Betrayals Quotes Novels & Stories

Hinila ni Caleb si Celeste sa isang corner. "You okay?" he said softly. "Ayos lang ako," mahinang sagot ni Celeste tsaka pinunasan ang luha. "Kasalanan ko rin naman kasi kabago bago ko pa lang late agad ako. Feel ko, I've let everyone down." "Stop that!" Caleb voice firm but kind. "One mistake doesn't define you," he assured her. "We all have moments where things don't go as planned. You're doing your best, and that's enough. Don't let one bad moment the rest of your day."

Naging seryoso ang mukha ko at tinignan din ang magulang namin na masayang nagpapasalamat sa kanilang mga bisita. "Madami ka pang malalaman tungkol sa pamilya namin, Celina. That's why I'm warning you... You can't trust anyone, not even me. I'm sorry dahil nadamay ka pa dahil sa pamilya namin." Humarap siya sa akin at tinignan ang mga mata ko. Wala akong mabasa sa emosyon niya dahil hindi niya iyon pinapakita. "Take care of yourself, Celina. Huwag kang umasa sa ibang tao at sarili mo lang ang isipin mo. Hindi ka matutulungan ng ibang tao at mas lalong wala kang maaasahan sa kanila."

Biglang iminulat ni Travis ang kanyang mga mata. Matalim at malamig ang kanyang titig habang diretsong nakatingin kay Mathew. "Kapag may sinabi kang kahit isang salita… ‘wag mo akong sisihin kung hindi na kita ituturing na kapatid." Natigilan si Mathew. Napansin ni Travis ang bahagyang pagkakasala sa kanyang mukha. "Mathew… sino ang pinagsabihan mo?"

“But you also have people who will never leave you—ako, si Leonel, at ang mga tunay na tapat sa atin. Ang pagtataksil na ito ay magsisilbing paalala, hindi dahilan para matakot.” Dahan-dahan ko siyang hinalikan nang malalim at puno ng panibagong determinasyon. “Tama ka. Kahit anong pagsubok pa ang dumating, basta magkasama tayo, kakayanin natin ang lahat. This betrayal will not break us—it will only make us stronger and more careful in the battles ahead.”

“Hindi kita ginamit.” “Intent doesn’t erase impact,” sagot ko. “And right now? I feel betrayed.” The word hung between us. Betrayed. She took a step back, like it physically hurt. “I’m not Sophie,” she said softly. I nodded once. “Maybe not.” Then I met her gaze again. “But you’re just like everyone else who thought they could hold something precious, without being responsible for it.” She broke down then, shoulders shaking. I didn’t move.

I would never fall in love with someone else, lalo na kung may pinangakuhan ako sa kanya. "I would never betray you." sabi ko. I hope that somehow it gives him relief. I hope he sees me for who I truly am, not as someone who betrayed him before. I hope he does not see me as that woman who failed to keep her promises. Because I am not like that. I am not someone who makes promises only to break them. "As you said, we do not know each other, and I will not trust someone I barely know yet." Those words hurt me. They made me feel small.

Tahimik si Quen saglit, bago marahang tumawa — mapakla, tila puno ng sugat. “I want the truth that hurts,” anito. “The one that explains why your father betrayed me.” Nanginginig ang boses ni Mirae. “You think everything is betrayal. Maybe because you only know loyalty when it serves you.” Sumiklab ang galit sa mga mata ni Quen. “You don’t know me.” “Then show me who you are,” balik niya agad, halos isang hamon. “Not the monster you pretend to be.”

Why did my underlings betray me despite the good salary I was giving them? I couldn’t believe what that man did. I trusted him yet he chose to be a traitor. Hindi naman ako ganoon ka sama. Tinu-torture ko ang mga traydor sa hanay ko at iniiwanan ng kunting hininga hanggang sa mamatay dahil sa hindi na kaya ng katawan ng mga ‘to. Kapag nakayanan well, it’s a good thing pero kinukulong ko ang mga traydor sa Isla na pag mamay-ari ko kaya nasisigurado niyang hindi na ito makakatakas.

“I’ve always believed in building this company with trust. With loyalty. With integrity. Just like how our former chairwoman did pero may taong nagtaksil sa tiwalang ‘yon. Someone chose personal gain over team success.” Tumahimik si Leon saglit at hinayaan ang mga salitang iyon na maintindihan ng lahat ng tao na naroon sa silid. Muli ay iginala niya ang mata niya. Pahapyaw siyang sumulyap kay Owen ngunit lingid sa kaniya, ang titig niyang iyon ay agad na naghatid ng kilabot sa buong pagkatao nito. Tumikhim si Leon at muling nagsalita. “Let me be very clear: I will not tolerate betrayal.

Kaya’t hindi na niya mapigilan ang sariling sumilip para tignan ang pwesto nilang dalawa. And there they are. Tally wasn’t talking because she’s busy wiping her tears on her cheek. Kumunot ang kanyang noo habang nakatingin dito ngunit hindi siya lumabas sa kanyang pinagtataguan. He wanted to hear more of their conversation. “Alam mo, darating din ang araw na makakaramdam ka rin ng pagka-miss sa kanila.” “Even after they betrayed me?” mahinang tanong nito. “May ginawa kasi sila, Manang, e. And what they did made me think I cannot trust them again.”