𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜: 𝙻𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝙰𝙵𝙵𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽

𝙸𝙸 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚇𝙻𝙸

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A deafening silence befall on us after what Don Massimo said. I’m having a hard time to process everything. Hindi naman lingid sa akin na ako ang magiging tagapagmana ng lola ko sa lahat ng pag aari niya pero ang maging lider ako ng grupong itinayo niya noon na akala ko’y matagal ng nabuwag dahil sa pagkamatay nito ay di ko lubos maisip.

Feeling ko nga’y nanaginip lang ako’t bangungot lang lahat ng ito ngunit hindi. This is my reality, my fate and destiny. It’s inevitable, kahit anong gawin ko di ko na ito maiwasan pa. Hindi pa nga siguro ako naipanganak ay naplanuhan na nila ito.

I didn’t know any of this. Nobody told me. my parents, my grandparents—well basically everyone around me. I was completely blindsided.

So, this is the reason why my life’s been in shamble for many years now? I suffered great pain and was betrayed by my own blood just because I was an heiress?

Death been knocking on my door for several times just for that one reason. Just because I was an heiress of my grandmother’s greatness…

Did I ask any of this? No, I didn’t pero bakit ako ngayon ang sinisingil nila? Hinahabol? My wife and daughter were dragged and tossed around because of my own fate; because of the path the people around me chosen for me to take. I feel like I was played.

The people around me fooled me to shoulder the responsibility I didn’t chose and now what it brings me? Nothing but pain and suffering.

All I wanted was simple and comfortable life with my family. Is that too hard to ask? Too complicated to achieve? No, but the people around me makes it. They’re getting selfish in my eyes now kahit pa sabihin nilang para naman sa akin yun, sa ikakabuti ko kuno and I fucking hate it!

I took a quick glance towards my dad; he has his face buried in his palm and they’re shaking intensely. I sense a great fear and guilt radiating from him. That’s when I know he knew.

He knew all of this—the root of all this chaos and I can’t comprehend why he didn’t tell me everything about this when he had a chance to change everything before its too late knowing that my life will be in danger the moment I will be officially recognize and sit as the new leader of esteem elite group—Fortis Viribus.

“Dad,” I called my father’s attention. He flinches in his seat still trying to avoid my gazes but with the tone of my voice that was laced with command and void of emotions, he forces himself to look at me, looking so sorry and guilty. I couldn’t help but to shook my head in disappointment which made him tear up.

“You knew what he wanted all along Dad…you knew. We could’ve saved grandma if you only told me the truth. Grandma would still be alive today. L-lahat ng nangyayari sa atin ngayon ay naiwasan na sana natin pero b-bakit? Why did you choose to hid it from me!?” namamanhid na ako dahil sa sakit na nararamdaman ko sa ngayon.

Galit at pagkadismaya na lamang ang tanging nararamdaman ko para kay daddy ngayon. If only he told me the truth early on, wala sana kami sa posisyon namin ngayon. Hindi na sana kami nalulunod sa sakit at hinagpis dahil sa mga sinapit namin sa kamay ni Lolodad.