ANGELO’s mood was never better the whole day. He could not help thinking about what happened this morning. His anger with Jason Buenavista, his scheming half-brother escalated even more as he thought about it. He could not believe that behind that pretty face and innocent looks hide a notorious scheming mind. To think that he knew that among all of Arnald’s siblings, Jason was the wealthiest. Silent billionaire in his own way with investments in almost all kinds of business from transportation, banking, real state, manufacturing and the widest Hotel and Casino network all over the country. There was no single industry that belongs to the top fifty businesses that the Buenavista groups of companies had not been affiliated.What Jason did to him was greed without moderation. Now he is thinking. If Mosli will carry on his order it might disrupt his peaceful life now. It will poster danger to him and his business. Talking to Don Leonardo Ricci might be an alternative. He knew that the Don

ARNALD was shocked. He felt his knees so weak that he started to collapse little by little like a burning candle. But the thing is he don’t feel like burning. Coldness engulfed him. He tried to seat but it seems that the world was shaking. For the last few months he had already felt that uneasiness and sudden pain in his chest. His doctor said that it was the result of his depression. When Carlo died Arnald was so depressed and begun to drink heavily. His health begun to deteriorate but he doesn’t care. He had already lost the will to live.“D-Dad are you okay?” Samantha started to regain her consciousness from her own shock when she saw his father that was so pale.“Y-yes. Please get me my medicine.” Arnald mumbled.Samantha hurriedly took the medicine kit from Arnald’s room and a glass of water. When Arnald drink it, he begun to relax. Jason was wandering the room walking back and forth as he watched Arnald.“Don’t believe him Dad. He was just an impostor.” Jason interjected when he

For Samantha, it seems that everything that is happening is a whirlwind of culminating events one after the other. From Angelo’s revelation that he was Arnald’s son to Divina Montes keeping the secret about Marisa and his son. She understood her mother. No woman could tolerate that her husband has another woman and a child. She could almost curse her father.After Angelo left, Samantha gathered all the courage to ask her father. At first she was afraid to know the truth. Until now the idea that Angelo was her brother is still not sinking in. Arnald was busy with his phone. He was talking to Jason Buenavista on the other end.“I will pick you at the hospital, Dad. I’ll drive you to the hotel myself.” Jason said.“Is my plane ticket confirmed?”“Yes dad. Everything was arranged.”After Arnald closed his phone Samantha could not wait any longer. Now that her father will be leaving, she had to know the truth.“Is Angelo really your son Dad?”Arnald was silent for a while.“Yes.”“But how

Divina remembered that when she confronted Arnald about the blind item, her husband did not confirm nor denied. She was so hurt and devastated. She loved her husband but she reached her limits. Like a scorned woman seeking for vengeance her first impulse was to self-distract. She began to socialized with old friends to forget but the pain always remained.She started drinking heavily and going out every night with old friends. Rich and adventurous friends who eventually taught her to gamble in the casino. Gamblers always had its beginners luck but it doesn’t last that long. House always wins and Divina had already been addicted to it. She lost heavily. She had almost dried her own savings, pawned all her jewelries but could not have the nerve to tell Arnald and ask for more money.The Pharmaceutical Company was now converted into a corporation from single proprietorship. As corporation it has a separate entity from the owner’s and she could not withdraw money without asking permission

ONE morning Constantine her driver/body guard handed her a bullet proof vest before they left the apartment.“It’s a vest. Like mine. Please wear it.” Constantine slowly said while helping Samantha unwrapped the black jacket like vest.“You are scaring me Constantine. Why am I supposed to wear a vest like this?” She said, starting to feeling nervous.“Protection Boss.”“Oww. Another threat I guess.” Samantha said to lighten the mood and then added a joke. “Or maybe we are going to a raid or something.”Constantine help Samantha with the vest and asked after. “Is your gun with you?”“Yeah of course.” She said touching her bag.She remembered Brenda’s word. “Don’t let yourself a willing target. Always carry your gun with you wherever you go. Consider it your best friend that you cannot live without.”“Let’s go then.” Constantine said and started the car.AS the car drove to the office direction, Samantha could not help but think. She never dreamed of a life like this. What she wanted wa