The Billionaire's Secret Wife (MBBC#10)✅

7. Escape

Narrator's POV

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Lingid sa kaalaman ni Erykah ay may masamang balak na pala ang madrasta niya sa kanya kasama na ang dalawang step-sister niya.

They want to teach Erykah a lesson that she will never forget. They want to scare her and just leave the company alone on their hands, but Erykah is different. She's not like her father. She's pretty tough.

Erykah's stepmother is a scoundrel hiding in a sheep's skin. She can play with Erykah's father, but it seems hard for her to play with Erykah, as Erykah was too clever.

"Why not we'll just kill her?" suhesyon ni Sarah sa ina niyang si Emelda.

"Oh my, sis. That's a bad athing to do," tugon ni Elloida.

"It's not really. Ipapalabas lang natin na kinidnap si Erykah at hiningan tayo ng malaking halagang pera."

"Oh, you mean kidnap for ransom?"

"Yes, yes! That's it! And then. . .bingo. She's dead."

"Hmm, not a bad idea. Pero saan ka naman hahanap ng kidnaper na killer aber? Eh, madadamay at madadamay tayo n'yan ano?" Napabuntong-hininga si Elloida at saka tinitigan ang ina.

Seryoso si Emelda na nakatingin sa matataas na gusali sa labas. Iba ang tumatakbo sa isip niya ngayon. Gustong-gusto niya ang kinatatayuan niya ngayon. Pinaghirapan niya itong makamit. Matagal bago niya nakuha, at nang makuha niya ang pirma ng ama ni Erykah sa pangangalaga niya sa dalaga at sa buong kompanya, ay isinunod niya agad ang plano niya. . . At iyon ay ang patayin na ang ama ni Erykah.

It wasn't easy at all. She had to doze him first with certain medication for months that made Erykah's father's health deteriorate. And then, she aimed for her next plan.

"Mama, what do you think? Don't worry too, Mama. Malaki naman ang pera na nakuha natin sa trust fun 'di ba? Why not we just go away and start a new life," suhesyon ni Elloida. Sa kanilang tatlo ay mukhang si Elloida ang tama kung mag-isip.

"My goodness, Elloida. Wala ka talagang utak ano? Mauubos rin ang perang naitabi ni Mama. It's not enough. We will become poor again."

Natahimik silang dalawa at nakatingin na ngayon silang pareho sa ina nila. Tumaas bahagya ang kilay ni Emelda at saka matapang siyang humarap sa dalawang anak niya.

"Leave it to me. You should go back to your work," she snobbishly said to her daughters and walked out of the room. She had another plan on her mind. But sooner or later, it would not work out, and she needed to do something now, or else she would lose everything.

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"This can't be happening!" Emelda threw all the papers on her desk. She's angry and doesn't want to accept the board of directors decision. Kahit na hawak niya ang kompanya pansamantala ay hindi niya naman hawak ang mga leeg ng mga tao rito.

The majority voted for Erykah to be the new CEO of the company, and she doesn't want to accept it. She already had a plan in mind, and that was to scare her stepdaughter, Erykah.

Ngumiti siya na parang demonyo at saka huminga nang malalim.

She made everything possible for Erykah not to meet the right person to marry. Lahat ng iyon ay pinalano niyang pigilan. Ayaw niyang maikasal si Erykah sa tamang tao na hinahanap niya. Kay ginawa niya ang lahat at naging hadlang sa paghahanap ni Erykah ng tamang lalaki na mapapangasawa. At ngayon, ay kaya niyang pigilan ang pagiging CEO ni Erykah. Gagawin niya ang lahat para sa gusto niya.

"Just do what you want to do with her. I don't care. I've deposited the money in your bank. I don't want to see you again after this. Just evaporate!"

"Yes, Madame."