Seducing The Fire (Wendy Fuentes) GXG ✔

Chapter 38

Wendy Fuentes

"If you have nothing to say, Arvie. Can you just move aside and close my door para makaalis na ako."

Pero imbis na sundin niya ang sinabi ko, lalo niyang inilapit ang mukha niya sa mukha ko.

"Do you think Italia loves you? Think again." She grinned.

I didn't speak. I knew she had more to say, so I waited for her to finish.

"Just so you know, Wendy. Italia, was the one who asked me na tulungan siyang mapalapit sayo. You know why? Because she wants to avenge her brother. Tumanggi ako pero sino ba naman ako para hindi pagbigyan ang isang malapit na kaibigan na nawalan ng kapatid dahil sayo? She really wants to hurt you. The truth is....... she planned all of this to seduce you and make you fall in love with her. If you don't believe me, ask her."

I tried not to be affected, but I failed. I was affected by what she said. But I tried not to react.

"She doesn't love you, she was just pretending. She hates you so much, ginagawa lang niya ito dahil sa Kuya niya. Poor Wendy, I thought you were clever." She whispered in my ear.

Dito gumuhit ang matinding kirot sa dibdib ko nong marinig ko ang mga huling sinabi niya. Pero kinimkim ko kung ano mang sakit ang nararamdaman ko sa mga oras na ito. Binuksan ko ang makina ng sasakyan because I just want to leave dahil parang sumisikip ang paligid ko.

"Why do you think she didn't invite you here? Simply because, you are not special to her. See? I was invited because she trusted me that much. At ikaw, you are just a trash waiting for someone to pick you up!"

Pinaandar ko ang sasakyan ko kahit nakabukas ang pinto, napabitaw siya. Nang makita ko siya sa side mirror halos masubsob siya.

Hininto ko ang sasakyan I reached out para isara ang pinto. But I need to stop for a while dahil parang binabayo ng matinding sakit ang dibdib ko.

The pain was overwhelming. Dahil totoo ang sinabi ni Arvie. Italia never mentioned na may pagtitipon sa kanila kahit alam niyang hindi ako makakapunta dahil may business trip ako sa Europe.

I felt betrayed and hurt. Bakit niya ginawa sa akin 'to. I wanted to yell, to cry, to do something, pero nanatili akong nakaupo rito kasama ang matinding kirot sa damdamin ko.

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Italia Gwen Soler

THE NEXT DAY. I'm not sure kung papapasukin ako sa JF Towers, or kung gagana pa ang ID card ko kapag nag-log in ako. But I still try.

Maaga akong nagbihis at pumasok. Pagdating dito sa entrance ng building nginitian ako ng guard. Hindi niya ako pinigal na pumasok.

Nalagpasan ko ang reception area at wala namang pumigil sa akin na pumasok ng elevator. Binabati ako ng mga staff pagdating dito sa Funetes Builders office. And when I logged in using my ID number, it was successful.

I was worried because I thought I was banned from work here since I couldn't access Wendy's condo unit. Umupo ako dito sa desk ko at mukhang normal naman ang lahat. I'm not sure kung papasok siya pero nagbabakasakali ako.

Nakatingin ako sa orasan, kapag lumagpas ng 8AM at hindi siya dumating baka hindi na iyon pumasok. Five minutes before 8AM natanaw ko na siyang naglalakad papunta sa kanyang opisina. Kumabog ang dibdib ko habang pinapanood ko siyang naglalakad. Dati kahit hindi siya ngumingiti sinusulyapan niya ako, but now, she didn't even look at me.