Chapter 23

Xaiyi Point of View:

"Why don't you tell her that I'm her husband?"

Gulat man ay itinulak ko ang lalaking nagsasabing asawa ko daw ito.

"Xaiyi?"

"I'm sorry sir but I don't know you." I honestly said.

"Mr. Sandoval." Pag-aagaw pansin ni Kean rito at hinila ako papunta sa likod niya at iniharang ang sarili. "As far as I am concerned, you are no longer related to her. You once take her freedom and choose to hurt her, ri--."

"You don't have the right to interfere in our relationship, Mr. Madrigal. And you don't have the right to take my wife away from me. She's mine, no matter what." Putol nito kay Kean at nagbubugso ang galit sa mga matang nakatingin kay Kean.

Sarkastiko namang natawa si Kean sa sinabi nito. Wala akong naiintindihan sa pinagsasabi nila pero alam kong ang nakaraan ko ang tinutukoy ng mga ito.

Minabuti ko munang makinig at hindi magsalita. I expressionlessly look at them.

"I do have, Mr. Madrigal." Nang-iinsultong wika man nito ay mababakas mo na seryoso si Kean. "Because I love her and I will never let you hurt her again. And I know that you know that she is not yours anymore. You once have her but you didn't treasured her." He added.

At sa isang iglap lamang ay nakwelyuhan na nung Sandoval si Kean.

"Don't push me to my limit, Madrigal. I'm warning you." Madiing ani nito.

Handa na sana akong lapitan at awatin ang mga ito nang may brasong umakbay galing sa likuran ko.

"I didn't know that there will be a huge scene here. What a surprise." Nakangising ani pa ni Hyden.

Napalingon sa kinaruruunan namin ang Sandoval at marahas na binitawan si Kean para sana lumapit sa amin nang may humarang na mga malalaking lalaki.

"Fvck off." Madiing utos ni Sandoval.

"Hyden." Kean called out.

"So, you're the one who hurt our Xaiyi?" Nakangising panimula ni Hyden.

"Take you hand off her." Kalmado man pero nanduduon parin ang pagbabanta.

Medyo natawa man ay inialis ni Hyden ang kamay niya sa balikat ko at hinubad ang coat niya tyaka ito isinuot sa akin.

Hyden patted my head. Iniangat ko ang paningin ko sa kanya kaya naman nagtama ang mga mata namin.

"Don't worry. We're here." He assured.

Alam ko ang tinutukoy nito. Nahahalata niya segurong nanginginig ako. I don't know why pero pakiramdam ko ay nasasaktan ako sa nakikita at nasasaksihan ko.

I nodded for response.

"Jayzi Sandoval, right?" Hyden started. But the guy didn't take his glance off me kaya iniiwas ko nalang ang paningin ko rito. Alam kong pinakikiramdaman ako ni Hyden kaya hinawakan niya ang kamay ko. "I'm Hyden Ry. The owner of this house and the heir of the Del Falcon Corporation. We were celebrating the 12th anniversary of our Corporation, Mr. Sandoval and I hope that you'll behave yourself and stop pestering our VIP guest. You were known to be a respectable and wiser businessman in the kind of field and one of the youngest man who made your international corporation stay on top. But I didn't know that you like to be scandalous when it comes to your personal matter. If I am not wrong, you were here to negotiate with me, am I right?" Gayunpaman ay pagpapatuloy nito.

"Jayzi.." Napabaling ang atensyon namin sa babaeng lumapit at yumakap sa braso ni Mr. Sandoval. Bumulong ito rito na ikinakalma nito.

The girl look elegant and gorgeous. She look stunning in her silver dress. At kung titignan ay mukhang malapit ang dalawa sa isa't-isa.

The girl gave us a genuine and apologetic smile before she extended her hand. "Hi, Mr. Ry. I am Victoria Herris. Jayzi's companion."

Tumabi ang mga naglalakihang lalaki na nakaharang sa amin. At nakangiti namang tinanggap ni Hyden ang kamay nito. "Nice meeting you, Ms. Herris."

"The pleasure is mine." She answered. "And I would like to say sorry on his behalf. We are all educated here and he didn't mean to do it on purpose. He just really want to talk to his... ex-wife, I think." Pagpapaliwanag pa nito at tinapunan ako ng tingin.

Lumapit sa pwesto namin si Kean at nginitian lang ako.

"I'm sorry Ms. Herris but she didn't remember anything and she really can't recall you guys. And I hope that you won't force her to remember you. And I also think that you guys need to discuss something and you came here for that and not for this. My companion is still weak due to what happened to her, four months ago and I think this is not the appropriate time to talk to you guys. So can you please excuse us?" Biglang sabat ni Kean rito at tumango kay Hyden bilang paalam.

'Ex-wife?' Iyan ang natatanging salitang tumatak sa isipan ko bago ako hilahin ni Kean palayo.

I didn't know what happened back then but I think that's not just a simple incident. I need to find that out when we go back to the Philippines. And I think, I should avoid this people as much as I can for a meantime.

Bago man mawala sa paningin ko sila Hyden ay tinapunan ko muna ng tingin ang lalaking nangangalang Jayzi Sandoval and to my surprise-- he is actually looking at me, blankly.

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Jayzi Point of View:

Seryoso lang akong nakatingin sa papalayong imahe nila Xaiyi at Madrigal. I can't believe that I am letting him take my woman away from me for the second time.

"You better behave yourself, Jayzi." Victoria whispered.

Napasuksok ko ang isang kamay sa bulsa ng slacks ko at gamit ang kanang kamay ay napasuklay nalang ako ng buhok ko. I calmed myself up and tried my best to pull myself together.

"I'm sorry for making a scene, Mr. Ry." I started. "I just can't help myself seeing my ex-wife again. It's just that-- I've been searching for her this past four months." I sincerely apologized.

Mr. Ry accepted my apology. We even did talk about business and so on before he leave us because his father came by and excused him.

Four months feels like a years for me. And I can't stop blaming myself for not knowing the truth as earlier as it could. I'm such a useless man.

I can't even protect the person who protected me on my hard time. And before I realized that, I've lost her--for the 3rd times.

"Let's go back to our table, Jayzi. You better know your position. Don't create a another trouble. We are here to get the partnership and you better stick with that first before anything else. Or the old man will be disappointed with you." She warned.

I just remained quiet at sumabay sa kanya patungo sa mesa namin.

May iilang mga sikat kababaihang lumapit sa amin-- sa akin para magpakilala. At may iilan ding mga sikat na businessman.

Inialis ko muna sa isipan ko ang katutuhanang nandito si Xaiyi at nagfocus sa bagay na ipinunta namin.

Tahimik lang akong umiinom nang alak habang pinagmamasdan ang mga tao sa paligid.

Makikita mo ritong hindi ito mga basta-basta o ordinaryong bisita lamang. Some are members of Mafias family and some are Gangs.

It didn't surprised me because this Del Falcon Corporation is indeed mysterious and powerful. Not just in this country but also outside of it.

Malalim akong napaisip kung papaano nagkakilala sila Madrigal at ang tagapagmana ng Del Falcon Corporation. And I can't believe that--that guy looks like interested to Xaiyi.

No. I can't let any other guys have the thing that belongs to me.

What's mine is only mine. And no one can have it.

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07/08/2020

A/N: Sorry kung ngayon ko lang naipost. Dapat kanina pa e kaso nagbrown out. Ingat po tayo lagi. God bless 😊