The Secret Heir

Chapter 13

Cassie's POV

It was past five when I checked the time on my phone. I missed my afternoon classes. I fell asleep when reading a book here in the hidden room.

Medyo napagod ako sa nangyari kanina kaya siguro hindi ko namalayang nakatulog ako. Inayos ko na lang ang mga gamit ko so I could go home but my hand hit something. I hissed in pain.

Nagkapasa at nagkaroon pala ng gasgas ang kamao ko. Napangiwi ako sa nakita ko.

I sighed then went for the cupboard to find the first aid kit. Kapag nalaman ito ni mommy na nagkapasa ako sigurado she's going to be hysteric.

Ayaw na ayaw kaya nun na nagkakaroon ako ng sugat or pasa. She'll tend my bruises whenever I finished my self defense training.

Mas lalo ko lang tuloy namimiss ang mga magulang ko kapag naiisip ko yun.

I finished wrapping my hand tapos kinuha ko na ang mga gamit ko para makauwi na ako.

Naglalakad ako papunta ng parking lot para kunin ang baby ko like I used to do but I noticed something.

No, not something. It was somebody pero hindi lang isa, kundi tatlo sila. Maggagabi na so it was us only in the parking lot.

I recognized them ng pumunta sila sa may ilaw na side ng parking lot. It was Althea and her cousins.

Kumunot ang noo ko nung makita ko kung paano hilahin ni Althea ang mga pinsan niya sa hidden passage na pupuntahan ko sana.

I crouched down para hindi nila ako makita at naghanap ng matataguan malapit sa kanila.

"No, this can't be..." I muttered under my breath. Paano nila nalaman iyon? I'm discreet, didn't I?

I heard their conversations while they scrutinize at tila bang may hinahanap sa pader.

So all this time they're following and planning to know my identity? Kailangan mas mag ingat pa ako to keep my real identity a secret as my grandpops instructed.

Good thing it will only activate to a Sullivan like me. You see we have this special necklace na kapag malapit sa sariling designs or technology namin, it will automatically activate then iveverify through scanning the eyes.

It will only recognize a Sullivan so that means limited lang ang makakagamit dito. Ako, my parents and grandparents lang ang pwede, unless someone is brought with us.

They gave up after some time. Umalis na sila then sumakay sa kani-kanilang sasakyan. Inantay ko muna na makaalis sila ng tuluyan bago umalis sa pwesto ko.

Nang masigurado ko na nakaalis na talaga sila, saka naman ako lumabas sa kinatataguan ko. Dumiretso na ako sa hidden passage like I intend to do to get my baby.

After that sinakyan ko na ito at umuwi na ako ng diretso.

This day is really tiring.

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As soon as I got home I texted my grandma. I told her na pupunta ako sa kanila this weekend to discuss something.

Nagshower muna ako then cleaned my wounds and treated it. Sana naman hindi mapansin ito bukas ni Rose.

Knowing Rose she'll just ask unending questions kaya dapat magprepare na ako ng mga dahilan na kapanipaniwala.

I'm getting good at this lying thing which is nakakabahala. But I was left with no choice.

Sana naman tumigil na ang mga kumag na yun. But what if malaman nina mom at dad especially grandpa ang nangyari? Oh no, they're going to send that annoying butler.