All Chapters of The Billionaire's Unwanted Divorce: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

T‎ahimik lang si Zein habang pinapanood ang pagmamagaling ni Samantha. Hinayaan niya lang na matapos ang walang kwentang litanya, na parang nanalong pang beauty queen sa isang palengke. ‎ ‎Pagkatapos, dahan-dahan siyang tumingin pababa sa kanya, malamig ang tingin, parang yelong sumalubong sa balat. "Where exactly is that ‘nobility’ you’re talking about? In that peanut-sized brain of yours that can’t even play a game of checkers? Or in the way you recycle everything I’ve already discarded, then parade it around like it’s fresh from a luxury store?" ‎ ‎Hindi pa siya tapos. "Yung trabaho na tinapon ko, binubuhat mo ngayon na parang trophy. Tapos sasabihin mong mas mataas ka sakin?" ‎ ‎Huminga siya ng malalim. "You know what? If you want to lower yourself, go ahead. But don’t drag down people like me who worked hard to get where we are. So if you want to stink, stay there in that cage you call a ‘circle.’ I’m not stepping into a cage full of animals." ‎ ‎Kalmado ang tono, pero baw

‎"Brother Elio, what are you looking at?" ‎ ‎Samantha’s voice had a touch of irritation as she gently tugged on Elios’s sleeve. He frowned, eyes fixed on the spot under the trees where the figure of a woman, someone he hadn’t been able to understand for a long time had just disappeared. ‎His line of sight was blocked before he could see clearly. Kaya kahit may kutob, napilitan siyang umiwas ng tingin. ‎ ‎"Nothing," malamig niyang sagot, sabay balik ng tingin sa harapan. ‎ ‎Pero kahit anong iwas niya, may bumigat sa dibdib niya. May gumugulo. May hindi matahimik. ‎ ‎SAMANTALA, naglalakad si Zein sa likod ni Warren. Tahimik lang siyang nakasunod na parang batang hinihila ng sariling kahihiyan. ‎ Warren, on the other hand, was on a phone call. He stopped for a moment under the shade of a tree with wide-spreading branches. When Zein realized the call wasn’t about her, she quietly stepped back and walked toward a mushroom-shaped pavilion nearby, trying to calm herself down. Why

‎‎Mag-isa si Zein sa sofa, nakapulupot ang kumot sa katawan, nakatitig sa kawalan habang nilalaro ang phone. ‎ ‎Ilang beses na niyang binuksan at dinelete ang chat kay Allan. Hindi niya alam kung itutuloy pa ba o hindi. Napangisi siya sa sarili. ‎ ‎Ano bang ibig sabihin ni Warren? ‎ ‎Binigay ang sukat. Pero hindi na raw kailangan ng suit? Joke ba ‘to? ‎ ‎Even if she felt a bit regretful, she shook her head. Honestly, no matter how hard she tried to understand that man, nothing was ever sure. Aside from that suit, it was unlikely they’d cross paths again. A moment later, she heard footsteps outside the living room. ‎ ‎Kaagad niyang isinara ang chat window at inayos ang sarili. Umayos ng upo. ‎ ‎Pumasok si Elio, dala ang malamig na hangin mula sa labas. Diretso siyang nagtanong, “Where are your clothes? Your shoes, bags, jewelry?” ‎ ‎Napapitlag ang puso ni Zein. ‎ ‎Na-discover na niya? ‎ ‎Why is he acting so weird today? Just earlier, he suddenly came home without sa

‎‎Hindi pa man siya sumagot, muling narinig ni Zein ang mahinang pag-ubo ni Marian sa kabilang linya. ‎ "Seven o'clock in the evening. If you don’t show up, I’ll still give the ten billion pesos as agreed." Before she could say anything, the call ended. Zein remained still, eyes fixed on the phone screen. She held it lightly between her fingers, as if the weight of Marian’s words lingered. She wasn’t angry. She wasn’t afraid. But clearly, she was thinking. ‎Naalala niya ang sinabi ni Anya. “Baka magwala siya sa huling dalawang araw.” ‎ ‎Hindi malayo. ‎ ‎Sa totoo lang, kahit kailan ay hindi naging maayos ang relasyon nila ni Marian. Simula’t simula pa lang, hindi niya gusto ang ugali ng matandang babae. Masyado itong elitista. Noong nililigawan pa lang siya ni Elio, tutol na ito. Sa apat na taon ng kasal nila, ni minsan ay hindi siya pinatuloy sa bahay ng Elio. At tuwing may family dinner, puro sarcastic remarks lang ang inaabot niya. ‎ ‎Pero bukod doon, wala na siyang ibang

‎‎Bang! ‎The door burst open with a loud bang.The needle, just inches from piercing Zein’s skin, froze in midair. None of the men in the room had time to react, before they could even run, they were taken down one by one by men in black, storming in like a pack of wolves. ‎‎Parang mga basurang pinagtatapon, hinila palabas ang mga lalaki. ‎‎Kasunod ng mga guwardiya, pumasok ang dalawang babaeng staff. Ayon sa utos, agad nilang tinakpan ng kumot si Zein at kinalas ang mga tali sa kamay nito. ‎‎SA labas ng pintuan, dumating si Warren. ‎‎He wore a white long-sleeved shirt, the sleeves rolled up, a few buttons undone, and his fair skin slightly flushed from running. The once princely presence he carried was now replaced by a cold, fierce aura. ‎‎Lumapit si Allan, puno ng pag-aalala. “How's Miss Zein?” ‎‎“Slight lang ang sira sa damit niya, pero safe na po siya,” sagot ng isa sa mga waitress. “Pero muntik na. Nang datnan namin siya, iyak siya nang iyak. Nilagyan po muna siya ni Mr.