Chapter Fourteen

Kakalabas lang ni Alec galing sa shower at ngayon ay nakaupo siya sa kanyang hotel room sa Hawaii nang tumunog ang kanyang telepono. Nakita niyang si Shielou ang tumatawag at malaking ngumiti.

"Hey, babe. What's up?"

"Why were you not answering my calls?"

"Your calls?"

"Are you playing dumb?"

"Were you calling with my older phone? Sorry, I lost it on my way."

Narinig ni Alec ang malakas na buntong hininga ni Shielou sa kabilang linya.

Tensiyonado ang boses ni Shielou habang sinasabi, "So? Are you having fun with your bitch while I'm stuck here with your mother?"

"Shielou—"

"How could you do this to me, Alec? You promised that we would spend this time together! And now you're off with that woman instead?" Tanong ni Shielou.

"Shielou, please calm down," sabi ni Alec, pilit na pinipigilan ang sariling boses. "I didn't plan for this to happen, but my mother insist that I take Ahleya on this vacation. At hindi lang siya 'yung babaeng 'yun, dinadala niya ang anak ko."

"Alam kong dinadala ni