Jewel in the Sea(Puerto Princesa Series 5)

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Nanatili akong nakatitig sa kanya. Sinusuyo mabuti ang kanyang mukha. Who is this man? Bakit bigla na lang siya lumalapit sa akin at magsasabi tungkol sa mission ko?

Kung sa akala niya at uto-uto ako, puwes hindi. Baka mamaya, kasamahan na pala siya ng mga Dela Cruz at may masamang intensyon.

Mabilis akong umiling. "No, excuse me." I turned my back quickly.

"I am a friend of the king. I know everything as the king and the queen. The men in Puerto Princesa."

Mabilis akong lumingon.

"What do you mean?"

The side of his lips rose, amused by my reaction. Oh fuck, my curiosity is driving me crazy.

"Caught your attention eh? Sit down, and I'll everything you need to know." He motioned to the bench in front of us. Pagkaupo niya doon at bumaling siya sa akin at tipid na ngumiti.

I sighed. I guess I have no choice then.

Pagkaupo ko sa tabi niya, inches away from him, he started to grab something in his bag. Isa itong notebook. Mahigpit niya itong hinawakan saka tumingin sa akin.

"The king and the five men in Puerto Princesa are close friends. The queen is close to the two girls—named Aurelie and Khloe." Yun pala ang pangalan ng babaeng iyon.

Tumango ako.

"The five men are?"

"I don't know their names; they often call themselves by their surnames. Fuller, Castillo, Montez, Lovino, and Villamor." Confirmed, ang Lolo nga nina Duke ang pinaguusapan namin.

Tumango ako. "Go on."

"As a token of their friendship, the king gave each one of them a gem. And the queen suggested that the two other gems will be given by the two girls. And so it is." Pumasok sa isip ko ang mga singsing sa litrato. Maybe that was given by the king when they died.

"It was a good friendship, until one of them—"

"Betrayed?" I cut him off. Nasabi sa akin ni Jemima tungkol sa sinabi ni Mateo sa kanya.