Alle Kapitel von Bianca: The Kingpin's Dirty Little Secret: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 16

In an instant, sumabog ang video scandal sa internet. Kahit pa hindi kitang mabuti ang mukha namin sa video, people had their ways to solve and patch up the clues. Nagsimula sila sa post ko noong nakaraan, hanggang sa nakakagulat na paglalakad namin nang sabay ni Santiago sa red carpet. Even the Azucarera de Vega Gala event topped the trending topics on social media. Top one in the country and top five internationally. It was so chaotic.Everywhere I looked, my face was there along with Santiago Vega. Pero imbes na magtago at magmukmok, mas pinili ko pa ring pumasok sa set ng shoot ko para sa isang luxury jewelry brand.Some of the brand deals were cancelled, but most of them remained to clout the trend. Tipikal na Pinoy ika nga—bad publicity is still publicity. May iba pa ngang nag-offer sa akin, but mostly were sensual concepts.I remained unbothered. That was my brand, after all. I wouldn’t be “me” if I let a little scandal break me.Pero sa loob-loob ko, gusto kong pumatay.I-out

“Are you sure you’re okay?” halos pabulong na tanong ni Tala.Tumango lang ako saka maingay na sinipsip ang huling patak ng inumin ko. It made a loud, annoying noise, but I didn’t really care. We were in a freakin’ cinema where no one dared to watch! Halos iilan lang kaming nandito at hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit may pumatol pa sa movie na ‘to. Maybe they were just like us—needing a secluded place to talk without the paparazzi breathing down our necks.Napasimangot ako. “Remind me again, bakit dito mo napiling makipag-meet?” iritang tanong ko habang sumusubo ng popcorn.“I was just thinking about your safety,” Tala reasoned out, her eyes fixed on the screen.I snorted and shook my head. “Tigilan mo ako, Zulueta. Alam mong wala akong paki sa sasabihin ng iba.” I smirked, though the weight of the scandal was still heavy on my shoulders.“Fine. Think whatever you want.”Tingnan mo ‘to. Napakapikon talaga kahit kailan.“But wait, where’s Se-se? She wasn’t picking up my calls,” biglang

Muli kong tiningnan ang relo ko. Almost two hours and he didn’t fucking come down. Naghintay ako rito sa lobby, at halos mapanis na ang iced Americano ko at pinagpiyestahan na ako ng tingin at bulungan ng mga empleyado, pero walang Santiago Vega na bumaba. Kahit tawagin ako para paakyatin, wala.Nang sa tingin ko ay uugatin na ako sa kinauupuan ko, padabog akong tumayo saka muling lumapit sa reception.“Nasaan na ba ang boss mo?” biglang tanong ko sa staff.“M-Ma’am, nasa plantation na po,” nauutal na sabi niya.Damn you, Santiago!Mariin akong napapikit saka huminga nang malalim. I even tried to smile at the woman, though it probably looked more like a grimace. “Since when?” pigil na tanong ko, kahit gusto ko nang magbuga ng apoy.Natarantang tumingin siya sa kanyang relo. “Ah… eh, m-mga one hour ago pa po,” kabadong sagot niya.Bigla kong nahampas nang bahagya ang desk sa pagitan namin, pero agad din akong nakabawi at tumuwid ng tayo. Once again, I exhaled deeply.“Gaano ba kalayo a