Moth to a Flame

Trentasei| Cheating

THIRD PERSON

"Zia Leticia! I don't understand why I must be locked up in the annexe!" Clevan blurted out, annoyed that he was forbidden to enter the mansion.

She scoffed and narrowed her eyes at him. "Don't act like a spoiled brat in front of me! Just because Arlecchino lets you do what you please doesn't mean you can act the same way with me!" May kinuha siyang steeled na ruler at dinuro ito sa bata.

"Your hands!" Tinago ni Clevan ang magkabilang kamay niya sa kanyang likuran at umatras palayo sa kanya.

"Clevan!" Despite her warning tone, he hid himself in the closet of his room. "No!"

"Get out! Don't wait for me to blast the damn closet open!" He hugged his legs and dropped his head to his knees as he tried to keep his small body hidden in the closet.

"What did I do? I did nothing wrong!" he protested, his voice muffled. "Just because you're my aunt doesn't mean you can punish me without a good reason!" he shouted, tears starting to build up in his eyes.

"Without a good reason?" Leticia combed her hair in disbelief. "Ha!" Rolling her eyes, she pursed her lips. "You think I didn't know what you did?!" Hinampas niya ang ruler sa pinto ng closet kaya napapitlag ang bata sa loob.

"You think you're clever enough to hide the truth from me? Keegan might keep quiet, but I know!" Her words were sharp like a blade of a knife pointed at his neck, but he still refused to admit his mistake. He didn't do anything wrong!

"I did the right thing! I just want to protect my uncle!" he defended. Namewang si Leticia sa harapan niya. He is just as hard-headed as everyone in the family. But that doesn't mean she will let him have his way just because he's a child.

"You did not protect him! You put him in danger!" she recoiled.

You put him in a situation where our entire family is doomed to be the target!

Gusto niya sana isatinig iyon pero mas minabuti niyang pigilan ang sarili niya dahil alam niyang bata ang kaharap niya. "He was in danger because of that woman! It wasn't my fault!" Nagkasalubong ang kilay ni Leticia.

Kailan pa nagtanim ng galit kay Sachal ang batang 'to?

"Clevan, she's your uncle's wife! The mistress of our family! How could you conspire with our enemy to get rid of her!" He bit his lip and hid his face in the corner of the closet.

He thought he had planned everything meticulously. He felt that with Roan's help, his plan would work, and he would never be suspected. But he forgot about her aunt. Nothing escapes from her discerning eyes and wits. She is indeed not a Salvatore for nothing.

"Hindi ka talaga lalabas dyan?" Walang pag-aalinlangang sinipa ni Leticia ang closet, dahilan upang tumaob ito. Poor Clevan crawled out while holding his back from pain.

"Your hands, Clevan!" Sa kabila ng iniinda nitong sakit ay nagawa pa rin nitong magdabog sa harapan ng tiyahin niya. "No!" Dahil nauubusan na ng pasensya si Leticia ay pinaningkitan niya ito ng mata.

He was just a child, alright. But with the likes of him who grew up in this environment, being lenient is useless. "Take one more step and you wouldn't like it." Napatigil sa pagbukas ng pinto si Clevan nang makarinig ng tunog ng gatilyo.

The clicking of the gun made him glued to the ground, slowly looking back at her aunt wide-eyed. "Y-you p-pointed a gun at your nephew?"

She tilts her head. Why is he so shocked? He grew up with guns and knives as his toys.