Lies and Deception ✔ (Haciendero #4)

Ikatatlumpo't Apat na Kabanata

Kabanata 34

His silence

Raius is fine... according to the doctors who operated on him.

Maayos ang naging takbo ng surgery para sa head injuries at stabilization ng bone fractures ni Raius.

He was still sleeping for a few days to help him recover. Nakahinga naman ako nang maluwag. Para kaming nabunutan ng tinik sa anunsyo ng doctor na nag-opera sa boyfriend ko.

Pabalik - balik ako sa hospital at sa trabaho nitong mga nakaraang araw. Napapanatag lang ang aking loob sa tuwing nakikita ko si Raius. Lahat ng pagod ko nawawala kapag nasa tabi niya ako.

I was treated more aggressively in the workplace. Some people weren't even recognizing my existence. Others took their fifteen minutes of clout by trying to expose me more for my bad behavior.

Of course, kinagat naman iyon ng tao. Napailing na lang ako.

I never claimed to be a good person. My bad attitude problems were never new and everyone knew about it but they were treating it like a new information.

One thing that they couldn't say about me, I was never a hypocrite. Hindi ako umakto at nagkunwaring mabait sa harap ng camera at ibang tao. I was real. I was never kind, but I valued all my works.

In the industry, it was hard to find real people. Most are two-faced, they are just good at hiding the other side of their personality. It's a talent.

Kaliwa't kanan ang articles upang siraan ang pagkatao ko. Ilang ad campaigns na rin ang nag-terminate ng kontrata ko sa kanilang brand.

It didn't faze me at all. They wouldn't get any reaction from me with all the shits they are throwing at me. My only worry right now is my boyfriend, but even if he was in the hospital bed, he made sure I wouldn't be anxious that much.

I even shared some of the articles I found funny with my boyfriend. My favorite one was the pregnant-abortion article that came out recently. It was funny.

Ilang ulit ba akong mabubuntis at magpapalaglag sa kanilang mga mata? It had been going on almost every year. Baka wala na akong matres kung ganoon. It just made me giggle.

Michelle and Rye's cousins were my support system while he was still lying down in the hospital bed. They were mad, but they were still respecting my decision.

Tiningnan rin nila ang anggulo kung mayroong foul play sa nangyaring aksidente ni Raius, there was none. The foul play happened to Giovanne, they couldn't risk it again. Mas maingat na sila ngayon.

Sadyang accident-prone area lang talaga ang zigzag highway. It was raining in the part of Quezon that night of the accident.

I don't usually have security, no matter how big my name is in show business. I'm that stupid... and confident. Tuwing mayroong event naman, mayroong seguridad ang mga lugar na pinupuntahan ko.

I was never fond of it... they annoy me. Para silang mga paparazzi na sunod nang sunod kung nasaan ako.

Pakiramdam ko hindi ako makagalaw kapag mayroong security team na mino-monitor ang bawat galaw ko. I just hired them for special occasions.

But Rye's cousins insisted to hire for me and my protection. They knew how many death threats I received each day. Pumayag na lang din ako para sa ikatatahimik ng lahat.

Nakipagkamay ako sa lalaking kaharap ko. We still pushed through with the investigation of whoever was behind my leaked nudes before Rye's accident. He hired his cousin's known private investigator.