The Billionaire I Married By Mistake [Filipino]

15. CLEAR

|Katherine|

This can’t be. Oh my god. Talaga bang…maling lalaki ang napakasalan ko?

Tang-ina!

[Miss Kat, huwag niyong sabihing—”] hindi ko narinig ang susunod na sasabihin ni Noel ng may biglang humawak sa braso ko. A large hand captured my hand holding my phone, dahilan para mahulog ang phone ko sa lupa sa biglaang niyang paghawak doon.

My eyes widened in shock as I turned around. Napasulyap muna ako sa cellphone kong nasa lupa bago napatingin sa…lalaking hindi ko pala dapat asawa!

“Who are you?” agaran niyang tanong. I could hear the anger and accusation in his voice.

I tried to yank my hands away from him pero mariin ang pagkakahawak niya sa akin. His sharp eyes suddenly made me step back. Pero bakit naman ako aatras at lalayo sa kanya? Hindi ko rin siya kilala!

“And who are you also!” singhal ko. Sinubukan ko muling kunin ang kamay ko sa kanya, and when I managed to, halos tumilpon rin naman ako palayo sa kanya ng bigla niya akong binitawan!

What the! How fvcking rude of him?!

Tumiim ang bagang niya. Ilang segundo niya akong tinitigan bago siya muling nagsalita.

“Are you a friend of …Gabriel?” he asked cautiously. Kumunot naman ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.

“Who’s that?” I asked in return. He let out a series of curses as he ran his fingers through his hair.

“You don’t know Gabriel Gil? Then—”

“Wait, the actor?” I interrupted and gave him a confused look.

Ba’t naman niya tinatanong sa akin to? Is this significant to the problem we are currently facing right now? Ano bang paki-alam ng artista na yan sa…kamaliang nangyayari sa amin?

Napatingin ako sa phone ko sa lupa. Pinulot ko iyon bago ako tumayo ng maayos. The call hadn’t ended yet. Pero dahil nasa harapan ko ang…lalaking hindi ko naman kilala, hinayaan ko ang tawag. I want Noel to hear everything that had happened here incase may masamang mangyari sa akin!

What if this man is a…psycho or what?

“Yes! But I don’t mean that you know him since his famous! Ang ibig kong sabihin, pinadala ka ba ni Gabriel sa simbahan? Did he choose you and send you to that church to marry me?”

Mas lalo akong nalito sa pinagsasabi niya. “Ba’t niya naman ako pipiliin para pakasalan ka?”

He let out a series of curses because of that. I took that chance to finally fire him my questions.

“You’re not… Gavin Ramirez?” tanong ko kahit alam ko na ang sagot. Gusto ko lang makasiguro! Malay mo siya pala and Noel is just yapping nonsense!

It’s his turn to look weirdly at me.

“Who’s that damn idiot?” he hissed. I could almost taste his impatience! Mas lalong nalatayan ng galit ang mukha niya. Napairap naman ako. Grabe naman ‘tong lalaking ‘to, nanglalait kapag nauubusan ng pasensiya!

“So you’re not him. What’s your name then? Ba’t nandoon ka sa simbahan kanina?” sunod-sunod na tanong ko.

“Didn’t you see my name when you were signing our marriage contract?” he asked. My lips parted when I realized…I really didn’t try to see his name earlier. Because…I was…crying.

Tang-ina. Ang tanga-tanga mo naman, Katherine! You didn’t even checked his name when you were signing the marriage contract! Talagang inuna mo pa ang pag-iyak mo! Masyado ko naman atang pinagkatiwalaan na talagang…siya si Gavin Ramirez! Malay ko ba kasi na may magpapakasal din ng ganoon kaaga maliban sa kasal ko?

Argh! Stop justifying your actions, Katherine!

I heard him letting out a scoff because of my silence.

“I’m Javier Lanford. And according to my friend, I was supposed to marry someone who’s name is Daniela Soledad. And clearly, when I saw your name in the contract earlier, you’re not her,” he pointed out.

Napalunok ako habang napatitig sa kanyang mga mata. So…his name is really Javier. Ako lang talaga ang nag-assume na siya si Gavin at nagsinungaling siya ng pangalan niya sa akin!

“Fvckk.” I muttered. Napaupo ako bigla at napatakip sa mukha. I could feel the heat rushing on my neck up to my cheeks. I suddenly felt ashamed.

“I’m sorry….this is all my fault,” ako ko sa kasalanan habang ang kamay ay nasa mukha ko pa rin. “I was supposed to marry someone who’s name is Gavin Ramirez. And I was supposed to be at a different church. Pero dahil…sa kamalian ko, namali ako ng puntahan ng simbahan.” I explained.

I remained on my position, still feeling ashamed and reflecting on my actions. Ngayon namali pala ako ng pinuntahang simbahan, what’s next? According to Noel, hindi rin daw sumulpot si Gavin? Then…kahit pala nakapunta ako sa tamang location ng simbahan, hindi pa rin matutuloy ang kasal?

Horror filled my heart. What about…our company? Paano na si grandpa? We’re in brink of doom and we have…many debts to pay! Also…how about the hospital’s expenses? Hindi ko kayang ilagay si grandpa sa isang public hospital!

Sino naman ang tatakbuhan namin? My grandpa is an only son, and so was my father. Sino ang lalapitan ko kapag…nangyari ang lahat ng kinatatakutan ko?

I couldn’t help but suddenly felt teary eyes once again. Parang kani-kanina lang, I tried my best calm myself from crying and frustration dahil mami-meet ko ang parents ni Gav—no, ni Javier.

Now that I think about it, I should have foreseen it already when I noticed the weird things earlier. Dapat pala, nakatunog na’ko ng hindi dumating ang witness ko bago pa lang matuloy ang kasal!

Arghhh!

“May kasalanan din ako sa sitwasyon na’to.” I heard him say, breaking my deep thoughts. I removed my hands on my face and I was surprised to see his eyes leveled with mine. He was now squatting as he looked at my eyes. His brows furrowed at para parin siyang problemado.

“I didn’t really know the name of my supposed bride.” amin niya. Kumunot ang noo ko. My head clung to one side. Bkit hindi niya naman alam ang pangala ng magiging asawa niya pala?

“My friend…” biglaan siyang huminto. Then he sighed heavily as he massaged the bridge of his nose. As if mentioning his friend was stressing him out. “...it was a long story, but to make it short, I gave him a task to find me a wife. It was his stupid idea not to give me any information about her. That’s why, I didn’t doubt that you weren’t my wife when you arrived in the church earlier,” kwento niya. My lips parted upon hearing that.

Kasi…he has a point. Kung alam niya palang hindi ako ang mapapangasawa niya, then…he should have pointed out in the first place!

Fvck!

Somehow, it lessened the shame I was feeling. Hindi lang naman pala ako may kasalanan sa sitwasyon namin ngayon.

But still…my problem remains.

Kung ipapasawalang bisa niya ang kasal na nangyari sa amin, then…my problem wouldn’t be resolve. Kung hindi nga sumulpot ang mapapangasawa ko sana sa dapat naming kasal, then…he must have backed out the last minute!

Then…what next? Am I going to find another man who offers marriage for convenience to save our company?!

I heaved a deep breath. Sumasakit ang ulo ko sa kakaisip ng problema ko. Akala ko okay na! Tapos malalaman kong…wala rin naman palang kwena to dahil sa pagkakamali naming dalawa!

“Then… we should tell your parents about this,” I said as I looked straight into his eyes.

Akala ko sasang-ayon siya dahil iyon naman talaga ang tama. Ba’t kasi namin ipagpapatuloy ang pagiging mag-asawa diba? We don’t know each other. Well, it’s not that I also know Gavin more than this man in front of me. Kaya, talagang nagulat ako ng hindi siya sumang-ayon sa sinabi ko!

“No…” he immediately disagreed. Nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko dahil doon.

“W-What…why?” nauutal kong tanong. His expression remained, cold and calculating. I don’t know if the situation will even give an advantage on my part.

The morning sun appeared behind the clouds. Mas nakikita ko ng maigi ang kulay ng mata niya.

I thought when I first met him…his eyes were deep blue. Gabi naman nga iyon. But now with the morning sun, his eyes were actually blue-green. Namana niya nga ang mga mata niya sa kanyang ina.

“We’ll keep this act. And we’ll talk about it when we have our private time. Right now, I can’t reveal to my parents that you weren’t supposed to be my wife. That we got married by mistake.” he firmly said.

Napalunok na lang ako at napatango. Dahil…ano pa nga ba ang magagawa ko sa sitwasyon namin. I’ll just need to think of ways of how I could have an advantage in this relationship. As long as he gave me a help…wala naman talagang problema sa akin kung sino ang maging asawa ko.

Fvck. I can’t believe that I’m actually telling myself that. I’m really a changed woman.