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T A K E A S T E P B A C K P T . 2
"YOUR bodyguard, Jean, is Hugo's half-brother."
Serene's bakery was not that big. Bagaman nagsi-serve din ang bakery ng mga maiinit na inumin: iba't ibang klase ng kape, gatas, maging tsokolate. Heather ordered hot chocolate. At muntik na siyang mapaso o baka mabulunan pa kung hindi lang dahil sa sinabi ni Serene.
They were seating outside. Jean was so far away to overheard what Serene had said. Hindi pa madilim ang paligid pero parang nagdilim na ang paningin niya.
"Seriously?" tanong niya.
"Seriously," anito, sa shoulder bag ay kinuha ang isang papel at mga litrato. "This is the paternal statement of my husband, stating Jean was his illegitimate child. And this . . ." binulatlat nito ang mga litrato, naroroon ang isa
