BILLIONAIRE'S LOWLY HEIRESS (English)

GOING CRAZY BECAUSE OF LOVE OR LUST?

"Hi, Ma'am. How can I help you?" she asked to the lady who stopped in front of their job place.

"Hello. Are you Anastasia Demagiba?" she asked question too instead of answering.

She felt so uneasy because of this. But she still remains calmly. She doesn't want to be the laughing stock at all.

"Yes, Ma'am. What can I do for you?"

"Nothing, Miss Demagiba. I just want to talk to you."

"Sure, Ma'am. Where?"

"Just follow me, Miss Demagiba. Get inside the car. Don't worry because I just want to speak with you."

She didn't say anything. She just followed her and went inside the tinted car. To her understanding, the woman is rich person. Even she didn't finish her studies or she did not set a foot in college, she can understand that her. The woman who wants to talk to her is an educated person.

AFTER SOMETIMES...

"W-what? Are you sure of that, M-maam?"

She can't help herself but to stammered. How can she not to stammer if the woman just appeared in front of her and now she is telling her that she need to go away from Maximo because she is her wife.

"I know it's hard to believe, Miss Demagiba. But you need too to accept that I'm really married to Maximo."

"I don't know what to say, Ma'am. Because I've been to their house for how many times. But I never see anything that can show or proof of his marriage."

She shook hier head. Because it's really unbelievable that her boyfriend is already married. She trusted him so much that made her surrendered once more in the name of love.

"I know, Anastasia. Because even our daughter has no idea that her mother is alive. It's a long story about the three of us. But for you to understand, I'll make it simple.

Maximo did not want to agree to accept the Philippines Embassy's offer to send me to the United Kingdom. Because of his anger, he was able to brainwash Kristine. Not only that, he brought her home here in La Union and transferred here. While his job in Manila is stable.

But because I knew that he would not abandon our child, I persevered until now. In recent years, I have only heard about flings. And because I know he also needs companionship in life, I just let him go to do what he wanted. And besides, for some other reason, it's my fault why he turned like that.

But last year he miraculously approached me. But not in the way you think. He just wanted me to sign our annulment paper because he wanted to marry you. He said that he loves you so much that he wants me to sign the annulment papers so that he will be able to push through your relationship.

That's where I reacted, Anastasia. Because even though I let him go with women in the past years, I can't let him go forever. I love him and I also want to build our family."

Since that she pushed for a moment, Anastasia immediately open her mouth in disbelief. She already said alot yet she doesn't want to believe. Because she love and trusted Maximo too much.

"Ma'am, I don't know what to say or to answer you. But I can tell you that Maximo is true in telling that we want to settle down and build our own family. Even Kristine calls me as Mama. That is why I don't want to believe you. If I will listen to your words, it only shows that I don't trust him. But you are wrong, Ma'am. No matter what you will tell me, I will only listen to Kristine and Maximo!"

Finally!

She was able to say what's on her mind after few minutes of listening to her. Even she planned on leaving her because she know that she's just babbling. But even she didn't have few steps when her sudden visitor spoke.

"Where are you going, Anastasia?"

She heard her asked. That is why she stopped and answered but didn't bother to look around.

"I'm late in going home now, Ma'am. Don't worry because I will not tell him about you. Have a good day," she said before she totally left the place without turning her back.

But deep inside of her is trembling. She doesn't know how to explain her feelings.

"Her words are so natural. My God! It seems that I'll be facing a new disaster recovery. Please help me God to accept anything," she blabbered as she walk towards the taxi.

MEANWHILE, after his daughter left, he followed her. And like what he thoughts, she went to Anastasia's house. But he know that she's not yet home in like that hour. Because during that time, she is yet to come home.

"My God! How I will tell her about this mess? I can't imagine how will she feels when I'll tell her the truth. Why now?" he murmured while intently looking on the house.

'Its all your fault, Maximo. You lied to her. Your relationship was not right since the beginning. Why do you think that you can hide to world that you are a married man? No, Maximo. You will lose everyone that you love if you will continue to lie,' his inner ego tells him.

"No! I didn't lied to her! Because I do love her that much. And besides, that woman selected her ambition than me and Kristine!"

'No matter how you will deny, you started your relationship with her with a lie. It's good if you didn't told her that you are a widow. You love her? Okay, fine. But you can not escape the fact that you are a liar. A bastard who took advantage of that poor woman. You only satisfied yourself. Are you happy now that she will be mourning again?'

"What a f*ck! Who told you that I'll let her mourn again? No way! I will marry her and make her the most happiest woman on earth alive!"

But on that thought, he looks like a crazy man. Aside from talking to himself, he is cursing too. He can imagine the sorrows that his woman might feel when she will learn the truth.

"God, please help me to confess everything to Anastasia without hurting her. I can't lose her, God. We love each other and ready to build our own family," he once again blabbered.

He then calmed himself and plans to get out of his car. But for some reason, he can't move. He was froze and can't even set off himself. He only understand the reason why when he saw the old Demagiba serving his daughter. The truth strikes him, his daughter told the old man about what he said.

AFTER Anastasia left the woman who claimed to be the wife of her boyfriend, instead of going home, she told the taxi driver to stop in the corner.

"Okay, Ma'am," he said as he followed her order.

"Thank you, brother. Here's my fare," answered as she gave him the exact amount and went out the taxi.

'He must be from our place that is why I need to see him off first. I don't want to let anyone knows about this yet,' she muttered as she watched the taxi go away from where she stands.

She want to be alone. Because she is liar if she will not accept that she's affected by the woman's words.

"Why? Why the world is so cruel to me? Is it wrong to love dearly? It's true that I gave myself to them but it's just because I love them. And besides that's not surprising nowadays anymore." She shook her head upon thinking how her fates when it comes to love.

'Giving up your dignity is not love, Anastasia. It's lust that you cannot control. You were fooled by that man, Lester, yet you did the same thing to Maximo. What if that woman told you are all correct? Are you going to insist that you and him can continue your relationship? No, Anastasia. You are ruining yourself alone. Because you lusts too much! You cannot control yourself in failing because of lust not love!'

By that words of her inner mind, she cannot help herself but to burst into laughter. But that laugh started to became a weeps. And most of all, she stood still in the side of the bridge.

"Am I that lustful? Is it a sin to have that s*X with the man I love? It's called love making so far as I know. What about now? Do I need to start from the beginning again? My God!"

Because of that thought, she stood still and look far away. Who's about to blame now? Or she is just thinking too much?

'Tsk! Tsk! You are indeed crazy! You said bravely in front of that woman that you trust your lover. But what are you doing now? Are you going to have your monologue the whole night or go back home and resolve everything to him?'

Again, she wiped the tears that rolling down on her cheeks. Who can blame her if she is full of doubt right at the moment? During her time with Lester, she almost killed herself because of agony and sorrows. But because of Maximo and her family, she was able to stand up and gained courage again to move forward. And now, because of that woman even she didn't speak with her lover, she's half-crazy at all.

"True, indeed. It's better for me to go home. I'm so sure that he is waiting for me there now---"

Her monologue was interrupted when someone grabbed her from the high bridge!