22. That promise.

The party had already begun. But according to his assistant, his wife hadn't arrived yet.

"Didn't she say she would attend the party?" Migo asked his assistant beside him.

Hindi pa siya bumababa sa ballroom ng five star hotel kung saan nila dinaraos ang founding anniversary ng kumpanya. But he was joining them in a little while.

"Yes, Sir. Do you want me to call her?" Jaxen answered.

"Find out where she's at." Tinalikuran niya ito at dinampot ang black-silver venetian half mask niya at isinuot iyon. His upper face was completely hidden save for his eyes. While opting for a full face mask would have done the job to hide his face better, the half mask wasn't a bad choice either.

Kung hindi naman siya kilala, hindi na rin siya makikilala.

There's no deeper reason to his choice of anonymity. Or rather, to his decision of keeping a low key profile.

He just wanted a private life. A life away from people who would do everything to destroy him.

Just like what happened seventeen years a