Chapter Sixteen

As the atmosphere shifted, nagging seryoso ang ekspresyon ni Cohen. Napabuntong hininga si Sierra. Tumayo si Cohen mula sa swivel chair at lumapit ito sa kanya. Naupo ito kaharap ni Sierra.

“I told you the first day we met that my life should be kept secret that’s why I took you and forced you to stay here, right?” he pressed his lips together.

“Of course! You. Threatened. Me!”

Cohen let out a soft laugh. “Of course. I was there, Wife.”

She glared at him, and he grinned. “I don’t even know why I am still here. That, will there be a time that I can leave? I asked myself often. I don’t know–” she grunted. “I feel like a different person. I don’t understand myself. This is your damn fault!”

“You are…” he paused. His soft expression was gone. He went poker face. “A blessing in disguise, Wife. It was a good thing that my men mistook you for my ex-wife.”

She crinkled her nose, “Isn’t it weird? That I looked exactly like your ex-wife.”

He shrugged, “At first it was. But I realized you wer