Billionaire's Runaway Wife

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"Dad, kain na po kayo." tawag ko sa Daddy ko na busy sa panonood ng morning news as part of his morning habit.

"Dad? Diba po sabi ng Doctor kailangan nyong magpalakas?" tinabihan ko muna si Dad para suyuin then,

"Anak, alam mo ba ang tungkol dito?" he said while tryung to calm himself.

"Hindi ba sabi ko na wag nyo munang sasabihin sa publiko habang di pa natin nalalaman kung sino yung gumagawa nito satin?"

oh shit.

"Dad baka naman po kilala na ni Jeff kung sino, kaya kumain na po kayo. Wag nyo na pong alalahanin yung Kumpanya." I tried calming him, but even I is scared of how this is going to be.

"Diba po pinamana nyo na po yun kay Jeff? Let him learn on his own. He surely know what he's doing" I lied again to my father about that Company issue. Someone is trying to stain our company's reputation by spreading false issues about the company's assets and even making past issues resurface.

"Sana nga Jane. Sana nga..." Pangungumbinse ni Dad sa sarili.

I feel bad for Dad about this issues curculating about the company that him and my Lolo have built. For years, all they did was to build the company through hardwork and their truthfulness to their investors and to their employees only to be tainted by someone who only want is to seek attention...

"Talk to Jeff for me." then pumunta na si dad sa dinning area to eat breakfast.

I waited until my father's gone and call my brother

"Hey sis, I know the reason why you're calling, and I want to say that---'

"It's him, right?"

he sighed heavily

"yeah, but, Im still finding ways how to solve this. Trust me with this one"

"We both know that there's only one way and I'm still not doing it"

"of course, I know, I know how selfish you think you are right now. That maybe he finally realize his mistakes and he already change from the person you knew him before to the person you somehow will love? I know he surely have a very acceptable reason why all those things happened. But just please, I wan't you to be as selfish as you think you are right now, sis. Again, trust me."

I went silent. I really wouldn't know what to do without Jeff. He's been my protector ever since we were a kid even if he's younger than me. He always make sure he is there to protect me.

"I have to go sis, marami pa akong gagawin. Love you, take care." and he ended the call.

I don't know how to process all of this. It's only been 2 weeks since I go back here and it's been chaotic since then.

I went up to my room to get my stuff and my car keys. As I went down I saw Manang Fel waiting for me.

"Jane, okay ka lang ba?" Manang Fel ask

I faked a laugh.

"of course, Manang. Nakakain na po ba si dad?" I ask

"Oo, tapos na. pumasok na rin sya sa kwarto nya." Dad's room is downstairs since he can't go up the stairs without having a hard time breathing becuase of his heart complicatioms.

"Salamat Manang ha, sige po aalis muna po ako saglit" kinuha ko na yung bag ko at aakto ng aalis nang hawakan ni manang Fel kamay ko

"Iha, kung kailangan mo ng makakausap, nandito lang ako" Her smile comforted me.

Alam na alam talaga ni manang Fel kung ano ang mga tamang salita na kailangan ko sa mga panahong katulad nito. She treats us as her own child. That's why until now she's with us and decided to dedicate her life in taking care of me and Jeff, and now with Dad, since my mom passed away.

"Salamat po manang." I smiled at her. Making sure that she knows everything will be fine, I will be fine.

"alis na po ako, Kayo na po bahala kay daddy" lumabas na ako ng bahay at sumakay na ng kotse.

How I missed driving my lexus. It brings plenty of memories back. This was the very first thing I bought with my savings, when I finally moved out of the mansion when Dad thought I was adult enough to manage one of my mom's jewelry store branch.

But before that, I remember how my spoiled brat ass cried to my dad to allow me to drive his Lexus car when I first enter college, coz I always imagined myself being inside it driving with one-hand, windows down and spreading my other hand like how adults do it.

And how back then, my only problem was how can I sneak in to my dad's room and get his lexus car's key out of many car keys in his car key cabinet to his collection of cars.

Everything was just perfect back then

That's why the moment I realized I'm already a grown up, facing and making grown up decisions. It feels like everything has changed...

From how I was always enthusiastic, understanding and always smiling to every people I meet, because my mom would always tell me before, that every human being in this world is going through something in their lives, try to understand them, but you, always choose to be kind and see things positively.

That's why I've always been so understanding of everything. As in, everything. But all of us have our own limits.

It was hard for me. And will always be hard.

But at least I know that there are people who will stay by my side even if the whole world changes.

Its been five years since I left and decided to leave everything behind. Nagpakalayo layo ako hoping that leaving will solve everything. The pain, the loses, my dreams that've been shattered into pieces.

But now I'm back here. In the very place I lost myself. In the very place I built myself, my own dreams, my dream of perfect family only to be replaced by nightmares.

It's all coming back to me now.

For five years, I tried to rebuilt myself and build my own walls. I never thought that the peace I secured my self in will once again be gone.

The hardest part of rebuilding yourself is when you finally start hoping again that all will be alright and you've finally free yourself from all the miseries you went through. Only to realize that this is all just a cycle of building yourself and letting other people break you again.

I went to drive-thru to grab some coffee on the way to the company to fix some papers for the re-opening of my store.

I was never a coffee drinker. Just the smell of coffee gives me headache, but maybe all those stress I've been thru made my system get immuned to it.

"order complete, ma'am" the woman on the cashier said before my phone ring. I just mouthed thank you before leaving.

I reached for my phone that's been ringing aggressively. I answer the call even without looking for the caller ID.

"Hello?"

I only heard inaudible voices of a woman talking softly to another person in the call and the call was ended.

I then received imessage:

Sorry, dear. I just left him for a while to check the oven and he called you na pala.

I just laughed at the thought of him doing it.

I was about to reply when another message was delivered

We baked some cookies. He said he wants to learn how so he could bake you some when you arrive. :D

Afterall, the universe rewards you something beautiful for all your hardships.