"Don't tell me natatakot ka?" Tanong ni Keighley kay Ellaine habang nag mamaneho papunta sa bahay ni Matteo mayer. Kanina pa kasi nito binubukas at sara ang mga kamao tanda na nakakaramdam siya ng kaba o kaya'y takot at napansin 'yon agad ni Keighley.
"Hindi noh! Kinakabahan lang ako baka kasi lalong napahamak si Gabriella o si Brian dito," sagot ni Ellaine kay Keighley.
"Wag kang mag alala malalapasan n'yo rin ni Brian 'to. Gaya ni kuya Jordan at Yzairha." Pagpapagaan ni Keighley.
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Nag doorbell si Ellaine. Mga tatlong doorbells pa ang ginawa niya bago lumabas sa gate ang katulong ni Mr. and Mrs. Mayer. Pagkatapos ay pinatuloy sa malaking bahay ang dalawa,
Naka upo na sila sa sofa maya maya ay bumaba mula sa mahabang hagdan ang isang lalaki na naka amerikana, tumayo si Keighley at Ellaine upang batiin ang lalaki.
"Good morning, I'm Matteo Mayer. Are you the ones mentioned by Mrs. Blytheville?" Saad nito tsaka inabot ang kamay kay Keighley pagkatapos ay kay Ellaine naman.
"Good morning, Mr. Mayer. I'm Ellaine Salvador and this is my friend Ms. Keighley Madrid. Yes, we are the ones sent by Mrs. Blytheville." Ellaine said politely as they sat down again to the sofa with Mr. Mayer.
"My wife is not around right now. She have a photo shoot for her upcoming project with Carmella Steinmetz," Hr added.
Nag tinginan si Ellaine at Keighley sa sinabi ni Matteo mayer.
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"We didn't acquire any information from Matteo Mayer. Apart from the knowledge that Carmella and Matteo's wife, Loisa Mayer, will collaborate on a new project, our investigation didn't yield any further insights or details." paliwanag ni Ellaine,
"Then, let's proceed to the other co-actors and actresses of her," Brian suggested.
"No! I think that's not the only thing we got from Mr. Mayer." Keighley said.
"What are you thinking, Keighley?" Ellaine asked.
"Remember when i ask him how's his experience working to his co-actors and actresses?" Keighley asked Ellaine.
"Oo! Pero nasagot naman niya lahat ng tama," sagot ni Ellaine kay Keighley.
"I noticed something unusual in the words coming out of his mouth. All the people I mentioned in that conversation answered as I expected. But when I asked him about his experience working with Carmella, he answered differently. He said that all his previous coworkers were 'happy' and 'fun to work with,' but when it came to Carmella, he said
'Carmella is perfect,'
'she's humble,'
'she is sweet.'
'I can't say anything but I was comfortable working with a woman like her.'
"I think they have more than just a friendship or work relationship," Keighley explained.
"Keighley is right, sometimes Carmella uses other people to get the attention she wants. Sometimes she likes to have a relationship with someone who is powerful, by powerful in showbiz it means famous," Joana said while looking at Keighley.
"But I don't think Matteo Mayer will leave any evidence that they have a relationship." Joana added.
"So who will help us get more substantial evidence to bring down Carmella?"
Brian asked while tightly holding Ellaine's left hand with his right.
"Loisa mayer!" Keighley said firmly.
"Loi—loisa? Are you sure na siya ang dapat nating kausapin?" Brian asked with curiosity on his eyes.
"If I already noticed something between the two of them, how about the wife? Especially now that they will be working together for their upcoming project," Keighley said.
"Keighley's right, Loisa is not stupid to not notice something like this," Joana said.
"What's the next step we have to do?" Ellaine asked.
"On Saturday at 4 pm, you go to my company at that exact time, I will make sure that Loisa will meet you!" Joana said.
"I will arrange a meeting where you two will be introduced as reporters, but make the questions random, just don't ask about Carmella, also ask about Matteo. She's always open to these kinds of conversations as long as there are no cameras, she will tell everything she knows but no cameras," Joana added.
"So we need to pretend to be reporters but without a camera?" Ellaine asked.
"Yes, bring a notebook and write down everything she says about Carmella and Matteo, so you can pretend as fake reporters!" Joana said.
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Saturday at 4pm
(Joana's company)
"Good afternoon this is the reporters i told last time they will ask you a few things about you, your husband and more.." Joana said.
Kinamayan ni Loisa si Keighley at Ellaine.
"Good afternoon to the both of you!" She said as she sat down her seat facing Keighley and Ellaine.
"I arranged this meeting for the three of you. They will ask you some important but somewhat private questions, but don't worry because no one will know that you said this, you are known for being truthful. I expect to learn a lot, especially now with the heating issue regarding... C-carmella," Joana said while looking at Loisa.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Blytheville. I know the reason why you called me here, I know that you are more interested in Carmella, especially now that we are working together. I know that she used to be the mistress of your late husband who died 4 years ago in a car accident where Carmella's child also died," sagot ni Loisa mayer. Hindi kumibo si Joana at tanging pag ngiti lang ang ginawa.
"To be honest, I also don't like her. I don't have any anger towards her, but I just really don't like Carmella. Only a few people know about that story of her affair with Mr. Dagger Blytheville, and I am one of those who know her secret. I overheard Carmella talking to her manager, and I heard her say, 'having an affair with Dagger is one of my biggest regrets in my life.' When I heard that, I knew that Mr. Blytheville was not just her friend. But I'm happy to hear that she regrets stealing someone else's husband."
"But it's too late to regret everything." Joana said.
"Excuse me Mrs. Mayer can i ask something?" Keighley asked.
"Yeah sure,"
"Do you notice anything unusual with your husband, I mean they recently worked together with your husband. Aren't you nervous or afraid that she might steal your husband this time?"
"The truth is, Matteo has been acting strangely since he worked with Carmella in the past... but I didn't pay attention to it because I didn't know that Carmella did such things back then. Then when I found out, Carmella immediately regretted it, so I think she won't repeat her past mistakes, especially since that's the reason why her child died and I'm sure that's also the reason why her husband, Dr. Brian Tan, divorced her." Loisa Mayer responded.
"Are you sure she won't repeat it? Aren't you curious why Carmella said she regretted having an affair with Mr. Dagger? Haven't you thought that it might be related to your husband or someone else, why she mentioned or brought up her relationship with Dagger?"
Keighley said, napa isip din si Mrs. Mayer dahil hindi naman nya talaga narinig ang buong pag-uusap ni Carmella at ng manager n'ya. Hindi n'ya alam kung bakit sinabi pa 'yon ni Carmella, kung p'wede naman nitong isarili ang pagsisi, kung bakit kailan pang sabihin ni Carmella 'yon sa manager n'ya.
