Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Powerful Vergaras: Hunted by Vengeance: Kabanata 411 - Kabanata 420

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang plano nila. Hindi ako iniiwan ni Matteo lalo at halatang gusto nila akong i-ostracize. They think I am that fragile and would get hurt if they don’t pay attention to me.Though it felt a bit bitter when Matteo's mother ignored me, the rest of them can ignore me and I wouldn’t mind. Medyo nanibago lang ako dahil ang bait sa akin ni Tita Carmela sa isla.Sa una ay nag-uusap-usap lang sila. They wanted Matteo to engage in a conversation with them, but he was so pissed off because of his Titas. “I’m fine. Kahit hindi na nila ako pansinin, wala akong pakialam,” bulong ko kay Matteo.“But it’s not fine with me. I don’t want you to feel that you don’t belong,” bulong niya rin. Ramdam ko na bother siya sa nangyari.Kami lang ang nag-uusap at kahit ganoon, kita kong panay ang tingin nila sa amin, probably curious about what we were whispering about.Pero kalaunan din, kinailangan ni Matteo na umalis dahil may meeting daw sila tungkol sa problema nila kay Leon.Every

I was too bothered. Hindi inamin ng mga Tito ni Matteo sa akin pero alam kong may alam sila. Sa sinabi pa lang ni Rodrigo, alam ko nang alam na nila. I just don't know who told them.Matapos noon ay bumalik ako sa living room. They acted like nothing happened. Nang lumabas sina Matteo sa meeting room nila, nagbalingan sa akin ang mga Tito at Tita niya. Maybe to see if I'm going to say something to Matteo. I just smiled at them. Wala akong sinabi.Hindi na iyon ang huling pagpunta ko sa ancestral mansion nila. Palagi na akong nakakapunta. At palagi rin akong bantay-sarado. They were waiting for me to do something for them to carry out their threat. Lalo si Tito Rodrigo. He would always eye me piercingly.They don't welcome me into their family. Pero kung alam nga nila ang pagiging Petrova ko, I understand them. Hindi ko na rin kinompronta si Yana o Miguel kung sinabi ba nila kaya nalaman. I trust Matteo when he told me they wouldn't do it.Nasa ancestral mansion kami. All the girls are

Hindi ko nasabi ang sasabihin ko dahil natuon bigla ang tingin namin sa bride. Francesca is so beautiful. Lahat ng bisita ay tahimik at nanonood lang sa paglalakad niya. Even the garden is designed to be extravagant. The floating aisle and the sudden smoke effect made her look like some sort of fairy.Matteo remained hugging me from the back as we watched them get married.“Do you like a wedding this grand?” Matteo whispered in the middle of the ceremony.Mula sa unahan, napabaling ako sa kanya. Nilapit ko ang labi ko sa tenga niya at saka bumulong.“No. I like what we had. I like the peacefulness of it.”He chuckled.“Matteo…” tawag ko. I bit my lower lip.“Hmmm…” Hinigpitan niya ang yakap niya sa akin.“Alam ng mga Tito mo na kasal tayo,” bulong ko.Ramdam ko ang bigla niyang pagkatigil at ang paninigas ng katawan.“How did they know? We got married in the US, for that matter. Even if we had secretly married here, they would have known the moment the marriage was registered. We have

Ngayon, sigurado na akong alam nila kung sino ako. I don't know if it's the right way to tell them or if I should remain in denial, but it's too late now. They know who I am now.Ang hindi ko lang matanggap ay ang sinabi nila na may mga bagay na hindi na malalaman o maa-access ni Matteo na family matters dahil sa akin. Parang dalawa na kaming hindi nila pagkakatiwalaan dahil sa akin.“Matteo is not that stupid. Kung alam niya naman na bawal kong malaman, hindi naman niya sasabihin. You don’t have to withhold information or access to some privileges from him,” depensa ko dahil hindi iyon makatarungan.Tito Rodrigo snorted.“It’s not him we don’t trust. It’s you who we don’t trust. You could lure him into telling you the information you wanted, and he might not be able to deny it to you.”“I won't do it.”Pero hindi sila naniniwala. For them, I can’t fully be trusted.Tanggap ko pa kung hindi nila ako pagkatiwalaan. Pero ang hindi rin nila pagkatiwalaan si Matteo na parte ng pamilya nil

“I am fine,” marahan kong sabi.Nag-iwas ng tingin si Matteo at saka itinigil ang pagbubutones ng dark blue button-down shirt niya. Nakaupo ako sa kama namin at pinagmamasdan siyang magbihis.“Kung alam nila na asawa na kita, they should allow you in the meeting.”Nagpakawala ako ng malalim na hininga.“I told you, they will never fully trust me. And I don't mind. Mas masaya pa ako na kasali ka sa meeting niyo.”Naglakad siya palapit sa akin at saka lumuhod sa harap ko. One knee was on the ground while the other was bent. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.“We will make them trust you,” he whispered.Bahagya akong tumawa at saka siya niyakap. Nang maipatong ko ang ulo ko sa balikat niya, pumikit ako nang mariin. He didn’t know I could never convince them. Siguro hindi pa nila alam. Silang magpipinsan o magkakapatid. Pero alam na ng mga Tito nila. I wonder if they plan to tell them about the history of our family?Ngumiti ulit ako nang kumalas siya sa yakap.“It is in our rules that once yo