Chapter 57: Ghost

"She left you but you're still looking for her? Are you thinking?!"

"She didn't left me! You manipulated her and used your power to push her through!"

Encar sneered. "I didn't manipulate her. She asked for something she could benefit from in exchange of leaving you. She asked for money."

Tumiim ang bagang ni Cosimo at kinuyom ang mga palad sa sobrang galit. "You're lying!"

"That's the truth, son. If your love for her is deep, don't expect that she will love you the same intensity as how you do. Her love is shallow," seryosong saad ng ina sa kalmadong paraan ngunit mariin ang tingin sa kaniya.

Nawalan ng sagot si Cosimo para roon. Natigilan siya. Masakit ang sinabi ng ina pero ayaw niyang maniwala. Mahal siya ni Liana. Magpapakasal na sila. Ang dapat niyang sisihin sa mga oras na iyon ay ang kaniyang ina. Kung talaga ngang pinagpalit siya ni Liana sa pera, iyon ay dahil sa pagmamanipula.

He shook his head in disbelief. Pumatak nanaman ang panibagong luha habang sinisikap niyang maka