CHAPTER-16

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Luring the Cold Hearted Billionaire

JANE stares at the empty plate on the sink, she let her lips form a soft small smile with the thought of Hermes still ate the food she prepared after what happened— well that is what she thought until she saw what's inside of the open trashbin, her smile slowly fades away as tears starts to fill her sad eyes once again.

Humugot s'ya ng malalim na hininga bago iyon dahan-dahang binuga para pakalmahin ang sarili n'ya at pigilan ang sarili mula sa muling paghikbi. Gamit ang likod ng palad n'ya ay pinunasan n'ya ang mga mata bago nagtungo sa dining table para linisin 'yon, habang pigl pa din ang huwag pumalahaw ng iyak.

Mabigat ang dibdib at parang pinipilipit ang puso n'yang pilit n'yang pinipigilan ang mga luha n'ya sa pagtulo ng mga iyon pababa sa kan'yang pisngi. It's hurt to know that he throw away her effort so easily, like he doesn't care on what she's going to feel at all or like he doesn't care at the efforts she gave to prepare those food.

Marahan s'yang lumunok para pigilan ang hikbing gusto kumawala sa labi n'ya habang nililigpit n'ya ang inayos n'yang lamesa kanina para sana sabay silang kumain, para sana mapag-usapan nilang dalawa ang relasyon nila, maayos at mapatibay iyon.

Huminto s'ya at mariin na napapikit, ang sabi n'ya kanina hindi s'ya aalis at hindi n'ya ito iiwan hanggat kaya pa n'ya ang sakit, paano kung dumating ang araw na hindi n'ya na kaya ang sakit, walang-wala na s'ya pag dumating ang araw na iyon. Wala nang matitira sa kan'ya dahil pati puso n'ya durog na.

Napadiin ang pagkagat n'ya sa pang-ibabang labi n'ya ng pumasok sa isip n'ya ang gwapong mukha ni Hermes. The pained expression on his handsome face is making her question herself. Kaya ba n'yang iwan 'to? Kaya ba n'ya maging makasarili at tumakbo palayo para tumigil na ang sakit na nararamdaman n'ya? Pero paano ang pangako n'ya sa sarili? Na hindi s'ya aalis hanggang kaya pa n'ya ang sakit?

She opened her eyes and was about to continue cleaning the dining table when someone grabbed her right arm harshly, it shook her whole body when he grabbed her arm, pulling and pushing her harshly.

"Ah!" Sigaw ni Jane ng malakas tumama ang likod n'ya sa kanto ng island counter. Napaigik s'ya at nanlalaki ang mga matang sunod-sunod na pumatak ang mga luha n'ya, her lips parted as she chased her breath, she crumpled her body as if it will stop the sudden pain that attacked the bottom of her spine.

Napalakas ang tama non dahil sa biglang pagyugyog sa kan'ya ni Hermes at biglang pagbitaw nito sa kaniya na naging dahilan para mahirapan s'yang huminga sa sakit na bumalatay sa kaniya.

But it was like Hermes is oblivious with the pain she's feeling because instead of helping her; he grabbed her arm again; tightened his grip and pull her again that caused for her body to shake with the force. She can feel his sharp dead glare at her skin that it is making her shiver not just in pain that she's feeling at the moment but also the fear she's feeling towards the guy.

She gulped and cries silently.

Jane flinched when his baritone voice roared inside the kitchen.

"What the fuck are you still doing here?! Didn't I fucking send you outside?! Didn't I already told you to fucking leave?!" Galit nitong singhal sa kan'ya na kinapikit n'ya nang mariin.

Nanginginig ang mga labi n'yang mahina s'yang humihikbi. "A-Aray..." mahina n'yang sabi ng mas higpitan nito ang hawak sa braso n'ya na halos bumangon na ang mahahaba nitong mga daliri sa manipis n'yang balat.

Hermes gave her a cold smirk that didn't reach his emerald orbs. It sent shiver down her spine that made her gulped again. "Aray? Ano 'yan paawa effect mo? Ano pa bang ginagawa mo dito ha?! What? Are you still here because you don't have money anymore? What?! You see me as what?! A roof that you can live in and sees me as a walking bank account, is that why you are still here?!" Nanunuyang tanong nito sa kan'ya na kinahikbi n'ya ng malakas at kinailing n'ya ng marahas at ng sunod-sunod.

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