"Master, problema ito kailangan natin siyang iligpit."
"Huwag...Huwag po ninyo ako patayin, maawa na po kayo sa akin. Hindi ko kayo kilala at pangako hindi ako magsasakita." Sa takot ni Shantelle, tumulo na ang luha niya.
"Only the dead do not speak." The man said coldly.
Lalong nanginig ang buong katawan ni Shantelle sa narinig. Saan na ba kasi si Stanley?
"Nasa baba lang si Stanley, kahit na patayin ninyo ako hindi rin kayo makakalabas sa kwarto na ito."
While the three of them were in a deadlock, the door suddenly opened. A waiter walked in with a new set of clothes in his hands.
Agad ibinaba ng lalaki ang baril pagkabukas ng pinto.
Nabuhayan ng pag-asa si Shantelle nang makita ang waiter.
"Inutusan ako si Young Master Hao na dalhin dito ang damit," wika ng waiter habang nakatingin sa dalawang lalaki.
Agad nito nilagay sa sofa ang damit at mabilis na lumabas. "Hey, Huwag ka muna lumabas." Ngunit sumara nang muli ang pinto.
"Ikaw talaga ang asawa ni Stanley?"
"Oo, ako ang asawa niya." Sunod-sunod na tango ni Shantelle.
"Alright, I can spare your life today, but you must remember, forget everything you just heard."
After two seconds of deep thought, the man gave her a stern warning.
"Opo..." muling tango ni Shantelle.
"Master, mali ba tayo ng kwartong pinasukan?"
Napailing ang lalaking tinawag na Master. He stared coldly at Shantelle before turning around,
intending to leave.
However, just at this moment, the door opened from the outside. The man who came in had a gloomy expression on his face.
"Stanley Hao?"
"Reynald Villamor?"
The two men shouted each other's names with a trace of surprise.
"Why are you in this room?" Stanley looked at the bed behind him. Shantelle, who was trying hard to
get the sheets, immediately sounded dangerous.
"Kung sasabihin kung nagkamali kami ng kwartong pinasukan, maniniwala ka ba?"
"You saw my woman naked?" Stanley's face suddenly darkened. There was a bit of
annoyance in his tone.
Lumingon si Reynald kay Shantelle, hawak nito ang blanket na nakatakip sa katawan nito. "Siya ba talaga ang asawa mo? I remember that the bride you are going to marry today is not her."
"I just changed one. Do you have any objections?" Stanley snorted loudly.
Hindi na nagulat pa si Reynald, si Stanley Hao lang ang bukod tanging makakagawa ng ganoong bagay.
"But I feel that the woman you marry now is a bit more beautiful." Reynald smiled faintly.
"She's living well." Stanley's words almost made Shantelle faint from anger. How was her life
any better?
"Oh!" Reynald smiled meaningfully.
"Bakit hindi pa kayo umaalis?" Naiinis na wika ni Stanley habang matalim na nakatingin sa dalawang lalaki. Gusto pa ba nilang pagsawaan tingnan ang asawa ko? Kung hindi lang sa pinagsamahan nila ni Reynald kanina pa niya binugbog ito.
Reynald also knew it wasn't a good idea to stay here
any longer, but before he left, he turned around and stared coldly at Shantelle, who only exposed
half of her head
Nakahinga ng maluwag si Shantelle ng makalabas ang dalawa. Her beautiful eyes glared at Stanley with resentment. "What nonsense were you talking about just now? I've lost all my face."
"Do you still have the face? I thought I lost it at noon today." Stanley mocked her intentionally.
Namula sa galit si Shantelle nang maalala niya ang video na pilabas ni Stanley.
"You still have the face to bring this up? How can you put on such a terrible video in front of so
many people? Ano na lang ang iisipin nila sa akin?"
Ramdam ni Shantelle na kahit pa mamatay si Stanley hindi na mawawala ang galit niya rito.
"Iyon lang ang tanging paraan para makumbinse ko sila..." wika ni Stanley sa mababang tono.
"Wala na akong mukhang ihaharap sa mga tao...Mas mabuti pang mamatay na lang ako."
"Kung panunuurin mong mabuti hindi ka naman masyado kita sa video."
Kahit na ano pang sabihin ni Stanley hindi pa rin gumaan ang pakiramdam ni Shantelle. "Kahit hindi ako kita, maririnig pa rin ang mga ungol ko roon."
"I can only say that you are very satisfied." The smile deepened on Stanley's face and he was extremely proud of himself.
Napapikit na lang si Shantelle, wala na siyang masabi pa.
"Kanina pa ba ang dalawa na iyon?" Pag-iiba ni Stanley ng usapan.
"Hindi ko alam, sila na nga nagsabi hindi ba? Nagkamali sila ng pasok at wala naman silang nakita."
"Bakit takot na takot ka kanina nang pumasok ako?" Nagtataka si Stanley kung bakit ganun na lang ang takot ni Shantelle nang madatnan niya.
"Natural nagulat ako dahil may dalawang lalaki akong nakita sa loob ng kwarto."
Stanley also believed that Reynald wasn't such a
shameless man.
"Gusto mo ba bumaba?"
"Ayoko bumaba, gusto ko nang umuwi."
"Fine, uuwi na tayo."
Shantelle quickly got up and put on her new clothes on the sofa. When she turned around, she saw
the man staring at her with a burning gaze.
Stanley saw that she suddenly turned around. His eyes were a little confused. He quickly moved
away and casually walked past her with his hands in his pockets, towards the door.
Shantelle hurried to keep up with him.
It was already late at night. Shantelle was Sitting alone on the bed in master's bedroom. The moment
Stanley got home, he went to his study room as if he had something to do at work.
Iginala ni Shantelle ang paningin sa napakagandang silid. Simple lang ang disenyo ng silid ngunit napaka aliwalas nito tingnan.
Kung ikinasal lang sana siya sa lalaking gusto niya sigurado nag-uumapaw ang saya niya ngayon.
Ang isipin iyon, kahit na ganito kaganda ang silid tila hindi pa rin makakatulog ngayong gabi si Shantelle.
However, she had to sleep as soon as possible, otherwise, when Stanley came back from
dealing with things, he would bully her again.
As she was thinking, Shantelle heard heavy footsteps coming from outside the door.
Mabilis siyang tumagilid at nagpanggap na natutulog.
Nang tiningnan ni Stanley ang katawan ni Shantelle na nakahiga sa kama niya, napailing siya. In his Thirty-one years of life, this was the first time that he had slept in the same bed with woman.
He was not used to it, but he had to accept the fact that he had married this woman.
Pumasok muna sa banyo si Stanley para maligo.
Nang maramdaman na pumasok sa banyo si Stanley agad umusog si Shantelle sa gilid na bahagi ng kama at nagpanggap ulit na natutulog.
Shantelle was incomparably clear-headed as she observed the man's every move. The other side
of the bed sank down and the man lay down.
She cautiously moved closer to the bed, hoping to keep a safe distance from him.