Semua Bab After One Wild Night With the Billionaire (Tagalog-English): Bab 101 - Bab 110

"Ang dami mong binibitawang salita na parang ang dali lang tanggapin. How do you expect me to react?!" Napalingon ako sa kanya, halatang napuno na.Huminto siya sa stoplight at tumingin sa akin, ang mga mata niya ay puno ng diin. "Then ask me. Stop making assumptions and just ask me what you want to know."Napaatras ako nang bahagya, hindi makayanan ang intensity ng tingin niya. His gaze was unwavering, like he was challenging me to confront him. "I don't care about your life, Dylan. Whatever it is," halos bulong ko, pilit na kinakalma ang sarili kong kaba.Napangisi siya, pero ang ngising iyon ay puno ng sarcasm at halatang may halong sakit. "What's new about that? I’ve always been nothing to you," sagot niya, ang boses niya ay mababa pero ramdam ang bigat. At bago pa ako makasagot, muling pinaandar niya ang sasakyan.Nang makarating kami sa restaurant para mag-dinner, ni isa sa amin ay hindi nagpresinta na magsalita. Tahimik kaming kumakain, at ramdam ko ang bigat ng tensyon sa pagi

At sa unang pagkakataon, nakita ko siyang ngumiti—isang ngiti na tunay, walang halong kaplastikan o pormalidad."You’re welcome, kid. Don’t run too fast, okay? You might hurt yourself. Your mother will get worried," sabi ni Dylan na may halong lambing.Gusto kong tumawa, gusto kong umiyak, pero pinilit kong pigilan ang anumang emosyon."It’s okay! I’m a big boy! I’ll protect my Mama," sagot ni Mateo nang may pagmamalaki.Napangiti si Dylan, bakas ang amusement sa mukha niya. "Yes, you’re a very good boy. Now, let me help you find your Mama. Show me where she is."Nataranta ako. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin o saan itatago ang sarili ko. Pero bago pa ako makakilos, biglang itinuro ako ni Mateo."There she is, mister! That’s my Mama!" masiglang sabi ni Mateo.Nagtama ang mga mata namin ni Dylan. Nakita ko kung paano nanlaki ang mga mata niya sa gulat. Ang panga niya ay bahagyang bumaba, tila hindi makapaniwala sa nakita niya.Hindi ko alam kung paano huminga. Parang huminto ang buo

"Good night, Amalia," sagot niya, ang tono ng kanyang boses ay may kasamang bigat, na para bang gusto niyang magtagal pa, pero alam niyang kailangan niyang magtakda ng hangganan.Dahan-dahan kong isinara ang pintuan at naramdaman ko ang kabigatan ng bawat hakbang ko. Ang bawat sandali ng katahimikan na pumapaloob sa aming pagitan ay tila mas matindi kaysa sa anumang salita. Sa bawat pag-alalay ng kanyang mga mata sa akin, may mga hindi pagkakaintindihan, may mga pagkakataon ng pagdududa.Nasa harap ako ng aming maliit na sala, at sandali akong napaupo sa sofa. Naisip ko kung anong nangyari kanina—paano nagbago ang lahat ng bigla.Sobrang bilis ng pangyayari. Parang ang lahat ay nagaganap nang hindi ko kayang sundan, hindi ko kayang iproseso. Alam ko naman na inihanda ko ang sarili ko para sa araw na ito, pero iba pala talaga ang pakiramdam kapag ang lahat ng iyon ay naging realidad. Parang ang mga plano ko at mga paghahanda ay naging wala nang silbi. Parang bumalik ako sa simula, sa u

But in that moment, the years of resentment and bitterness started to feel lighter, as though his tears were washing away the past."It's okay. It's done, Dylan. What you need to focus on now is what’s here. Mateo," I said softly, my own voice thick with emotion as I fought back my own tears. "He needs you now. He deserves you now."I could feel his body tremble against me, but there was something in his hold that told me he wasn’t going anywhere—not this time.As I spoke those words, I could feel the weight of everything between us—the years of silence, the missed moments, the unspoken regrets—crushing us both. But as his arms tightened around me, there was a shift, a quiet promise in the way he held me. It was as if, for the first time, he was truly seeing me, seeing Mateo, and realizing that the past could no longer control what came next.Dylan’s hands slowly pulled away, and when he looked at me, his eyes were raw—worn by pain, but also filled with something deeper. Understandin

I did not do this just for that.Mateo’s face lit up at Dylan’s words. “Really? You mean it?”Dylan nodded, his own smile returning. “I mean it. You’re my son, Mateo. And I’m so proud of you already. Your mama has done such an amazing job raising you. I just hope I can be the dad you deserve.”Mateo’s eyes sparkled, and he took a hesitant step closer to Dylan. “Okay, Mister Dylan… I mean, Papa Dylan! Can we play dinosaurs together every day?”Dylan laughed, his relief evident. “I’d like that, Mateo. But you have to promise to teach me all about them. I need to be as smart as you when it comes to dinosaurs.”Mateo grinned, his earlier hesitation melting away. “Deal! But you have to listen to my rules.”“Of course,” Dylan said, holding out his pinky. “Pinky promise?”Mateo eagerly wrapped his tiny pinky around Dylan’s, sealing their deal.I watched the two of them, my heart swelling with a mixture of joy and hope. This wasn’t going to be an easy journey, but seeing Mateo and Dylan start