Did-did he just set me free? No more marriage with Wyn? I-I'm finally free‽
Napabalik sa kasalukuyan si Charles nang marinig niyang bumukas ang pinto. Agad siyang napatingin sa tatlo niyang kaibigan na may dalang pagkain. Narae and Anurak grinned at him while Wynter just... well... her normal expression.
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