All Chapters of The Missing Billionaire (TAGLISH): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

*WAYNE LOUIE ANDERSON'S POV I let out a deep sigh when I remembered the things that happened these past few days. I also couldn’t help but worry and feel anxious about Erina’s safety. I don’t know why those things suddenly happened to her. First, the letter she received, which I know was threatening her because she helped me. She has no idea about it, but I know it was referring to me when I read it. And there’s only one thing I’m sure of—the one who did it is the person who tried to take my life, and now Erina is his target. Second, the package she received that contained photos about the dark fate she and her mom went through. I’m not sure if it’s still the same person who did it or someone else who has hatred toward her or her family. And third, when someone came here to the apartment intending to kill her. I still don’t know until now what that person’s motive was for doing that to Erina. But I’ll do everything to make sure he never gets out of prison. If all of that happe

Napatulala na lang ako habang nakatingin sa pagkain, at iniisip ang mga sinabi ni Louie sa'kin kanina. Ayoko na sana itong isipin dahil nasasaktan lang ako, pero paulit-ulit itong dumadaan sa isipan ko.Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nasasaktan dahil do'n. Hindi ako sigurado kung ano ang tamang sagot doon. Kung nasaktan ba 'ko dahil sa ayoko siyang umalis o may mas malalim pang dahilan? Dahilan na hindi ko kayang tanggapin ng buong puso—na gusto ko na siya."Erina, are you okay? Ang lalim 'ata ng iniisip mo. What is that about?" rinig kong tanong ni Louie, kaya biglang bumaling ang tingin ko sa kaniya.Mukhang kanina pa ako nito tinititigan, pero hindi ko lang napapansin."W-Wala naman... ayos lang ako," pautal ko ng sabi at maliit na ngumiti sa kaniya.Nagpatuloy na ulit ako sa pagkain kahit nawawalan na ako ng gana kumain, ngunit pansin ko na nakatingin pa rin ito sa akin.I don’t want to tell him because he might get angry if I insist on what I want, which is for him not to leave. An

"Umm.. Louie," tawag ko sa kaniya nang makalabas na ako ng kwarto.Kasalukuyan siyang nasa kusina, naghuhugas ng mga pinanggamitan niya sa pagluluto. Pero kaagad naman siyang lumingon sa akin no'ng narinig niya na ang boses ko."Aalis ka na ba?" tanong niya, at tumango na lamang ako bilang sagot. "I've prepared your lunch. Here, finish that."Kaagad ko namang tinanggap ang inabot niya sa akin, at nilagay sa loob ng bag ko. Pero hindi ko magawang tumingin sa kaniya ng diretso nang dahil sa nangyari kagabi.Nahihiya pa rin ako hanggang ngayon, at hindi ko pa rin siya makausap ng maayos. Pero samantalang siya, kinakausap ako na parang nakalimutan niya ang nangyari kagabi, na parang wala siyang ginawa sa akin na hindi ko inaasahan."S-Salamat dito. Sige, alis na 'ko. Mag-ingat ka rito," halos pautal ko nang sabi, at kaagad na siyang tinalikuran.Hindi ko na hinintay na makasagot siya, pero bigla akong napahinto nang tawagin niya 'ko."Erina..."Hindi ko siya nilingon, nakatingin lang ako

Ilang segundo muna ang lumipas bago sinagot ni Dad ang tanong ko. "Yes, I know him very well," he said seriously, which left me speechless. He knows, but why didn’t he tell me when I was old enough to know this? "But you don’t need to know who that is anymore," Dad added, then looked away from me. "B-Bakit po? Karapatan ko rin naman po 'atang malaman kung sino po 'yon," puno ng hinanakit na sambit ko, dahilan para mag-angat siya ng tingin sa akin. "Even when I was still a child, I already managed to blame myself for Mom’s death. You blamed me too, Dad, even though I never wanted that to happen," dugtong ko, ngunit tuluyan ng bumuhos ang mga luha ko. "Kaya karapatan ko rin naman sigurong malaman kung sino ang taong naging dahilan ng lahat para mangyari 'yon sa akin." Hindi nakasagot si Dad, nanatili siyang tahimik habang nakatingin sa akin. Pero bigla siyang yumuko at napabuntong hininga ng malalim. "It was my best friend..." pag-amin nito, bago nag-angat ng tingin sa akin. At doo

*WAYNE LOUIE ANDERSON'S POV I shouldn’t have lied to her, now she thinks my dad kidnapped her and killed her mother. But I can’t tell her that my dad is the one looking for her because it would just ruin all my plans. Dad is looking for her because of me, not because of her father. That was all a lie. The situation suddenly got complicated, and now she plans to have him imprisoned. Fuck! What should I do? Lumabas ako sa kwarto niya at nagtungo sa labas ng apartment. Parang hindi ako makahinga sa loob dahil sa mga sinabi ni Erina. Now I can feel the fear—fear that she might discover the truth, and everything I've done to hide the real me. I took the cellphone from the pocket of my shorts and immediately dialed Deo’s number. But my hands were trembling, and I didn’t know why. I had never felt this kind of feeling before, not once in my entire life. [Hello, boss, ba't kayo napatawag? Nagkaproblema ba d'yan?] “Nothing happened, I just have something I need you to do,” I repl