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Imogen
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Keenan asked me to follow him. I know this way. This is going to the left wing of the mansion. Dito kami galing kanina. I don't know exactly why he's bringing me here again, I just hope that it's for a good reason.
Dumating kami dito ng nakapatay lahat ang ilaw. He asked me to wait for a bit for him to turn the lights on. Napadako nanaman ang tingin ko sa piano. That darn piano. If it wasn't for it hindi sana kami nagkaproblema. Hay nako, Imogen!
"Let us go this way," he directed me to one more hallway. It is connected with another part of the mansion. Sinundan ko siya sa paglalakad. He's not saying anything. I wonder what is going on through his mind? What is he thinking?
Tumigil siya sa paglalakad kaya napatigil din ako.
It's an observatory. He has an observatory in his own home?!
"This is Céane's favorite part of this place." I just stared at him. I know that emotion. I've seen it. Hindi ko kilala kung sino yung nabanggit niya but that person seems to hold an important spot in his life. Napansin siguro ni Keenan na nagtataka ako kung sino ang nabanggit niya kaya kaagad siyang nagsalita ulit.
"Céane... she was my wife." wife?
Kaya ba siya galit kasi pinakialaman ko yung gamit ng misis niya? Aba! If he already has a wife, bakit pa siya nagpakasal sa iba?! Napapanood ko lang yung mga ganito sa movies, pero hindi ko pinangarap maging other woman ah!
Napakunot ang noo ko dahil dito. Well, this is not pleasant.
"She died. 3 years ago. On our wedding day. Kasama ang anak namin." Natigilan ako. Died. She died. After hearing those words, there's something inside my chest that I can't explain. Para bang may kumurot ng bahagya sa puso ko.
This man standing beside me, had a family of his own. He had someone he wanted to protect. He had once somewhere to belong to. And it's all gone.
"Someone tried to assassinate me, and they were caught in the crossfire." I quickly wrote on my writing pad. He doesn't have to force himself to say it.
"I'm sorry." I showed him the paper and he read it.
"Nobody has entered this place for 3 years. And all of the things in here was hers. Hearing that piano play for the first time in 3 years caught me off guard. I reacted without thinking. I'm sorry." Umiling naman ako. Kasalanan ko naman talaga. Knowing that these things, this place belongs to his late wife made me more guilty. I want to slap myself for that.
"Despite tirelessly searching for the one responsible for what happened, I was not able to find them. And then, your father came in the picture." naglabas siya ng sigarilyo at sinindihan ito.
"He offered me a deal that I couldn't refuse. Connections, and more lead on finding whoever the person responsible for her death was. It's a gamble. But in exchange, I have to marry you."
"I have no plans on marrying again. Sa tatlong taon na yon, naisip ko na baka nga hindi para sa mga tao na gaya ko ang magkaroon ng pamilya." he looked at me before puffing a smoke from his cigarette. "I know you're aware of it, Imogen. Your father and I are quite on the same boat."
"Your father has no clear motive. He knows that he will not benefit from any of these. Or I might just not able to see through him."
Now that he said it. Naalala ko bigla ang sinabi ni papa bago ako ikasal.
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Miracles and Sins
Romance[under editing] Keenan Aisenyev is different. He was born and raised solely for one purpose: to stand as a pakhan and takeover the Russian mafia at a young age, after his father, the former russian mafia boss (pakhan), unexpectedly died. He and his...
