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Kabanata 20

Author: Lenie Faigao
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-16 03:47:51

Papa’s words stayed with me long after we left the hospital. Don’t let them take the Rosales name from you. They echoed in every corner of my mind, even as the city lights blurred past the car window.

By the next morning, wala nang oras para magpahinga. The reports were waiting. The board was waiting. And this time, I refused to show up small.

Hunter watched quietly from across the breakfast table, sipping his coffee habang ako naman, nakatutok sa laptop, reviewing the numbers Elena had sent. His eyes followed every move I made, and when I finally looked up, I caught the ghost of a smile on his lips.

“What?” I asked, raising a brow.

“You,” he said simply, setting his cup down. “You look like your father when you’re focused like that. Determined. Untouchable.”

My chest tightened, but I held his gaze. “I can’t afford to be anything less, Hunter. Not now.”

He reached across the table, his hand covering mine. “You don’t have to be less. But don’t forget you’re not alone. When you wa
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