“What?!” hindi makapaniwalang sigaw ni Richard sa narinig. Mabilis itong tumayo sa kinauupuan nito bago pinukol si Belle ng masamang tingin. “What was that lying b***h getting now?” sabi pa nito, tinuro siya. Richard’s voice boomed in the four-corners of the big room. And Belle was rendered speechless for some time. The fury she’s seeing in Richard’s eyes were beyond description. And she’s sure now, kung may plano man si Richard na saktan siya, tiyak na magtatagumpay ito dahil wala nang pipigil pa rito. Wala na si Grandma Eve. Zyrone could not even barely look at her for the past half hour that they were there. She had no one. Wala na siyang kakampi. Mahigpit siyang napahawak sa arm rest ng kinauupuan niya. “Richard, let me finish reading the will of your mother,” anang abogado. “No!

