“Please Gilbert! Don’t hurt Naneth. You know she’s pregnant.” Pleading Roel said. The gun was still pointed at Naneth’s head.
“Naneth does not differ from me because she became my daughter-in-law in case she is very brave and knows where she inherited from you, right?”
“What do you mean, dad? That Naneth inherited from Mr. Reyes?”
They were all silent and wondering. As a man from outside entered, it was their first meeting with his brother since he disappeared.
“Roel?!” Deme was surprised. Roel turned around and was surprised by what he saw.
“Brother Deme?! How did you live when we thought you were dead?” said Roel.
“Dad! Is he Naneth’s uncle who sold her to Mr. Tan?” said Gio.
“Yes, he is son, animal brother, then.”
“Yes, I am. First say what you want to say, Roel, but I need money, so I clung to the knife,” Deme replied.
Franco, Amer, Kyla, and Dominic came in and overheard the siblings talking.
“Brother Deme?! Are you alive?” Franco’s mention.
“Franco?! How did you get out of jail?” Deme replied. Franco immediately rushed to Deme but was stopped by Dominic and Gio.
“You’re an animal, Brother, you ruined your family’s life,” Franco shouted.
“You also wanted that. Didn’t you also benefit so don’t feel innocent?”
“I wouldn’t do that if you didn’t threaten me. And your son Amer is a witness.” Franco shouted aagain
Amer showed up. Deme was shocked because he didn’t think he would see Amer for a long time.
“That’s enough,” Gilbert shouted.
“What Roel? Are you going to tell Naneth the truth, or will I tell her myself?”
“Wait! Gilbert, calm down. When we talk about this, don’t feel sorry for my daughter.” They all turned to Roel, but Amer and Franco had to.
“What did you say, dad? Why do you call Naneth a child?” Gio asked in astonishment.
“Mr. Reyes, why do you call me your daughter?” Naneth asked.
Everyone was silent, as if the silence was deafening.
“I’m sorry, Naneth! I didn’t know that you were the one who was missing as a child. I only found out lately and I’m happy because I’ve been looking for you for years. You remember I was happy when I saw you on the street selling because we had a blood relationship, but I didn’t know.” Roel’s sad story is that he didn’t know that he had cried.
“What?! Huhu,” Naneth sat down on the chair, crying.
“Naneth! Be patient with your father because he doesn’t know. He only found out when I told him.” Franco said.
“What?! As well as your uncle, you kept it a secret from me. I thought you were on my side. I thought you wouldn’t keep a secret from me. Huhu”
“I’m sorry Naneth. I hope you will forgive me.”
“Dad! Is it true that Naneth and I are siblings” confused Gio said?
Roel didn’t say a word, he didn’t answer Gio because he knew he hated him.
~~~~~
Louie looked for Natasha because when he woke up, she was no longer beside him. He asked his assistants, but they also could not tell where Natasha was.
Natasha left their house without informing them when she had got enough evidence. She took Lora’s mobile number from her therapist’s phone, so she called it.
“Hello, is Lora there?”
“Who are they?”
“Just tell her she knows me.”
Lira called her mother, and they talked. Lora was surprised by what Martha told her, so she hurriedly left to meet Martha.
Lira asked him, but he just said he needed to do something.
A few hours later, she arrived at the location where Martha was.
“Martha?! Are you okay?”
“Ate!?” Martha hugged her tightly.
“What happened to you? Did Louie hit you?”
“No, Ate, I just ran away from him because I don’t want to be with him anymore. I lived by the pure lies he was telling. I remember everything. Take me away from him, please. I know he’s looking for me now.” Martha said tearfully.
“Okay! Just come with me. We will go back to the province.”
“Okay sister, thank you very much.”
“All right, maybe Louie doesn’t know our place there.”
“I don’t know, Ate, but he might order people to find me and track down your house.”
“Let the important thing to be that we are together first.” Said Lora.
“Thank you sister,” they left for the province.
Louie was furious that he was looking for Natasha. He called his acquaintances, but they also knew nothing.
“I’ll just see you, Natasha. You’ll be mad at me. You challenge my patience.” Louie whispered to himself.
He heard women outside looking at Abigail’s friends.
“Hi, is Uncle Louie there? Please tell me we will only visit auntie Natasha.”
Louie heard that, so he hurried downstairs.
“Ah! Your auntie is not here to leave.” Said Louie.
“Good day uncle, ah! Is that so? Is she with her therapist? Mia asked.
“I don’t know where she went. Please tell my daughter she’s okay and come back next time.”
“Oh! Okay uncle, thank you.” Kay said.
They have left.
“The weird thing is what uncle said. Where is Auntie Natasha?”
“Yeah, you’re right Mia. Let’s just go to Abigail’s house first.” Kay replied.
~~~~~
“Dad, what! Have you answered yet?” Gio shouted.
“Gio, don’t shout at brother Roel. He will explain to you.”
“Why Franco? Do you know what dad is referring to?
“Gio, respect my brother, who is your uncle. I know I made a mistake and I have long regretted it. If I only knew that Naneth was the one who was missing as a child, I would not have agreed to marry her.”
“I will not allow dad, I love Naneth and no matter what happens I will marry her,” Gio shouted.
“What are you, your drama? Now you know Naneth is your father, Roel, and I can charge him through you.” Gilbert was about to shoot Naneth when Franco took the gun from one of Gilbert’s staff and pointed it at Gio.
“Wait, Franco, what are you doing?” Roel shouted.
“Brother, forgive me. If Mr. Tan wants to kill my niece, I will also blow up his son’s head. Franco shouted.
“What?!” they were almost at the same time surprised to be inside the house except for Amer because he already knew.
“What do you mean, Franco?” Gilbert asked in shock.
“Yes, Mr. Tan, your son is Gio. She is the only child of your woman, Jean Cruz. Do you still remember what you did?” Franco replied angrily.
“What?! What did you say, brother Franco? Are you saying Gilbert Tan used to be auntie Jean’s boyfriend?” Kyla asked in shock.
“Yes, he’s Kyla. I would like to apologize to you Kyla for being involved in the loss of your auntie Jean. I didn’t want that, but I was scared.” Roel admits.
“Kyla, I’m sorry. I didn’t tell you right away. Since you were kidnapped, Anthon told us everything and auntie Cecilia heard that. Huhu!” crying Naneth said.
“Is that what Mom meant to talk to you about my auntie?”
“Yes, that’s right, we can’t talk again because you’re still mourning. But what Anthon told me was Mr. Tan shot your auntie Jean. I saw it with his own two eyes.” Said Naneth.
“Naneth is right, Kyla. And he ordered me to throw Jean’s body into the river.”
Jean approached Gilbert, but he shot him, and the victim was Dominic.
“Dominic!” Kyla shouted. While the people there were in a commotion.
Gilbert still hasn’t let go of Naneth.
“Release Naneth and I will also release Gio, Mr. Tan, because I am not afraid to shoot your son.”
Gilbert calmed down a bit when Naneth was on time. She stepped on Gilbert’s foot and she disappeared. Gilbert fired again, but Deme was hit. He protects Naneth from the locusts from Gilbert’s gun.
“Brother?!” Franco shouted. He released Gio and shot Gilbert. He hit Gilbert on the foot and he fell.
“Dad!” Robin shouted.
Suddenly the police arrived, and there was an ambulance that Kyla called.
That day was difficult for them. Someone was injured in that meeting because of the secrets revealed by each family.
They are in the hospital waiting for the doctor to treat Dominic, Deme, and Gilbert.
“I still can’t fully comprehend what happened earlier. I’m so nervous about what happened.” Amer said as he sat next to Franco.
“Yes, it was done by Mr. Tan because he is the head and tail of everything.”
“How come that uncle revealed the secrets you think so they can forgive each other? Gio doesn’t touch his dad anymore, Naneth doesn’t touch brother Roel either. And I’m sure Kyla was also angry when she found out her uncle was complicit in the murder of her auntie Jean. Naneth and Kyla may lose their friendship.” Amer said sadly.
“Yeah! I remember that too. Our lives are ruined because there are people who want to ruin our lives. Now that you have seen your father, you can forgive him for everything he did to you?” Franco asked seriously.
“I don’t know, Uncle Franco. I don’t know yet what my reaction will be if we face each other,” Amer replied.
“I hope everything will be okay.”
When Neva found out what had happened to Gilbert, she immediately rushed to the hospital.
Franco also informed them of what happened to them. So they immediately went to the hospital. They all reached the hospital.
“Robin, what happened to your dad?”
“Franco shot him.”
“Who’s Franco?”
“The youngest brother of Mr. Reyes.”
“What?! Where is he?”
“According to her mom, she talked to your assistant of Mr. Reyes is also his nephew.”
“What’s going on? I’m confused by what you’re saying?”
“It’s like that mom, earlier there was a commotion because dad kidnapped Naneth, which is I don’t know that’s what will happen. He sent Mr. Reyes was at home but he was with Gio. The whole thing became intense because each camp had secretly left. Deme is the eldest brother of Mr. Reyes. He sold Naneth to be our maid then. Franco is their youngest that they have only seen again recently. Dad tried to shoot Naneth, but Franco stopped him because the gun was aimed at Franco’s Gio?” Robin’s long story.
“What is Gio’s connection to their fight?”
“Mom doesn’t be surprised. He’s dad’s son to his mistress Jean Cruz, the auntie of Kyla Cruz.”
“What?! Suddenly, Neva fell just fine and Robin caught her.
“Mom, are you okay?”
“Robin, I can’t believe what you’re saying. Your dad hid from me for a few years that he had a child with someone else, then when he found out about you, he was furious because he also did it.” Disgusted, Neva said.
“So mom, eh! Another mom. Did you know Naneth is the real daughter of Mr. Reyes? She is the daughter of his ex-wife.”
“What?! Is everything you said true?”
“Yes mom, because I was there when they were arguing.”
“Franco, what happened? Is what you told me true?”
“Yes, sister Lora. sister Martha? You and sister Lora are together.”
“Yes Franco, I talked to her because I remember everything.”
“Really?! That’s good. Brother Roel and Naneth were there near the door.”
“I don’t want to talk to them first Franco, because they’re not in the mood to talk.”
“Yes, Auntie Martha. Let’s leave them alone.”
“Kyla, are you okay?” Naneth asked.
“Huhu! Don’t talk to me. I don’t need your sympathy. Your dad was the one who killed my Auntie Jean. It will take time to seek justice for my auntie but the culprit is right in front of me.” Kyla said angrily.
“Kyla, I’m sorry. I don’t know, I was also shocked by the events. I don’t know what they did before.” Naneth said sadly.
“You don’t know if I want to be alone.”
“Do you want to ruin our relationship just because of what happened?”
“Naneth, you don’t understand me. I did everything to find the suspect who killed my auntie, but it was your parents and Gio who killed my auntie. It would be good for Mr. Gilbert Tan to die as well. Because of him, everything came.” Kyla said angrily.
Naneth just fell silent, and she sat in a corner of the chair. Gio approached him.
“Are you okay?!
“Do I look okay, Gio? I just found out now that you are the son of the person who tortured me before. Do you know what I went through with your animal father?
“Naneth! Do not blame me for my father’s sin. I don’t know everything and I don’t know that I’m the real son of Mr. Tan. I just hate your dad because he kept it a secret from me for almost twenty-seven years that he made me believe the lie that I was his child.” Gio replied.
“It’s not my fault if you live a lie because I don’t know.”
“So that’s it! We are both victims of our parents. So I hope you will forgive me.”
“I don’t know Gio, we shouldn’t continue the marriage. This agreement also has no destination. You will only marry me because of the child I am carrying just so he can be called a father. But I’m okay even if it’s just me. I’m tired Gio, I just want to live in peace with my future child.” Naneth said sadly as her tears flowed.
“No way Naneth! I want to be the father of your child.”
“Why would you force yourself on a child who is not yours?” Naneth asked.
“Because…” the doctor who took care of them came out correctly.
They each question what the condition of the patients is. The worse news is about Deme.
“Doc, how is my husband?”
“Mrs. Reyes. I’m sorry, but we couldn’t save Mr. Reyes. He lost a lot of blood and the locust that hit him penetrated his heart.” Said the doctor.
“What?! Lora collapsed at the same time.
“Mom, are you okay?” call a nurse Lira said.
Amer grabbed Lora and Lira went to the room to see her dad for the last time. That was their first and last meeting after several years without seeing each other because they thought he was dead.
“Dad, I’m sorry for everyone. I know I’m also guilty of being a spoiled brat. I want you to give me everything I want without thinking about where you will get the money. Uncle Franco is right, and I am also to blame for what happened to our family. Forgive me, dad. Huhu,” that was the last thing Lira said.
Lora and Amer approached.
“I don’t know what to call you because every time I remember what you did to me when I was young, there was hatred and anger. I want to punch you and make you face the pain I experienced before. But who else would I do like that when you’re dead? Maybe that’s your karma, and you deserve what happened, so forgive me if I can’t forgive you right now. Maybe the time will come. Goodbye” Amer burst into tears at what he said.
“Deme, I don’t know if I will be happy or sad or angry with what you did to our family. Why do you have to lie? Why do you have to hold on to the knife just for Lira? What has happened to you now? I hope you will be kind in your next life. Forgive me if I am at fault. I hope the day will come when you will be forgiven of all your sins.” Said Lora.
Franco approached.
“Brother! I’m sorry that maybe this is all your compensation for all the evil you have done to us, your family. It is a pity that you died immediately and you did not even apologize to all the people you have sinned against. Goodbye” said Franco.
What will happen next? Watch for the near end of the story The Secret of the Fierce Ex-Wife.