THE MOMENT LUCIEN woke up the next morning, he stared at Neriah, who was sleeping on the long sofa. Hindi niya alam kung saan ito nagtungo kagabi. Pero ilang oras itong nawala at pagbalik nito, agad itong natulog. Gumuhit ang ngiti sa labi ni Lucien. He was enjoying the peace in the room. Even though he didn’t like the scent of the hospital, it was still okay because Neriah was with him. But his moment of peace was disturbed when his assistant entered the room. “Sir—” Agad na sinenyasan ni Lucien si Miguel na huwag maingay saka itinuro si Neriah. Naintindihan naman agad ni Miguel ang gusto niyang iparating. Tumango ito at tahimik na pumasok. “Hindi mo na kailangang sabihin sa akin ang gusto mong sabihin, Miguel. I already know who sent those assassins to kill me even without

