The rain was pouring hard against the glass of my office window, mirroring the chaotic storm brewing inside my chest. Multi-billion-dollar conglomerates, sprawling real estate empires, and underground territories—I had managed all of them without breaking a sweat. But right now, looking at Bea, who was pale, trembling, and clutching her womb on my leather sofa, I felt an unfamiliar, terrifying vulnerability.My phone buzzed on the mahogany desk. It was an untraceable, encrypted satellite call. I didn’t even need to look at the screen to know who was calling. I picked it up, my voice dropping into a dangerous, icy register. “Leonardo…” mahinang sambit ko.“Alonzo, my dear son-in-law,” Leonardo’s voice echoed, dripping with a sickeningly smug confidence. “I assume you received my little souvenir from the garden? I hope my daughter isn’t crying too much. It is terribly bad for the baby.”Ang tinutukoy ni Leonardo ay ang pagdukot sa mga kapatid ni Bea sa garden ng condo. Nagtataka rin ako
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