CHAPTER NINETEEN: HOPE

SAVI’S POV

Inilibot ko ang tingin ko sa kabuuan ng opisina niya. The atmosphere is so dark and boring. There are shelves of books around. Then isang shelf naman na puno ng mga mamahaling alak.

I shook my head.

Pagkarating namin kanina ni Aiden dito sa mansion nila, as in pagpasok pa lang namin ng main door, si Mrs. Laurel agad ang sumalubong sa‘min... sa‘kin. She hugged me na ikinagulat ko and what's more shocking was that, she feels sorry because of what his husband said to me. And asked me if I'm okay or so. Maybe because Aiden already told her what has happened to me. Nginitian ko na lang siya and told her it's fine. Parehas lang talaga sila ni Aiden kung mag-alala. Now I know kung kanino nagmana si Aiden.

Huminto ang mga mata ko sa babaeng prenteng nakaupo sa mahabang sofa. She's smirking and glaring at me at the same time. I just raised my brows at her. Hindi ko