Chapter Thirty Eight

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LUIS merely sat there, listening to one of MMF's mafia delicates speak. But if it hadn't been for what came to pass between him and Klaire, his mind would not have been somewhere.

How she misses her; while she was gone, she seemed to lose her appetite for everything. It was nevertheless on his mind three years ago.

Would everything be restored if circumstances were different before?

"Mendrano, sana ang ngiti na iyan ay makakatulong sa pinag-uusapan natin." Pag-agaw ng atensyon nito sa itinatakbo ng isip niya.

"Yeah, I'm planning to discuss to our family the where abouts of the dupe. I heard they're going to Venice this week we might get the chance to get even," he said. He abruptly headed the conversation. He establishes his family with the highest regard.

Hindi porke 't bumalik na si Klaire ay mawawala siya sa focus. Malaki ang naging pagbabago sa buhay niya, lalong-lalo na sa anak niyang si Claims sa tatlong taon.

Gusto niyang sumbatan at kagalitan ito, ngunit bibigyan niya ng isa pang pagkakataon si Klaire. Pinayuhan siya ng isang kakilala, dapat niyang isaalang-alang ang naging desisyon ng ina ng anak niya.

Pero dati iyon, ngayon ay hindi na siya muling susugal. Kung kinakailangan niyang ulitin ang nangyari noon din, gagawin niya.

Lalo at halatang hindi pa sigurado sa desisyon si Klaire na magbalik sa piling nilang mag-ama. Kaya kahit wala sa plano na makiusap na pagbigyan siya ng date nito ay ginawa niya.

Sa susunod na araw ay kinakailangan niyang paghandaan iyon. Kahit kailan ay hindi niya pa nasusubukan ang lumabas kasama ang isang babae.

Sanay siya na nakukuha nang madalian ang mga babaeng nagugustuhan. Ngunit naiiba ngayon, pakiramdam niya kapag nagkamali siya ng galaw ay may takot siyang magalit nang tuluyan sa kaniya  si Klaire.

Nakakatuwang isipin, ngayon lang yata siya natakot na mawalan ng isang babaeng dumaan na sa kanya.

His companions kept exchanging ideas. Meanwhile he constantly excused himself upon exiting the function venue.

He was currently seeking throughout his jacket when someone lit a lighter in front of him. He finally brought the cigarette he was about putting on up closer to him.

"Why are you here right now, Katarina just back; I think you should always be with them; you can rely on me in business if you need help, my brother," Ruiz remarked, maintaining both elbows and diminishing away from the vast city. of Manila.

They were on the rooftop, and from their vantage point, they could easily see various vehicles coming and leaving from below.

"I don't need any help," matipid na sagot lang naman ni Luis na hindi man lang tinatapunan nang pansin ito.

"Narinig ko kay Kat na inaaya mo siyang lumabas. Wow! bago iyon!" Nakatawa at hindi makapaniwalang sambit ni Ruiz.

"You heard correctly, I'm going to do that," he replied. The other guy nodded.

"If you said so, when will you invite him. I think it will take a while, what if he gets bored and leaves again, maybe you won't be able to catch up with him," he said.

Sa sandaling iyon ay tumitig na si Luis, habang ang nakatatandang kapatid nito ay sinalubong lamang ang malalamig niyang tingin.

"I know what I'm doing, I don't think she'll just leave; it's not by chance that she's here, that she means it, because she wants us to reunite our family again," Luis replies unmistakably..

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