Adoring Your Soul

Kabanata 12

Someone questioned when I'd share all of the chapters of this novel since I unpublished them, and I'm just uploading one at a time: I previously stated that I was going to rewrite this novel because I want to provide you guys a good quality novel, and rewriting this would most likely take months. Please accept my apologies; I hope you understand.

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Kabanata 12

Fifty Romans

Agad kaming nakabalik sa mansion nang hindi nag-iimikan. I don't know why it made him quiet. I felt bad about it, so I always checked him and watched his expression. Seryoso lang at diretso ang tingin. Napapaisip tuloy ako kung big deal pa ba sa kanya ang huling fiancé niya.

Kahit nasa loob na ng mansion, tahimik pa rin siya. Nabanggit ni Ivar na dapat ay mangingisda at mangangabayo kami ngayon pero hindi naman nangyari. Maybe if I didn't force him to tell me about his ex-fiancés, maybe we would explore more. Alas-singko pa lang tuloy, nandito na kami kaagad sa mansion.

I crossed my arms as I looked at Archer sip his water. Diretso ang tingin, at blangko ang mga mata. Hindi katulad ng mga nasa teleserye, hindi niya ako tiningnan pabalik. I immediately avert my gaze and fix my messy hair. Ngumuso ako at muling pinagsisihan na binanggit pa ang ex-fiancés niya. Na-curios tuloy ako kung ano ang itsura ng mga 'yon. Mas maganda ba? O mas mayaman? Kasing edad niya? Malamang dahil ganoon na ganoon ang gusto niya, pero nabanggit niya na hindi niya pinapatulan kapag hindi naman niya fiancé. Does it mean he is conservative? Porque ba Mercedes siya?

Of course, Leilohana! Would he want a slap soil? S'yempre hindi! If I am one of the heiresses, of course I will pick an heiress, too! I guess Tita Alicia did everything to convince her son that I was with my grandparents. Mabuti na lang, hindi pa nabubuksan ang topic tungkol sa mga magulang ko. If ever he asks something, I won't answer it or maybe... I will just feed him lies.

"What did you tell him?" si Ivar.

I pursed my lips and shrugged. "I don't know either. 'Bout his past I guess?"

Bumaba ang tingin niya at tumango.

My brows furrowed a bit. So he knows it too? I mean, he is a brother, so he knows it, but he knows why his brother is acting like that. Should I ask him? Medyo close naman na kami.

"Maybe you need a little more bond before you ask him about those things."

Natikom ko ang labi ko at pinanood na lang siyang tumayo.

"You could ask kuya someday. Just don't cross the line. His past is... invaluable to him, so...." He arched his brow.

I nodded slowly and glanced away, but I looked at him again. "Sure! Of course... hmm." Tumango-tango ako.

May sasabihin pa sana ako pero nakita kong naglakad na siya papalayo. He didn't smile and that's really odd for me. Invaluable? I know the past is cute and tough... but can't he just move on? His present is affected because of his past wounds. Mas gusto ko tuloy malaman kung ano ang nangyari noon.

Nakita ko si Perlita na bumaling sa gawi ko pero agad rin namang bumalik sa pagtatrabaho. It seemed like all of them knew something, but I didn't mind it. Instead, I went to my room to reconnect with Miraes.

I tried calling her, but she didn't answer.

Ako:

Are you that busy? I'm worrying, Miraes.... Just tell me you're fine.

Ise-send ko na sana pero hindi naman na-send dahil wala nang load. Wala akong load! Kung ibang app naman, mahina naman ang signal dito at kapag nagtanong naman ako ng internet kay Archer... malamang magtataka siya.