52"Shut up. Sabing hindi ako nakikipaglukuhan. It's not right if you fire your employee right away just for the slightest reason. What if they are the breadwinner of their family? Edi sinira mo ang buhay nila? Don't be like that, Yrony." I said and continued to argue with him because I really don't understand why it is so easy for him to fire an employee.“Pero pinaiyak ka—” Mabilis akong sumabat. At talagang ipipilit pa niya ang dahilan niya?“Bakit naman ako iiyak? Napuwing lang ako kanina kaya medyo namumula ang mata ko,” tanging palusot ko na lang. He tried to say something again, but he couldn't continue when I pulled him to sit on his swivel chair. I was about to move away, but he pulled me and placed me between his legs. He locked me between his thighs and looked up.“Fine. Hindi ko na sila tatanggalin. Don't be mad. Tsk! Nakakainis! Ang swerte siguro ni Ivo kapag palagi mo siyang sinesermunan,” malumanay na sambit pa niya gamit ang mapungay na mga mata.Inis ko siyang tinign

54I really don't know what to say after hearing that from him. Sa subrang gulat ko ay ilang segundong natahimik. Should I say that too? Pero kasi…“Matulog ka na nga muna,” I tried to laugh after we both became silent. After hearing what I said, huminga siya ng malalim. Tumango siya at nahiga na nga.He closed his eyes and put his arm on his forehead. I took my phone out of my sling bag when it vibrated. I look at Yrony first before reading the text. I ran my fingers through my hair when I read my secretary's text.Secretary Garry:Mrs. Bueno. You have a meeting 30 minutes from now.God knows that I don't want to leave right now, pero masyado ng importante ang sunod na meeting ko."I think I need to go. I still have a meeting to attend with, sorry," I said, and I knew he heard it even though his eyes were closed. He didn't say anything and just nodded while staying in that position.I bit my lower lips and held my bag tightly.“Pupunta mamaya si Anna at Kyle rito. Inutusan ko silang

56“But the question here is kung sino ang nagsimula,” seryosong sambit ni Venus. Nang matapos kong gamutin si Zally ay binigay ko na ang lahat ng attention ko sa principal.Napabuntong hininga ang Principal na para bang ayaw niyang sagutin ang tanong na iyon, but we all know that she need to tell us.“Ang sabi ng ibang studyante, Vanie was a bit rude to Zally. Vanie is bullying Zally. Mula iyon sa mga ibang studyante rito, malumanay na sambit niya naisuklay ko na lang ang daliri ko sa buhok ko.Binubully na ang anak ko, pero wala man lang akong kaalam alam. I heard Ivo sigh at mukhang hindi nito nagustuhan ang nalaman."Then why didn't you act immediately? You should have done something right away," Ivo said seriously."I'm sorry, Mr. Bueno. We did talk to them, but even after we talked to them, nothing has changed. Akala namin simpleng away lang ng bata at maaayos naman nang hindi namin kayo pinapatawag, pero hindi namin inakala na lumala pa nga dahil umabot na sa pisikalan," punong

58“Ang ganda ganda at ang gwapo gwapo naman ng mga babies ko!” Si Anna nang lumabas si Zally at Rony sa kwarto namin rito sa resort kung saan gaganapin ang birthday ng kambal. We made the whole resort exclusive, and since there were many guests and almost all of their classmates were going, we even booked the whole resort, including, of course, all the rooms.Treat na namin ang isang gabi sa mga dadalo sa birthday ng kambal dahil siguraadong gagabihin ang mga bisita.Zally was wearing a yellow dress. It’s Belle’s dress, her favorite Disney princess. Disney princess kasi ang theme ng party nila, and she picks Belle’s dress. Siguro kung hindi ito, baka punong puno ng j0llibee na naka mascot ang buong paligid. We even expected that she wants to have j0llibee as the theme of the party, pero Disney naman ang pinili niya ngayon.Pati nga kami ay nakasuot ng pang disney dress dahil ito ang gusto niya. Of course, pagbibigyan ko ang prinsesa ko I look at Rony. Kahit anong pilit kong magpag

60It happened so fast. Everything that happened was so fast. I felt like I was just dreaming. I feel like I'm just trapped in a dream that's so hard to get out of. It's their birthday. Birthday ng kambal at dapat masaya lahat. Everyone should be happy. Everyone should be enjoying themselves, but it ended up like this.Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga nangyare.Zally was kidnapped, and Rony knows that Ivo is not his real father; the most shocking was that he knows his father is, and now even Daddy seems to know because he didn't even have a question and wasn't even shocked after what he heard from Rony, not like Delazardos, who were stunned by the shock after hearing Rony's words.Sa gulat nila ay hindi agad sila nakapagsalita."Ivo," I called him calmly. Gusto kong iaalis niya muna sa lugar na 'to si Rony, but I saw him looking at his dad, na para bang gamit ang mata ay may sinasabi niya kay daddy. I don't know what he is thinking. He was just looking at his dad seriously.I look at Yr