Love me or Hate me

Chapter 1 "who are you?" A cold voice makes Cassidy freeze and gives shiver in her spine. She didn't expect this at nagsimulang kumabog nang malakas ang puso niya Cassidy froze, habang inaayos ang mga libro sa harap niya, she was in Austin's room she's been working on for the past five months at walang wala siyang ideya na uuwi ito ngayon. And she was in his room dahil akala niya ay binuksan lang iyon para linisan hindi niya akalain na nandito na ang mismong may ari nang bahay. She slowly turned around and vowed her head nervously na hindi tinitingnan ang mukha nito, she didn't want to be recognised by him. She wanted to meet him again but not in this kind of humiliating situation. "Sir., ahm a-ako po si V-Verna dito po ako n-nagta trabaho sa bahay nyu sir.." This was a very dangerous job for her, inside a lion's den at walang kasiguraduhan kong makakalabas pa siya nang buhay ngayong nandito na ang taong dapat niyang iwasan Lieutenant Colonel Austin Kendrick Voclain ang taong iniiwasan muna sana niyang makita. "Oh, is that so..?" He walked towards her and took something on his table but a shining object was thrown into her, at agad niyang naiwasan realizing it was a dagger nanlalaki ang mata niya habang nakatitig sa kutsilyo na nakatusok sa isa sa mga libro sa gilid nang mukha niya. "D*mnit.. I've missed it..did I?" Her lips trembled at napalingon dito and he was smiling creepily. '.. did he know who I am?.. ' "I didn't expect that a mere servant could avoid my dagger" He stood and walked towards her at marahas siyang napalunok. '.. was he going to kill me?.. ' He was a big guy at hindi niya alam kung makakalabas pa siya nang buhay oras na lumaban siya dito, she has a knowledge of self defense she knows how to protect herself and she also knows how to use a gun. Pero magiging obvious siya if she fights back at him. Austin isn't the Austin she knew eight years ago. He was so huge, almost towering her his body was broader and it look so hard now he looked more handsome now than before. Even his tattoos on his arms and hands look so beautiful on him. He cornered her at hindi siya makatingin dito but he grabbed her chin and forced her to face him and his eyes narrowed after seeing her face her lips trembled she didn't want to die like this, kulang pa ang plano niya she needs to stay alive. "Who the hell are you .?",his voice is cold while his blue eyes while blazing and his voice is now deeper and so manly and it's a little bit of raspy. "S-sir., m-matagal napo akong nagtatrabaho d-dito.V-Verna Magsinop po.," She was so nervous and silently praying na sana ay maka takas pa siya. "Huh?! Really right five months., And someone was stealing confidential documents for me for the past five months is that a coincidence or. ..but I am sure it was you.. should I kill you now..,?you have all the guts to stay in my manor even though you know that I'm going back" " S-sorry po sir,, p-pero hindi ko po alam ang sinasabi niyo.. " She tried to hide her face dahil natatakot siya na baka makilala siya nito. " Hm.. ok you can leave now" At bigla nitong hinila ang kutsilyo na nakatarak sa libro and he turned around and walked. And she was confused at pakiramdam niya ay nanlalambot ang mga tuhod niya but Austin sat on his bed. Removing his jacket kahit para siyang nanigas sa kinatatayuan habang nakatingin dito. Austin suddenly stopped what he was doing nang mapansin na nandoon pa siya. He brushed his hair using his finger and chuckled. "Well..are you going to help me remove my clothes now?" He smiles sexily but dangerously at her at marahas siyang napalunok at sunod-sunod na umiling. "S-sorry po.." At nagmamadaling lumabas sa kwarto nito. She was palpitating after running inside her own room. Cassidy is now anxious hindi niya alam kung paano nangyari lahat ito. Hindi siya makapaniwala wala siyang kaalam alam na pauwi na si Austin, she checked herself in the mirror. At nagpapasalamat dahil hindi siya nito nakilala, she's wearing an hair extension para magmukhang makapal ang buhok niya, she even wears a tanning lotion para hindi makita ang tunay na balat niya she puts a freckles in her nose and cheeks. A fake tooth that will make her mouth bigger and uses brown lenses for her eyes to hide her pitch black iris. He didn't recognize her thanks to these things. Austin manor has many servants at dahil sa malaki iyon ay may kanya kanyang naka assign sa kanila. The truth is his room and the other four are prohibited at malakas ang loob niyang pumasok dahil iniisip niya na nandito ang hinahanap niya. She didn't see anyone when she entered dahil pagabi na the lights in the manor are already in the dim mode at nang subukan niyang maglakad-lakad ngunit nang madaanan niya ang isang room ay nagtaka siya dahil naka awang ang pinto niyon and when she slowly push it ay akala niya walang tao pumasok siya and she shut the door at nagsimulang maghanap. Una sa shelves at ang display nang ilang libro sa kwarto, sinasabayan niya nang konting punas at pagpag ang ginagawang paghahanap kunwari ay nag a- arrange siya nang gamit. Wala siyang kaalam-alam na meron na palang nakamasid sakanya. Cassidy sighed heavily siguradong babantayan na siya ngayon at magdududa na sa kanya si Austin so she needs to leave first at lalong hindi siya makaka-kontak kay Juanito ngayon. She arranged some of her things in her backpack nagmamadali siya kailangan niyang maka alis. .... Madali lang naman makalabas magsisinungaling nalang ulit siya sa mayordoma na si Nanay Rosa. Ngunit yun ang inaakala niya maaga siyang gumising para umalis, nagpaalam siya kay Nanay Rosa. "Sige hija pero bumalik ka bukas huh? Alam mo nandito na si Señorito at mas maraming linisin ngayon, mas gusto ko ang trabaho mo kesa sa iba dito at mas maaasahan ka" " Opo, nanay Rosa" And she gently smiles kahit masungit si Nanay Rosa ay mabait naman ito sakanya marami ang ayaw dito, ngunit para sakanya na wala nang magulang ay naging mabuti ito but she can't trust no one except for herself. Naglakad siya papa alis. "Verna..!" Napalingon siya sa pamilyar na boses ni Lazarus and butler ni Austin ngunit nanlalaki ang mga mata niya nang makita niya kung sino ang nasa likod nito. He was staring at her intently wearing his sleeveless shirt na may hood kung saan exposed ang malalaki at matitigas nitong braso pati ang mga tattoo nito. And looks like, he just came home from jogging dahil nangi-ngintab ang noo nito at bakat sa damit nito ang pawis. She froze after seeing him dapat ay tumatakbo na siya paalis. "San ka pupunta?" Tanong agad nang butler na si Lazarus. "Ahm, sir uuwi po muna ako babalik lang din po ako bukas." Sagot niya kay Lazarus ngunit ramdam niya ang matalas na titig ni Austin sakanya. "And who gave you permission to leave this place?" Napabaling siya kay Austin at napalunok biglang kumabog nang malakas ang dibdib niya after their eyes met. He didn't recognize her at nakakatawang isipin iyon. Maybe., just maybe kung nagkita silang dalawa in a different situation and not like this. "S-sir nagpaalam napo ako kay Nanay Rosa" Nagmamadaling lumapit naman si Nanay Rosabpara ipagtanggol siya. "Sir, isang araw lang naman ang restday niya sa isang buwan kaya pinayagan ko na" "No one is allowed to leave this manor, Nanay Rosa from now on" Seryosong deklarasyon ni Austin and that leaves her speechless. '.. did he find out who I am?.. ' Kinakabahan siya sa naisip and Austin stared at her at marahas siyang napalunok she still needs to leave, kailangan malaman ni Juanito ang sitwasyon niya ngayon and she can't make a call dahil baka ma detect ni Austin. "S-sir please po k-kailangan ko lang pong makauwi ngayon.." Pinilit niyang magtunog na nakaka awa dito, but Austin just stared at her blankly. "If you leave hindi mo makukuha ang sahod mo" May pagbabanta nitong sabi ngunit umiling siya. "Okay lang po sir--" "Ok lang?.." Naningkit ang mga mata nito at doon niya na realize na mali ang sinabi niya. "O-opo babalik panaman po ako, isang araw lang naman po" "Still no, and that's final" Austin turned around and left them halata ang awa sa mukha ni Nanay Rosa while Lazarus kagaya nang amo nito just stared at her blankly and left. "Hija, saka kanalang umuwi baka wala sa mood si Señorito ngayon" pagpapaunawa pa ni Nanay Rosa. Ngunit nagpupuyos siya sa galit ngayon kung pwede lang sampal sampalin niya si Austin ay gagawin niya. Ngunit sa ngayon ay wala siyang magawa she needs to adjust in her situation at maghahanap nang ibang paraan para makalabas. Kailangan niyang magpakatatag wala siyang ibang malalapitan hindi siya pwedeng magtiwala sa kahit na sino sa sarili lang niya. .....