Chapter 14

KUMAWALA si Miara mula kay Aljin at bahagyang lumayo sa lalaki. Para kasing hindi siya makahinga sa posisyon nila at sa salitang lumabas sa mga labi ng lalaki.

"Miara, look, this is a win-win situation for the both of us–"

"B-Bakit ako?" nautal na tanong ng dalaga at tinignan ng gwapong binata.

"I mean, marami ka namang mga babae 'a. Na kahit huwag mo nang alukin ng salapi ay kaagad na sasama at aayon sa kagustuhan mo–"

"But they don't need money, and they don't know their place in my life. I don't need a nagging wife, nor a dictator. I only need a wife for the sake of my parents and my peace. No more, no less and that's one of the many reasons, my others fling won't understand. They will probably demand more. But you are other, you are not them and l have something that you need," seryosong paliwanag ng lalaki.

Walang salitang kumubli sa kanyang labi, she doesn't know how to say or to react. This is so sudden. All of the things happening to her life were unexpected.

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