BOOK 1 | Start the War

Arc 3 | Ch. 44: We Are Both Fools

Start the War

Chapter 044

"You...are fighting for your family? So am I...And because I am fighting for my family, I do not intend to lose. Even if I have to kill you to defeat you...even if you are special to me..."

Cheska left right after she dropped those words. She went past through Lorenzo without looking back. Silence reigned until she left the throne room.

Nang madinig ang pagsara ng malaking pintuan, napatingala na lang si Lorenzo at pikit ng mariin. Nasabunutan na lang niya ang kaniyang buhok dulot ng labis na pagkainis. This is frustrating for him—and shocking.

Napangiwi na lang siya at talikod sa trono. He walked away to bid his exit. Wala na rin naman na siyang rason para manatili. He went there for nothing. Ni hindi niya alam kung nasaan si Kenneth o kung buhay ba talaga ang kaniyang mga tauhan.

Palayo na sana siya sa kwartong nilabasan nang maramdaman ang isang prisensya sa kaniyang gilid. He paused his walk.

"Iyon na ata ang pinakamalakas kong suntok sa'yo so I wasn't really expecting for you to come."

He found Kenneth leaning against the wall right beside the door of the throne room. Nakahalukipkip lang ito habang nakatingin sa kaniya.

He looked at him from head to toe. He's unscathed. And the expression he's showing shows that he is totally and perfectly fine.

So Kenneth isn't really in danger. That makes sense. This proves Cheska's words earlier—na nagkunchabahan ang dalawa para mapapunta siya sa lugar na iyon.

Looks like none of her words were lies.

And that is more frustrating. All his life, he believes that it was the Lees—their mistress who killed her mother. He lived his life holding so much grudge against them.

But knowing that it was all a manipulation? It's hard to absorb.

"They are fine—the people you ordered, I mean," Kenneth assured. "Nagamot na rin sila but to refrain them from attacking again, they had to lock them up. Mukhang kahit makita nila ang mukha ko ay hindi nila ako papakinggan. They only follow your orders."

Nanatiling tahimik si Lorenzo. He's too confused now that he doesn't know what he's supposed to say, to think, or to do.

But above all, he's relieved that the persons he came for are perfectly fine. It's a relief to see Kenneth unharmed.

"I told you so..."

His eyes flicked up. Kenneth stood properly and looked right straight into his eyes.

"I told you you're going to regret it."

Is it that obvious? Are his eyes screaming that much regret?

Napaiwas siya ng tingin. "When did you know?"

"Hm..." he winced, nagiisip. "The couple planned to tell us the truth at the same time kaso si Sebastian lang ang nakagawa. It was the day when Cheska suddenly appeared before your eyes."

Napapikit pikit siya roon. That day? Akala niya ay isang malaking coincidence lang na nagkita sila sa lugar na iyon.

So that was planned. He can't believe he got fooled by her acting skills. She did well in making him believe na parehas silang nagulat sa prisensya ng isa't isa.

That made him wonder. If she was planning to tell him the truth that time, bakit hindi niya nagawa?

Ano ba ang nangyari sa araw na iyon? That meeting ended well. They conversed like normal friends. Nagbatian sila at saka nagkamustahan—