SVETLANA IMMEDIATELY ENDED THE CALL. Ayaw na niya makausap si Michael dahil sa sinabi nito. How could he say that to her? He knew what was the reason beyond their divorce. She did that to protect him and their children.
She breathed heavily and unknowingly a tear dropped from her eyes. She was two years over fifty and yet she was affected by the anger burst of Michael like years ago.
“Tetya...”
Narinig niya ang nag-aalangan na pagtawag ni Kira sa kaniya.’Tetya’ is the Russian word for ‘aunt’.
She gave Kira a look after she wiped the stupid tear in her cheek. She smiled at Kira, her niece, the only daughter of her older brother that was killed when Kira was only a baby. Her brother’s death was the reason why she needed to sacrifice her family to continue the organization her grandfat
