(S4) 63. DEAL 1

CHLOE

“Hi!”

I suddenly rose up in bed. Narito si Trace sa kuwarto ko, nakangiti na nakatingin sa akin. I felt delighted but then I remembered how he avoided me.

“Why are you here?” I sadly asked.

“I missed my wife,” he lopsidedly grinned at me. Lumakad siya palapit sa akin at mabilis akong tumayo para layuan siya.

“I was raped and I know how disappointed you are!” sabi ko agad sa kaniya. Natigilan naman siya sa paglapit sa akin at tinitigan lang ako.

My eyes turned blurry because I shed tears. I sighed. I was right then. Iyon nga ang dahilan kaya ayaw na niya sa akin. Nakokonsensya lang siya siguro kaya narito na ulit.

“CJ—”

“I don’t want to do self-pity, Trace, but I do understand. You are the head of Foedus and you cannot have a wife who has been sexually assaulted, right?”

“Don’t you remember how you pissed me off when I learned you were a virgin?” tanong niya sa akin na ikinalaki ng mga mata ko. Yes, he didn’t give a damn care with virginity before but that was another case