Smart Bitch

Chapter 1

Emelda's POV

"Lola, as I grow up po ba, can I own the most expensive car like mom's po?" tanong ng napakaingay kong apo.

"You can have anything you want now Camille, anything." I smiled at her. She gave me the cutest giggle a grandmother would love to hear, upon hearing my answer, she continued playing and as I watched her from afar, I promised myself to give her the world, protect her at all cost and make her the happiest. But that thought suddenly vanished when another thought came up, my daughter Artemis Kara Costa. Did I ever gave her the world? Did I protect her? if so, how? In what way I make her the happiest? Am I really the reason why her cutest giggle like her daughter's turned into a cold voice?

"Mommy!"

"Yes baby?"

"You see that moon? I'm gonna reach that for you and for Daddy!" excited niyang sabi, nakatalikod ngayon ang anak ko sa akin kaya hindi niya nakikita ang luhang lumalandas sa pisngi ko, gustuhin ko mang pigilan ito, hindi ko magawa.

Lumingon sa akin ang anak ko with her cute worried face, kung hindi ko pa pinigilan, iiyak nato

"No baby, Mommy's fine, your words are just heart-touching. It's making mommy jump, your words brought joy to my heart" I gave her my reassuring smile as I held her hands.

I was about to talk when I heard fast but silent footsteps. And it went silent, I carried my daughter and told her to keep her mouth shut. I walked into the stairs and heard my husband shouting. Nagmamadali akong pumunta sa kwarto namin ng makakita ako ng mga dugo, my eyes followed each drops and went into the bed where my husband is, lying with his own blood, not moving, eyes were fully open.

Nakatulala ako habang tinitingnan ang walang buhay kong asawa when I heard a loud cry noise and that when I realized I am holding my daughter, looking at her lifeless father. Tsaka pa dumating ang mga tauhan  namin with their shocked and stunned faces. No one dared to talk, the room is filled with my daughter's cry. Pinapatahan ko ang anak ko ngunit ako rin may umiiyak. After seeing my husband die and hearing my daughter's loudest and painful cries are not bearable.

I stayed with my daughter that night, dahil sa pagod kakaiyak, nakatulog agad. I watched my daughter's sleeping face, and how innocent she is.

"I promised to protect you my daughter. Ngayong tayong dalawa nalang, kakayanin ni Mommy na tumayong ina at ama mo. Mahal na mahal kita." I kissed her forehead before leaving her room.

"I'm sorry for what I've done Master, I wasn't able to protect your husband for—"

Isang napakalakas na sampal ang dumapo sa mukha ni Miller, ang assistant at keeper ng asawa ko. I slapped him.

"YOU'RE UNREASONABLE! YOU ARE HIS ASSISTANT FOR PETE'S SAKE! WHERE WERE YOU MILLER? WHERE WERE YOU?!"

"He told me to leave him for a—" he tried to explain

But I punched him, kicked him, slapped him. I want to kill him, but I should control myself. Now did I notice that all the agents, the board were all here, watching their master turned into an unrecognizable beast. But do I care? No. I am the queen here.

"Leave now Miller, and don't you dare show your face to me anymore. Your conscience will hit you hard, I promise you that"  upon saying that, I turned my back against him and told the board including the agents to follow me to the meeting room.

After my husband's death, ako na ang namamahala sa Company namin, I am always working. I barely sleep. I barely eat. And I barely go home where my daughter is, being homeschooled. I assigned half of my agents to guard the house, nawalan na ako ng mahal sa buhay, hindi ko na kakayaning mawalan pa ulit, lalong lalo na ang anak ko.