"Are you serious, auntie? Isn't that too much? What if she dies? I don't want to go to jail..." Sofia's words were becoming panicked as she learned of Mrs. Buenavista's plan."Don't be scared, hija. Even if she dies, I won't let us go to jail. Because no one will know that we are the ones behind it." Mrs. Buenavista replied, but Sofia still didn't agree with what she wanted to happen. She was uneasy and was contemplating whether she should follow Mrs. Buenavista's request."But auntie... We can punish her in other ways... Why do we need to hire someone to harm her? That's too cruel, auntie. I don't think my conscience can handle it..." Sofia was so uneasy that she was biting her nails.Mrs. Buenavista then approached her and took the card that she had handed over earlier. The card contained the contact number of a person who would commit any kind of crime for a large sum of money. Mrs. Buenavista immediately dialed the number and a loud voice of a man spoke from the other line."It's
After two hours of waiting, the doctor who operated on Manang Fe finally came out. Chelsea and Red quickly stood up and approached the doctor. "Doc, how is Manang Fe?" Red asked the doctor.The doctor first removed his surgical mask and exhaled, "For now she's okay. The operation we performed on her was successful. She sustained some fractures in her body, in her arms, wrists, legs, and even her pelvis is broken. We did not find any internal bleeding. She also has minor head wounds. But as I have said, the surgery is successful and she will be transferred to the recovery room soon, but we still need to run some tests and observe her. She'll stay there depending on how fast she wakes up from the anesthesia. The nurse will monitor all of her vital signs and help her if she has any side effects. After that, she can be transferred to her room and you can see her." said the doctor.They felt relieved upon hearing the doctor's statement. "Thank you, doc…" Chelsea expressed her gratitude. Th
"Thank you for your cooperation, Ma'am. We will do everything to catch the person who did this to you." The Detective expressed gratitude to Manang Fe, "Ma'am, Sir, I will go ahead now.""Thank you, Detective," Red said as he escorted the Detective out of the hospital, who was tasked to ask Manang Fe a few questions that may help in the search for the person who hit her.While outside, Chelsea immediately took Red's phone and dialed their home telephone. On the first ring, it seemed like the people there were busy and no one answered. Fortunately, someone picked up on the second try when Chelsea called the phone in the living room.[Hello, Buenavista's residence, may I know who's calling?] A woman's voice answered, and Chelsea immediately thought it was Maris.“Maris? Si Chelsea to, gising na si manang. Paki sabihan si Kuya Roy para sabay na kayong pumunta dito.”"Really, Ate?! Kuya Roy! Manang is already awake! Ate, I have prepared the things you asked me to bring. Should I bring the
"Mom, tell me the truth. Did you do that to Manang Fe?" Red asked his mother as he held onto both of her shoulders. Mrs. Buenavista swallowed hard and took a step back. "Do what, hijo? Is something wrong?" Mrs. Buenavista feigned innocence."Mom, please... Is it true that you ordered someone to run over Manang Fe? Is it true?!" Red's eyebrows furrowed in anger, but Mrs. Buenavista still didn't show any signs of guilt."Who told you that, your husband who does nothing but shame our family again and again?!""Mom, please don't involve others and just admit it to me. Is it true—?""No! I will never do such a thing. What do you take me for? A murderer?! Are you seriously suspecting me now?! I'm your mother, Red Cedric!" Mrs. Buenavista shouted. Her voice echoed in the room.Red didn't know what to do anymore. He felt that his mother was lying, but he also knew that he couldn't make her confess. "Fine, I'll find out myself. Don't expect me to defend you after this."“Stop it, Red. Why are
An hour after Red left, Kuya Roy arrived at the hospital. Chelsea was surprised to see that she had been waiting for someone to enter the door but no one did. "Kuya, where's Maris?" Chelsea asked."She said she had something to attend to, ma'am. She sent me these things you asked for," Kuya Roy replied as he placed the bags on the sofa. Afterward, he quickly approached and stared at Manang Fe. "Oh, she looks at me as if I'm about to die, my goodness!" Manang Fe jokingly said, feeling a bit uncomfortable with Kuya Roy's gaze.After a while, Kuya Roy sobbed like a child, "Manang!" he cried out. He sat on Manang Fe's bed and didn't stop crying. "Why are you crying like that?" Manang Fe scolded him because his crying became even louder.Chelsea immediately stood up, poured a glass of water from the table, and handed it to Kuya Roy, "Drink some water first, kuya." Chelsea handed the water to Kuya Roy. He drank a little and calmed down."Well, when I saw you lying on the road covered in blo
"What's going on?" Chelsea asked without any expression."Love, I'm just--" Chelsea looked at Maris' foot which was wrapped in a white cloth stained with blood. "What happened to your foot?" Chelsea asked with concern. She immediately approached Red, who then helped Maris to sit on the sofa."I'm just going to get the first aid kit," Red said and walked away."Are you okay? What happened?" Chelsea asked Maris. "I accidentally bumped the vase in the kitchen...the glass shattered and cut my foot. I'm sorry, Ate. Please deduct the cost of the broken vase from my salary. I didn't mean to do it..." Maris explained."It's alright, don't worry about it. You don't have to deduct it from your salary. You need your salary for other expenses. Let me see your wound," Chelsea said and slowly removed the towel wrapped around Maris' foot."Argh--" Maris winced in pain. "Oh, I'm sorry. Does it hurt? Wait, please bear with it for a bit, we need to remove this towel," Chelsea said and continued to remo
"Hi, I haven't forgotten..." The fear in Maris' voice was palpable as she heard a noise from above. She quickly rushed to her room and locked the door.[Are you even listening to what I am saying?]"Excuse me? S-sorry, I had to go inside my room. Could you please repeat what you said... if it's okay?"The heavy exhale of air on the other line could be heard loud and clear, [I'm giving you three days to do what I asked you to do. Don't even think about telling your friends, one wrong move and you know where your stupidity will lead you, so fix it!]"Yes, I understand...""Good, just wait for my next call. Also, I don't like being kept waiting, so answer promptly when I call." The other person said before hanging up. Maris felt like she was suffocating from the overwhelming fear she was experiencing.Meanwhile, after Chelsea finished fixing herself up, she went downstairs because Red was still looking for something in his office. When she got to the living room, she didn't see anyone th
After Chelsea and Kuya Roy left, Red decided to lie down on the sofa. He also told Maris that he will take a quick nap because his eyes were already heavy. Maris nodded and said, "Okay, Kuya. I'll just watch TV."Less than ten minutes later, Maris heard Red snoring. She immediately turned off the TV and walked towards Red. She checked if he was really sleeping and also looked at Manang Fe, who was already sound asleep. Maris felt nervous and walked around the room, thinking about what to do next. She even bit her nails while still looking at Red. After three minutes of walking around, she slowly sat on Red's thigh and carefully lifted his head and placed it on her lap."Hmm..."Maris' heart started beating faster when Red moved. She waited for him to open his eyes, but he didn't. Maris began to sweat even though the room was air-conditioned. She tried not to move even though her legs were getting numb, so as not to wake Red up.…Chelsea felt like she was frozen in her place. She didn