CHAPTER 46: BROKEN BRIN

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CHAPTER 46: BROKEN BRIN
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BRIN's POV

"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PRINCESS?" umalingawngaw ang buo at galit pero may bahid ng pag-aalalang boses ng duke sa loob ng kwarto kung saan inadmit si Chantal. Buti na lang hindi nagising ang anak kong nautulog sa may couch ng hospital room. Late na rin kasi siyang natulog dahil sa sobrang pagod sa pamamasyal namin kahapon. isali pa na mayat maya siyang nagigising at umiiyak dahil sa pag-aalala sa ina.  "I'm asking you what happened to my granddaughter?" sigaw nya ulit saka ako kinwelyuhan. Sobrang takot at kaba ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Para akon maiihi sa sarili kong pantalon dahil sa sobrang kaba. 

Napayuko na lang ako nang bitawan niya ako dahil hindi ako nagsasalita. I feel so useless—so worthless. Nang dahil na naman sa akin kaya napahamak ang asawa ko. Kung noon nawala sila sa akin dahil sa katarantaduhan ko ngayon naman muntik na siyang mamatay. I'm helpless and hopeless at the same time.

Pinanood ko kung paano lapitan ng duke ang apo niya. Mahal na mahal niya ito. She's treated like a piece it rare gem. A fragile crystal that can be easily broken. "How long is she unconscious?" the duke ask as he caress the face of Chantal. Marahan niya itong hinahaplos at sa paaran ng paghaplos niya sa mukha at buhok ni Chantal, halatang halata roon ang pag-aalaga at pag-iingat. It was full of love. Mga bagay na bigo akong ibigay sa kanila ng anak ko.

"She's been unconscious for 17 hours." I answered briefly. "What happened?" he asked not looking on my direction. He is focus on Chantal. I don't know how to explain everything to him. Nahihiya ako at the same time nagagait ako sa sarili ko. Para akong kandila na unti unting nauupos dahil alam ko na kasalanan ko kung bakit ganyan ngayon ang kalagayan ng asawa ko. "Speak" matigas na wika ng duke dahil natahimik ako.

"She had an allergic attack." Maikling tugon ko. "I already know that. You told me that over that phone. What I want to know is that how did she had an allergic attack." He said sternly with his menacing authoritative voice. I feel like a lost child, a coward. Hindi ko maapuhap ang tamang salita para mapaliwanag kung ano ang nangyari. "Henderson. What happened to my granddaughter? Why did she had an allergic attack?" ulit niya sa kanyang tanong gamit ang tono na parang papatay ng tao. His tone rises an octave with every word that he say.

There is no trace of any emotion in his voice just pure seriousness. Napalunok ako ng dahil doon. "I- I... I feed her burgers with mushroom." I said with a little voice na parang hindi sa akin at ngayon lang 'to nagyari. Then, all hell broke. The duke stood up furious. Parang umuusok na ang ilong at tenga niya habang naglalakad papalapit sa akin.

He's strides are long and forceful. And I know that this time I am to face the full wrath of the furious Duke of Casteille. I took a step back. Nakakatakot ang expression nito sa mukha. At ngayon, nanlilit ako sa sarili ko. "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" he asked not averting his gaze to me. "I-I .. fe-feed her b-burgers with m-mush-r-room?" I repeated.

His dark aura becomes darker as I finish what I said. He's eyes squinted and damn, I am in deep shit. I told myself. Every cell of my body. Every part of my being is shouting danger at damn it. I am really in fucking danger.

The duke grab my collar forcefully choking me little by little. "YOU FEED HER WITH MUSHROOMS? DAMN YOU." He said saka ako idiniin sa pader na nasa likod ko na pala making me harder to breathe dahil kung kanina ay mahigpit ang hawak nia sa collar ng damit ko ngayon naman at hawak na niya ang leeg ko choking me to death.

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