Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound By A Red Thread: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

“GRANDPA!” The old man stood up when he heard that voice that echoed throughout the mansion.“At long last, my guest has arrived. Meet my grand–”“You?!” Meredith and Randall said in unison when they noticed each other.He frowned. “M-Meredith? W-what are you doing here?” “So, you already know each other?” the old man said in shock.“Yes! We are in the same class,” he answered while still wondering why she was in the mansion.She couldn’t believe that they were related to each other.“What about you guys, how did you meet?” Randall asked who was now looking back and forth at them.“I invited her here because I wanted to thank her for saving my life the other day while I was walking down the street,” the old man said.Randall shook his head in dismay. “Grandpa, haven’t we talked about this a million times? Why you’re so stubborn? I told you to stay at home. But what did you do? You see, something bad almost happened to you.”“Hey! Don’t worry about it. The important thing is that I’m

“MER! Mer, what’s going on? Are you okay?” Joebeth asked in a panic mode when she noticed that Meredith was trembling with fear while her hands were covering both of her ears.John Person came over right away. “Mer?! W-what’s going on?” he asked worriedly.Joebeth shook her head. “I-I don’t know! She suddenly became like that after the loud sound.”“Mer, hang-on!” Randall interrupted who was now close to Meredith.“Robi, get my bag, hurry! Hurry up!” he begged, which his friend immediately followed.“Mr. Dacles, what the hell are you doing?!” John Person asked with a mixture of worry and anger after Randall put the earphone in Meredith’s ears.Maybe he thinks what he is doing is crazy.“Mr. Dacles, I’m warning you! If something bad happ—”“Captain, I know exactly what I’m doing!” he interrupted.“But—”“Everything is fine now. She’s just having a panic attack, but she will get over it soon,” he answered.John Person frowned. “W-what do you mean?”“Y-you mean, you don’t know anything a

“IF YOU don’t want to get hurt, give me your bag!” the thief whispered, making Meredith to stiffen in her position. She tightened her grip on her bag because it contained the money she had saved for a month to pay off some of her father’s debt. Their boss gives them tips for their hard work at the café, that’s why they are all blessed so she had saved a lot somehow. The fog that night was cold, but she was sweating because of the danger she was facing right now.“P-please, have mercy on me. I have a lot of debt to pay,” she pleaded. The grace period given to them is next week. What to do?“I’m sorry, Miss, but I owe a lot as well, so don’t talk too much. Will you hand over your bag or I will bury my knife in your waist?”No way! She needed to flee. Until she had no choice but to step on his foot with all her strength to force him to release her. She immediately ran but he caught her hair. She couldn’t do anything but closed her eyes to the possible consequences when the thief suddenly

“ISN’T your grandfather amazing? I can’t believe that he gave away the one million pesos so quickly.” Meredith commented as they made their way to Mr. Hakim when the weekend has come, the day given to them.“I told you, I’m his only grandchild, that’s why it’s easy for me to ask him. If there was anything Grandpa was afraid of, it was me going to America with Dad.”“If I have to bet on the Lottery every day just to save money to repay you, I will.”He laughed and shook his head in response to what she said. “You can do whatever you want. I’m not putting pressure on you.”She nodded. Until they realized they had arrived at Mr. Hakim’s place.“Let’s go straight to our business. Give me what I need.” Mr. Hakim greeted them.Randall showed the check to the paunchy man. Mr. Hakim was about to take it when Randall moved it away from him.“W-what are you doing? Just give it to him.” Meredith whispered when he do that to the paunchy man.“What the hell?! You really want me to get angry, don’t

A WEEK later, as part of Meredith and Randall’s plan, the two were able to go on a date to the Manila Ocean Park. They need to prove to Don Warrick that they are dating, but first Don Warrick summons them to his mansion.“Good morning, Granpa!” Randall greeted as he hugged his Abuelo.”Meredith took his hand and placed it on her forehead as a sign of Filipino respect. “Good day, Sir!”“Good morning!” Don Warrick greeted them back.“First and foremost, I would like to introduce Atty. Edaño, my personal lawyer. I entrusted him to discuss with you our agreement.”The lawyer handed them some papers. “This is the marriage settlement agreement. Please! Do have a look.”The two of them exchanged glances and carefully read the contract, which Randall immediately signed. Meredith gave him a glance as she handed the contract to the lawyer. There is no turning back because they have already paid Mr. Hakim’s debt, so she no longer has the right to refuse.“It says you promise to marry a week afte