Chapter 4

"Kylie, my child.." Mommy greeted me as she saw us entering the entrance with Kenzo. It's already eight-thirty in the evening, and we're thirty minutes late.

"Thank goodness you're here. Daddy and I have been waiting for you." She kissed my cheek and greeted Kenzo as well. We both smiled at Mommy.

There were many guests, and everyone seemed busy chatting with one another. I only knew a few people, the three witches Ariana, Selena, and Samantha, accompanied by three guys. They're probably on a date. Well, "landi-landi din pag my time" seems to be their motto.

Mommy led us to the table where Kent and Daddy were sitting, but Jiro and Aria were not there. I didn't bother asking where they were. It's better that they're not here. At least I don't have to interact with Aria.

Both Daddy and Kenzo nodded at each other, and of course, being the kind person he is, Kenzo greeted Kent as well, to which Kent simply nodded in response. Soon, the waiter arrived and served wine in Kenzo's glass and the appetizers. Italian food, which happens to be Aria's favorite.

"All the menu here is from 'the k's,'" Mommy informed us while the food was being served. I nodded, repeatedly poking the chicken with cheese on my fork.

"Delicioso," Kenzo said, catching my attention with his comment, and I couldn't help but smile. He nodded, then took a skewer of chicken and offered it to me.

"Try it, Baby. It's delicioso." I nodded and opened my mouth for him to feed me, but suddenly, the table shook, causing Kenzo's hand and mine to jerk, and the chicken with cheese fell onto my clothes.

Both of our eyes widened. Kenzo quickly grabbed his table napkin and was about to wipe it off, but someone suddenly pulled me away, and before I knew it, we were on the second floor of the clubhouse.

There was no one here because the guests were either inside the clubhouse or playing golf on the golf course in front of it. The entire clubhouse was brightly lit, making it easy for guests to play golf since it wasn't dark.

"Kent, what the hell?!" I yelled at Kent as he stopped pulling me and held my hand. I tried to push him away, but I was just wasting my strength. I couldn't move him.

Instead, he moved closer to me, and I found myself stepping back until my back hit the flower boxes of the clubhouse. It was dark in this area of the clubhouse because it wasn't part of the rented area for the party.

"What do you want?! Why are you getting closer to me?!" I scolded him, trying to push him away again, but just like earlier, he was unaffected.

He moved closer, and I found myself continuously stepping back until my back hit the flower boxes. I was cornered. I scolded him again and tried to push him away, but it seemed useless.

Then, he raised one of his hands and held my short hair. "D-Don't mess with my hair!" I scolded him, desperately trying to avoid showing any vulnerability in his presence.

I also tried to remove his hand from my hair, but he firmly held both of my hands. Damn! I am hopeless. My situation is hopeless. I repeatedly swallowed to prevent the tears from falling, which were waiting to be shed from my eyes.

"Why did you cut your hair?" he asked after a long silence. I didn't answer and instead averted my gaze in a different direction.

Silence enveloped us until I heard him sigh.

"I am updated on everything that you've been doing for the past two years, Kylie, and I am really disappointed. You messed up big time." And that's when the tears started flowing uncontrollably. I didn't care anymore if he could hear my sobs.

I bit my lower lip and gathered all my strength to free my hands from his grip. Then, I slapped him with all my might on his left cheek. The sound of my slap echoed, and my hand also felt numb from the impact.

I wanted so much to touch his cheek, where my handprint was visible, and ask him if it hurt so much. I wanted to apologize repeatedly for slapping him. The last thing I wanted to do to him was to hurt him. I loved Kent so fvcking much, but what he did to me was so painful.

It hurt even more than when I caught Aria and Jiro kissing in various places. He was the one who was there when Jiro wasn't around, during the times when I felt hurt because of Jiro, he was always finding a way to make me happy and forget about it.

Then, one night, he suddenly married Aria. My whole world crumbled then because he was the only one I had during those times. He accompanied me in everything I wanted to do, and suddenly, he betrayed me by getting engaged to Aria, leaving me hanging, without even a simple "hey" after the wedding. I felt like a stranger towards him. There was no explanation, no goodbye! And now he tells me that he's updated on everything I've been doing for the past two years.

I punched his chest, but he didn't do anything to stop me. "You're updated?! So you're updated with everything that happened to me, huh? And you didn't even lift a finger to help me! What kind of person are you?! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME?!"

Then, I collapsed, and he hugged me.