The Billionaire's Hidden Son (Cavanaugh #1)

Kabanata 13

Rewritten (2022). Read well.

Kabanata 13

Hard

PINILI kong umiwas ng tingin kay Lazarus at inilibot ang aking paningin sa kaniyang mga pinsan.

I saw how Laki pushed the girl off of his lap. Dahilan kung bakit ito agad na napatayo at naiinis na tumingin kay Laki. Umusog naman palayo sa kanilang mga babae sila Saul at Daumier na nakaupo pa rin sa sofa. Nakita ko rin si Ruin na iniwan ang babaeng kahalikan niya sa may pinto. Si Noah naman ay may kausap pa rin sa cellphone.

Whilst Isaiah? Did not even get out of the bathroom. Nakasara kasi at hindi niya alam kung ano ang mga nangyayari rito sa labas.

Hindi ko man lang tinapunan ng tingin si Lazarus at 'yong babae nang sinara ko ang pinto ng kuwarto. I turned on my heel and walked towards my son that was standing innocently at the doorway of the opposite door.

I bended my knees in front of my son and rested my hands on top of my knees then leaned my body closer to my son in order to have the same level of him. "Zon? Is it okay if we'll just go out to buy you some toys?"

"Why po, Momma?"

"I just feel like buying you some new toys, baby," pagdadahilan ko at hinila siya papasok sa kuwarto ni Lazarus upang kunin 'yong pera na padala ng magulang ko at 'yong hiniram kong pera mula kay Irithel. I brought my handbag and Zon's Spiderman bag. 'Yon lang naman kasi ang gamit na dala namin dito.

We were not just going to buy new toys. Aalis na kami rito.

Hindi na ako nag-impake since wala naman talaga kaming pag-aari rito ng anak ko. Hindi na rin ako nagbihis at pati na rin si Zon.

Buhat ko si Zon at nakasabit naman sa kabilang braso ko ang mga bag namin nang lumabas kami ng kuwarto.

"Just go to my place, babe."

"Yeah."

'Yon ang narinig ko mula sa baba at nakita ko rin ang ibang babae na lumabas ng condo. Some of the women even gave the men their flirty flying kiss, slutty wink and sexy lip bite before bidding their goodbyes.

Mas lalo akong nainis nang dumapo ang paningin ko sa lalaking kakabukas lang ng pinto sa kabilang kuwarto.

He was shirtless.

The woman walked past him with that pissed expression on her face. Mukhang nabitin siya.

Buti na lang at nakasuot na ng damit 'yong babae pero kahit gano'n ay parang nakikita ko pa rin ang makasalanan niyang kaluluwa.

May damit nga, hindi naman desente.

Nang nakababa na ang babae ay saka pa ako natauhan at sumunod na bumaba. I was still carrying Zon. Focus lang ako sa dinadaanan ko at ni hindi tumingin sa kung sino ma'ng mga hampas lupa ang nandito.

The anger was raging inside me, it wanted to explode. I wanted to shout at their faces. I wanted to slap them one by one. I wanted to hurt someone but I did not want to be brutal in my son's eyes.

Baka matutunan din ni Zon ang manakit kaya kailangan kong pigilan ang sarili.

Cause what the child would witness, the child would apply it to himself or herself. I needed to protect Zon from this kind of environment and that was why I did not like the idea of him living under his father's roof.

"Momma, why are we in a hurry. . . Momma." Luzon hugged my neck with his little arms whilst looking at his father over my shoulder.

I could feel Lazarus followed close.