A week later...Ruella in a wheelchair appeared in court facing Sofia restrained in handcuffs. "You might succeed in putting me behind bars but you're coming with me!"Sofia spat through her gritted teeth before she strode towards the defendant's seat.Ruella, displaying an emotionless countenance was wheeled toward her seat as the session began.Oliver, Tommy, and Joseph took different seats in the crowd but their eyes were solely focused on one person who was sitting in front of them with her private nurse by her side.When Sofia's gaze fell on the man she loved, her eyes watered. He didn't even cast her a glance since he arrived and he seemed to gain friendship with those men whom he despised so much in the past.She didn't know how but she was certain whom to blame thus she swore to the bottom of her heart that even if she didn't win the trial, she will bring the woman down with her.Makalipas ang isa't kalahating oras...Napaluha si Sofia ng marinig ang hatol sa kanya."10 years

Several days later..."Let go of me! Damn it!""How dare you do this to me!""You will pay for this kapag nalaman ng Daddy ko 'to!"Galit na sigaw ni Sierra habang kinaladkad ito ng mga tauhan ng kanyang ama papunta sa likod ng mansion kung saan madalas ang kanyang ama nagpapalipas ng oras kapag ito'y galit na galit."What are you guys doing?! Bakit ninyo ako dinala dito?!"Nagtataka siya at ng maalala ang kanyang nagawa, napalunok ito at biglang natahimik habang pinagmamasdan ang apat na sulok ng kwarto na animo'y nababalot ng hindi maipaliwanag na kalungkutan.Ngayon lamang niya ito napasok at sa hindi maipaliwanag na dahilan, tumatayo ang kanyang mga balahibo at bigla siyang nakaramdam ng panlalamig."What... What room is this?" Patuloy ang kanyang mga tanong ngunit wala siyang narinig na sagot. Tahimik ang mga tauhan ng kanyang ama habang nakatayo ang mga ito sa pinto na para bang may hinihintay.Maya-maya pa ay bumukas ang pinto at pumasok ang kanyang ama.Nakahinga ng maluwag s

Nakita ni Ruella si Tommy na nakasandal sa pader, paglabas nito sa opisina ng kanyang ama."Kanina ka pa ba jan?" Tinanong niya ito.Tumango ang binata at nagsalita. "May problema ba?"Ngumiti si Ruella ng bahagya. "Mukha bang meron?""Kung wala, bakit ganyan ang mukha mo?" nagtanong din ito."Ano ba itsura ko?""Maganda pa rin tulad ng dati ngunit parang kakaiba ang awra mo ngayon. Pakiramdam ko may gumugulo sayo!" Paliwanag ng binata habang pinagmamasdan siya nito ng mariin.Ruella's expression abruptly changed as she spoke. "Meron talagang gumugulo sa'kin at hindi ko alam kung kanino ako lalapit upang maliwanagan.""Bakit 'di mo ko subukan nang sa ganon malaman natin kung may kakayahan nga ako pagdating sa bagay na yan?" Pagyayabang pa nito."Sige." Tumango si Ruella at nagpatuloy. "Bago ko sabihin ang mga bagay na gumugulo sakin, may tanong muna ako sayo.""Ano 'yon?"Ruella took a deep breath before she spoke."Kanino ka ba talaga nagtatrabaho?" Tanong nito. "Kay Dad o sakin?"N

Pagdating, nakita ni Ruella ang sasakyan ng kanyang ama sa garahe kaya naman ay nagtungo na ito sa loob pagkababa ng kanyang sasakyan.Mag-uumaga na ngunit nagtungo pa din siya sa opisina nito at hindi naman siya nabigo sapagkat nakita niyang nakaawang ang pinto nito. Ang ibig sabihin ay nandodoon pa ito sa loob.Sinasadya niyang hindi iparinig ang kanyang yabag upang hindi nito mamalayan ang kanyang presensya at nang makarating ito sa pinto, narinig niya itong may kausap sa telepono."What do you mean?! Did you just say that they're here to meet them again?"Napalakas ang boses nito na para bang nagulat sa sinabi ng kanyang kausap."You broke the deal between us and now you want me to spare them?" Nagbabantang tanong nito. "I can't put up with your arrangements any longer! I'm sorry but I can't respond to your request this time!" Imbes na pumasok siya, minabuti niya munang tumayo at makinig sapagkat kinabahan siya. Kabisado niya ang tono ng pananalita ng kanyang ama kapag galit ito

There's only one thing that her father cares about her the most and Ruella despises it. Since she became aware of her surroundings and the dealing of matters around her, he wanted her to be nothing but to follow his path and achieve his desire. It pricked her that he now resulted in using the most wicked means to control her knowing that this was her only weakness. He was such a cruel man of a father, to begin with by letting her witness his true nature and he became the worst person she had ever known after knowing that he didn't hesitate to include his granddaughter's life to toy with her emotions and even managed to push her in the very edge where she was standing in a cliff of no return. 'This was so absurd!' She thought gloomily while staring at her father in a hollow gaze. She used to admire him amidst his cruelty to others but now, that admiration turned to pure disgust. Frustration rocks the bottom of her pits for bearing the same blood running in her veins. Indeed, a chil