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CHAPTER 18
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2026-03-11 16:04:27
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XAVI’S POVSuddenly, I noticed the girl from the gym; her name is Cassy. He brought me to their team’s hangout. Cassy is in the front seat, while me? I’m in the back seat.I watch them as Cassy is so clingy with him, touch here and then whispering here and then giggling. Napairap na lang ako nang haplusin ni Cassy si Damien sa dibdib. “Come with us na! It’ll be fun, Damien. The whole team is there,” paglalambing ni Cassy, ang boses ay parang huni ng ibon na nakakairita sa tenga ko.Hindi sumasagot si Damien, pero hindi rin niya inaalis ang kamay ng babae. Nanatili siyang nakatingin sa kalsada, ang panga ay matigas, pero hinahayaan niya si Cassy na ayusin ang buhok niya at sumandal sa balikat niya. My heart felt like it was being squeezed by a cold, invisible hand. Stranger, sabi niya kanina. Pero bakit ang sakit panoorin na parang wala lang ako rito sa likod?Nakarating kami sa isang tagong resort sa kalapit na probinsya. Ang tunog ng lagaslas ng tubig mula sa malapit na talon at ang
The Billionaire Stepbrother's Forbidden Claim CHAPTER 18
XAVI’S POVKinabukasan, nagising ako na may dalang determinasyon. Buong gabi kong pinag-isipan ang nangyari sa kusina. Ang bawat salita ni Damien, ang bawat tingin niya—lahat iyon ay kailangang lagyan ng label. I needed to draw a line. Siguro kaya kami nagkakaganito kasi hindi namin tinatanggap ang totoo. We are step-siblings. Iyon dapat ang pundasyon namin, at iyon lang dapat.Bumaba ako sa dining area at nakita ko siyang nagkakape habang nagbabasa ng kung ano sa iPad niya. He looked professional, cold, and distant—ang layo sa Damien na halos humawak sa mukha ko kagabi."Damien," tawag ko habang umuupo sa tapat niya.Bahagya siyang nag-angat ng tingin. "Hmm?""Tungkol sa nangyari kahapon… and that night," panimula ko, pinipilit kong huwag manginig ang boses. I took a deep breath. "I want us to be okay. I mean, we’re family now. Gusto ko sanang tratuhin natin ang isa’t isa as siblings. Ayaw ko nang may ganitong tensyon sa pagitan natin. It’s tiring."Huminto siya sa pag-scroll sa iPa
The Billionaire Stepbrother's Forbidden Claim CHAPTER 17
DAME’S POVPag-uwi ko, scotch lang ang naging kasama ko. I needed to numb the feeling. I needed to erase the image of her face in that hallway. Pero gaya ng sumpa, dumating siya.Nakasandal ako sa counter nang pumasok siya. She looked tired, her hair a bit messy from the day. But still looking very pretty.“You’re making it sound like I’m a dictator,” biro niya.Kung alam lang niya. Kung alam lang niya na bawat utos ko sa kaniya ay paraan ko para hindi ako mawala sa sarili. I challenged her. I wanted to see how far she would push.“And who is right for me, Damien?” tanong niya.The air in the kitchen turned heavy. I walked toward her, my heart hammering against my ribs. I wanted to say Me. Only me. Pero pinigilan ko. I reached out, my fingers trembling slightly as I tucked a strand of her hair. Her skin was so warm, so real.“No one,” I whispered.I saw it then—the crack in my own wall. I was falling, and I was taking her with me. I had to stop. I withdrew my hand as if I had been bur
The Billionaire Stepbrother's Forbidden Claim CHAPTER 16
XAVI'S POVBuong hapon, hindi mawala sa isip ko ’yung eksena sa hallway. The way he looked at Mark, the way he claimed my time as if it belonged to him.Pag-uwi ko sa bahay, sinalubong ako ng tahimik na salas. Our parents were out for a business dinner, leaving the two of us alone again. Pumasok ako sa kitchen para kumuha ng tubig, only to find Damien there, leaning against the counter with a glass of scotch in his hand.He looked exhausted. His tie was loosened, his hair messy as if he had been running his fingers through it all day.“You’re home. Good,” he said without looking at me.“Sabi mo umuwi ako agad, ’di ba?” sabi ko, trying to sound casual as I opened the fridge. “I followed your orders, Boss.”Narinig ko ang mahina niyang pagtawa—isang tunog na bihira ko nang marinig mula sa kaniya. “You’re making it sound like I’m a dictator.”“Aren’t you?” humarap ako sa kaniya, clutching my water bottle. “You literally scared a guy off today.”Damien set his glass down on the counter an
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XAVI'S POVMorning came, and it was hard to get out of my room. I’m scared to see him. I'm scared of how I will face what we have done. Pero kailangan, I just wish not to see him downstairs. It’s breakfast, and usually, Damien would skip it to avoid me, but unfortunately, this time, he sat next to me, surprisingly. “Good morning,” I whispered and gave him a small smile.I have decided to ignore what happened last night. Let’s act normal. Like it never happened, gaya ng ginawa namin noong birthday ni Yuri. The first night, he kissed me.He started putting some food on his plate as he glanced at me. “Morning,” maiksi niyang bati.It was short and simple, yet it made my heart warm. Isang maliit na tagumpay. Iyon lang ang turing ko sa simpleng "Morning" niya, pero sapat na iyon para maibalik ako sa nangyari kagabi. Nanatili akong tahimik habang pinapanood siyang kumakain. Damien was always precise—the way he moved, the way he spoke, and even the way he ignored me. Everything was calcula
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XAVI'S POV“I’m sorry,” he whispered.Then, just like that, the weight broke. I felt a sudden, strange lightness—enough to finally let the hurt go and offer him a small, quiet smile.I continued eating. Throughout the dinner, he stayed quiet, but it wasn't the 'angry' quiet anymore. It was a shared silence. He watched me eat, and sometimes, I’d catch him smiling—just a tiny, almost invisible lift of the corners of his mouth—whenever I’d get excited about the food.I felt happy. Weirdly, dangerously happy. Even if he wasn't talking much, the fact that he was here, with me, in this small bubble of time where no one knew who we were to each other, was enough. For a moment, we weren't step-siblings. We were just a girl and a boy having dinner at 9:00 PM in a quiet mall. Well, that’s how I see it.Kakasakay lang namin sa sasakyan at nananatili pa rin kaming nakapark sa madilim na sulok ng mall garage nang biglang mangyari ang isang himala—nagsalita siya.“I meant what I said about Yuri,” w
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