13 Chapter 13

"Who was that hon?" marco asked. Marco emperial the kind and generous mayor of Cebu and my current boyfriend who gave me a genuine love and affection.

I didn't answered him right away out of shock.

It was as if my head went black and had nothing to say at all.

Can't even believed that this will happen. That we will meet again.

My body was like became statued for a moment.

Shit! That ruthless Riege Del Rio.!

"Riege Del Rio." i heard marco read the name written from a calling card. given by Riege earlier where he placed at the top of our table while eating.

Riege. That name. Five long years have gone and i successfully overcame his wrath along the way.

It was as if the fear and various emotions crept all over my senses when i heard his name again.

I felt panicked i Felt like it's difficult for me to breath this time.

What the hell is he doing here!?

Am i going to deal with him again?

Is he isn't done with all his wrath against me then?

Am i going to experience all of those again? Shit!

I need to make myself tough! I don't need to feel afraid and nervous for him.

I will just ignore his appearance.

I overcame the bitter trial of my life and i courage my mself to lift up. And that helped me how to reached all the success i had now.

Five long years ago,My life has changed. A lot. After what happened. After i experienced all his wrath!

He's a beast. And i already experienced his wrath.

The beast's wrath.

Now, i am in control of my own life. I am safe. And will always be safe.

I studied architectural designs after i got more projects.

And fortunately, i finished my study as an interior designer.

Because i realized, how i love about designs.

I was even the one who also designed my own unit.

And some. Of my friends in showbiz loved it.

I lived alone, but i felt contented everytime i drawn some designs whenever i got bored and nothing to do.

Trying hard myself to focus my attention to marco about what he said.

I tried myself calm and gave him a fake smile.

Marco is the man who symbolizes all my dreams. I am still safe right? He won't let anyone harm me. He will protect me as much as he could. I know he will not forsake me in everything.Right!

Marco looked at Riege while walking away from our table.

The disappointment in his face was very evident.

"Could he really be like that? Well, i think it is out of his character about what proper manners are." yeah. If you could just know about him.

Marco is very polite and kind. Very opposite of the characters that Riege has. He's a woman's ideal husband. And i know he didn't like what kind of behaviour riege has.

Good manner from a Del Rio!? Not in my wildest dream. Riege's arrogance and ruthlessness didn't change a bit every now and then.

If Marco would only just know how riege treated me. And how he judged me....

I still haven't forgotten all the painful things that Riege did from me five years ago. And it seemed like it happened just yesterday.

I tilted my head as i remembered some few thing from the past.

I don't want to feel myself pity. I don't want to think any negative.

I abled to face what yesterday i had, then i can probably handle what i need to get through this time.

I let out a sighed.

I tried to be attentive when marco started to say something again.

I tried to listen everything he said while talking in front of me. Even if my mind clouded by Riege appearance.

Shit! I need to forget how we met today! For god's sake!

Riege Del Rio. His name across my mind again! He changed a lot! He became more handsome and more masculine.

Shit! How can i forget him this way!? How can forget the man who ruined my life five years ago!?.

"Maybe he wanted to do some appointments with you." marco stated and estimated what would be my specific reaction. He's holding his wine glass and sipped the wine while speaking.

"But if that so, why does he seemed so rude in approaching you? Riege Del Rio. The bachelor businessman tycoon. Owner of one of the largest company nationwide and worldwide. The beast in business industry. And extremely uncivil." he added.

"You know him?" i asked even if i heard everything he knows about Riege.

"Yeah. Who wouldn't know the successful bachelor businessman, hon? But you don't have to accept any appointment from him if you don't want.! Anyway....." he sneezed and continued what he was about to say.

"Cathy. Hon. listen.." he sweetly said.

"All i wanted to say before that Del Rio came was that..... Will you Cathy Gomez consider doing me the very great honor of marrying you!?"

My eyes widened. My tears suddenly fell down.

I closed my eyes after i heard marco's marriage proposal.

Is this really happening? Is this...... God! This all i wanted!

All the negative thoughts that had came accross my mind has suddenly gone. And replaced by tears of joy.

The shocked, trembled and panicked i felt was immediately gone. Genuine happines is all i felt by now.

"Off course marco. I will. I will surely will! You don't know how much you made me happy!" i stood up and reached him for a hugged. I felt so much joy! God!

My tears are unstoppable from fallen down. I can't believe that first time of my life i felt like being safe and alive again.

Feeling safe with marco beside me is all that matters.

No one can hurt me with marco beside.

I want to stand and approach Riege to inform him that i am not afraid of him anymore. But i didn't. I didn't let him think that my thoughts are clouded by him all these years.

I will not give him the satisfaction that he wants.

Look how playful the destiny is. It crossed our ways for the second time around again. And for what? For him to witness one of the most important moment of my life that happened.

See Riege? You can't ruin my life again. Never!

Good thing that he's here and witnessed this happiest night of my life. So that he would know that he didn't completely ruined my life!

I almost gave up when he took everything from me but i fought back from that. I faced all the trials alone. I did by myself without anybody's helped.

I changed my own destiny as well.

I know my character is afar for being an ideal bride especially for a man like Marco Emperial who came from a wealthy clan. But i need to prove to everyone that marco did the right decision on marrying me!

I will do everything to be a good wife so that his parents and all the people who love him will accept me.

Riege Del Rio

I am now standing at the terrace of my condo here in manila. Watching the beautiful lights around the city.

I usually stayed in palawan and limited my visit here because i need a comfortable place to live.

All the job i have done here was very hectic and stressful. I sighed.

I looked at the shinning lights all over the city.

Manila. A place where wealthy people live. The place where i belong. The place where some people tried to be part of this society and only few have got lucky.

Sometimes you don't need to have enough money to be part of this society.

Sometimes, it is only enough if you have the ability to prove yourself's capability. Especially when you are a women with pleasing personality.

My grip in baluster tightened. I need to spend my time wisely.

Like what people said. Time is gold. And every drop counts. I gasped when my thought occupied by cassie again.

Did she think that she already belongs in this world?

Well, maybe she could, right? Maybe not?

What else does she has? Her ambition now became higher.

Higher than the first time we met.

After i arrived earlier here in my unit, i saw a small envelope at the top of my table. It contained all the informations i had requested from my private investigator.

I reached my phone from the side table of my bed and called the investigator.

"Yes Mr. Del Rio?" the investigator politely said.

"Is this all the informations i need?" i calmly asked.

"Yes. All the informations that you need to know about Cathy Gomez is inside the envelope."

Cathy Gomez?

Am i that busy to don't even know what name she used?

Screen name perhaps? But she is famous! Alright! But i don't think in her popularity i didn't even pay too much attention of the name she used.

Maybe because i know that no matter what. Even if she'd changed her name,she's still the Cassie Ambrocio i've known five years ago.

"Report in my office tomorrow and take the cheque i prepared for you." i cut the call and reached the envelope. I slowly open it and read all the informations inside.

Marco Emperial- mayor in cebu. The only child of emperial couple in cebu. The only heir of large lands and haciendas in tha said town. From prominent clan. One of the famous clan in the country. Oftenly seen in some gatherings with the famous model Cathy Gomez and is rumored that he is about to marry the famous model to become his housewife but the parents didn't approve the model for their only son.

Did not approve. The only words that stucked in my mind after reading the informations about Marco Emperial. I reached my lower lip and played it while continued reading.

Cathy Gomez-twenty five years old. Famous fashion model. Owned a condo unit in makati, manila. Pure filipina. Studied architectural design at University of the philippines, aside from modelling career. And finally graduated as an interior desiner last year. The Current girlfriend of Mayor Marco Emperial.

Guardian references(Cathy Emperial): died from earthquake at her age of six. Grew up from orphanage. Started her modeling career at the age of twenty. Has a good reputation in work. Not involved into any other relationship aside from Mayor Marco Emperial. Not involved in any trouble and no bad records from police or even from NBI.

Not involved into any other relationship!

Stick to one! Really?