Lahat ng Kabanata ng Reclaiming My Life: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

I lay on my bed inside my mother's house. Refusing to get up. It's already 4 A.M, only one hour and thirty minutes away before the filming starts again. What happened last night keeps repeating inside my head, making my heart drop and unprotected. I nuzzled my head on the pillow as soon as I noticed a tear fell to my cheeks again. What did I do to suffer like this? What did I do to make him cheat? Damian and I met when we became co-stars in the movie 'Dreamscape', where he became my leading man. Throughout the production, he keeps making his moves on me, telling me affirmations that often make me flattered and blush. Many people on social media keep saying our chemistry is undeniable. That's why they anticipated our movie more than we expected. After the movie premiered, I agreed to go on a date with him. For months, it feels like I am in paradise. He lavished me and cared for me, gaining my trust and my body. After a year of dating, he proposed. Because I thought I was in love

I found myself waking up with the same heavy feeling I felt two nights ago. It feels like it's weighing me down; I have no energy to go on with my day knowing I figured out about my husband's affair the hard way. I stood up and went to the bathroom. I glanced at my reflection near the sink, and I almost couldn't recognize the person in front of me. My eyes are red, like it's been burnt multiple times. I didn't even notice I cried myself to sleep last night. I thought I was okay because the dinner went so well… it turns out I was just suppressing my feelings last night to distract myself from the pain that both my husband and his mistress caused. I clenched my fist. How dare they do such shameful things inside the house where we promised to grow old, loving each other? I turned on the faucet and washed my face with its cold water. I don't want to be stuck in a loveless marriage. Even if I forgive him, which I won't, he'll do it again… just like my bastard father. I will never

“If you don't want to sign it, I will have no choice but to bring this matter into court.” As soon as I said it, he looked like he was about to burst into flames. But he didn't say anything. He just stood there, glaring at me. I turned away, and that's when he started talking, “Please, Giselle, you can't do this.” He added, almost like guilty pleading, “I know I was wrong, but you can't do this. This is about us, think about how this might affect our image as public figures.” I shook my head, “You should thought about that first before fucking another woman.” I uttered, “Isla is her name, isn't it? Who was she anyway?” “She's my co-star in my current movie project…” he confessed, “It was just an infatuation—” “Infatuation?” I cut him off. “That was just an infatuation? You bringing her into our bedroom was just an infatuation?” I asked in disbelief. “Why are you making me look bad?!” He shouted again, “Can't you see I'm apologizing already?!” I stared at him, and said, “Good b

Ellie called my mother to come pick me up. As soon as she arrived, she brought me back to her house. On our way home, I still cried my eyes out until I felt numb.I lay in my bed as I stared on to the wall. Thinking about all of the things Damian went through to court me. Was he just pretending the whole time? Thinking about it, Damian doesn't really have much attention in the entertainment industry, not until he got paired with me in our movie. He got plenty of promotions and brand collaborations as soon as we announced to the public that we're dating. My heart sank again. I was used for his own benefit. I don't mind if he only wants me for fame, all I ever want from him is love. The kind of love that I never get growing up. My mom was a wreck that time and my father is absent. I was looking for something that could fill the void I was feeling and I found Damian.I swore in front of the altar that I will cherish through ups and down.

“You fucking bitch!”I heard Victoria’s voice from the outside. She looks mad, but I don't find it intimidating at all. I was about to step out of the van but Ellie stopped me. “Giselle, it's not a good idea.” She uttered I smiled at her, “It's okay, trust me with this one.”I stepped out of the van and faced Victoria. She seems very furious. I looked around, the people within the distance are watching us was about to get there camerasJust like I wanted to happen“Hello, mother-in-law, what brings you here?” I asked calmly, smiling at her“Don't ‘mother-in-law’ me, you wench! You go inside and retract what you said to the interviewer! Wipe that smile off of your face before I tear it apart!” She threatened. I tilted my head and pretending to look at her confusedly“Why would I do that? Everything I said is true. The anonymous writer wants to bring me down by publishing that article.” I responded She clenched her fist, “And you're blaming me?!” she yelled. Fully capturing all of th