The Diamond Necklace Author Novels & Stories

The mask of indifference slid back into place, but I saw the flicker in his eyes. "You look... adequate," he said coolly. "Adequate?!" I frowned. "Ang sakit ng waxing ko tapos 'adequate' lang?" He walked towards me, stopping just inches away. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a necklace. Diamonds. Huge, glittering diamonds that probably cost more than Jason’s entire life existence. "Turn around," he commanded. Tumalikod ako. I swept my hair to the side, exposing my neck. His fingers brushed against my skin—cold metal and warm fingertips. Kakaibang kuryente ang dumaloy sa katawan ko. Even though I knew this was fake, even though I knew he was just my "employer," my heart betrayed me.

And that makes the necklace special that anything. Marami na siyang jewelry sa buong buhay niya — gold, pearls, diamonds, lahat. At dahil sanay siya sa mamahaling alahas, hindi na siya basta-basta nae-excite… pero this? This one is different. Nakagat niya ang labi niya, saka dahan-dahan niyang inangat ang necklace mula sa kahon. Hindi niya maalis ang tingin dito, ramdam niya ang kakaibang kabog sa dibdib niya.

halos maiyak na sambit ni Matthew. “Sorry na, hon, hindi ko na talaga uulitin,” naiiyak niya ring sambit. “Huwag ka na mangako ng ganyan. Alam ko sa oras na may makita ka na namang kriminal, hahabulin at hahabulin mo pa rin. Kaya heto…” Sabay abot nito ng isang maliit na kahon. Binuksan niya ‘yon at nakita niya ang isang diamond necklace—nasa gitna no’n ay puso.

Gusto ko na muna itong itulog Kaya lang, pagkatapos kong gawin ang aking routine bago ako matulog, muling dumako ang paningin ko sa paper bag na ibinigay sa akin kanina ni Miss Apostol. Dinampot ko iyun at puno ng curiosity na binuksan kung saan tumampad sa paningin ko ang isang bagay na hindi ko inaasahan na ineregalo kaagad sa akin ng isang company na contract signing pa lang ang nagawa ko pero ang gift million na ang halaga Isang diamond neckless na may napakagandang design. Alam kong ang mga ganitong alahas ay for collections lang dahil bihira lang itong makita sa market pero gosh sobrang ganda!

He shakes his head and sat beside me and crossed his legs and put his closed hand over his knees. “Sorry about that. I will compensate you later. I don’t have much choice but to do it,” he said. I smirked. “Nah, it doesn’t matter. Anyways, what dress will Marissa wear? Is it something… normal?” I asked. He caressed his chin and looked down. “No. It was the best piece. One of the best, along with the blue diamond necklace, Azura.” Now I am worried. As clumsy as Marissa, will she be able to pull it off?

She handed it to me. Binuksan ko ito at napanganga sa kuminang na bato mula roon. It was a necklace with a diamond in it. It looks expensive. Nanlalaki ang mga mata ko siyang tinignan. "tita this is too much po." akma ko sana itong ibabalik sa kanya nang pinigilan niya ako. She was smiling sweetly at me. Kinuha niya ito mula sa box at pumuwesto sa likuran ko. Isinuot niya sa akin ang kwintas. Hinaplos ko ang kumikinang nitong pendant. I faced tita.

Sumulyap siya sa akin at malawak ang ngiting ini-alay. He gave me a necklace. Hinawakan at dinama dahil hindi ko ito kita.. "S-salamat.." Pilit itong sinisipat.. The pendant is not big.. but it's a diamond, na natatakpan ng ibang desinyo.. Hahalikan na naman sana ako kaso... "Daddy.." Napuno ng tawanan ang buong sala sa reklamo ni Brianna.. Brylle stays quiet.. He just smile at me..

Maging ako ay nagulat din. In the end, the necklace was sold to Josh for two billion US dollars. I was still processing the amount. That’s more than a hundred billion peso! And he’s willing to spend that much for a black diamond necklace. For me? But then I remembered that he’s a mafia. I wonder where the money came from. Bad deeds? Josh leaned closer to me, kissing my cheek and whispered. “I’m willing to spoil my woman with everything she loves. The necklace is yours, signora.”

“Oh! Sorry about giving you a suspense. Actually, lahat naman ng mga gawa mo ay sobrang ganda pero mayro’ng nag-standout sa lahat para sa akin. I was pertaining to your masterpiece which was the Kryptonite Necklace. I really loved how bold, elegant, powerful and sexy it was based on your sketch. For sure, maraming mga socialites ang magiging aligaga na bilhin iyon oras na ma-release ng MTD Jewels iyon.” I was indeed dumbfounded with that. I couldn’t believe that one of my creations, which was the Kryptonite Necklace, would be chosen as the highlight of the Rare Collection under MTD Jewels. Actually, all of my creations were dear to my heart, but this was indeed the only one that had a certai

paliwanag nito. Kahit ayaw nitong maniwala, malinis ang intensyon ni Agatha at gusto niyang tratuhin ng maganda ang magiging manugang. Nangagalaiti siya nang malaman ang kalokohan ni Dominic kahapon, kaya kinuha niya ang diamond necklace para makuha ang loob nito. Ngunit, tinanggihan ulit ni Hazel ito. “Pasensiya na po. Hindi ko po tatanggapin.”