Chapter 46
Viosdado
I’m with Ria’s children. She is busy with the company, so I’m here as the nanny.
It’s Saturday and obviously I have work but then, I don’t seem to be in the mood to go in so I decided to take her children with me.
“Papa, let’s buy cotton candy,” now it’s starting. My money will surely gone before this day ends.
“How about you, Hivo? Do you want something to eat?” He’s busy on his phone. He’s smiling. Hmm.. I wonder why? Is he texting his crush?
“No dad, I’m good,”
“Who are you texting?”
“A friend”
Who is this friend he is referring to? Something is fishy.
“Whose friend is that?”
“Dad, it’s just a friend. Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Friend… huh?” Who is your friend? Why doesn’t he tell me?
“Papa that’s enough. Go and play with Pane,” and he walked away.. I can’t believe what he did. He really moved away from me.
He’s growing up.. Ahh-I’m so proud of my son.
“Dad, buy me balloonsStefanny
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“Just wait here,”
“No! I’ll come with you,” she’s very demanding. She surely inherits that from her mother.
“Grandpa,”
Okay… what is dad doing here? I shook my head when I saw his smile when he saw Stefanny running towards him.
Behind him is uncle John. Why are they here?
“Grandpa John,” they are happy to see Pane..
I can’t blame them because Pane is a very tender child. Not to mention that she’s the only baby in the house.
I looked at Hivo. He’s still busy with his phone but this time, his forehead is wrinkled. Who is he texting to the point that he’s so preoccupied to his surroundings?
“Hivo.”
When he turned to us, he just then noticed dad and uncle John are here.
“Why is he busy?” I heard dad ask but I just shrugged my shoulders. I don’t even know which friend he is texting to.
“Vios, we need to talk,” My old man looks serious. I don’t know if I did something wrong or what.
“Papa, give me my balloons,” I immediately gave Pane the balloons I bought and she and uncle John immediately left. They went to where Hivo was.
“What are we going to talk about dad?”
“Follow me”
I followed him to his car. I could feel that something is wrong.
“What is that news all about??”
Oh I get it.
“I didn’t do anything wrong”
“Vios, everything you did was wrong! Why did you go to that girl? Your mission is done. What? You’re going to harm them?” I know. I know I was wrong to include emotion in my work but… I can’t avoid that. I can’t ignore him even after my work is done.
“Dad, I love Ria and her children. I consider them as my family. I loved and took care of them as if they were my own. That’s why I can’t betray them.”
“Exactly. You love them and you are Ria’s partner in raising them, so why are you still getting close to her? What if she uses you to hurt Ria or the children?”
“I’m being careful dad-
“No son! You are not careful. That girl didn’t trust you. When Ria revealed herself to the public, her plan changed.” It’s my first time seeing my old man like that.
“She thought that I am her ally,” I said.
“When she found out that Ria was alive, she contacted you to come back to him, right? Because she knew your connection with Ria. She’s using you why can’t you see that?”
I didn’t answer. I chose not to answer. I can’t explain my side to him.
“Is that why you can’t date Ria? She’s available and so are you,”
“She loves someone else. Her heart doesn’t want me. We know who the man she wants is and we need to respect that. Besides, we see each other as brother and sister. That’s all.”
Because I consider her as my sister, that’s why I don’t want her to be harmed. She’s very kind and sweet even though she keeps on hitting my head. She allows her children to call me papa and I am happy because of that.
“This is all we can do with Albert. To protect his daughter,” he said and got out of the car.
Everything they told Ria had a hole. I understand why they do that because it is for her safety. The truth is, Alberto, the foster father of Ria is under arresy of uncle John.
They put Alberto in a dungeon where people with serious crime are imprisoned. Those criminals are not capable to pay for the government’s prison care. Yes, my dad is part of a secret organization.
And I’m afraid the girl I like is going there too.
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Steven Marcus Alvante
“Man you need to calm down”
Calm down? How will I calm down if I know that he has been betraying me for a long time and has turned his back on me?
“Sir, have mercy on me”
Mercy? How can I feel sorry for him if I know that he is the spy of that crazy woman?
“I really want to kill you Jamie. Do you know that?” he didn’t answer. He was just crying.
“Sir, I was dazzled by the money. Sir, believe me. I have nothing to do with the incident,”
“Nothing? Are you an idiot?”
“Sir, believe me. I just reported your actions to ma’am Lashnia. I had nothing to do with the accident that happened to ma’am Ria,”
“Brute, calm down”
“Hold me, Ben, or I might kill this shit!”
“Let Kael handle it. Calm down please,”
I tried to calm myself but I was still shaking with anger.
“Now Jamie, all you need is to tell us everything or else, you will never see your family again,”
“Sir, yes. Just don’t touch my family. They didn’t know about this.”
“A’rayt! We’re easy to talk to. Now spill the beans,” Kael
“Even before I started working with Sir Steven, ma’am Lashnia already paid me. She said, I will work as sir Steven’s secretary. I have to be the one accepted into the position or she’ll kill my mother,” he started to talk while crying. I clenched my fist when I heard what he said. That manipulative b*tch…
“I had no choice but to do that. So I did everything just to get the position. She rewarded me with a large amount of money for spying on Sir Steven for the past few years. I tried to stop because I felt guilty, but she threatened my family’s life”
“She’s crazy and I’m so afraid of her.. Sir, believe me. I tried to ask the police for help but they didn’t take me seriously because ma’am Lashnia is holding them too.”
“Brute, where are you going?” I didn’t listen to Ben. I approached Jamie.
“Sir Steven, I promise, I always pray that you will be fine. I hope that you will not be harmed because you have been so kind to me”
“Does your prayer can bring my family back? Does your prayer can bring back Roel’s life? Can you bring back my sister’s sanity? Because of your simple report to her, many have perished”
“Sir, please forgive me..”
“I’m shivering Jamie. I want to smash your face now.”
“Sir. Sorry…”
“Are you the one who replied to my son?”
“No, sir. It’s ma’am Lia. All your accounts that I know are hacked by her. She’s always been following you.”
“Dude, she’s crazy,” Ben
“I’ll take care of that,” Diego.
“Double your security Steven. You have to be extra careful from now on.” Philip suggested.
“It terrifies me when I think that she has been following you for a long time. It’s hard for me to believe that she befriended Ria to keep her away from you.” Kael .
“Are you sure you haven’t met before? Her obsession with you, it’s impossible that she didn’t even attempt to approach you,” Diego.
No. I’m sure I never met Lia before. A girl like her is not worthy of my attention.
“No”
“You must have seen her. Maybe you didn’t notice her because of Amanda, and when she had a chance, Ria came.”
I’m not surprised. She will not pass my standard.
“You take care of that Kael,” I said and left. I call my son. He is in the plaza now with Vios.
“Hello dad?”
“Are you still there?”
“Yes, papa. I’m with papa Vios”
Vios is always in the way. I hope, I can finish this mess and get them back from Vios. I am sick of sharing them with Vios. They are mine.
“Papa, stop it. It’s nothing…” I heard my son say on the other line. He’s laughing. When I thought that he was enjoying himself with Vios, I felt jealous.
“Who is your friend? Why don’t you tell dad?” Vios said. What are they talking about?
“It’s a friend, dad,” the way my son interacts with Vios, it’s obvious that he’s comfortable with him. Unlike me, even though we’re okay, I know there’s still a gap between us.
“A girl, right? I’ll report you to your mom.”
“Dad, you’re so deceitful”
“Tell papa who you are calling. A whisper will be fine.”
I can’t stand it anymore.
Right, I’m really jealous.
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THIRD PERSON
Steven arrived at the plaza and found Hivo and Vios. Stefanny came along with her Grandparents so she’s nowhere to be found in plaza.
“Papa, you’re here,” Hivo said happily. Steven smiled at his son and glared at Vios. Vios on the other side felt the same to Steven.
“Papa, this is my papa Vios. Papa, this is my papa,” Hivo introduced the two men to each other. He put his hand on his nape when he realized how weird it was to introduce his two fathers to each other by calling them papa.
“Nice to meet you,” Steven chimed in even though he had known Vios for a long time.
Vios is his senior at the school he used to attend. They are friends but not that close.
Steven sees him as his rival in the life of his family, in the life of his son.
“Nice to meet you too,” Viosdado