His Unwanted Wife

Chapter 33

"Did I drug him?"

The weight of Kelly's glare bore into me. Her words echoed in my head, and for a moment, I wondered if I should believe her. Wala rin akong maalala sa gabing iyon.

"You drugged him, right? Gusto mo siyang mapasaiyo, kasi alam mong hindi papayag ang nanay mo sa iba! You knew they'd force you two to marry, so you manipulated everything!"

"Stop it, Kel," Logan muttered, his voice low, but I still heard him.

Kelly turned to him, her eyes flashing with disbelief. "What? Ikaw nga ang galit na galit noon, kuya! Ayaw mo nga magpakasal, pero wala kang nagawa kasi napagplanuhan na lahat nina mama at nanay niya!" She paused, staring at him like he'd betrayed her. "And now you're acting like the grateful husband? Kailan pa bumaliktad ang mundo?"

I bowed my head in shame. Every word she said stung. I wanted to defend myself, to say I didn't know anything. But somehow, it all made sense. He married me because of the circumstances, and I was just happy to go along with it.

But I never drugged him. Paano ko naman magagawa 'yun?

Kelly's eyes snapped back to me. "Sigurado ka bang si kuya lang ang naging lalaki mo? Hindi na ako magugulat kung malamang hindi anak ni kuya ang kambal—"

Before I could stop myself, I slapped her. Tears welled up in my eyes as I stared at her, my chest tightening. How could she say that? How dare she?

She looked just as shocked as I felt, but I didn't care. I thought maybe there was still hope for her, for us. But now I see... she's lost to me.

"Are you hearing yourself, Kelly?" My voice trembled as tears streamed down my face. "How dare you insult my children's identity?"

Memories of who she used to be, of who we used to be, flooded my mind, and it only made the hurt deeper.

"Bakit kailangan umabot sa ganito, Kelly?" I asked, my voice breaking, punctuated by soft sobs. "Do you hate me that much?" She looked down, her eyes red and wet. "Even after all your hurtful words, even after you forgot everything because of your hatred, I never hated you. I never resented you. But now, why are you making it so easy for me to hate you?"

I blinked back the tears, trying to shake off her accusations.

"Do you want me to hate you? Kasi I will, if you ever speak ill about my children again."

I shifted my gaze to Logan, who watched me silently, his expression unreadable.

I smiled weakly at him. "Just let me know if we need to attend the counseling." Kelly's eyes flicked to me in confusion. "And please... please hurry with the annulment. I want it as soon as possible."

With that, I quickly left the office.

I didn't bother looking back to see their reactions. The room had felt suffocating. It was like being strangled by their presence, by the words of someone I once thought of as family.