Chapter 68: Chapter 68

"Why?" He asked again in his baritone voice. I swallowed.

"I'm not sure if she's there now, but Ulysses told me she left something for me. Just a moment—”

"Then I'll go with you. Wait for me here," he cut me off and immediately stood up. He went straight to the bathroom so I couldn't do anything.

After about half an hour, we left for the law firm. Hector is still quiet and won't talk to me. I know he doesn't like my decision to leave the house because of my current condition but he also doesn't want to make me angry so he just stops himself from contradicting me.

“Holy shit—oh, my god! I'm sorry!” I hissed when I saw them kissing inside his office and almost made out because both straps of Via's dress were already down.

Even Hector was insulted. Next, I heard Ulysses' laughter. After a few minutes, he went outside his office.

"You didn't say you were going. I was having—”

"You were having a session inside your office, right? I said I will go now. Aren't you reading the text?” I asked him in disbelief.

After he and Hector fist-bumped, only then did he turn his gaze to me.

"I'm sorry. As if you haven't seen scenarios like that," he teased me so I punched him in the arm.

Hector and I sat on the sofa inside his office. Via was still blushing from embarrassment so I just laughed. I looked at her because she couldn't look at me.

"I didn't know you're like this now, Vi. Did Ulysses teach you?” I tease her.

I didn't expect it because she was quiet and always serious. I've never seen this side of her until now. She also had a different trip in life.

"You should lock the door next time, bro. What if Uncle saw you earlier," Hector said to him teasingly.

"Then I'll be doomed," he replied and they laughed together.

I shook my head and looked at Via who was still silent and seemed shy. We waited for a few more minutes before getting to the topic I really wanted to talk to him about.

"She's not coming back here, Ana. When he came here the day before, that was also the day he left for Italy, so he just left it," Ulysses explained to me seriously and handed me a white envelope.

I stared at it for a long time before finally taking it. My hand started shaking. When I looked at Hector, his expression was serious.

"What is this?" I asked thinking that he might have opened it.

"I don't have an idea. I didn't open it because he said only you can read. I guess, it's from Ares," he answered.

I felt my heart beat slowly when I heard that. I looked down at the envelope I was holding. I could clearly see how it moved because of my shaking hands.

"She wanted you to visit her for the last time. That was the last thing Ares asked of him before he disappeared," Ulysses continued.

I gasped. I didn't know what to say. I can't even look at Hector because I'm afraid of what I'll see in him. But when I accidentally looked at him, I saw nothing in his eyes but a genuine understanding.

Before I was completely consumed by my feelings, but I changed the subject after I put that envelope in my bag.

"About your dad's case, the police received a lead where they are staying and are currently preparing the operation to track him down," he said to Hector then turned to him.

"And I heard from dad that your Grandpa Leoncio scheduled a press conference tonight. It's about Tita Ariza and Uncle Anastacio," he continued which made my heart stop beating for a second.

"What? Why?" I asked him one after another. He shrugged his shoulders.

"I guess it's about the truth behind Tita Ariza's death though I'm still not sure, Ana. You should ask Vera about it because dad told me that Vera made the schedule and your grandfather only agreed," he explained to me.

I suddenly remembered what I said to Vera earlier and her sudden departure. Is this what he did? Does he intend to confess and broadcast to everyone about that matter? How could she do that? And Lolo agreed that fast?

I also don't know why I get this feeling that something is not right here. I feel that there is much more involved in this case that until now is trying to hide.

After we talked we decided to go home. We said goodbye to both of them. Hector was already in the car because I had some more questions for Ulysses about the Ares case.

When I got out, my eyes immediately looked for Hector. But I didn't find him. I automatically stopped when I saw her. I looked down at her big and round belly. Her expression is hard and she looks at me sharply but there is a hint of sadness in her eyes.

She stepped closer to me. I froze where I stood. When she finally got close to me, her palm quickly hit my cheek.

At first, I was surprised. But when I turned to look at her, I saw the reason for that slap.

"You took everything from me. Without any hesitation and mercy. How fucking dare you," she said emphatically and angrily. I could feel her intense anger there.

"And now you're leaving your life freely and peacefully. How do you take it, Ana? How can you be so cruel and take the father of my child away from us?" She almost screamed at me. Her eyes were full of anger.

"It's not my fault he died, Agatha," I said directly.

She laughed as tears fell from her eyes. She wiped it hard and looked at me again.

"Not your fault? Constantine died because of you! Because he was still chasing you until his last breath! Not because he wanted to kill you, but because he wanted to take you back! But you don't want to! What is it about you that is always in everyone's favor? You are always loved by everyone?! That you are the last one with him before he dies instead of me and our son!" She finally exploded. She burst into tears while holding her tummy. That's where she gets her strength.

I don't know if I should feel sorry for her situation or laugh because of what she said I didn't understand a single one. That she seemed to have her own definition of what she said and my brain couldn't understand that—that no one could.

"You've been like that ever since! You take everything away from me effortlessly! Everything comes to you without you doing anything! Even all the possessions and love of papa, eh! That we should have too but all that went to you! Why did you take Constantine from me—”

"I did not take anything from you, Agatha! I didn't take anything from you because all that should be mine but because I love you so much, I tolerated it! You don't have any idea how many times I wished to be loved by you. I can give everything to you because I love you so much. You don't have any idea how many times I prayed to become a part of your family. You don't have any idea how many times I wished it would have been. . . I hope you love me as much as I love you. . .” I stopped and gasped for air.

I bit my lower lip to stop the tears from falling but they came out of my eyes on their own. I feel like my heart is breaking again little by little.

". . . I wish I could also feel that you love me, but even for a moment, you didn't give me that. And I accepted it because there was nothing I could do! Because I'm not related to you, eh? I'm not your real sister so why would you even love me, right?! Ares died because of his sins. He died because he wanted to kill me and only the people who really loved me defended me. It's not my fault! Because if I'm the only one to choose, I don't want anyone to die!" I screamed with so much pain and agony.

I'm catching my breath because of the anger and pain I feel while watching her just look at me and I can't even see any sympathy in her eyes.

And I understand that.

But it still hurts.

Agatha laughed sarcastically. "And you're hurting now because? What right do you have to be hurt after the bad luck you brought to our family? Do you think you'd get my sympathy because we didn't love you enough?"

"I didn't ask anything from you since then, Agatha, and even more so now. Do you even know what Ares did to me?” I asked her trembling. I looked up at her big belly. I remembered what mom told me when she visited me last week.

"Congratulations on your pregnancy, anyway," I said and cried again when I remembered what happened to my pregnancy.

"I was supposed to be pregnant, too, but Ares took that from me. After he tried to rape me, he caused my miscarriage and I couldn't even do anything to make him pay for everything he did to me. He died without difficulty. Do you think that's fucking unacceptable?!” I shouted at her and came even closer to her.

I feel like I can hurt her!

"That's just something for you because you're a filthy woman! You deserved everything that happened to you because you are so selfish!”

"How fucking dare you!" I screamed and couldn't stop myself from slapping her. I didn't even feel afraid that something bad might happen to her and what she was carrying.

My hands and knees were shaking. I feel like I'm going to explode at any moment. She looked at me in shock as her eyes glistened with tears.

"W-what did you just do..." She said weakly.

I wiped my tears hard. "Say that to me again and I'm telling you, I will give it back to you triple times, Agatha. I don't care if you're still pregnant," I said to her emphatically and nervously and turned away from her.

But I also immediately stopped when I remembered something. I faced her again. I smiled bitterly.

“Mama came to our house last week. At first, I thought she really wanted to know our situation and also to see Amari. . . But you know what she told me. . . What did she ask me that time?"

I felt a lot of pain in my heart when I remembered that day.

My tears started to stream down my face along with the shattered pieces of my heart.

"S-she asked me to help you because Ares was planning to kill you and your baby that day. I thought I should help you and I regret thinking that way. It's a good thing I didn't do it," I finally told her and left there.