A week later, Lora was ready to meet her friend. Lira gave the address sent by her friend.
She was already in the park waiting for her friend. She saw two women approaching.
Her friend turned out to be with a woman. The woman’s face was familiar to her. When they got too close, she was shocked to see her friend’s companion.
That was her sister-in-law Martha. She hurriedly approached her friend.
“Martha?! Is that you?” she hugged Martha tightly, but she was silent because she didn’t recognize her.
“Lora, my boss’s name is not Martha.”
“Boss?! Is she the one you say you take care of?”
“Yes, Lora, I just recently hired her daughter, Abigail.”
“Do you know her family, Cora?”
“Ha?! It’s not so much because I’m just new to them. Why do you call her Martha?”
“It’s a long story, but let’s sit there first.”
“She is my sister-in-law that we have been looking for a long time. Over twenty-seven years ago. She vanished from us because she was looking for her husband just after she was born. But her daughter was left in my care. We also broke up with her daughter because someone abducted her, so we just met her daughter lately.” Martha’s story.
“Oh! Her past is weird.”
“Why is she like that, Cora?”
“Ma’am Natasha had a car accident because her car lost its brakes. I am her therapist because one of her legs already has cement.” Cora replied.
“Oh! Poor Martha, why did her name turn out to be Natasha?”
“I don’t know, because I didn’t know the story of her life.”
“Martha, do you still remember me? I am your sister, Lora. What happened to you, and why did your name change?”
Martha just stared at her, and she didn’t speak. It was just mesmerized. Lora felt sorry for her.
“Do you know where I can talk to her daughter? She already has a child. I thought she only had one child with me.”
“Ah! All I know is that she is the daughter of Mr. Louie Roa’s ex-wife… But I heard that Abigail’s mother was killed by her father’s concubine’s daughter.” Cora replied.
“Wow! You know something about her past, ha!”
“Not Lora, I can just hear. Ah! By the way, I’m sending you here because I’m going abroad next month. Maybe you want to come with me when I apply as a therapist in another country. They also hire a domestic helper. Maybe you just want a big monthly, depending on the place.” Said Cora.
“Is that so? When I think about it, I have to take care of our family’s problem first. Naneth needs to know that her mother is alive.”
“Naneth! Who is she?”
“She is my niece, Martha’s daughter, by her husband, Roel.”
“Oh! Is that so? It’s up to you. I’m happy to talk to you today and I’ve also helped you find the sis-in-law you’ve been looking for for a long time.”
“Yes, but how can I talk to his stepdaughter, Abigail?”
“Her stepdaughter is in jail now because she shot a woman that I know was her dad’s former affair. Because the daughter of another woman of Mr. Roa was kidnapped. In two cases, when Abigail shot the woman, she blocked her mother, so she was the one who was shot in the heart!” story again by Cora.
“Oh! The gossips you received is terrible. Because we are far from civilization, so we don’t know what is happening here in the city. May I visit Abigail?
“Maybe you can just say that he is like your son. Maybe the police will let you in.”
“Okay! Thank you very much for your information.”
“Let’s go, let’s go.” Said Natasha.
“Yes, we are leaving. I’m sorry Lora, we have to leave. Maybe Sir Louie is looking for us.”
“Okay! Thank you,” she approached Martha and whispered.
“Martha, don’t worry. I’ll come back to you. I just want to find information so I can get you back from Louie.” Lora left and said goodbye to her friend.
As Martha just stared at her.
At Alpha Private Company…
“Did Kyla come in, Dominic?”
“Yes, she came in.”
“It’s okay that she won’t come in first because there’s not much work to do.”
“She said she didn’t want to be at home because she remembered her mother.”
“She was right. Do you have a walk today?”
“Nothing! Why?”
“Come with me to take care of the needs of Naneth and I’s wedding.”
“Oh! Looks like you’re interested in getting married ah! By the way, yesterday we visited Kyla’s mother’s grave and I also visited dad. We saw your dad with another woman. She got in his car.” Said Dominic.
“What?! Who is the woman with dad?”
“We didn’t know each other because her face was wrapped and then shaded. They came from Kyla’s mother’s grave.”
“Oh! Is that so? Who is that woman?”
Gio suspected he wanted to know who that woman was, so after they talked to Dominic he went to his father’s office, but it was not in his office yet. He had already asked the secretary, but the secretary said his father was not there because he had left earlier. He was even more suspicious of what his father’s secret was.
“Where is your dad, Roel?”
“Dad is gone! I don’t know where he is, because his secretary said he left early earlier.”
“Oh! What is your dad doing? ”
They both wondered.
~~~~~
Abigail’s friends visited the precinct to see her.
“Friend, how are you?”
“I’m fine Mia, thank you.”
“Aren’t you having a hard time with your situation now?”
“Do I still have an option, Mia? It’s here, I’ve done what I shouldn’t have done, so I still have a choice and received that punishment?” Abigail replied.
“Friend, don’t despair, you will also be able to overcome everything that has happened in your life,” Kay said.
“Thank you so much to all of you because you were there to support me. Somehow relieved the sadness in my heart.”
“Of course Abigail, we’re just here next to you, ready to sympathize with you.”
“Thank you very much. Have you been to our house? How is my mom? I miss her so I can see her.” Abigail said sadly.
“Let Abigail. After we recover here, we will visit your mother,” Mia replied.
“Thank you. Say hello to my mom. Hug me with her, too.” Tearfully said, Abigail.
~~~~~
When Lora got home, she couldn’t be bothered by what she had seen before. Lira noticed him.
“Mom, I’m sick of you walking back and forth! What happened to you?”
“I’m just thinking Lira, do you know that I’ve seen your auntie, Martha?” Said, Lora
“What?! How and where?”
“Didn’t my friend text you? I didn’t expect Martha to be with her, so she just can’t remember me.”
“Really?! Why is that?”
“Your auntie had an accident, so she doesn’t remember much about me. Then do you know her name is now Natasha?” her mother’s story.
“Oh! Does Naneth already know this?”
“That’s what I think might happen to Naneth when she finds out,” Lora replied.
“Why don’t you send Naneth here so you can talk here,” Lira replied.
“I’ll just call her to convince him to come here.”
“Sister Lora, how are you?”
“Oh! Franco, you got a visit. ”
“Yes, I’ll just say hello to my little nephew.” Franco approached Lira’s son, and he smiled at him.
“Franco, why do you come here to the house once?
“Ah! I already have a job, my sister, so I rarely come here.”
“Ah! It’s good that you have a job. Where do you work?”
“In Manila, at Alpha Private Company.”
“Really?! Isn’t that Robin’s rival company?”
“Yes, but what’s wrong there? At least I have a job and Naneth is with me there,” Franco replied.
Will Lora tell Franco what she discovered?