Semua Bab Secret Contract:The CEO is my Twins' unknown father: Bab 21 - Bab 30

SERENA'S POV Makalipas ang ilang minuto... "Then it's settled," sabi ng lolo ni Sebastian. "Gaganapin ang kasal sa susunod na linggo. Kami na ang bahala sa preparasyon." "You really don't have to, Grandpa," sabi pa ni Sebastian. "It's my wedding, and I should be the one taking care of it." "Kami na ang bahala, Sebastian," sabi ng lola niya. "Bakit hindi mo na lang gamitin ang oras mo para sa pamilya mo?" Tumingin si Sebastian sa'kin, dahilan para mapalunok ako. I don't really want to look at this man again. I felt so awkward around him. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero parang nagsimula ito noong sinabi niya ang mga salitang hindi ko pa kailanman narinig mula sa ibang tao. Paulit-ulit na bumabalik sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon kahit nasa tabi ko lang siya. "I need you." I'm aware that it's nothing special, but I can't help feeling this way. Especially when no one had ever said those words to me before. Out of nowhere, he grinned. "Yeah, I will." Agad na uminit

SEBASTIAN'S POVThe room fell silent as Liam looked like he wanted to protest. I know he might think that my prediction is too much, but what I see and feel is what I believe.Once I start predicting something, it somehow comes true.Even if the world is full of doubt, I'll remain standing because I know what I'm fighting for. Even if it's my own lineage or anyone else, I will make sure to get the justice I want for my parents.I was just ten years old when my parents died in a car accident.It was brutal for a kid like me.Since then, I learned how to do things alone. I always kept my books close to my face, walked while looking at the heavens, wondering if they would ever come back.People called me a genius. Intelligent. Exceptional.Yet despite all that, I still couldn't understand why my parents died that day.The scene of them being buried still keeps me awake.It keeps me moving instead of stopping.But I know all too well that a piece of me was lost that day.Nothing was ever

SERENA'S POVHinila niya ako habang ang hangin ay sumasabay sa amin. Ang mga taong nadadaanan namin ay napapalingon, hindi dahil sa hinihila ako ni Sebastian habang tumatakbo, kundi dahil nakatitig sila sa mukha niya.His attractiveness catches everyone's attention.May nadaanan kaming babae na kumakain ng ice cream. Nang makita niya si Sebastian, nahulog ang hawak niyang cone at napanganga siya sa gulat.Hindi ko naman talaga siya masisi dahil si Sebastian ay tunay ngang may maamong mukha. Pero kung alam lang nila ang tunay na ugali niya, sigurado akong aayawan nila ito.Or so I thought?Ang mga tao sa mundong ito ay iba-iba, lalo na ako na may sariling paningin at paniniwala. Lalo na't nakapokus lamang ako sa mga anak ko.May mga babae sigurong titiisin ang ugali niya dahil lang sa pera at sa maamo niyang mukha.Pero kung ako ang tatanungin, hindi talaga ako mananatili kung hindi lang dahil sa mga anak ko.Napatigil kami sa harap ng isang napakalaking roller coaster. Ang matataas na

SERENA'S POV Tahimik lang kami sa biyahe. Nasa front seat ako katabi si Sebastian na ngayon ay nagmamaneho. Bandang alas-siyete na ng gabi. Nababalot na ng mga ilaw ang buong siyudad. Kumukutitap ang matataas na gusali habang nagliliwanagan ang mga billboard at karatula ng mga tindahan. Sunod-sunod ang mga sasakyan sa kalsada, bumubuo ng mahabang hanay ng mga pulang brake lights at mapuputing headlights. Sa bawat traffic light ay may mga taong nagmamadaling tumawid, may mga naglalakad pauwi na may bitbit na mga paper bag, at may mga pamilyang magkakasamang naghahanap ng makakainan. Buhay na buhay ang gabi, ngunit kakaibang katahimikan ang bumabalot sa loob ng sasakyan namin. Parang isang pikit lang ay tapos na ang araw. Aaminin ko, nag-enjoy ako kanina. Ang tipong ginawa namin para lang matuwa ang lolo't lola niya ay ikinasaya ko pala. Napunta ang mga mata ko kay Sebastian. Ang isa niyang siko ay nakasandal sa bintana habang bahagyang nakapatong ang pisngi niya sa kamao niya.

SEBASTIAN'S POV I walked into my room, my skin still covered in goosebumps. The moments Serena and I shared earlier at the theme park were unexpected. EARLIER I looked up at the Viking ship. It smelled like childhood, clinging to me once more. The childhood I had lost. The scars were still buried within me, silently craving for some air. I looked at Serena, and she seemed excited even though she was trying not to show it. Even though she already had children, she still looked like a child searching for fun. And just being with her kept reminding me of someone. It must be Hazel, or the woman who took my virginity. Every time I saw Hazel, my past traumas came rushing back, and I didn't even want to remember them, even if we once had a good relationship. We walked toward the seats, and I could already sense that this wasn't going to end well. "Madali lang ito," she said calmly. "Sigurado ka?" I asked. "Obviously." She shrugged her shoulders as if everything was nor