Chapter 2

Chapter 2

It’s been four years now, and my twins are three years old. Their names are Princess Xenna and Prince Xenno. I really went through a lot during my pregnancy, like constant vomiting and intense food cravings. Good thing my friends, especially Tanya, were always there to help me.

I was deep in thought when Princess Xenna tugged at me.

"Mommy, please 'gewa' us some cookies," she said, mispronouncing 'gawa' (make) into 'gewa' while making cute eyes. It was adorable enough to make me secretly laugh.

"Yes, mommy, 'pamamihan' you po ha," Enno added, mispronouncing 'paramihan' (make plenty) into 'pamamihan', making me just scratch my head in amusement.

Even with their funny little mispronunciations, I still understood them perfectly. Sometimes, it even got worse. Even though we live in the US, I still made sure to teach them to speak Tagalog.

"Okay! But give me love hugs and love kisses first," I said to them. They both rushed toward me and said at the same time,

"I love you so much, mommy," as they hugged and kissed me on the cheek.

"I love you more, my twins," I replied while hugging them back.

"Alright, mommy will start baking now, okay?" I told them as they still clung onto me.

"Yes, po!" Enna replied cheerfully, while Enno just grinned as they both let go of me.

While I was preparing the ingredients, my little princess started chatting again as she watched me mix everything.

"You know what, mommy? Kuya Enno opened a lot of files earlier and they looked super important," she said, making me pause.

"Enno!?" was all I could say.

"Mom," he answered, head bowed. I immediately knew he was guilty when he acted like that.

"What did I tell you?" I asked him, with a hint of warning in my voice. I didn’t want anything bad to happen to my kids — someone might trace them and find us if he messed with the wrong files.

"Not to hack into any files," he said, still looking down.

"But you still did it?" I countered.

"I didn’t mean to, mommy! I just accidentally opened some files from your company. And, mommy, there’s a big amount missing from your company!" he explained, making my eyes widen.

"Why do you say that?" I asked, curious.

"Look, mom," he said, instructing me to check a folder filled with files — company files from the Philippines.

He showed them to me carefully, opening each file one by one. I saw a huge amount missing from just one transaction.

‘Sh*t... since when?’ I cursed silently in my mind.

"Look, mommy, there's more. The money is in Mr. Mercado’s account. Everything went to him," he explained further.

"Baby Princess, please send that information to me and call your godmother. Tell her to call me in 30 minutes," I instructed her.

"Okay, po!" she answered and quickly left to call Tanya.

"I can't believe it... they've been deceiving me all this time. But that’s the biggest mistake they’ve ever made. I’ll make sure they pay for what Mr. Mercado stole from me," I muttered under my breath.

I was so deep in thought that I didn’t even notice Enna wasn’t beside me anymore — not until Enno called me.

"Mommyyyy....!" Enno called out.

"Yes, Enno!" I replied while taking the cookies out of the oven.

"Enna jumped from the tree!" he shouted, making me panic.

"W-what? Oh my... Ennaaaa!!!" I cried out. These kids never run out of ways to make my heart stop.

"M-mom," Enna stammered. Just like Enno, whenever she’s guilty, she bows her head. Tsk! Twins really are alike sometimes.

"How many times have I told you not to climb trees, and definitely not to jump from them?" I scolded.

"But mom!?" she tried to reason.

"No buts, understand!?" I firmly said. These kids are seriously going to give me a heart attack one day.

"Y-yes mom!" she mumbled, still looking down.

I wasn't surprised though. Enna clearly inherited that stubbornness from me. I used to be an assassin from Dark Moon, and later on, I built my own agency — the Black Angel.

My last mission was to kill Dave, as payment for the sins of his mafia father—but instead, I fell for him. I left Dark Moon, which my leader allowed, something I am forever grateful for. I also stepped down from leading Black Angel to live a normal life with Dave.

We became a couple, and one thing led to another, resulting in these beautiful twins.

It’s just sad to think that after giving up everything for Dave, he would end up betraying me... with none other than my best friend, Katrina.

Enno inherited his father’s love for computers, while he got the hacking skills from me. That’s why I make sure to explain everything to them properly — so they won’t use those skills the wrong way.

"Look at me, my Princess Enna. Mommy just doesn’t want you or your brother to get hurt. I would be the first to suffer if anything bad ever happens to either of you. You understand that, right?" I said to both of them.

"I understand, mommy. I’m so sorry," Enna said sincerely.

"I accept your apology, my Princess," I said, hugging her and kissing her forehead.

"Mom, Tita Ninang is on the phone," my little Prince Enno informed me.

"Okay, Baby Enno. And thank you for the information you gave me earlier. You’re the best, but don’t do it again, alright?" I said to him, and he just nodded in reply.