Her Fearless Ways

Chapter 41

"You still suck at lying," he whispered. "You really still are my Red."

He smirked, and I sulked. My arms were crossed while my back was leaning on the sofa, looking far from him. Kababalik niya lang mula sa kusina para kumuha ng mauupuan niya. Pinuwesto niya iyon sa harap ko kaya nilayo kong muli ang tingin.

I still couldn't imagine how he figured everything out. Kung paano niya nalamang nagsisinungaling ako tungkol sa anak namin all this time. My eyes were glaring when he moved sideways so he could fit into my sight.

"Nanggagago ka ba?" seryoso kong tanong.

Umiling siya. "Hindi. I wanted to give you enough space para makapag-isip. Kaya lang, kung hindi ko pipilitin, baka ilang taon na naman ang magdaan."

I exhaled sharply, moving to the side where I couldn't see his face. At dahil nanggagago nga siya ay muli siyang umusog para magkaharap kami.

"Titigil ka o hindi kita bibigyan ng panahon para magpaliwanag?" asik ko sa kanya. "Bilisan mong magkuwento at uuwi pa ako."

"Just stay here. May kwarto tayo rito," pinandilatan ko siya. "Okay! Magkukwento na."

Inayos ko ang pagkakaupo para magkaharap kami. He fixed his seat too and started breathing steadily.

"I had a clue when an unknown person visited my account," he started and met my eyes. "That unknown person also viewed my story seconds after I posted it."

Hinalungkat ko mula sa ataul ng mga nakalipas na memorya ang panimula niya. Did I visit his account? Did I view his story? Wait... 'yong story na black ang background at may maliit na light bulb na emoji ba?

"It was just a light bulb emoji, yet, someone got interested to open it that quick," he continued. "That someone was named Tarhatta Schwartz. Kapangalan mo, 'di ba?"

Tangina! Naalala ko na! Iyon 'yong story niya na aksidente kong nabuksan dahil nasagi ni Roshan ang kamay ko! Pagkaalala ko nga ay ten seconds ago pa lamang iyon posted ng mabuksan ko! Great!

Pero lampas isang taon pa lang kaming nasa Canada noon, ah?

"That was just a clue. Hindi ko agad napatunayan na ikaw 'yon, so I started looking for other clues that would connect me with Tarhatta Schwartz. I even hired someone with computer expertise to trace your location, the devices you used, your background—"

"You did what?!" napatayo ako sa gulat. "You hired someone to stalk me?! You spied on me? Na-hack ba ang mga cameras ng devices ko?! Did you see me naked on your screen?! I can sue you! Pati iyong ni-hire mo!"

"I didn't on the screen, but I have seen you naked before," he grinned.

"Sosyal na ako ngayon pero hindi kumukupas ang kamao ko! Gusto mong masapak?!"

He raised his hands in the air. "For the record, I didn't hire Siru to hack your cameras. I just asked him to track you d—"

"Siru?! Si Siru ang gumawa niyon?" he nodded.

Great! Paano ko siya makakasuhan ngayon na hindi madadamay si Siru? Ang galing mag-isip ng bakulaw na 'to!

"Now, would you let me finish?" he asked. I was rolling my eyes when I sat back down. "For almost a year of tracking your account, nalaman naming sa Canada naka-base ang account user. Ilang buwan ulit ang lumipas bago namin na-track ang workplace mo, which was Schwartz Company. Later on, we discovered how you were related to the owner of that company."

Oh, edi kayo na magaling. Kaya naman pala parang hindi nabigla si Siru nang makita ako noon, nasubaybayan niya pala ang buhay ko sa Canada.

"Pero pareho kaming nahirapan sa isang bagay," tumingin siya sa 'kin. "We didn't have any lead where you gave birth."