Pag-ibig na Naiwan
Mahal ni Helena Pearl Larson si Moises Floyd Ford mula pa pagkabata. Kaya nang ipilit ng kanyang ama ang kanilang kasal, agad siyang pumayag—kahit alam niyang hindi siya gusto ni Moises. Dalawang taon niyang isinakripisyo ang sarili, ipinaglaban ang pagmamahal, at umasa na balang araw ay mamahalin din siya nito.
Ngunit isang araw, winasak ni Moises ang lahat.
"I want a divorce, Helena Pearl. I don't want you in my life."
Ilang taon ang lumipas, bumangon si Helena Pearl bilang isang matagumpay na siruhano—malaya, malakas, at handa nang kalimutan ang lahat ng sakit. Hanggang sa muli siyang harapin ng taong minsan ay nagdurog ng kanyang puso.
"Doctor Helena Pearl… I need your help."
Malamig ang kanyang sagot. "Ano ang problema mo, Mister Floyd Ford?"
At sa mga mata nitong puno ng sakit, bumulong siya: "My heart is broken… and only you can heal it."
Ngayon, haharapin ni Helena Pearl ang pinakamahirap na operasyon ng kanyang buhay—ang desisyon kung muli ba niyang bubuksan ang puso niya para sa lalaking minsan nang tumanggi sa kanya?
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Chapter: Chapter 35Nasasanay na si Helena Pearl sa kanyang bagong schedule. Sa nakalipas na tatlong araw, hinatid niya si Lucas sa paaralan, nagkaroon ng ilang oras para magpahinga sa bahay, at pagkatapos ay dumiretso sa ospital para sa kanyang trabaho.Ngunit ang kinatatakutan niya ay ang darating na katapusan ng linggo. Kailangan niyang sabihin kay Lucas ang tungkol sa kanyang ama. Hindi pa rin siya sigurado kung handa na siya para rito.Kararating lang niya sa ospital nang mabangga siya ni Eana, ang matagal nang katulong ng kanyang ama."Helena, andiyan ka na pala," bati ni Eana."Eana, akala ko nasa bakasyon ka. Bakit ka nandito?" tanong ni Helena Pearl, nagtataka. Sa nakalipas na ilang taon, bihira rin namang magpahinga si Eana dahil sa trabaho ng kanyang ama. Ngayon na si William ay nasa tatlong linggong bakasyon, dapat sana ay naka-leave rin si Eana."Helena, nakatanggap ako ng tawag mula sa Organ Center," paliwanag ni Eana. "Gusto daw ng isang pasyente na mul
Last Updated: 2025-08-31
Chapter: Chapter 34“Maligayang Anibersaryo, lola at lolo!” bati ni Lucas habang hawak ang cake sa dining room sa madaling araw.Nasa likuran niya si Helena Pearl, ang kanyang ina.“Maligayang Anibersaryo, nanay at tatay!” dagdag ni Helena Pearl.Hinalikan nina Helena Pearl at Lucas sina William at Eleanor sa pisngi. Pagkatapos, iniabot ni Helena Pearl ang isang sobre sa kanyang ama.“Tulad ng ipinangako, ito ang iyong anibersaryo na paglalakbay!”“Anniversary trip?” Nanlaki ang mata ni Eleanor sa gulat. Lumingon siya kay William.“Matagal mo na bang alam ito? Kaya ka nag-leave ng tatlong linggo?” tanong niya.“Tatlong linggo,” sagot ni William. “At oo, kailangan ko na rin ng bakasyon. Matagal na rin akong naghihintay.”“Hindi ko alam kung puwede ako… Sino ang mag-aalaga kay Lucas?” tanong ni Eleanor, halatang nag-aalala.Nakaramdam ng konsensya
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Chapter: Chapter 33Kinabukasan, umalis si Moises Floyd patungong Hamlin City. Lumalawak ang kanilang negosyo sa pananalapi sa buong bansa, at unti-unti nang nagbubukas ng mga sangay sa iba't ibang lungsod. Ang araw na iyon ay ang groundbreaking ceremony ng kanilang bagong opisina, kaya’t kailangan niyang personal na dumalo at suriin ang lugar.“Sir… um, nakatulog ka ba talaga?” tanong ni James, habang pinagmamasdan siya mula sa loob ng sasakyan. Nagmamaneho na sila papunta sa site. “Dapat uminom ka ng sleeping pills.”“Dalawang oras lang. Dalawang oras akong natulog. Sinisikap kong huwag maging dependent,” malinaw na sagot ni Moises Floyd. “Inalagaan mo ba si Miss Dones?”“Yes, Sir. Binigyan na siya ng HR Department ng notice of termination,” sagot ni James.“She broke the number one rule, James. Ayoko nga namang pigilan ang mga babae sa pagtatrabaho sa kumpanya, pero kailangan nilang maintindiha
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Chapter: Chapter 32“Mommy, sinong kamukha ko?” ulit na tanong ni Lucas.“Sino pa bang kamukha mo kundi ikaw—ang pinakagwapong bata sa Warlington International School, Lucas Larson!” sagot ni Keith, may ngiti.“Minsan, wala kang kamukha,” dagdag niya, “dahil kakaiba ka lang.”“Halika, sabihin mo sa akin. Sino ang pinakamainit na bata sa block?” tanong ni Keith, mapaglaro.Tumawa si Lucas. “Uto tiyuhin, Keith!” sagot niya.Nanatili si Keith, pinupuri si Lucas at itinuro ang kanyang mga natatanging katangian. Sa sandaling iyon, nakalimutan ng bata ang unang tanong niya.Mula sa tabi ni Keith, bumulong si Helena Pearl, “Salamat,” habang pinipigilan niyang hindi maipakita ang lungkot sa kanyang mata.Nagkaroon ang mga Larsons ng masayang hapunan kasama si Keith. Inalok ni Eleanor na hugasan si Lucas para sa gabi, habang si Helena Pearl ay lumabas sa patio para sa maikling pag-uus
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Chapter: Chapter 31Lumipas ang mahigit pitong taon.Sa Warrington Hospital, Operating Room 1.“Scalpel,” utos ng babae sa asul na scrub. Nakasuot siya ng surgical loupe, at ang kanyang mga mata ay nakatutok sa dibdib ng pasyente. Walang pag-aalinlangan, hinati niya ang balat.Ang buong operating room ay nakatutok sa kanya, tumutulong sa punong siruhano ng Warrington Hospital. Sa araw na iyon, ang doktor, na naging tanyag sa loob lamang ng isang taon dahil sa mataas na success rate sa chest surgeries, ay may dalawang hindi inaasahang operasyon na sunod-sunod.Dalawang oras ang nakalipas, matagumpay niyang naalis ang sirang tissue sa baga ng isang pasyente. Ngayon, sa kanyang pangalawang operasyon, nagsasagawa siya ng open heart surgery sa isang pasyente na may ruptured aortic aneurysm. Ang sitwasyon ay labis na delikado, at hindi niya maaaring ipagpaliban ang operasyon.Ang pasyente ay konektado sa heart-lung machine, pansamantalang gumaganap bilang puso hab
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Chapter: Chapter 30“Paumanhin, Moises Floyd. Si Doctor Larson ay wala rin sa Hamlin,” sabi ni Keith sa kabilang linya. Napabuntong-hininga si Moises, at mabilis na lumubog ang kanyang puso.“Paano ang private investigator na kinuha mo? Mayroon ba siyang anumang resulta?” tanong ni Keith. “Sino ba ulit yung PI? Mr. Ren Austen, oo—kamusta siya?”“Kakaiba, wala,” sagot ni Moises Floyd.Nakaramdam siya ng kakaibang pangamba. Si G. Austen ay ang parehong tao na nakatulong sa kanya noon sa kaso ni Molly, at sa kabila ng karanasang iyon, hindi niya mahanap si Doctor Larson. Ngunit nagtiwala siya sa detective dahil sa kanyang nakaraan.Bukod sa pagkuha ng pribadong imbestigador, ginawa ni Moises Floyd ang hindi pa niya sinubukan: gumawa siya ng sariling social media account. Tinulungan siya ni James, ang kanyang assistant, sa pag-setup.Sinubukan niyang tiktikan ang mga kaibigan ni Helena Pearl gamit ang pekeng pangalan,
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Chapter: Chapter 233When Raven finally spoke, his words stopped Azzmi in place.“I love you.”Azzmi’s heart jumped. The slow music kept playing, but she could not move. She tried to answer, but no sound came out.Raven smiled gently. He brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear.“I said I love you, babe,” he repeated. “I’ve felt something special for you for a long time. I thought the things I did would be enough to show it. But I realized I needed to say it out loud. I love you, completely.”Raven’s chest felt light, like he was young again. He watched Azzmi take a slow breath. Then she finally found her voice.“I love you too.”“Come here,” Raven whispered. He lifted his hand and softly held her chin.They kissed, warm and deep. Raven smiled against her lips, and he could feel Azzmi smiling too. He wanted to lift her up and hold her tight, but he remembered they were not alone.He kept his hand on her waist, steady and close. His heart beat fast because one thought filled his mind:She loves me back
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Chapter: Chapter 232After a long day with Raicko, Raven goes to visit his father-in-law. The old man wants to talk to him while resting in bed.“My son,” his father-in-law says, rubbing his smooth, bald head. “There was a time I wanted to give up. But because of you, look how far I came. My treatment is finally ending.”He is very thin, but he smiles. That smile warms Raven’s heart.“I know Azzmi loves you so much,” Raven says gently. “I didn’t want her to lose you like she lost her mother.”Raven goes quiet for a moment. He remembers the first time Azzmi cried in his arms because of what her mother did.“How are things with your father?” his father-in-law asks.“Everything is fine,” Raven says, forcing a smile.“That’s not true,” his father-in-law says firmly.Raven lets out a tired breath. “I’m used to it.”“He will soften soon.”“I don’t think so,” Raven admits. “It has been months since he found out the truth about Zerra and me.”Just thinking about Zerra makes Raven’s hand tighten into a fist. She n
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Chapter: Chapter 231“What are you talking about?” everyone says at the same time to Raven’s father-in-law.Raven’s father-in-law lowers his head. His voice sounds heavy.“I didn’t mean to hurt my daughter,” he says. “I made her feel like she had to do this. I told her this marriage would save my company before it dies. She only wanted to help me. She only wanted me to be happy. That’s why she accepted all those conditions. I should be blamed too.”Raven’s father suddenly lets out a short laugh.“Oh, please. Enough of that. Why would we blame, ”“Ah!”Azzmi suddenly places a hand on her stomach.Everyone freezes. Panic fills the room.Raven quickly lets go of his mother and rushes to Azzmi. He looks down at her, worried.“Hey… what’s wrong?”Azzmi tightens her face like she’s in pain. “I’m fine.”“Are you sure?” everyone asks at once.Azzmi gives a small, soft laugh. “I’m really fine. It’s nothing.”Raven’s mother wipes her tears. “Good. Because I can’t wait to hold my grandchild.”Raven’s father-in-law c
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Chapter: Chapter 230Raven hurries back home, eager to find out what’s going on with Azzmi. As soon as he opens the front door and takes a few steps in, he slows down at the sight of his entire family, including his father-in-law, gathered in the living room.As he gets closer and makes eye contact with his siblings, they glare at him, just like they have been doing. They haven’t spoken to him since the day he told them everything.His mother sits beside Azzmi, frowning at him while feeding her some snacks, even though Azzmi can do it on her own. She’s been supportive but hasn’t really talked to Azzmi about what happened.His father-in-law sits next to his father. He’s the only one who smiles a little, but Raven knows it’s not because he’s happy to see him.Then there’s his father, who just sits there with a blank expression, as though he’s at a business meeting.To break the silence, Raven says, “I’m surprised to see everyone here.”To his disappointment, no one responds. Romel even pokes his cheek.Rave
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Chapter: Chapter 229Raven could’ve gone to see Zerra the night she attacked Azzmi, but back then, she didn’t seem that important. He also knew she wouldn’t be able to escape since she was locked up.Raicko and Raven reach the door of the room where Zerra is being held, and Raven pauses, stretching his neck a few times to calm himself."Are you sure you want to do this?" Raicko asks. "You look like you’re about to break her face.""I might," Raven replies.Raicko chuckles, knowing Raven doesn’t really mean it.The security guard opens the door for them, and there she is, sitting at the table with messy hair and her hands cuffed. As soon as she sees Raven, she jumps to her feet, rushing toward him with excitement, but the guards hold her back, reminding her of the rules.Despite the warnings, Zerra gets frantic, trying to move toward him. It’s only when the woman guarding her puts her hand on the gun at her waist that Zerra finally calms down.The closer Raven gets to her, the more memories flash in his mi
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Chapter: Chapter 228If this were any other situation, Azzmi would be jumping into Raven’s arms right now, telling him just how much she loves him to his face, unlike what happened on that stage.Even though he hasn’t directly said he loves her, she’s left speechless as her heart flutters. But she knows that everyone else is silent because they don’t believe him. She looks over at her father, whose tears won’t stop, even as he wipes them away."It might seem like I’m just trying to save myself, but it’s not the case," Raven says again, making Azzmi look back at him. "What I feel is real."Suddenly, her father-in-law clears his throat and stands up, stepping away from his desk. "As of this moment, you’re no longer part of Project J-22.""Honey!" her mother-in-law chimes in."I’m not finished," he says, waving his finger. "You’re banned from future projects I wanted you to be a part of, and forget about being part of the company. I’m taking away everything that should’ve been yours. That’s what you deserve.
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