Masked Pleasure (BxB) ✔

Chapter 37 [Hurt]

What comes easy, won't last. And what lasts, won't come easy.

FLASHBACK
Continuation

Hindi na ako nagdalawang-isip pang makisakay kay Franxisco De Puato tutal ay siya rin naman ang nagprisinta. I didn't expect that he's still here, so I really assume that he has other agendas for staying here.

"You don't have work today?" Binuhay niya ang makina at muling umandar ang sasakyan.

"I'm on leave. Besides, I'm visiting someone." His car's scent smells luxuriance. The car's interior looks deluxe and richly appealing.

"Your boyfriend?" Hindi ko alam kung hanggang saan ang nalalaman niya tungkol sa akin. Nakahanap na kaya siya ng ipapalit sakin dahil sa pag-decline ko ng offer niya?

"Yes."

We didn't talk that much during the driving, until we parked in front of the police station. Napansin ko ang pagtataka sa mata niya habang nakatingin sa labas.

"Your boyfriend's here?"

Nakakahiya mang sagutin pero iyon ang totoo. Tumango lang ako bilang sagot.

"Someone filed a case against him. We can't prove my boyfriend's innocence because it happened years ago. And he's really innocent, that woman just wants to ruin his name. I don't know her real motive." Inalis ko ang aking seatbelt. Tahimik naman siyang nakikinig sa aking kwento.

"I'm sorry I didn't know."

"Just to clean his name so that the issue won't reach the media, I bought their silence. I gave up my condo, sold my car, I also loaned from a bank, I gave my all but I don't think we can get past this easily.. And T-Troy had delinquency history, bad records that might reduce our chance.." Nangingilid na ang aking luha. Tinanggap ko ang inabot niyang tissue.

"Thanks.."

Ngayon ko pa lamang narerealize kung gaano ka-kumplikado ang lahat. Ginawa ko na ang lahat. But that woman is a savage. Hindi siya titigil hangga't hindi nahahatulan ng mas mabigat na kaso si Troy.

"Who filed a case against him?" Napatingin ako sa kanya. Though I know he cannot help me, I still answered him.

"Maristella Evangelista, she filed a rape case against my boyfriend." Tumahan na ako.

I can't even fathom the word 'rape'.

"Evangelista?" Kumunot ang kanyang noo. Tumango ulit ako bilang tugon.

"Is she somewhat related to Mariano Evangelista?" Sino naman iyon?

"H-Hindi ko alam. I don't know."

Dumapo ang isang daliri sa kanyang baba at waring nag-iisip. Why do I feel like he knows something that I do not know?

"I have a company investor in Barcelona named Mariano Evangelista. He holds 10 percent of the stocks. He has some illegal businesses there so I'm trying to pull him out."

I suddenly remembered what Attorney Sandoval said yesterday about Maristella's family. Her father is a businessman in Spain. Could it possibly be the same person? I don't think so. Napakalaki ng mundo para mangyari 'yon.

Pumasok ako sa loob ng police station kung saan ang naabutan ko na namang pulis ay iyon ding nakaraan na masungit.

"Kaanu-ano mo 'yong Torralba?" Tanong niya na hindi na siguro nakapagpigil na magtanong. Napapansin sigurong halos araw-araw ay bumibisita ako dito. Pero bakit ang usisero nito?

"Boyfriend ko bakit?" I raised my brows at him. Ngumuso lang siya na para bang kinumpirma ko kung ano ang nasa utak niya.

"Nasa tanggapan sila ngayon." Aniya habang hinahatid niya ako. Binuksan niya ang pintuan at sa isang parte ay natagpuan ko si Troy na nakikipag-usap ng masinsinan kay Attorney Sandoval.