***Donny's POV***
Mangyayari na sa araw na ito ang hearing ng kaso ni Edward laban sa amin.
My Dad is still silent about it. Ayaw niyang makipag-usap sa akin tungkol dito.
I just want to clarify things.
As expected, I went to the court alone. Even Daniela doesn't know about this yet. She heard that EJ filed a case against me but she doesn't know what it was all about.
I should have told her about it para sana hindi na ganito kabigat ang nararamdaman ko.
But I know that once she knows about all this... Mawawalan na siya ng gana sa akin... more so her shares in the company they recently invested will be gone.
I was hesistant to accept their investment at first but Dad and her father convinced me that I should take it for our future's sake. That's also the reason why there was an early engagement that happened.
I admit I'm not ready for anything yet... Pero wala na akong magawa... It seems that everything is put in place before I could even argue.
At ngayon, mag-isa akong lalaban.
My Dad's legal team is with me pero wala akong alam sa magiging takbo ng kaso. Our lawyer said that I should just have to plead 'not guilty' for all the accusations that will be thrown to me. Ni hindi ko nga alam kung anong accusations ang ibibigay sa akin ng panig ni Edward.
My head is aching. I had sleepless nights thinking about Edward. He's my bestfriend... itinuring kong kapatid... Hangang ngayon ay iyon pa rin ang turing ko sa kanya. Hindi ko alam kung saan nagmumula ang galit niya.
If he wants his company back, I would willingly give it back to him.
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Pumasok na kami sa court room.
We sat on the left side of the room. Hinanap ng mata ko si Edward. He's on the right side of the room sitting beside another man, probably his laywer.
Ngunit nagulat ako nang makita ko ang katabi ng inaakala kong lawyer ni Edward.
Si Dale?
Why is she here? Anong ginagawa niya dito? Why is she with EJ?
Nakayuko lang siya at hindi siya lumilingon sa panig ko.
I was about to stand up and approach her pero naghudyat na ng pagsisimula ng session.
Wala akong nagawa kung hindi umupo at maghintay ng mangyayari.
But Edward's angry look is so visible. Hindi ko alam kung dahil sa kasong ito o sa pagtingin ko sa gawi ni Dale.
The session went on. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga ipinaparatang sa akin o sa amin ni Edward. Tinignan ko siya with a questioning look pero seryoso lang siyang tumingin sa akin.
Natapos ang session. My legal team advised me on what to do on the next hearing.
Pero hindi iyon ang gusto kong mangyari. Gusto kong makausap mismo si Edward ng personal... pati na rin si Dad. As a family, we should settle this once and for all. Hindi ko alam kung bakit humantong sa ganito ang lahat.
Nagsimula ng magsilabasan sa court room ang mga tao. Nakita kong tumayo na rin sina Edward. I planned to talk to him pero nakita ko rin si Dale. Kailangan ko rin siyang makausap.
"Dale, wait!"
Tumigil naman siya nang hindi lumilingon kaya iniharap ko na siya.
"Dale, bakit ka nandito? Bakit ngayon lang ulit kita nakita? Kumusta ka na?"
