'Til I Found You (COMPLETED)

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Aga is in rage upon arriving at their suite. It was his last straw. He cannot take a chance to lose the two most special women in his life — Lea and Eli. Luisa is sitting next to Alli when he arrived. Apparently, Luisa awaits his arrival with her fidgetting fingers and evil look. Alli is incognizant of things occuring around her and Luisa knew it might affect Alli. Besides, she hasn't aware yet of the truth and Luisa does have no apparent reason to say it. Alli would remain innocent from it for as long as she has to.

"Alli, go to your room. Now!", he told his perplexed daughter.

"Y–yes, dad", she obliged.

Luisa rose to her feet, "You don't have to ..."

But she is startled when Aga squeezed her cheeks out of anger. She never did see him that furious. She feels her cheeks all but numb from his compression, "Aga, nasasaktan ako!"

"You deserve it! What were you saying to Lea?! Baka nagkakalimutan tayo, Luisa, that Eli is my daughter! My real daughter! And if it wasn't because of your lies, I wouldn't miss so much of her life! I could've been there for her ... and Lea!", he shoved her away.

Luisa fell off the couch, winced from pain. And waterworks begun, "Asawa mo ko! Between that whore and I, you should be on my side! Aga, we are your family! If this is just of Eli ..."

Luisa never thought of saying this, but her parents are counting on her. It wasn't as easy as falling off a log to tell them the truth about Alli. His father was so disappointed at her, and having a broken family won't do good either. "... Aga, I will accept her"

She rose to her feet, and drawn herself near him. "Let's take away Eli from Lea. Hon, we can ... take her home with us. I will be a mother to her. I will love her like my own. Just please ... let's fix this"

He sneers, "Do you hear yourself?! You want me to take away my daughter from her mother?! Nababaliw ka na Luisa!"

"So do you, Ags! When you posted a photo of Eli, you weren't even sensibly thinking of what might happen! It's all over the city that you have a daughter from other woman! You just put her life under spotlight! Hindi mo man lang inisip how would this affect us! Now, if you want to save her from issues do the right thing, Ags!"

"And what made you think I regret doing it?! Do you really care of our family's image? You and your family only think of your name! Your dad wants to set an image of a perfect family despite the fact that you, his daughter, got pregnant by other man! Ano'ng gusto mo, Luisa? I should pretend that everything is perfectly fine in this marriage?! You and I both know the reason of this f-cking marriage! Pinaikot mo lang ako so you can conceal your flaws! I am so done of letting things go on your way! Ayoko na!"

She could discern what he meant, and felt a pang in her chest, "What do you mean?!"

Aga went silent for a sec. He had made up his mind for it. For so long, he's been wanting to break the chains binding him. It's all over. He has had enough of this.

"I want an annulment"

She gaped from it as intractable tears drift down her face, "N–No. Hon, you can't do this to me! Pinipili mo yung maruming babaeng yun kesa samin ni Alli?!"

Aga lost his shit, and hit her face. Luisa is startled from it. Never did Aga hurt her before but, at this juncture, he looks like a whole new different person, "Yes, I can! She may had slept with different men but you are nothing compare to her! Atleast alam ko at sigurado akong anak ko si Eli! Kung tutuusin, mas madumi ka! How can you lie in front of everyone for twelve years?! I'm so done with you! With all of you!"