Chasing Rogue

Chapter 23

Chapter Twenty-Three:
Losing the Mission

Rogue

I don't want to feel, I didn't want to feel anything anymore. This was just sickening to even hear. The woman that I grew fond of, and the same woman that I trusted, broke my trust and loyalty for her job.

I want to understand her, and I do, but did she have to go through the heights of personally and emotionally getting involved with me? Couldn't she have done her mission without having to be part of my life? Kinailangan niya ba talaga akong saktan para magawa niya yung trabaho niya?

I was preparing to have a life with her, while she was preparing to make a living out of me.

I was tired of drinking, I already did it in the past few days. I just want to be alone now. After hearing Sid break the news to me, I felt like my whole world shattered into pieces. What's going to happen now? Will she keep my child away from me? Is that her original plan all along?

I had to go back home. I couldn't stand being in that penthouse that we shared anymore. It made me feel every negative emotions all at once, just by the thought of staying there.

I lifelessly entered the house that I was once in before Sapphire decided to ruin me. I saw Solaire watching the news by herself in the living area.

"Hey Kuya! How was it? Did you get to see her?" Solaire excitedly greeted me, but stopped halfway when she noticed my facial expression.

"Did she reject you again?" She asked, her smile then faded when she got a closer look of my expression.

"I don't want her in my life anymore, Solaire." I whispered and avoided making eye contact.

"Don't say that, you're going to have a kid together. Maybe you just need to be more patient with her." She suggested in order to cheer me up. When was I not patient with Sapphire?

I wanted to tell her how stupid I currently feel for letting someone in my life just like that, only for them to turn into someone that can ruin me and my family.

"I just want to rest for now, Solaire. Let's not talk about her." I dodged the topic.

"Okay, fine. You sit there, I'll bring you some ice cream." She offered and immediately ran off to the kitchen.

I quietly sat in one of the couches and noticed that the local television news was currently airing. I didn't really pay attention but when I saw an accident being reported in the hospital that I was about to go into earlier, I was a little invested.

"Breaking news, isang babaeng trenta'y-uno aniyos ay dalawang beses na nabaril sa tiyan ng di umano'y ex boyfriend sa isang underground parking lot ng hospital dito sa Maynila. Ayon sa mga witness mahinahon na nag-uusap ang mga ito hanggang sa't nag-sigawan at tuluyang bumaril ang dati nitong kasintahan." The news anchor spoke.

That was weird, I was almost there earlier, no wonder there was such a huge traffic. That must've sucked.

"Ang lalaking nag-ngangalang si Archer Ramirez ang kinikilalang suspect sa pangyayari. Ito ngayon ay kasalukuyang nasa bilangguan dahil sa pag-tatangkang maka-patay ng kaniyang dating kasintahan at sa illegal na pag mamay-ari ng baril. Ang dating nobya naman nito na nag nga-ngalang si Heiress Elias ay kasalukuyang nasa hospital at hindi pa nasi-sigurado ang kalagayan..."

My heart stopped beating and my head went blank. Did I hear that right? Heiress Elias? Heiress is still alive? And Archer? Archer from Highschool? What?