Prologue

"You have to leave." Tila bombang sumabog sa aking pandinig ang sinabing iyon ni Daddy.

From fixing my newly bought designer clothes ay napaharap ako kay Daddy with my eyes wide open and my mouth hanging.

Umiling ako. "You're kidding, right?" I said and laughed nervously.

Maybe my Dad was just trying to piss me off like he always does. He would annoy me and once I got pissed, he would laugh his ass off at lalambingin ako but this time, wala akong ibang mababanaag sa kanyang mukha kung hindi purong kaseryosohan.

"Y-you can't be serious, Dad." I said with a small, shaky voice.

"I am, Judyfirst." Ang pagtawag niya sa aking buong pangalan ay sapat na upang panghinaan ako ng mga tuhod.

Tinawag niya ako sa aking buong pangalan and he rarely does that. He only does that when he is being serious and whenever he wanted me to listen to him.

Sa labis na panghihina ng aking mga tuhod ay napaupo ako sa dulo ng aking kama saka umiling ng makailang beses.

"This is for your own good, princess." Marahas akong napatayo ng marinig ko ang sinabi ng aking ama.

"For my own good? Really, Dad? So taking me away from our castle is for my own good? God damn it, Dad!---

"Don't raise your voice on me, young lady!" Nabitin ang aking pagsesemyento ng dumagundong sa aking buong kwarto ang galit na boses ni Dad.

And as I looked at his face, tila ako isang pusa na binahagan ng buntot.

His face was dark. Even his lips were tightly closed.

Gone were the loving and sweet father Dante Miranda. The Dante Miranda I am facing right now is entirely different.

"I am done with all of your mistakes and stupidity, Judy! Ilang beses ko ng ipinagsawalang-bahala ang mga kahihiyan na idinulot mo sa akin at sa ating pangalan. Kung siguro ay naglasing at nakipag-away ka lang sa isang bar like what you always do, matatanggap ko pa. But this one? You just had a scandal with the biggest jerk on earth and I can't tolerate that anymore. So whether you like it or not, you're leaving. It's time for you to learn how to survive in this cruel world without my money and my power."