Chapter 61

Hindi makapagsalita si Madeleine, para bang may bumabara sa kan’yang lalamunan and she doesn’t have the courage to speak up. Madeleine unconsciously fumbled the hem of her shirt and hummed to answer his call.

“Are you okay?” Rinig niyang tanong ni Perez at may pag-aalala sa boses nito. Strangely enough, she somewhat kind of heard his footsteps like he was walking up the stairs with his breath slightly rugged, probably through the exertion of movements.

Madeleine found herself relieved and let go of all her worries before answering. “Yes, ikaw?”

“Hmmm,” sagot lamang ni Perez.

‘Di na napigilan ni Madeleine at siya na mismo ang unang nagsalita tungkol sa issue. She explained, “N-nakita mo ba ang balita? Magkaibigan lang talaga kami ni Terrence. Nagkita lang kami at kasama ang mama niya. Pinakilala niya lang ako bilang katrabaho. Kung ano man ang nababasa mo online, Perez, sana h’wag mong paniwalaan.”

Hindi alam ni Madeleine kung paano niya ii-explain kay Perez ang katotohanan basta a