That Playgirl's Karma

🍷t h i r t y 🍷

When Felix heard everything on the phone, he clenched his hands tightly as he witnessed how Azalea got caught in just a minute.

Nung oras din na iyon, nalaman ni Felix mula sa kaibigan niyang pulis kung sino ang nasa likod ng lalaking nagbanta kay Azalea, ito ay walang iba kundi si Fim.

At bago pa niya masabi kay Azalea ang lahat ng iyon, nauna na siyang hulihin ng taong hinahanap nila.

He didn't waste any time. Felix immediately hacked every possible location he could find. He used the skills he had to locate each camera, and in just seconds... on his six computer screens, he saw how Azalea was being lifted by someone-together with Azalea's stepmother, Fim.

As he watched Azalea being put inside a car, unconscious, he traced the vehicle they used. Once he gained access to its system, he stood up and immediately walked out of the room.

Desperate, mad, and eager to save Azalea, he reloaded the gun he had and quickly rode his motorbike.

*************

Mabilis na nilagok ni Fim ang isang baso ng wine habang pinagmasdan si Azalea sa CCTV footage. She wasn't moving, and her breathing was heavy.

Fim watched her with a half-smile on her lips.

"Hey, hey..." she motioned to her men at the back. The three of them stepped forward, waiting for Fim's command.

"If she's not breathing anymore, take her out. Don't leave any trace. And make sure... bury her body deeper than the usual. Understood?"

Her men nodded as they also watched Azalea on the footage, waiting for her to die.

As they fixated their eyes on the screen, without them knowing a loud bang from a gun echoed throughout the room. Blood splattered from the heads of the three people.

The one who did it was none other than Felix.

On the other side, Fim immediately hid herself behind a box.

"Fvck..." Fim watched as her three men bathed in their own blood, lying lifeless on the floor.

She drew her gun and, not knowing who was after her, pointed it at where she thought the presence was. But to her shock, no one was there.

Without her knowing, Felix was already beside her. In a swift move, he kicked the gun from her hand, sending it flying. And before she could see who it was, he punched her in the face, making her fall to the floor.

She moaned in pain. Before she could move again, Felix gripped her hair and violently smashed her head on the floor.

Blood oozed from her head and mouth as she endured the pain. When Fim finally got the chance to look at who it was, she squinted her eyes, sensing a familiar presence.

"Who the hell are you?..."

Felix stood in front of her, blood on his hands, coldness in his eyes, and blinded by grief.

"Do you remember me?" Felix's voice was rough.

Fim slightly shrugged her shoulders, curving a mocking smile, as if playing with Felix.

"Then, I'll make you remember me."

Felix stepped on Fim's abdomen and watched her writhe in pain.

"Alfanta... Gutierrez's trusted driver and maid, they were my parents. The ones you killed in a car accident thirteen years ago."

Seconds later, Fim burst into laughter, blood showing through her teeth.

"Oh... so you're their little boy, hm? I thought you were dead. I was wrong."

Felix saw that Fim's reaction didn't show even a hint of remorse. That's when he felt an infuriating rage like never before.

"K-Kung hindi lang sana naki-alam 'yang mga magulang mo... hindi 'yun mangyayari sa kanila. It's their fault why they're lying under the soil now, little boy."

Felix gripped the gun in his hand as memories flooded him, how he saw his parents die in front of his eyes, how he endured the pain alone, and how people pitied him.

Everyone thought it was a tragic accident, but Felix knew it wasn't. He knew his father was a professional driver who understood everything about mechanics. That's when he realized something was off-someone had orchestrated the accident. He remembered the last words his parents spoke... about the truth.

"I can see the pain in your eyes right now... the desperate feeling to kill me, right? If that's so... kill me. Let them see who you really are. Let Azalea witness how cruel you are. Kill me!"

Tears welled up in Felix's eyes, tears born from long-buried grief. Tears he tried to hold back, but they kept falling from his tired eyes.

He pointed the gun at Fim, who was now wearing a wicked smile.

"Now, kill me... show me your anger, your evil."

Felix wanted to pull the trigger and watch her blood splatter around, but an image lingered in his mind, someone he knew would stop him.

Azalea.

He looked at the CCTV screen and saw Azalea lying on the floor, coughing, still breathing.

When he saw how Azalea tried her best to survive, because she believed he would come for her, he realized she had faith in him. She expected him to come and protect her.

That's when Felix softened. His lower lip trembled as he drew a deep breath.

Her name kept running through his mind. After everything they'd been through, they had finally found the person responsible for their pain.

Felix burst out crying. He was overwhelmed with emotion. He felt triumph, but the truth left him hurting, deeper than ever. Seeing the culprit in front of him only made him want to hurt her more.

He wanted to stop. He wanted to run out of that place with Azalea. But he knew he would have to face the consequences for killing the three people in that room.

That's when Felix made a decision. He wiped the tears from his eyes and mumbled the words while staring at the girl on the screen.

"I'm sorry, Azalea..."

In just seconds, Felix pointed the gun at Fim and pulled the trigger.

The gunshot echoed throughout the entire room.