All Chapters of Love Gambit with the Charming CEO: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

NAGMULAT ako ng mata at bumangon. Agad kong napansin ang pamilyar kong silid kahit nananakit ang sentido ko. “Shit, my head!” Hinilot ko ang aking noo at muli akong humiga sa kama. Para namang ni-replay sa utak ko ang mga nangyari kagabi. “Oh, no. Paano ako nakauwi?” I questioned myself. Mukhang nagpakalunod ako sa alak kagabi sa harap mismo ni Hugo. “Gosh, darn it, Hiraya! You fucked up again. You’re gonna lose this job!” Ilang ulit kong pinagalitan ang sarili ko. Ipinatong ko ang unan sa aking mukha at nanggigil ako sa sarili ko lalo na at naalala ko ang mga pinagsasabi ko kagabi. “Nakakahiya! We are not even that close for me to act like that!” Iniisip kong huwag pumasok nang araw na iyon. Hindi ko kasi alam kung paano haharapin si Hugo. Plano kong magkulong na lang sa kuwarto para na rin maiwasan ko ang mommy ko. But later on, I realized I needed to face the consequences of what I did. Kailangan ko ng trabaho. Kaya muli akong bumangon at naligo. Habang nasa shower biglang s

 HUGO pinned me on the wall. Inalis ko ang kahit anong inhibisyon sa katawan ko dahil parte naman ito ng naging usapan namin. So, what if we spent countless nights in bed? I became his wife, legally. Kahit sa paraang iyon na lang ay makabawi ako sa tulong ni Hugo. My body would belong to him alone—for the next two years.“I need you now, Raya.” Hugo’s touch lingered on my body.“I’m all yours,” I said.Hugo kissed me hungrily. Itinaas niya ang magkabilang kamay ko at hinawakan niya ito kaya naging limitado ang paggalaw ko.Kakaiba ang mga galaw ni Hugo ngayong gabi. There was no restraint at all. Literal na pinaggigilan niya ako. But I didn’t mind at all.Hugo was biting my lips as he aggressively kissed my mouth. His playful tongue kept playing with mine. Halos kapusin ako ng hininga sa klase ng halik nito.“All of you, is mine, Raya…” he whispered.Nag-i

SEAN“DID I truly lose her?” I shook my head hard while navigating the familiar route going to Hiraya’s house. I need to see her and talk to her. Hindi ako naniniwalang basta na lang niya makakalimutan ang limang taon na pinagsamahan namin.Hiraya loves me more than her life. Madalas niyang sabihin iyon at kitang-kita ko naman ang pag-aalaga niya sa akin nitong nakalipas na mga taon. She adored me and served me. Lahat gagawin niya para mapasaya lang ako. And I love her in return.But things had a rough turn lately. I couldn’t go against my parent’s will to marry someone of the same status, and unfortunately Hiraya would not stand a chance. Pero hindi ako naniniwalang basta na lang niya ako kakalimutan. I knew I made mistakes, and I believe in her love for me. Hiraya would surely forgive me.I looked at my side mirror and saw a familiar car. “Annie, what the hell?!” I mumbled. Pero pinili ko na lang na huwag pansinin.I admit, nagpadala ako sa tawag ng laman. Annie was an expert when

NGAYON ko napagtagpi-tagpi ang lahat ng pangyayari. Hugo must have wanted to show Shasta he wouldn’t be available anymore. Lalo na at minsan na siya nitong tinangggihan. However, with my partnership with Hugo, I would also incur his grandmother’s wrath. Pero handa naman akong harapin iyon. As a payback for Hugo’s favor.Pigil ko ang sariling mapangiti. I never knew Hugo could be this petty. Na talagang pinili nitong magpakasal sa ibang babae kaysa long time fiancée nito. ‘I think they’ll make a good pair,’ sa isip ko habang pinagmamasadan ko ang dalawa sa hindi kalayuan. Kung itsura ang pagbabasehan, I could tell the two were perfect together. Pero bakit tila nakaramdam ako ng kaunting pagkahabahala nang maisip ko iyon? I shrugged off my thoughts. Even if Hugo and I were already secretly married, it was just a business deal for us. Paulit-ulit kong ipinapaalala iyon sa sarili ko. Marriage aside, we were like friends with benefits.“Miss Alcaraz let’s go to the conference hall to see

SHASTA “WILL you please hurry up? I’m getting late!” I couldn’t hide how pissed off I was to the make-up artist glamming me up. I had to make sure I looked perfect even though the celebration was a simple dinner. “Apologies, Senyorita,” magalang na sambit ng baklang make-up artist. Habang ang dalawang babaeng kasama nito ay abala sa pag-ayos ng buhok ko. With Hugo downright ignoring me, it was an insult to my beauty. At talagang siya pa ang may ganang tumanggi sa akin? The elders in our family arranged our engagement at a young age. At inaamin ko, lumaki akong kinasusuklaman ang ideyang iyon lalo na at patpatin si Hugo. Growing up, he was never physically attractive. Intelligent, yes, but never attractive. Lagi akong tinutudyo ng mga friends ko tungkol sa engagement namin na siyang dahilan kung bakit nasisira ang araw ko. But things were different now. Mukhang dinamdam yata nito ang tahasang pagtanggi ko sa kanya kaya umaasta itong pa-hard-to-get. I never expected Hugo’s glow up af