ログインKabanata 55Kimberly's POV"He's awake," sabi ng doktor makalipas ang mahigit isang oras na pagkawala ng malay ni Daddy.Napabuntong-hininga ako nang hindi ko namalayang kanina ko pa pala pinipigilan ang paghinga ko. Nanghina ang mga tuhod ko sa sobrang laking ginhawa. Buhay si Daddy. Magiging okay siya. Ayon sa mga doktor, mild heart attack lang ang nangyari, hindi malala. Kailangan niya ng sapat na pahinga, mga gamot, at pagbabago sa lifestyle, pero malalampasan niya ito.Agad akong naglakad papunta sa hospital room niya. Desperado akong makita siya, humingi ng tawad, at ipaliwanag ang lahat. Pero bago pa man ako makarating sa pinto, may biglang humawak sa braso ko at hinila ako palayo.Papasok na sana ako sa loob nang bigla akong pigilan nina Kuya Sebastian at Arturo.Humakbang si Sebastian sa harapan ko. Matigas at malamig ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya. Katabi niya si Arturo, ang isa ko pang kapatid na kadalasan ay mas mahinahon. Pero ngayon, kahit siya ay nakatingin sa akin nang m
Kabanata 54Kimberly's POV I wanted to fight back. I wanted to release a statement explaining everything. I wanted to tell the truth about my separation from Michael, about how I had been single when I hired Cameron, about how I had done nothing wrong.But I knew it wouldn't matter. The truth didn't matter to these people. All that mattered was the scandal. All that mattered was the drama. All that mattered was tearing me down.At sa gitna ng lahat ng iyon, isang tanong lang ang paulit-ulit na pumapasok sa isip ko.Sino ang kumuha ng larawan namin ni Cameron?That photo was taken in a private hotel room. Cameron and I were alone. No one else was there. So how did someone get a copy of it? Had Cameron shared it with someone? Had he posted it somewhere and forgotten? Or had someone been watching us without our knowledge?At bakit ito inilabas ngayon?Why now? Why not weeks ago, when the photo was taken? Why not months ago, when I was still separated from Michael? What was different abo
Kabanata 53Kimberly's POVPagmulat ko pa lang ng mga mata ko, sunod-sunod na ang notifications sa phone ko. My phone was vibrating nonstop on the nightstand, the screen lighting up every few seconds with new alerts. I reached for it groggily, still half-asleep, wondering what could possibly be causing so much activity this early in the morning.Messages. Missed calls. Tags. At screenshots ng mga post tungkol sa akin.I sat up in bed, my heart already starting to race. I opened my messaging app and saw dozens of unread texts from friends, colleagues, and even people I hadn't spoken to in years."Kim, are you okay?""Did you see what they're posting?""Who would do this to you?""Call me when you get this."I scrolled through the messages, my hands starting to shake. Then I opened Facebook and immediately saw my face on my timeline. A photo. An intimate photo of me and Cameron. We were in a hotel room. I was wearing a robe, my hair still wet from the shower. Cameron was beside me, shir
Kabanata 52Kimberly's POV Pinalitan niya na ang pincode niya at burado rin ang fingerprint ko sa cellphone niya. I stared at the screen, my heart sinking. He had removed my fingerprint. He had changed his passcode. In all our years of marriage, he had never done that before. We had always shared our phones. There were never any secrets between us.Kaya binalik ko na lang sa bedside table at nagpasyang matulog dahil mag-aalas onse na ng gabi. I climbed into bed, pulling the covers up to my chin. I could hear the water running in the bathroom, the sound of Michael singing off-key.I closed my eyes, but sleep wouldn't come. My mind was racing too fast. The perfume. The changed passcode. The request for a threesome. The way he kept mentioning Cameron. Something was wrong. Something was very, very wrong.I heard the bathroom door open. Michael stumbled out, wrapped in a towel. He collapsed onto the bed beside me, immediately passing out.I lay there in the darkness, listening to his bre
Kabanata 51 Kimberly's POV Kanina pa ako nanunuod ng threesome sex videos. Sinusubukang sikmurahin ang gusto ni Michael. My laptop was open on the bed, the screen glowing in the dim light of our bedroom. I had watched at least ten different videos, each one more graphic than the last. Two men and one woman. Three bodies tangled together. Sounds that I couldn't even begin to describe. Pero kahit anong gawin ko, hindi ko talaga kaya. I tried to understand what Michael saw in this. I tried to imagine myself in that position, with two men touching me, using me, taking turns with me. But every time I pictured it, I felt sick to my stomach. Dalawang lalaki ang makakasama ko sa isang kama? Parang binaboy ko ang sarili ko. I closed my laptop with a loud snap. The sound echoed in the quiet room. I ran my hands over my face, feeling the exhaustion deep in my bones. It wasn't just physical tiredness. It was emotional. Mental. The kind of exhaustion that came from trying to understand somethi
Kabanata 50 Kimberly's POV I picked up my fork again and continued eating, hoping to end the conversation. I tried to convince myself that he was just curious. That's what husbands and wives did, right? They talked about things. They explored ideas together. It didn't mean he actually wanted to do it. But I could feel his eyes on me as I ate. He wasn't eating anymore. He was just watching me, waiting. "Kimberly, do you love me right?" Bigla akong kinabahan sa tanong niya. Mabilis naman akong tumango. "I love you so much, Hubby. Hindi naman ako maghahabol kung hindi." I meant it. I really did. Despite everything, despite the rough patches, despite the doubts that sometimes crept into my mind, I loved him. He was my husband. My partner. My future. "Since nag-hire ka naman ng gigolo habang hiwalay tayo noon," he continued, his voice smooth and calm, "what if kunin na lang natin si Cameron. I want to have a threesome with you and him, Kim." Naibuga ko ang tubig na iniinom ko. I cou
Kiara’s POVPagkaalis ni Joan, agad akong bumalik sa silid namin ni Chase para makapagpahinga kasi buong araw akong gising.Mabigat ang pakiramdam ko. Hindi ko alam kung dahil sa pagod, sa pagbubuntis, o sa dami ng nangyari nitong mga nakaraang araw. Kahit anong pilit kong ipikit ang mga mata ko, hi
Kiara’s POVKanina pa ako hindi mapakali mula nang umalis si Chase upang puntahan si Kara sa ospital. Hindi na ako sumama dahil gabi na rin at ayaw niyang mapagod ako. Ilang beses pa niya akong pinigilan bago siya umalis.“Stay here, Kiara,” sabi niya kanina habang suot na niya ang coat niya. “I do
Chase’s POVBuong araw akong tutok sa computer at sa trabaho. Sunod-sunod ang mga dokumentong kailangang pirmahan, mga kontratang kailangang repasuhin, at mga tawag na hindi ko sinasagot. Ayokong may kausap. Ayokong may istorbo.Kaya nang bumukas ang pinto ng opisina ko, agad akong nainis.Mas lalo
Kiara’s POV Nasa restaurant ako ngayon kasama ang isa sa pinakaimportanteng kliyente ko. Family dispute ang kaso nila, at ako ang kinuhang litigation lawyer. Matagal na kaming nag-uusap tungkol sa strategy, sa posibleng galaw ng kabilang kampo, at kung paano namin ihahanda ang sarili namin sakaling







