12. Trapped.

"N-no..." Hannah denied, although she knew Nate heard her sobs. "Just put me down now, please?"

No. She wouldn't cry in front of Nate Sarmiento. He'd already seen her so weak in the elevator that breaking down would confirm his doubt that she wasn't capable of taking care of Elisha. Hannah wouldn't want to give Nate a reason to kick her out of her daughter's life very soon.

"What happened back there?" she heard him ask matapos siyang maibaba sa couch. Worry was still evident on his face. "It's a good thing na tinawagan ako ni Paul. What if he didn't?" Napatitig lang siya sa gwapong mukha ng binata habang nagsasalita ito. Concern ba ito sa kanya? "You're just going to faint inside the elevator and that will scare the hotel guests if they see you..." dugtong nito.

'Okay... Hindi siya concern sa 'yo, Hannah... Nag-aalala siya na ma-eskandalo ang mga kliyente niya kapag may nakita silang nahimatay na babae sa elevator,' she told herself.

Nate was