Until the Flowers Bloom | Book #1

Chapter 18

Clayton's POV
What the actual fvck!? I heard na naririto daw kapatid ko. I went up to the meeting room. I heard how the shareholders talked shit about me so I went inside. "Zaiden? What the hell!?" sabi ko.

"Why Clayton? Do you have a problem?" sabi niya and crossed his arms. Kala mo kung sino eh.

"I can't believe you did that Mr. Clayton Russell!" sabi ng papa ni Mia.

"You're a criminal!" one of the shareholders said and nag kagulo na, talking shit about me. Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Zaiden and parang hindi siya takot sakin. Psh! When we were young he always cry between our arguments. Ganon siya ka cry-baby noon tsaka pusong-mamon kasi yang kapatid ko.

"From now on, Clayton Andrew Russell will step down as CEO. He won't also get shares from the company as per what he did. He will be also sent to the court for judgement and punishment for what he did" sabi niya at nagulat ako. I assume he knows the truth, traydor talaga tong si Timothy!

"What do you think your doing Zaiden!-"

"Trying to clean your mistakes and to give you some lessons" sabi niya sakin. Aba, let's see then. This time pabayaan muna kita. Pero di pa ako tapos Zaiden Icarus Russell!

I walked out of the company since di na ako puwede cuz of my stupid brother. Wala na rin ako access sa mga bank accounts ko. This is shit!

"Dad told me everything that happened. You're doomed Clayton, what now?" umuwi ako sa bahay at nandun si Mia.

"Humanda sakin si Zaiden, we're not over yet Mia. We can do our plan pero hindi muna ngayon. Let's give my brother the happiness he wants...then sisirain natin yun" sabi ko. Call me heartless towards my brother but I don't fvcking care.

"Painful namang planong yan. Anyways basta ma kuha ko lang si Zaiden loves ko. I'm in" at tumawa lang kaming dalawa.

Weeks passed

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Third Person's POV
Nango-ngolekta ng mga ebidensiya sina Zaiden laban kay Clayton. They need clear evidences para ma sampahan siya nang kaso. Hindi basta-basta lang ang ginawa ni Zaiden sa kanya. First he took the company off him, now he will give him the right lessons at karapat-dapat lang ma kulong siya for what he did.

May na kolekta na rin silang ebidensiya, but they need more. Nagtulong-tulong na rin mga kaibigan ni Naomi at ni Zaiden. Hinayaan na rin ni Naomi na mag akyat ng ligaw si Zaiden sa kanya. Support naman ang mga kaibigan nila sa kanilang dalawa, yun nga lang tutol sina Clayton at Mia.

Naomi's POV
Grabe ang bilis ng panahon, June na...then July. Btw nandito kami sa korte. Yes, It's Clayton being judged and we are waiting kung ano ang kanyang parusa. We found some clear evidences laban sa kanya, we are also thankful sa mga taong binantaan niya cause they're willing to speak up. Ganon din si Timothy, sabi pa nga niya binantaan din ni Clayton ang buhay niya if he'll tell the truth. That's how much anger inside Clayton's heart, hinahayaan niya ito kaya nagiging ganito.

I'm also proud kasi natulungan ko si Zaiden, to empty his anger in his heart and to stop blaming himself sa nangyari kasi nga...wala siyang kasalanan. He is also courting me, hindi pa ako ready ibigay yung 'oo' ko. The right time will come.

We heard the judge say "Clayton Andrew Russell is found GUILTY for solicitation of murder on his own family. He will be receiving 15 years sentence in prison. Case closed" tapos nag hammer na ang judge.

I did not expect na 15 years sentence ang parusa sa kanya. Sana life sentence na lang. Well he deserve it, he is a criminal. Wala siyang puso!

"Sa wakas! Na parusahan na kapatid mo bro! 15 years nga lang, pero ok na yan. Matagal-tagal na rin yan" sabi ni Dexter kay Zaiden.