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CHAPTER 47
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2026-05-11 12:29:24
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Playboy's Contract CHAPTER 48
Clyde’s POVHindi ko nagustuhan ang katahimikan ni Athena sa biyahe pauwi.Hindi iyon katahimikan ng taong galit. Mas mabigat iyon. Parang pagod na pagod siyang hawakan ang sarili niya sa harap ng mga taong minsan niyang tinawag na tahanan.Her last words to her mother kept repeating in my head.Hindi pa. Pero mas malaya ako.I should have been satisfied. Freedom was the point, wasn’t it? I married her so she could step out of that house without being dragged back. I paid the debt so they could no longer use it as a leash. I stood beside her so she would not have to face them alone.But hearing her say she was not happy yet bothered me more than it should have.“Stop looking at me,” she said, eyes still on the window.“I’m not.”“You are. I can feel it.”“You have impressive detection skills.”“I live with you now. I adapted.”That should have amused me. Instead, I heard the weight behind I live with you now, like she was still testing if the words would hold.“Are you okay?” I asked.
Playboy's Contract CHAPTER 47
Athena’s POVHindi ako mapakali habang papunta kami sa bahay ng mga magulang ko.I kept telling myself na hindi ito big deal. Bahay lang iyon. Pamilya ko lang sila. Ilang taon akong nakatira roon, ilang libong beses akong pumasok at lumabas sa gate na iyon. Pero habang papalapit ang sasakyan, ramdam ko na naman ang bigat sa dibdib ko, parang may invisible na kamay na unti-unting humihigpit sa lalamunan ko.Clyde sat beside me, quiet. Hindi siya nagbigay ng speech. Hindi niya sinabi na kaya ko ito, na magiging okay ang lahat, o anumang bagay na madalas sabihin ng mga tao kapag hindi nila alam ang bigat ng binabalikan mo.Instead, he simply placed his hand between us, palm up.Hindi niya hinawakan ang kamay ko.He offered.That was worse.Mas madali sanang hindi humina kung hindi siya ganoon.I looked at his hand for a moment before placing mine over it. His fingers closed around mine, warm and steady.“Anytime you want to leave,” he said, “we leave.”I swallowed. “Kahit kakapasok pa la
Playboy's Contract CHAPTER 46
Clyde’s POVHindi ko inakalang magiging ganito kaingay ang bahay dahil sa dalawang bata at dalawang robot.Cloud and Anthony had taken over the living room like tiny generals. May cushions sa sahig, may kumot na ginawang base, at may lamesang ginawang “robot headquarters.” Si Manang Rosa ay ilang beses nang nagbantang itatapon ang mga kalat, pero hindi niya ginawa. Sa totoo lang, mas mukhang natutuwa pa siya kaysa naiinis.Athena sat on the carpet with them.That was the part I couldn’t stop looking at.She was still wearing the simple dress she had changed into after lunch, hair loosely tied, sleeves pushed up while helping Anthony fix a loose wire on his toy. Cloud was beside her, explaining battle rules like it was a legal contract. Athena listened seriously, nodding at the right moments.“Wait,” she said, holding up one hand. “So bawal umatake kapag nasa blanket area?”Cloud nodded. “Safe zone.”Anthony frowned. “But what if emergency?”Cloud looked offended. “Robots respect rules
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Athena’s POVKinabukasan, nagising ako na mas mabigat ang dibdib kaysa katawan.Hindi dahil sa takot. Sanay na ako roon. Hindi rin dahil sa pagod, kahit halos ilang gabi na akong kulang sa tulog. Iba ito. Tahimik na bigat. Yung klase ng pakiramdam na dumarating kapag may isang tanong na ayaw mong harapin, pero nakaupo na sa gilid ng kama mo bago ka pa magising.Hindi ka aalis dahil gusto mo, o dahil natatakot kang walang pupuntahan?Napatingin ako sa moon mug ko sa bedside table. Kagabi, dinala iyon ni Cloud sa kwarto ko dahil sabi niya, “Mugs should sleep near their owners.”Hindi ko alam kung bakit muntik na akong umiyak doon.Bumangon ako at inayos ang sarili bago bumaba. Sa dining area, narinig ko agad ang boses ni Cloud.“Daddy, if Athena leaves, does the mug leave too?”Napatigil ako sa may doorway.Clyde answered, “Ask Athena.”“But what if she says yes?”“Then we respect it.”Silence.Then Cloud’s small voice came again. “I don’t like respecting that.”Hindi ako nakagalaw.Cly
Playboy's Contract CHAPTER 44
Clyde’s POVHindi ko inakalang magiging ganito ang pakiramdam kapag nakuha ko na ang gusto ko.For years, inisip ko na kapag nakuha ko ang shares, kapag napigilan ko ang mga pinsan ko, kapag nasunod ko ang will ni Lolo, makakahinga ako nang maluwag. I imagined victory would feel sharp and satisfying, like signing a deal no one could take away from me.Pero habang nakaupo ako sa study, hawak ang confirmation mula kay Atty. De Vera, wala akong naramdamang tagumpay.Ang tanging nakikita ko ay si Athena.She was sitting across from me, quiet, her hands folded around her moon mug. She smiled when I told her the shares would be released, pero hindi umabot sa mata niya. I knew why. I would have to be blind not to.Now that the conditions were satisfied, she was wondering where that left her.Where that left us.“Stop thinking,” I said.Her brows lifted. “Excuse me?”“You’re thinking too loudly.”“That’s not a thing.”“It is when you do it.”She looked away, pretending to drink from her mug.
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Athena’s POVAkala ko pagkatapos naming basahin ang messages ng parents ko kay Sarmiento, mawawasak ako.Hindi pala.Mas kakaiba ang nangyari.Parang may pinto sa loob ko na tuluyang nagsara. Hindi malakas. Walang sigaw. Walang dramatikong pagbagsak. Isang tahimik na pagsasara lang, pero alam kong hindi na iyon basta-basta mabubuksan muli.Nasa study pa rin kami ni Clyde. Bukas ang laptop sa harap namin, pero hindi na ako nagbabasa. My hand was still in his, and neither of us seemed brave enough to let go first.“Pagod ka na,” sabi niya.“Medyo.”“Stop reading for tonight.”“Hindi mo ako boss.”“No,” he said, voice quiet. “But I’m your husband.”Napatingin ako sa kanya.He seemed to realize what he had said a second too late, pero hindi niya binawi. Hindi niya rin ginawang biro. He just looked at me, steady and careful, as if waiting for me to decide kung sasaktan ba ako ng salitang iyon o kakapit ako roon.I looked down at our hands.“Convenient husband?” I asked softly.His thumb mo
Playboy's Contract CHAPTER 7
R18+Third Person's POVDahil dito ay mas lalong nag init ang pakiramdam ni Clyde, sinunggaban niya si Athena na tila ba isang gutom na gutom na aso.He slowly but surely left lot of marks in her neck, visible enough for her parents to see. His kisses went down to her navel, Clyde's tongue slide to
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Third Person's POVAthena nodded. “Rules.”Clyde raised a finger. “Rule one: discretion. Walang leaks, walang drama.”“Agreed.”“Rule two: my son stays out of this,” sabi niya, voice low.Athena paused, then softened. “Cloud.”Clyde stiffened at the name. “Yeah.”“How old?” tanong ni Athena, mainga
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