Chapter 12

Perez's past memories came to him like turbulent waves, making him waver and coldness flashed through his eyes. 

Naalala niya ang kanyang Ina, ang kanyang ama na nagtaksil, at ang kabit nito pati na rin ang bunga ng kanilang pagtataksil. All of the memories played in his mind like it was still yesterday that he lost his mother and how his father treated him like an illegitimate child instead of Xenon. 

Napatiimbagang si Perez at pilit na ipinukos ang atensyon sa ginagawa. He flipped the paper at nagpatuloy sa pagbabasa, pero sa kalagitnaan ng pagbabasa ay nawalan siya ng gana na tapusin 'yon. All he did was skimmed through the report and just picked the important details before putting down the paper and stood. 

There were nothing much, all he knew was that Nina and his doctor were one of Xenon's people. 

Wala sa sariling pumunta siya sa kitchen and reach for a bottle of rum in the rack. Pour it in a glass with ice at dinala iyon p