Lahat ng Kabanata ng Unfulfilled Last Wish: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Henry's visage was ice-cold. "Buried?! Does it hurt you to stop cursing your own daughter?!"Tina wobbled, her eyes red as she glanced at her daughter's photo on the nightstand, which happened to be staring straight at Henry.Ever since Sophie was born, she loved her father to bits, no matter how cold Henry was to her.At that moment, Tina thought she saw hope in her daughter's eyes—hope for him to accompany on her final journey before her next life.Tina took Henry's arm just then, turning toward him to speak once more for Sophie's sake. "I'm telling you the truth. Sophie is really—"Henry looked into her tearful gaze, seeing the genuine pain within.But those eyes only reminded him of the day of the design competition, when he had been deceived by those same eyes!"You're incorrigible!"Henry shoved her away so violently that he sent the pendant he always carried around flying straight at Tina's face.She turned in reflex but was struck on the temple anyway."Oof…"As Tina

The bellboy nodded at once. "Yes, Mr. Barnes!"Through it all, Linda said nothing as she leaned against Henry, but she turned to smile at Tina just before they went in.Tina was left clenching her knuckles, as one sentence from Henry denied her entry no matter what she might do.Still, she moved to wait for John by a pillar facing the doorway.With the pouring rain, the umbrella could not shield her entirely, and she was mostly soaked over the back.She was shaking from the cold, looking utterly miserable.Even so, she stood there, staring at the front entrance with determination.Later, Andy stepped out with an umbrella. "Ms. Smith, Mr. Barnes has asked me to take you home—""No," Tina refused coolly, ignoring him from then on, and continued to wait for John in silence.Unable to get Tina to leave, Andy called Henry. "Sir, she's not leaving…""Leave her be," Henry snapped coolly and hung up, so Andy left too.Meanwhile, the cold winds of the rainy night cut into Tina's bone

The leading surgeon sighed. "I'm sorry—we've done our best."Tina was left thunderstruck, her knees buckling, and she started to wobble.John caught her, holding her by the shoulder and quietly offering her support."Are you Ms. Smith?" the surgeon then asked."Yes…" Tina's voice was very soft, as if all her strength had left her.The truth was within reach… but the witness was dead!"He wants to see you."Tina looked up right then, pausing for a moment to make sure she heard him right, then scrambled inside the operating room.The nurses had left, and it was just her and Quentin.Rushing to his side, she asked urgently, "Please, sir. I've wired the one million you asked for. Tell me, who was it?"Quentin's gaze was unfocused, but he rasped with his dying breath nonetheless, "It's your rival… Linda Cook…"Tina's eyes widened at the name, as she felt a chill running up from her toes to the rest of her body.And clearly aware that he was on borrowed time, Quentin panted to

Henry inhaled sharply, his gaze darkening as he watched Tina.Opposite them, Linda gritted her teeth so hard that they could break.That bitch!"Who told you to sit?!" Whitney snapped at her coldly nonetheless. "Look at the time—get cooking!""Yes, ma'am." Tina slowly got up, releasing Henry's hand but brushing her fingertip down his spine.Feeling the soft touch down his back, Henry stiffened as he inhaled sharply again."I'll help." Linda got up, lying through her teeth.Irene stopped her, however. "No, you don't have to—that's a servant's work, and you're going to be Mrs. Barnes soon. Right, Henry?""Yeah," Henry murmured distractedly, his eyes still on Tina.Tina paused for just a second at the doorway but soon continued forward.Then, Irene started pulling along Linda and Rory. "Come on, let's take a stroll in the gardens."Linda turned to Henry. "Are you coming with us?""No, I have things to do," he replied and headed upstairs.-Meanwhile, Tina soon found herself

Since no one invited Tina to join them for lunch, she headed to Madam Barnes' garden, tidying the place.There were gardeners for that, but she would come from time to time to look after Madam Barnes' flowers.It was quiet here, as Madam Barnes was recuperating abroad, and the servants only came in the mornings.However, she had just finished trimming some bushes and was about to leave when Linda cut her off.Without anyone else around, Linda dropped all pretenses and snapped at Tina right away, "You're the one who keeps saying you're leaving Henry, but now you're snuggling up to him?! Don't you feel like a wh—"Even before she could finish, Tina slapped her across the face without warning. "You'd better watch your tongue."She glared coldly at her, ready to skin her right then.Linda actually backed down from her glare but soon noticed the pain on her cheek and strode up, ready to slap her back. "How dare you hit me, you bitch—"However, Tina caught her wrist just as she raise