Trigger Warning: This story contains graphic depictions of mature themes such as abuse, violence, mental health struggles, explicit content, and other potentially triggering subjects.
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"A-ano pong ginagawa ninyo dito Si...Sir?" kabado kong salita, habang nakaharap sa mukha niya, ramdam ko ang lamig na bumalot sa buong katawan ko at ang mga hibla ng balahibo na nagsimulang mag taasan. Is he really the ruthless heir of Ashford?
"Why do you look surprised, miss?" he tilt his head and smiled slightly, I have to admit, he looked handsome with that gesture, idagdag mo pa ang kamay nitong nasa bulsa niya.
He looked like a bad boy straight out of a novel, the kind every girl in town would fall for. Pe... pero, no! Bakit naman ako mamamangha sa kagwapuhan niya? He's an Ashford. He's from that family—the family I've hated for a long time.
"My lady, are you okay?" he gradually asked, naglakad ito papalapit sa'kin at dahan-dahan niyang itinaas ang kaliwang kamay na ikinatakot ko dahil baka saktan ako nito.
I immediately closed my eyes, bracing for the slap on my face. Pero imbis na lumapat ang kamay niya sa mukha ko, naramdaman ko itong dumikit sa noo ko.
"Why did you closed your eyes?" he asked, chuckling on my reaction, ngunit nang marinig ko ang sinabi nito agad kong iminulat ang aking mga mata para makita ang ginagawa niya.
But when I opened my eyes, I was frozen at the sight of him, because his distance between me and him is about is about one meters away, at sa layong iyon kaunti pang galaw nito ay talagang mag tatama kami.
"My lady, I'm just going to check on you, so don't be afraid." His husky voice started whispering in my ear, and at that moment, my body began to feel strange, and my mind slipped into a trance.
Napakagat labi naman ako sa ginawa nito, hindi mapigil ang nararamdamang kakaiba sa katawan. Okay, Clara relax iche-check kalang niya. Bahagyang napahinga nangmalalim at nag salita.
"Si...Sir wala naman po akong sakit." I uttered to him, para pigilan ito sa ginagawa niya paghawak sa noo ko.
"But My lady, I'm quite certain you're unwell. However, I've concluded that it's not a headache or a fever—it's a case of bad mouthing syndrome." Cade said to me.
"Huh? Ano po yon?" gulat kong tanong dito at seryosong hinarap ito sa mukha, "Sa...sakit po ba yon?" I speak nervously thinking it was going to kill me.
"My lady, let me enlighten you with a little knowledge first," he said, his cold voice but amused. "Those who suffer from bad-mouthing syndrome only have three months to live." His expression was serious, making it hard to tell if he was joking or not.
"No way, you're joking right? Diba nagbibiro lang po?" takot kong tanong dito, hinawakan ang magkabilang balikat niya at tinignan ito sa mata na may takot, "Please say it to me your jo...joking?"
BINABASA MO ANG
Hide and seek (On-going)
RomanceClara Vale was a typical girl living in a small house, earning just enough to get by. But despite her circumstances in life, Clara was known as a beautiful and kind young woman. But her life changed when Cade Ashford appeared in her life. Cade was i...