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Chapter 16: Danger
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That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 18: In A Heartbeat
Hindi maampat-ampat ang pagpatak ng luha ni Charlie habang nakaupo siya sa waiting area ng maliit na private hospital na pinagdalhan niya kay Gael.Halos kalahating oras na mula nang ipasok sa operating room si Gael. At hindi niya alam kung anong nangyayari sa asawa.Her mind and ears were silenced by the chaos inside her head. Marami siyang naiisip at inaalala.She took in a sharp breath and clasped her hands tighter. She wanted to pray but her mind cannot process any coherent thought. And so she just cried some more.Her heart was heavy with guilt. She will not be able to forgive herself should something happen to Gael.Muling tumulo ang luha niya sa naisip at niyuko ang wedding ring nila ng asawa.Palagi.Yumuko siya at muling humagulgol. Ayaw niyang maramdaman na nagsisisi na siya sa ginawa niyang pagpapakasal kay Gael because she loves him so much. And with everything theyโve been through for the past two weeks, she loves him even more. But she canโt stop thinking that if she had
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 19: In A Heartbeat 2
โNasabi na sa akin ni Ms. Sandejas kung ano ang nangyari sa โyo, Gael,โ umpisang pahayag ni Sir Eric kay Gael nang sila na lang dalawa.Inipon niya ang lahat ng lakas niya upang makaupo siya sa kama. โMrs. Estrada,โ sagot niya pagkatapos.Nangunot-noo ang boss niya. โWhat?โโCharlie is Mrs. Estrada now, Sir. I married her,โ seryosong pahayag niya.Bumagsak ang balikat ni Sir Eric, sandaling sinapo ang ulo bago umiling-iling.โKailan pa?โ tanong nito nang muling mag-angat ng tingin.โTwo weeks ago. Mula nang umalis kami nang Maynila. Tinulungan kami nina Gray at Judge Almazan,โ paliwanag niya sa mababang tinig.Sir Eric huffed, muling umiling. He knew his boss will have this big talk with his son and his uncle, the judge. โAnyway, nasabi sa akin ni Ms. Sanโng asawa mo na may mga humahabol sa inyo kaya ka nabaril. Do you have any idea about the identities of these men?โHe blinked a few times, battling with himself if heโd tell his boss on not. โSir Aaron threatened Charlie that heโd hu
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 20: The Call
Charlie can't help but smile while she's checking on her new ink on her ring finger. Actually, it's the only tattoo she has and probably she will ever going to have in this lifetime. Getting inked is painful. Nang sabihin ni Gael na matching tattoo na lang ang ipapakit nila sa nawala niyang wedding ring, muntik na siyang mag-walk out sa shop ng local tattoo artist na pinuntahan nila. But Gael held her hand the whole time. And now that she's seen the the final output, she's more than glad that her husband talked her into it. Palagi. Always. That's the word they had tattooed on both of their ring fingers. When all of the chaos theyโre facing are over, she promised herself that she will be a good wife to Gael-- loving and taking good care of the home they would build together. She will be a good mother. She'd allow her children to make choices for themselves. A thing she felt she was not able to do freely growing up. Agad na bumigat ang dibdib niya nang maalala ang mga magulang
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 21: The Call 2
"Saan daw po nagpunta? Wala pong sinabi kung kailan ang balik?" narinig ni Charlie na tanong ni Gael sa katulong ni Dr. Andres. Naroon sila sa bahay ng doktor upang sana magpa-check up. Subalit mukhang wala roon ang doktor. She's was having an upset stomach for 2 days now in a row. At sobrang nag-aalala na ang asawa niya sa kanya kaya naman pumayag na siya sa hiling nito na magpa-check up. At base sa narinig niyang usapan ni Gael at ng katulong, baka kailangan nilang humanap ng doktor na maaring tumingin sa kanya. Maya-maya pa, bumalik na sa kotse si Gael. Umayos naman ang pagkakaupo niya sa passenger's seat. The car is older than that of Gael's car kaya hindi siya masyadong kumportable sa upuan niya. Sir Eric exchanged Gael's car with that old one as part of their precautionary measures while they settle there. "Kailangan daw nating pumunta sa susunod na bayan para magpacheck-up sa doktor na kakilala ni Dr. Andres sabi ng katulong," ani ni Gael nang makaupo na ito sa driver's
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 22: Broken
โWhere are we?โ paos ang tinig na tanong ni Charlie kay Gael. She just woke up from sleep and she can almost see the sky filling itself with different kinds of colorsโready to welcome the rising sun. She stretched her back a little as she roamed her eyes outside of the moving car. Her brows instantly furrowed as she was seeing familiar buildings and landmarks around. It seemed like they were back in the city. Napakurap siya? Are they really back in the Metro? Awtomatikong kumabog ang dibdib niya sa naisip, tarantang bumaling sa asawa. โG-Gael, are we back in Manila?โ naguguluhang tanong niya. Gael glanced over at her and gave her a small smile. Subalit imbes na sagutin ang tanong niya, โNakatulog ka nang maayos? Are you feeling better?โ anito. Naguguluhan man, wala sa sarili siyang tumango, kumurap-kurap. She was going to ask him again when they passed by SGUโs majestic main gate. Lalong kumabog ang d*bdib niya. She felt numb for a while. They canโt be back in the city. Lalo si
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 22: Broken 2
Ilang sandali pa, natanaw na niya ang dulo ng daan ng tinatahak nila. It was a clearing on the edge of the mountain. A chopper was seating in the middle of it. โGael, kanino โyong chopper?โ tanong niya ulit. But like the first question, he didnโt answer. Maya-maya pa, itinigil ni Gael ang sasakyan ilang metro mula sa chopper. Walang imik itong bumaba ng sasakyan bago siya pinagbuksan ng pinto. Sheโs still confused and full of questions but she did climb out of the car anyway. Gael quickly cupped her face as soon as she was able to stand. His beautiful gray eyes were filled with sadness. โG-Gaelโฆโ โI am doing this because I love you. So much. I am doing this for you, Charlize,โ he declared in a hurried voice. Her brows furrowed. โI-I donโt understand, Gael. What are youโโ Her next words remained lodged inside her throat when she saw familiar faces coming out of the chopper. Una niyang nakita si Axel, kasunod nito si Jacob. Then her fatherโs assistant, Diego. Agad siyang pinan
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 23: Broken 3
Tahimik si Charlie habang nakaupo siya sa sala ng penthouse ng pamilya niya sa SSL. Doon siya dinala ng mga bodyguards niya at ni Deigo matapos siyang iwan ni Gael. Gael.Hurt raked her chest once again when she remembered her husband. She gripped on her ring finger, the one with the ink on it. Her lips quivered as she recalled every moment she had shared with him for the past 6 weeks. Every kiss. Every fiery night. Every promise. She remembered it all.But now that she was seating in their homeโalone, she cannot help but think if any of it were true that Gael was able to give her up just like that.He left her. He left just like that!Tuluyan nang tumulo ang luha niya at niyuko ang kanyang mga kamay.Palagi.She never knew how that word could hurt so much until now.Maiksi lang pala ang pangako ng palagi kay Gael. Hindi nagtatagal. Nang-iiwan. Lumilimot.Few moments more and the front door opened. Iniluwa niyon ang humahangos na bulto ng Mommy at Daddy niya.โCharlie!โ mangiyak-ngiy
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-08-04That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 23: Broken 4
โHow are you?โ malumanay na tanong ng Daddy niya kay Charlie. Bahagya nang humupa ang bigat at galit na nasa mga mata nito kanina, subalit mababaanag pa rin doon ang bigat ng emosyon. Naroon silang mag-ama sa mini-library ng kanilang penthouse. Kanina pa sila nakaupong dalawa sa magkabilang dulo ng mahabang sofa, tila hindi magkadugo at tila walang balak magkibuan.Gabi na at ilang oras na rin ang lumipas mula nang makauwi si Charlie sa kanila subalit ngayon lang sila nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na mag-usap ng Daddy niya. Not that her father did not insist talking to her earlier habang nagpapahinga siya. But her mother was not having any of her fatherโs reasons. Ipinagpilitan ng kanyang Mommy na kailangan niya ng pahinga. At sobrang ipinagpapasalamat niya na kahit paano, naiintidihan siya ng Mommy niya. Now that she had collected a little of herself, she had decided to talk to her father. She knew this talk is inevitable. So the sooner sheโs done with it, the better.โIโm fine, D-Dad,โ
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That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Epilogue 2
Dahil na rin sa pagod sakakaiisip at kakaiyak, tuluyang nakatuog si Charlie. Nang magising siya, madaling-araw na. She canโt believe she slept that long and missed dinner!Dinner. Shes' not supposed to miss any meals!She secretly groaned, realizing what she did.That has sent her to the edge of panic and relief all at the same time. Sandali siyang nakiramdam. Gael wasnโt cuddling her like he used to. She turned to her side carefully and she saw her husband sleeping on his side too facing away from her. Napalabi siya. Mukhang nagtampo na talaga sa kanya ang asawa.Hindi bale, today is officially their anniversary. She can tell him her secret now.Mabilis niya itong niyugyog. โGael, wake up,โ she whispered.He groaned, shifted slowly and lied on his back. Singkit ang mga matang tumingin ito sa kanya. โW-What? What is it?โUmusog siya kaunti palayo rito. โYou have to get up. Iโll tell you something.โHe huffed and clicked his tongue. Subalit bumangon din. Sandali itong bumaling sa orasa
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Epilogue 1
โAgain? Pero puno pa ang fridge niyan, love. Nakita ko kagabi nang bumaba ako sa kitchen,โ reklamo ni Gael kay Charlie nang muli siyang maglagay ng dragon fruit sa cart. They were out grocery shopping in a local grocery store in Cancun. They have been staying there for a week now in celebration of their second wedding anniversary. It was a trip she didnโt really want to take at first because she easily gets tired lately. But when Gael told her that she will call the shots every time, she was in in no time.She rolled her eyes and faced him. โCanโt you get it? Iโm not buying them for me to eat. Iโm buying it because they looked cute,โ pagrarason niya, muling naglagay ng dalawang piraso pa ng nasabing prutas sa cart.Gael huffed. โShould I buy you a dragon fruit farm?โโOf course not!โ sabi niya, muling naglakad sa aisle ng prutas na kinaroroonan nila.โWhat about a grocery store then? You want me to purchase this grocery store for you?โNamawaywang na siya at hinarap ang asawa. โYou
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 95: Always
โAre you ready?โ tanong ng Mommy ni Charlie sa kanya.She filled her lungs with air and gave her mother a slow nod. โYes,โ she replied smiling.Gumanti ng ngiti ang Mommy niya, nangingilid ang luha. Masuyo pa nitong inabot anag kanyang pisngi. โI wish you all the happiness in the world, sweetheart.โโThanks, Mom,โ sabi niya bago niyakap ang ina.They stayed like that for a while bago sila nakarinig ng katok sa pinto. โHey, the musicโs starting and all the guests are waiting. Donโt tell me may balak ka pang itakbo โyang anak mo, Sam,โ said her fatherโs familiar voice outside the door.Natatawa nilang binitiwan ng Mommy niya ang isaโt-isa. Sandaling nitong pinunasan ng panyo ang gilid ng mga mata nito bago siya muling nginitian. โLetโs go. Your Dad cannot wait to give you awayโฆ officially,โ pabirong sabi ng Mommy niya bago inabot sa kanya ang kanyang bouquet.When her mother opened the door to her room, she was met by her fatherโs loving gaze. โFinally,โ anito, nakangiti. He gave her
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 94: Home 4
โAte, sa โyo na po ito,โ anang sampung taong gulang na batang babae sa kanya. The girl was handing her a big white gumamela flower she probably picked near the gate of the orphanage. Napangiti siya, bahagyang yumuko bago tinanggap ang bulaklak na inaabot ng bata. โTalaga, akin na lang โtoโฆ ano nga ulit ang pangalan mo?โ โChamy po, ate.โ โSalamat, Chamy.โ The child gave her a soft smile in return. Akma na sana itong tatakbo pabalik sa mga kalaro nito sa โdi kalayuan nang pigilan niya ito. โAno nga palang gusto mong maging paglaki mo, Chamy?โ The child beamed at her.โGusto ko pong maging nurse, Ate!โ Sandaling nangunot ang noo niya. โBakit naman nurse, Chamy?โ โGusto ko po kasing alagaan si Lolo Gael dโyan sa kabilang building.โ Lalong nagsalubong ang mga kilay niya. โLolo Gael?โ Mabillis na tumango si Chamy. โGael lang po kasi ang alam niyang banggitin. Kaya Lolo Gael.โ Tumuwid siya ng tayo, hinayon ng tingin ang building ng carehome sa mga matatanda na naroon din sa compoun
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 94: Home 3
It was a manic day for Charlie. No. It was chaos spelled in all caps.Sheโs running late from her appointment โHey, slow down, beautiful. Youโll hurt yourself,โ nakangiting sabi ni Gael sa kanya, sumandal pa sa hamba ng pinto ng walk-in closet niya.โGo away, Gael. You know I cannot be late today,โ sabi niya habang naglalagay ng sunscreen sa mukha. Gael chuckled. โBakit, hindi ka naman late a. You still have at least an hour and a half to spare.โShe scoffed and picked up her blush powder. She wonโt wear her full make-up today. โAn hour and a half spare that Iโll spend for travel. You know howโs Manila traffic in the morning, Gael. Itโs one of the worse and I canโt afford to be late today. Nakakahiya sa orphanage at carehome! At lalong nakakahiya kay Ate Sophie.โItโs true, kasama niya sa pagpunta sa bahay-ampunan at carehome ang kapatid ni Jasmine ngayon. Siguro, kung hindi lang kapapanganak ni Jasmine, baka kasama rin niya ito ngayon.Visiting orphanages was a thing she had been d
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 94: Home 2
Gael jumped out as soon as the car pulled over infront of the police station. Doon sila dumiretso nina Gray at Jacob mula sa simbahan. Aside from Lena, wala nang sino pa mang nasaktan sa masamang insidente na plinano ni Alaric. And it was more than a relief for him. Now he can focus on one thing, ang puntahan si Charlie sa mismong police station.Pahapyaw nang sinabi ni Jacob sa kanya kung ano ang nangyari, subalit hindi pa iyon buo. And not only does he need to talk to Charlie for the full details but he also needs to see his wife to calm the lingering worry in his chest. The picture of Lena dying in his arms was still vivid iin his memory. And he cannot stop thinking that, it could've Charlie dying in his arms and...He shook his head, willing the unwanted thoughst away. Charlie is fine, he convinced himself before picking up his pace. He was at the directorโs office in no time. Agad naman siyang hinarap ng pinuno ng kapulisan. Sandali niya itong kinausap at sinabi nito mismo sa ka
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 93: Home
Sandaling namanhid si Gael sa kanyang nasaksihan. Panandalian niyang kinumbinsi ang sarili na imahinasyon niya lang ang lahat. Na nasa maayos na lagay si Charlie at walang kaguluhan na nangyayari sa mismong araw ng kanilang kasal. He even tried to blink a few timesโwilling the dreadful scenario away from his head. But when he opened his eyes, his bride, his wife still laid there on the cold ground, bleeding.With his chest constricting, he tried to stand up, wanting to go to Charlie as soon as he can. But his bodyguard nearby kept him from doing so. Anger burned his skin in an instant. He had to go Charlie and no one, not even the damn death god himself could prevent him from doing so.He turned himself onto the ground, lying on his back, and gave the bodyguard hovering over at him a straight jab to the jaw. Napaupo ito, bago siya mahilo-hilong binitiwan. He took that chance to crawl his way to Charlie, who fell near the entrance of the church. โI like the water, Kuya Gael. Can you t
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 92: Wedding 4
Hindi matapos-tapos ang pagsipat ni Charlie sa sarili niya sa lifesize mirror na nasa kanyang hotel suite. Hindi pa rin siya halos makapaniwala na naroon nga siya at ikakasal ulit kay Gael. This time in a church and in the presence of their family. Well, some of their family. But nevertheless their families are present and thatโs the most important thing.She looked down at her ring finger. The emerald engagement ring and the ink she had five years ago are there, a testament of everything she had gone through loving Gael. But sheโs glad she finally made it right there at that very moment, when she can declare to the whole world that Gael is hers as much as she is his. That in the world of broken promises and dreams, of heartaches and of tears, Gael is her alwaysโthe one she will keep on choosing to love as long as she breathes.Her phone rang, immediately stopping her train of thoughts. Agad na nagsalubong ang mga kilay niya nang mag-register sa screen ang pangalan ni Gael. She picked
That First Night With Mr. CEO ย ย ย Chapter 92: Wedding 3
Kanina pa nasa harap ng salamin si Gael subalit panay pa rin ang pag-aayos niya sa kurbata ng kanyang suit. The damn thing just wonโt align! Frustrated, he took it off altogether and huffed. Heโs anxious for some unknown reason. Gray, who arrived last night, said at it must be the wedding jitters but he refuses to believe so. Heโs just on edge because he didnโt get to see his wife and son for hours now. Sneaking in at Charlie and Leviโs hotel room crossed his mind a few times last night. With his skills as a former elite boduyguard, he could do that with no sweat involved. But his grandfather gave him a talk about keeping his word and just wait until itโs time for them to meet at the altar again. Subalit naging sobrang napakahirap niyon sa kanya dahil sa iisang hotel lang silang naka-check โin na mag-anakโjust different floors. Idagdag pa na talagang makulit si Tala at panay-panay ang pagbabantay sa mag-ina niya, hโwag lang niyang makita ang mga ito. Gray told him to have a little
