Kabanata Tatlumpu't Tatlo

Isang malakas na pagsinghap ang namutawi mula sa mesang kinapwestuhan ng mga magulang ni Clark.

Literal na napakapit sa dibdib nito si Donya Isabel. Gulilat naman ang Don at labis na nabaghan. Si Kate na nakababatang kapatid ng binata ay totoong na-surpresa sa narinig. Napatayo itong bigla at pinagmasdan si Rence. Maya-maya ay lumambot ang bukas ng mukha nito.

Rence is now raging like a bull, na anumang oras ay handang muling sumugod at magpakawala ng isa pang kamao para kay Clark.

Clark froze. He shook his head to clear it. He was shocked. He wasn’t even breathing. Did he hear right? Damn it. What on earth is he talking about? The guy is huge like him. And he was claiming Anya as his mother? Disbelief came in his huge eyes. Kumakabog ang dibdib niya sa pagkabigla. Parang bomba na sumasabog sa harap niya ang rebelasyon ni Rence. And It's shattering him into pieces.

“She... She's you're…w…what?" he stops stuttering then takes a deep breath and goes on. " Anya's your mother? How com