The Boss's Ruthless Claim

PrologueClaire’s POV--Naranasan niyo na bang pagmalupitan ng tadhana? Iyong tipong kukunin lahat sa’yo—love, family and job. Ako kasi, oo. Minsan na din akong pagmalupitan ng tadhana at dumating pa ako sa puntong gusto ko na lang tapusin ang paghihirap ko na iyon, in a way of killing myself.They say rock bottom has a floor.They say when it rains, it pours.But for me? It felt like a goddamn storm ripped through my life, tearing everything apart in one cruel sweep.In just a single day, I lost everything.My boyfriend . . . he’s gone, with nothing but a pathetic excuse and a coward’s silence. He just ended our long fcking years of relationship via voice mail, without further explinations and just an excuse of not ready to take full responsibility of me. As if, ang hinihingi ko ay ikasal kami at buhayin niya kami ng mother ko. I only ask him to lend me a hand! Fck him.My job . . . was stripped away from me after years of dedication, leaving me with no income, no security. At dahi

Chapter 2: Her World Shattered (2)Claire’s POV--Pakiramdam ko ay nagsikip ang dibdib ko at nahirapan akong makahinga. My knees felt weak at anumang oras ay babagsak ako.Ayaw i-process ng utak ko ang sinabi ng doktor o mas tamang sabihing ayaw kong tanggapin ang balitang iyon. Mag-isa akong pinalaki ng mother ko, para sa akin ay isa siya sa pinakamalakas na taong hinahangaan ko dahil nagawa niya akong palakihin ng tama at makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. She’s always there when I need her the most.And now the time has change. Siya naman ang nangangailangan sa akin. Siya naman ang kumakapit sa akin para mabuhay at maka-survive. And I won’t fail her.“B-But, Doc, sabi mo sa akin, stable na siya kahapon at nalabanan niya iyong . . .” hindi ko maituloy ang sasabihin ko dahil nagsisimula nang manubig ang mga mata ko. “She, she was just fine a few months ago. I don’t understand. How did it get this bad?”“Chronic hypertension and diabetes often damage the heart over time,” the doctor explaine