Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Collateral (Possessive Mafia): Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

Mariane sighed in relief after the press conference. “That was exhausting,” Mariane muttered. “Do you still have to work now? I know you’re tired because of the press conference earlier. I can approve your leave today,” David offered. But Mariane shook her head. “No. It’s fine that I already filed a half day. And I have plenty of work to do today. I still have to finish my report or Miss Matilda will kill me.” Mariane said. “They wouldn’t dare. I bet my life for it.” David said, which earned a glare from Mariane, sideways. “What did you do?” She asked. “I did a little favor for you,” David made a smug looked on his face as if he was proud of what he just did. David remembered what he did a day before the press conference. He all of his employees in the hall, to give an announcement. “Unbeknownst to you, I have a relationship with one of the employees in my company. And she's none other than Mariane Ramos from the accounting department. And I also know that rumors are spreading

David went to his hideout to see Agatha. Agatha was smiling from ear to ear when she saw David. “David! What a pleasant evening you had. What brings you here to my cell? Did you miss me?” “Tell me where your brother was hiding?” David’s voice was low, which made Agatha shiver down her spine. “Brother? I don’t have a brother.” Agatha said. She was acting like an innocent, and it made David aggressive. He suddenly squeezed Agatha’s face tightly, which earned a wince from her. “Ahh-you’re hu-hurting me,” Agatha complained while she was struggling from his grip. David looked at Agatha with his flaring eyes. David gritted his teeth as if he wanted to kill her right away. “Tell me where is George right now, before I could think of killing you this instant,” David warned her. “How would I know? You trapped me here in this cell, remember? Besides, I don’t know his whereabouts. My half-brother doesn’t want me to interrupt his plans.” David let go of Agatha as he realized that she was r

The night was too cold, and Mariane’s clothes weren’t enough for her to cover her whole body. The clothes she was wearing were too thin for the weather they were experiencing right now. Plus, they are in the middle of the forest. The trees make the surroundings even cooler. They live in a bungalow type made of wood house and the roof was made of nipa. “Mommy, you are hot,” Jacob said, as soon as his body touches his mother’s skin. Mariane was chilling, and cold sweats run all over her face. Her hands were still tied to the bed with chains, so she couldn’t move freely. And she still had to wait for George to come so she could use the bathroom. While Jacob was right beside her, and didn’t leave her. “Mommy, I will call Uncle George.” Jacob stood up and knocked on the door, so George could hear them from the outside. “Uncle! Uncle! Uncle!” Jacob called as he keeps on knocking on the door. George was sleeping in the living room when Jacob keeps on knocking on the door while calling h

David and I immediately arrived at the nearest hospital, and the doctors and nurses attended to them immediately. They almost filled the entire emergency room, with their sheer number.“Doc, please save my wife. I’m begging you,” David pleaded while pushing the stretcher going to the operating room.The doctor informed them earlier that she needs to undergo the operation as she had a lot of fractured bones, and earned so many stab wounds. Aside from that, she already lost a lot of blood.“I won’t promise, sir. Because in her case, only a miracle could save her life. But we will do our very best to save her. Let’s just pray she can do this.” the doctor informed him. They stopped in front of the operating room.“You can wait here, sir. Because only authorized person can only come inside.” David nodded at what the doctor had just said.‘Mariane… Please live.’ David thought while looking at the closing door of the operating room.Soon, the light that was placed on top of the door, lit up,

“You need this surgery, Mariane. Because if not, your face will be forever like that, dislocated. Remember. Your cheekbone broke, and your jaw dislocated. That is why you are struggling when eating and talking,” the doctor informed her.Mariane looked at David. Her eyes watered, as she was worried about what would happen to her face after the operation. And how would Jacob react if he sees her mom with her face covered with a bandage?Mariane made a hand gesture to David, she was asking for a paper and a pen. “Doc, will my face change after the surgery?” Mariane wrote in a paper as she asked the doctor.“Well, we can bring your face back, but it will take a long time. We can also change your face if you want to.” the plastic surgeon said and smiled at her.Mariane hurriedly flipped the pad paper into the next page, and write. “No, Doc. I don’t want to change my face. I just want my face back from before. My son might not recognize me if I change my face.” Mariane said.“Okay.” he smil