The Night in Tierra Fima | Acuzar Empire Series 1 | COMPLETED

Kabanata 31

Kabanata 31

Identity

Levi and I almost make out in front of Marichu. Dapat nga ay itinuloy ko na lang. Hindi ko pa rin nakakalimutan ang ginawa niyang pagtapik sa kamay ko kahapon nang hahawakan ko ang ama ng anak ko. As if she owns him at todo ang pagbakod nito. Kung wala na ako sa katinuan ay hihilingin kong manood siya sa'min habang may ginagawa kaming milagro.

"I still don't believe you have a child and Levi's the father. Knowing you, Rae, you're an opportunist," she whined while pouring whiskey on her glass wine.

Nanatili ang tingin ko sa kaniya habang kitang-kita ko ang pagpipigil ng iritasyon niya. Levi went upstairs to check on our daughter Ria at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa bumabalik ito kaya napilitan akong kausapin ang babaeng 'to.

She looked at me from head to toe and chuckled.

"Look at yourself. Not an ideal woman of a billionaire like Levi. Your hopes are getting high, huh?" Pang-aasar pa nito kaya lalo akong napailing.

Pinasadahan ko ng kamay ang buhok ko saka maayos na umupo sa high chair na nasa bar counter ng mansion. The party is not yet over at pakiramdam ko ay habang lumalalim ang gabi ay lumalalim din ang tama sa alak ng bawat tao rito, lalo na ang isang 'to.

"Stop giving me that look, Mari. I'm not into him anymore but he's still crazy as fuck over me. Hindi naman mahirap gantihan iyon," wala sa sarili kong sagot sa kaniya at ininom ang alak na iyon.

I saw how she managed to smile but the irritation in her eyes is still visible.

"You know what? You're so annoying. Bakit ba bumalik ka pa? We were fine without you!" She almost screamed at me with full of frustration.

Iniwas ko ang tingin ko sa kaniya nang maalala ko ang narinig ko noon sa CR. That Levi is still blaming her for what happened to us five years ago. I don't know what happened that night but I'm sure, no one is to blame. It's the situation that puts us here right now.

"I'm fine without him too but my daughter needs him more than I do. Hindi ko na kayang paglayuin silang dalawa—"

"But you did that already when you hid her from him for five fucking years! Why don't you just continue hiding and get out of our lives," mariin niyang sambit sa'kin kaya natigilan ako.

I slowly looked at her. She's now crying in front of me but she still laugh. A fake and sad one.

"You don't know who really Levi is. Sigurado akong kapag nalaman mo ay tatakbuhan mo na naman siya gaya ng ginawa mo noon," she confidently uttered to me.

My forehead furrowed as I shook my head.

"I'm not going to let him go again," I assured her which made her laugh again.

She raised her brows on me and sipped on her whiskey.

"Really? Bet it?" She asked.

I suddenly felt nervous as if something was wrong when she said that. I simply looked away from her and didn't say a word anymore. Narinig ko na lamang ang paghalakhak niya pa saka ako iniwan na roon.

I heave a sigh at inubos na ang iniinom ko. I decided to went upstairs to check on Levi and Ria dahil kanina pa ito wala. Nang makarating ako sa second floor ng mansion ay may narinig akong kaluskos sa nag-iisang pinto sa dulo ng floor na iyon kaya dahan-dahan akong tumungo roon.

"Calling me at this hour, huh? Make sure that is important na hindi na makakapaghintay bukas, Pablo." Dinig kong sambit ng isang lalaki na buong-buo ang boses. Pamilyar na pamilyar.

Dahil sa kyuryusidad ko ay sumilip pa ako sa nakasiwang na pinto na iyon only to see Levi's dad talking someone on the phone. Napatango na lamang ako and was about to left when I stopped from walking because of what I heard.