(Reese's POV)GUSTONG-GUSTO kong suwayin si Coz at bisitahin ang kapatid ko. Lagi ko noong sinasabi sa kanya na hinding-hindi niya ako makokontrol pero ngayon, natatakot na akong suwayin ang gusto niya dahil ayaw kong nagagalit siya sa'kin. Gano'n talaga siguro kapag ang puso mo ay nahulog na sa tao.Unang pagkikita namin, sinabi kong hinding-hindi ako mahuhulog sa kanya pero ngayon, kinain ko lahat ng sinabi ko. Hindi ko naman kasi alam na ganito ang mangyayari. All I thought was he never had sweetness in him. He was called 'monster' in business world. All I was expecting was he's all serious and cold.This contract marriage made me realized lots of things; don't judge a book by it's cover, never assume things, curiousity can really kill the cat and many more. Kung hindi dahil sa contract marriage na ito, hindi ko pa malalamang ampon ako ng mga magulang ko.There are so many reasons why I can't say that this marriage is a mess and that I regret entering this. They hide things from me

(Reese's POV)NAGSIMULA na ang party ng makabalik kami ni Coz sa loob. Inihatid niya ako sa kinaroroonan nina Avi bago siya pumunta sa kinaroroonan nina Echo dahil nandito rin pala sila.Avi and Olive had these teasing smile plastered on their faces when I finally sat down. Ang mga magulang naman ni Olive ay nakatingin sa harapan kung saan may nagsasalitang emcee.I ignored them and roamed my eyes to find my family. I found them on the table near the stage together with some unfamiliar faces. Wala si Desiree sa kinaroroonan nila kaya nakaramdam na naman ako ng kaba. That's when I decided to check my phone. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag ng makitang may text si Alex.Nang mabasa ko ang laman ng text niya, agad akong nagpaalam sa dalawa na lalabas ako dahil nag-text na si Alex. Bago ako tuluyang umalis, sinabi nilang susunod sila maya-maya lang. I just nodded at them and walked away. At nang mapatingin ako sa gawi nila Coz, nakita kong nakatingin siya sa gawi ko."Lalabas lang ako saglit." I

(Reese's POV)MY question caught him off guard. That made me smirked. Umayos ako ng tayo at pinakatitigan siya."I talked to her earlier. And she told me lots of things. I just want you to tell me whether what she said is true or she's just messing with me to leave you.""It's true."It was my turn to be caught off guard. "I-It's true?Alin sa mga sinabi niya?"A part of me was hoping that he'll tell me that she's lying. Pero hindi yata umaayon ang tadhana sa'kin.Tumayo ito. "Lahat ng sinabi niya."""Y-You're just using me?""It's true that my sister died because of suicide.""What I'm asking is are you just using me?""Do I made you feel like I'm just using you?"It took me awhile before I shook my head."I blamed her because I couldn't accept the fact that Jaz was already gone. Nagpaalam lang siyang a-attend ng debut ng kapatid mo pero habang buhay na siyang nawala sa'min." Kumuyum ang mga kamao niya. He's calming himself. "It's not my intention to blame your sister.""Why did you c

(Reese's POV)Mabilis lumipas ang mga araw. At sa mga panahon na 'yon, walang araw yata na hindi nagpunta si Audrina sa opisina ni Coz. Alam ko 'yon dahil ina-update ako ng Secretary ni Coz. Hindi ko sinabing gawin niya 'yon at wala akong malaking rason para utusan siya ng gano'n kahit na inis na inis ako kay Audrina.At ang isang rason pa kung bakit hindi ako nanghihingi ng update sa Secretary no Coz ay dahil sinasabi naman ni Coz ang nangyayari sa company niya. At hindi ko rin naman tinatanong sa kanya. Lahat ng pag-a-update niya ay kusa niyang ginagawa. Kahit gustong-gusto kong magtanong, pinipigilan ko ang sarili ko, hoping that he'll voluntarily update me. And that's what he's been doing these past few days. Walang mintis simula noong nagkasagutan kami ni Audrina.Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit parang ulul na asong naghahabol ito kay Coz. According to Coz, nilinaw naman daw niya sa babaeng 'yon kung ano sila—they are nothing and it was all business. Hindi naman daw talaga nagin

(Reese's POV)BOTH of them didn't let me go home alone. With the state I'm in, hindi na ako tumanggi na magpahatid sa kanila. I was silent the whole ride home. Desiree who's sitting beside me kept on telling me that it's not a good idea to go home but I was too shocked with what I learned that I couldn't even wipe my tears.No records. It was just two words but it was already enough to crumble my world. If it wasn't for the woman's fast reflexes beside me, I might have collapsed on the floor when my knees weakened.Parang sirang plakang paulit-ulit na naririnig ko ang sinabi ng babae. It felt like everything disappeared. Hindi ko alam kung paano ako nailabas at nadala sa sasakyan ni Audrina. My mind was in complete turmoil. It was flooded with questions.Bakit gano'n? Why did they fooled me? Ano'ng kasalanan ko? Do I deserve all of this? Do I deserved to be treated like this?Business na naman ba ang dahilan nila? Pera? Kapangyarihan? Ano pa? Paghihiganti? Bakit ako ang nahihira