Billionaire's Wife

Forty-seven

"Sapphire..."

Matagal bago niya ako binitawan. She even shamelessly stared at me bago siya natauhan at nagsalita na. She looked different. Mataas na ang buhok niya and she looked more mature now.

"Hello, Thalia."

Siguro kung hindi lang nabitawan ni Fiero ang tinidor niya ay hindi na maaalis ni Thalia ang tingin sa akin. Her gaze shifted towards my innocent son who seems not to care with what's happening. Ilang segundo niya siguro muna itong tinitigan bago siya suminghap at agad na nanlaki ang mata.

"Oh my God!" she uttered in disbelief. "Is he... is he..."

Ni hindi niya matapos-tapos ang sasabihin dahil sa matinding emosyon. Ginapangan ako ng kaba lalo pa't napagtanto ko kung ano na ang maaaring mangyari pagkatapos nito. No! She shouldn't have seen us.

"He's mine" I stated sternly making Thalia focused her attention on me. I immediately blocked her view of my son.

I can see the pain danced through her eyes as she looked at me. Inabot niya ang kamay ko at marahang hinawakan na para bang nagmamakaawa siya sa akin. I sternly shook my head.

"Sapphire, please..."

I don't know why she's pleading.

"Alam mo naman ang nangyari limang taon na ang nakalipas diba?"

Nang tumango siya ay napabuntong hininga nalang ako. I don't know if her cousin told her everything that happened, but atleast I don't have to explain my side to her now.

I asked her to sit down with us nang napansin kong nakaharang na kami sa daan at medyo marami na ang tao. Akala ko nga ay hihindi siya dahil may kasama siyang iba sa kabilang mesa, but she agreed and sat down on the seat right across ours.

Hindi ko tuloy alam kung matatawa ako o mas lalong matatakot nang nakita niya na ang kabuuhan ng mukha ng anak ko. She gasped, at ang planong pag-upo ay muling natigil dahil sa gulat. Fiero looked blinked as he stared at the newcomer.

"Oh my..." I heard her whisper under her breath.

Hindi niya na siguro napigilan pa ang emosyon niya dahil nangilid na ang luha sa mga mata niya lalo pa nang nagkatitigan sila ng anak ko. I know, Thalia. He looked just like him. Kahit isang sulyap lang sa anak ko, agad mong makikita ang pagkakahawig nila ng ama niya.

"Who is she, Mama?" Fiero's innocent question made me look at him.

"She's a friend, baby."

Although, we never bonded as a friend, and I know she's his father's cousin, but I don't want to tell Fiero about that detail. I don't want him to hope for nothing.