Chapter 237

Seth and Eliere looked away habang si Deñera ay masamang nakatitig kay Shianna na nagbaba ng tingin.

"I didn't slap you because I hated you. I slapped you for you have gotten weak. Ano'ng nangyari sa'yo? Bakit hinayaan mo na kawawain ka ng marami? I heard the news, at hindi mangyayari ang lahat ng iyon kung hindi mo hinayaan na maging mahina ka."

"I… I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize, hija. I'm sorry if I hit you. I just couldn't bear the thought na ang dami mong pinagdaanan at hinayaan mo na masaktan ka. Kung buhay pa ang anak ko, hindi niya hahayaang mangyari ito." Napasapo ng noo si Deñera. "That husband of mine, ba't niya hinayaan ito. I shouldn't have married him."

"But you couldn't divorce him dahil walang diborsyo rito. In addition, if you file an annulment, magpipitikan ang tainga ng mga kabit," wika ni Eliere at inilahad ang kan'yang palad kay Shianna. "Long time no see, Shianna. We were kids noong huli tayong nagkita. The last time we met was sa funeral ni Tito."

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