Deceiving The Billionaire

14. I don't need you.

SHE cried hard and ran away from Sake sa kabila ng pagtawag nito. Halos madurog ang mga labi niya at bahagya pa nga niyang nalasahan ang dugo mula roon. Sake punished her through the kiss. Ni hindi ito naging marahan.

Nagpupuyos pa rin ang damdamin ni Jillian. Sake made her feel unworthy of anything, be it his trust, his respect nor his love. Pagkatapos siya nitong halikan sa paraang huling halik na niya iyong nanaisin, lalong bumaba ang tingin niya sa sarili niya.

It was no doubt a real mistake for her to come at the party. Kung bakit ba kasi madali siyang makumbinsi.

'Sa susunod, tayuan mo naman ang desisyon mo, Jillian!' She told herself habang pabalik sa hall.

Pagdating doo'y agad niyang hinanap si Shawn. Uuwi na sila. She already had enough. She was hurt enough. Hindi na niya kakayaning madagdagan pa iyon.

"Jillian, saan ka ba galing?" Nag-aalalang tanong ni Lora na karga-karga si Shawn.

"Sorry, 'ma, nagpahangin lang po sa labas..." She lied even if she knew that her appearance already gave away the fact that something's wrong. "C-can we go ahead, mama?" Dagdag niyang kinuha mula rito ang anak.

"The party's not over yet. Bakit ka nagmamadali? Besides, I made us a booking upstairs. Dito na tayo mag-stay for the night." Tiningnan siya nito nang mainam. "Well, kung pagod ka na, here's the key card to your room. Mauna na kayo ni Shawn."

"Salamat, 'ma." Agad niyang kinuha iyon at nagmamadaling umalis.

It was a good thing na nakatulog na rin ang anak niya. Matapos niya itong bihisan ay maingat na niya itong pinahiga. Tulalang pinagmasdan niya ito pagkatapos.

Tinitimbang sa loob niya if it would be worth it to run away again. To hide. And to make sure Sake would never ever find them the second time.
 
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"LET'S get married, Sake."

Mabuti at nakatigil na sila sa tapat ng bahay nina Julia, kung hindi ay baka napapreno si Sake nang wala sa oras.

"I've been waiting forever! We've postponed the wedding long enough. Ang sabi mo kailangan mo ng panahon para kalimutan ang mag-ina mong namatay. They're alive, Sake! Hindi mo na kailangang ma-guilty. It's about time that you think about us."

Huminga siya nang malalim para kalmahin ang loob niya. Tama ito. Hindi na niya kailangang ma-guilty dahil buhay naman sina Jillian at Shawn.

But he still lost his other child. Isa pa, hindi ba't kasabwat ito sa pagsisinungaling sa kanya? According to his mother, it was Julia's idea to make him believe that Jillian died.

Julia caused him to spend four years blaming himself for the fake death of Jillian. Ito ang nagpahirap ng kalooban niya nang mahabang panahon. But she's not sorry for what she did. Sa katunayan, she was still playing the victim. Wala itong inaamin sa kanya.

Instead lagi nitong sinasabi na sinungaling si Jillian. That the mother of his child does not deserve his forgiveness.

Sa totoo lang, kailangan nitong magpaliwanag sa kanya. Four years overdue na nga. Pero wala pa ring sinasabi si Julia as to why she never mentioned to him that she has a sister.

Ang pagpapakilala nito noon ay solong anak ito. What could be the grudge that she was holding against Jillian? Bakit galit na galit ito sa sarili nitong kapatid?

"No," maikli niyang sagot.

"What?!" inis na tanong nito. "What do you mean no?"

"It's not the right time, Julia."

Hindi talaga tamang panahon lalo na't gulong-gulo ang puso't isipan niya sanhi ni Jillian. Gusto niyang bumalik sa hotel. Gusto niyang mag-sorry kay Jillian dahil nasaktan na naman niya ito. Alam niyang hindi niya dapat ginawa iyon pero hindi niya napigilan ang sarili niya.