Kabanata 13

“Kris? Buhay ka?”

“Gwen… Mr. Soriano,” pagtatama ko sa kanya at tiyaka naupo roon sa upuan kaharap siya at ‘yong siguro ay kanyang alalay. “Kris died a long time ago. You murdered your wife. Have you forgotten-”

“Oops. I’m sorry for the word.” Bigla ko kasing nakita ang panlalaki ng mga mata no’ng kasama niyang babae. Nagulat yata nang malaman na ‘yong amo niya, murderer pala dati. “I mean… Do you know what caused her to die?”

“Are you really serious… you’re not my wife-”

“Mister Soriano… Do you think there’s still room for a joke time here? Wala ako sa mood na makipagbiruan lalo’t hindi naman tayo close. Baka nga hindi ka rin aware na may twin sister si Kris.”

I smiled again before shifting the topic. “Anyway, I’m not expecting you’re going to bring your ‘alalay’ here. Ano bang maiaambag niya rito?”

“Hindi niya ako alalay, miss. Ang judgemental mo naman. Fiancé ako ni Liam. I’m Jessica, hmm?”

“You look like not,” taas-kilay kong sagot. “Anyway, just tell us anything we can offer to h