Lips Of A Warrior (De Silva Series #5)

Chapter 46

“Great is our LORD and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.” – Psalms 147:5-6

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Chapter 46

Deanne 

My father would never say it as a joke just to pacify Joaquin. Sadness or hurt or both were palpable on his grim face. And he was telling me that we can visit Yale in the office and that Yale was working in his company! 

Matagal bago ko naproseso sa isip ang sinabi ni dad. Matagal din kaming nagkatinginan. Siguro ay nakikita niya sa mukha ko ang gulat o hindi makapaniwalang reaksyon. 

Si Yale Montevista... ang taong kimumuhian ngayon ng buong pamilya ko ay tinanggap sa kumpanya ng ama ko. 

Ano itong nangyayari? 

“He applied. Dylan hired him.” dad supplied my unspoken curiosity. 

“P-pero…” 

He sighed and was pissed. “His businesses are collapsing. That’s why he ended up applying,”

“P-pero bakit sa atin, dad? At… at… wala na ba talaga siyang ibang mahahanapan ng solusyon sa problema niya? Kung… nag apply siya, ibig sabihin lubog na lubog na siya?”

“Ofcourse not. Looks like he’s just using that job to get near you, sweetheart. It’s so obvious.”

“Gusto niya po kaming lapitan? Hindi ko naman siya pinagbabawalang makita si Joaquin,”

My father’s jaw clenched. Parang nakikita ko pa rin ang kabataan niya sa ganoong itsura. 

“The moment you came back home, there’s no way I will let him get near you again! Only this time. That my grandchild is looking for him but that will be not forever. I will make sure Joaquin will soon forget about that—fu—man!” hirap niyang salita sa huli. 

An immediate protest blew up from my head. Binaba ko si Joaquin at tumayo ako. 

“Dad, si Yale ang ama ng anak ko. Hindi ko ilalayo sa kanya ang karapatan sa bata. Isa pa, kasal kami at legal po ‘yon,”

Tinaas niya ang hintuturo at matiim akong tiningnan sa mata. 

“I didn’t file the case against him for the sake of he did his job as the father to Joaquin. But that’s more than enough. Hindi ko pinaranas sa kanyang makipagpalit ng mukha sa rehas at pinapayagan ko pa kayong makita siya bukas. If he really did his job as a father, I’m sure he’ll know why I don’t want to see his face here in my house and I will never let him get you and Joaquin away from me again. Not again!” 

“Dad…”

“And you’ll annul your marriage!”

“Dad!”

“Deanne tama na.” malumanay na awat sa akin ni Mom. 

I looked at her. She shook her head without my father noticing it. Bumuntong hininga ako at sinarado ang bibig. Pagtingin ko ulit kay daddy, tila may bumundol sa dibdib ko at napagtanto kong nahihirapan din ang damdamin niya. If only I could explain further but there were no words that I could use to defend Yale. Kahit siya pa ang ama ni Joaquin. 

He hissed. Controllable ang kanyang paghinga pero kung sasagot ako ay baka tuluyan na siyang magalit sa akin.

“I cannot fully trust that man, Deanne. I did that before and I will not be fooled again.”

Tinalikuran kami ni dad at tumungo sa study. 

“Johann…” Mom muttered but dad didn’t even look back at her.