I'm In Love With A High Maintenance Lady

CHAPTER 7

CELESTINA's POV

Abigail looks so happy.

Mula sa bintana ng master's bedroom ay pinapanood ko ang aking anak habang inaalalayan itong lumangoy sa swimming pool ng aking asawang si Brent.

It's Saturday.

This is the usual day of the week when the three of us, me, Brent, and Abigail, spend quality time with one another.

Quality time na madalas masira sa tuwing may tumatawag kay Brent at kanyang sinasabi na kailangan niyang pumasok sa office.

But I know the truth now.

Madalas umaalis si Brent tuwing Sabado to spend more time with his mistress.

I can't believe that during those times he preferred to spend more time with his mistress than with his daughter.

What kind of father would do that to his daughter?

Pumikit ako ng mariin at malalim na nagbuntung-hininga.

How about today?

Aalis bang muli si Brent para makipagkita sa kanyang babae after I caught him with his mistress yesterday?

I don't know what to do anymore kapag ginawa ni Brent iyon.

Hindi naman siguro ganoon kakapal ang mukha niya para gawin pa iyon after I caught him red-handed yesterday.

But what do I know?

Kilala ko ba talaga ang aking asawa?

All the years I've known Brent he had been reassuring me that he loved me and I'm the only woman he would love besides Abigail.

Pretty sure that wasn't what in Brent's mind when he inserted his man's pride inside that girl.

All those words of reassurances and Brent still ended up cheating on me.

Hindi ko na alam kung alin pa sa mga sasabihin ni Brent ang aking paniniwalaan.

I trusted Brent and he chose to betray my trust.

Simula kagabi hanggang ngayong umaga ay hindi pa rin kami nag-uusap ni Brent. I don't know what I should say to him dahil malinaw naman sa akin ang lahat.

Brent cheated on me but I don't have any plans to file an annulment just because he cheated on me.

Maybe it would be easier to file an annulment if we don't have Abigail.

Hindi ko gustong tanggalan ng kasiyahan ang aking anak just because her father couldn't control his urges.

Do I still need to know if Brent loves his mistress? Of course not.

What's the point of knowing if Brent loves his mistress kung ako mismo ay hindi naman siya minahal?

At least I didn't cheat on Brent. Iginagalang ko ang sanctity ng marriage para isiping magloko sa aking asawa.

Iyon ang isa sa ikinakasama ng aking loob. Madali para kay Brent ang mag-cheat, samantalang ako ay sinubukan siyang mahalin sa paraang alam ko kahit si Jay-R ang laman ng aking puso.

Isinakripisyo ko ang aking kasiyahan para pakasalan si Brent dahil hindi ako handa sa magiging pagbabago ng aking buhay kung halimbawang si Jay-R ang aking piliin. Pinanghawakan ko rin ang pagmamahal ni Brent sa akin.

But then again, Brent didn't force me to choose him over Jay-R, so I guess he didn't owe me anything.

I am still his wife though and it's his responsibility to respect our marriage.