Bearing Governor's Baby

Chapter I

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CHAPTER 1

Alejandro immediately walked out with the sight of it. Samantha has to roll her eyes.

He is not in charge of this. I might be living under his roof but I can make my own decision.

He turned back to Toni who seemed to be in shock by the situation.

“He is my… boyfriend.” She had no choice but to say that way so that he wont get any idea about the contract.

“H-how…?”

Samantha had to think any reasona bout it so she just went to it. “We met at the Isla Bato, right? We met again here so…”

Toni looks so awkward but nod.

“I assume po na hindi kayo nakapag-usap tungkol sa trabaho ko. I would wish po sana na pag-usapan niyo eto. Makahihintay naman ako magsimula.”

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ALEJANDRO had to call Tiya Nana para tulungan siya sa paghahanap.

“Ano ba kasi ang hinahanap mo sir? Halos nasuyod na natin ang buong garahe.” Ani ng matanda.

“Planner po Tiya. Parang notebook. Naalala ko na pinalagay ko iyon sa box.”

“Notebook ba kamo? eh pinasunog iyon ng mama mo kasi andami dami mong notebook na ginamit. Napakaalikabok na raw ng bodega.”

Alejandro heart dropped.

“Lahat po?”

“Opo.”

Napahilamos ng mukha si Alejandro.

He is definitely sure that Samantha was that girl. However, deep inside of him wish it wasn’t her—wait…

“Do you have experience with pregnancy before?”

“When was this?”

“2011-2012.”

“I-I… lost it.”

Alejandro gasped on the sudden realization.

Bomb after another.

He quietly mumbled a thank you to Tiya Nana to dismiss her. He had to pull up his phone to check something.

“The sonogram is the freaking timebomb, Pete.” He whispered.

“I already sent the secretary abroad. She can’t harm the secretary anymore.” Panigurado ni Peter sa kaibigan.

“Good.”

Ilang sandaling tumahimik kaya nilingon saglit ni Peter ang gobernador only to see that he is staring on his phone—and staring the picture of that fuucking sonogram. “You seriously took a shot of it? f*****g weird.”

Parang natauhan si Alejandro at agad niyang pinindot ang off botton ng phone niya at ibinulsa iyon sa jacket ng suit niya. “I don’t know I just took it out of nowhere. Just curious na that was the real sonogram. I haven’t seen anything like that ever since.”

Dali-dali niyang binuksan ang gallery to find that sonogram he took a picture.

And his life shattered there.

24 October 2011. || Eight weeks old.

If he will do the math—she was able to conceive the child by August 2011?

August was the time they had fraternity trip at California.

Suddenly a tear fell on top of the screen of his phone.

He can’t breathe by the realization. He can feel it. It was her. It is her that night of August. It was him who took the innocence of a stranger—

If Samantha is 25 now. Does it mean…? She was 16 that time???

Oh.

Natumba sa kinatatayuan si Alejandro sa narealize.

He is such a horrible person.

Oh.

By the thought of it he wants to cry—he is already crying.

Ano kaya ang pinagdaanan na hirap ni Samantha nang malaman ni Santiago na buntis siya? Alejandro felt a pang on his chest.

He is such a horrible man.

He deserves nothing but to be punished at any possible punishment.

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Pumasok sa loob nang bahay si Alejandro na namumugto ang mata. Napataas ng kilay si Samantha at napatingin sa kaibigan nito na si Peter.

They are at the dining table eating dinner together with Roxxan.

He shrugged.

Dirediretso eto sa pag pasok at hindi man lang sila nilingon.

“You didn’t say to him about, Toni?” Samantha asks towards Peter.

It was already more than a week since they saw Toni and she offered the secretary work.

“Why would I say that to him?” Peter asks in the middle of munching.

“Because you are his pe—friend?”

Narinig niya ang pag buntong hininga ng lalake at napailing eto. “Samantha, that is your business with Alejandro. I don’t want to interfere with that.”

She thought he’ll babble that to Alejandro as soon they went home so she did not even bother.

“There is nothing wrong with the secretary work. After all, kaibigan namin si Toni. Pero ang tumira siya rito ay ibang usapan iyon.”

Somehow Samantha got the point on this situation.

Samantha feels like a d**k right now.

Later. She gonna talk to Alejandro about Toni.

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Annoyed but Athena opened the door.

She knows who’s going to be outside waiting.

When she opened the door there is this annoying man outside holding bouquet of flowers with a huge grin from his face.

Athena wants to slap that huge grin away from his face.

He is so annoying.

“Hi.” Athena has to mentally stop herself from smiling. God. That one greeting made her so weak.

Inabot nito sa kanya ang bulaklak at tinangap niya na lang eto non-chalantly.

“It’s gerbera.” He said. “Six gerberas.”

She rolled her eyes. “You’re early.” She commented and made the door even wider to welcome him.

Kaagad naman etong pumasok.

She closed the door and shook her head.

This is going to be a long day.

“I couldn’t sleep by the thoughts of our three dates.”

“it’s two dates.”

Hindi siya pinansin nito sa halip ay naglibot libot eto sa sala niya.

Dumiretso siya sa kusina niya para ipag patuloy ang pagluluto niya ng almusal. She always cooks her own food. She checked her watch and it’s barely 6:30 and her class will start at 9AM.

“Athena? Bakit ka pala naging professor?”

Athena rolled her eyes and continues to cook.

Maya maya ay naramdaman nito ang presensya sa likod niya.

“Oh, you’re cooking? I thought we are going to have a date?” napatigil sa pag mix ng fried rice si Athena at nilingon ang binate.

“This is my lunch.”

A huge grin came to Ethan face. “Oh, okay okay. I had already booked a table at Sabrina’s by 7AM.”

“Sinigurado ko talagang breakfast date para energetic ka at masaya.” But by the looks of Athena it is far away from energetic and happy.

“So… bakit ka nga nag teacher? It seems you are happy with your work naman sa company.”

Pinatay na ni Athena ang stove at nilingon ulit si Ethan.

“Yes, I am happy with my work but your employees hated me.”

“No they are not.” He laughe na tila ba parang nagbibiro lang si Athena. But when he realized that she is dead serious ay natigilan siya. “What do you mean they hate you? They respect you big time, athena.”

“No, Ethan. I am not going back to corporate so don’t lie.”

She transferred her fried rice to her bento box pero patuloy lang sap ag salita si Ethan.

“I am not lying! Actually, a lot of them entered the company because of you. They idolized you, Athena.”

Natigilan si Athena sa sinabi ni Ethan.

“Kung alam mo lang kung gaano na ka immune ang HR sa sagot na yan during interviews. You are the asset of the company—hell nah—I was constantly bribed by big companies to absorb us because of you. Because you are never giving them chance. Calling card down in the drain.”

Me? Athena must be lying if she did not know that she is big in the name of NFTs. She got couple of proposals to transfer to big companies. Ethan company—Bathos Take was a small company before. Couple there and there but when she entered, she grew it to be one of the NFT assets. Her developing skills made her general manager on her first few months.

Was she just overthinking by those stares and judgement of her peers?

She consistently turning down interviews of reporters or any that acknowledge her career.

Cause she her background is from politics.

“Stay lowkey, Athena. Do your best on your job but don’t stand out.” She remembers Peter used to tell him the moment she graduated from university.

“Upon hearing that the mighty Athena Chang will be our Professor for the Advance Computer Engineering Units, everyone tried to enroll on this class. Leading that the server had to shut for two days straight.”

“Why everyone would do that?” for beyond shock was her reaction upon hearing it.

The girl look at her with a smug on her face. “Because it is Athena Chang? One of the maker of one of the best NFT on this century?”

If she is that big name… could it be?

Do Santiago know where she is?

She never hid her identity but she is keeping lowkey.

She shortens her name from Veronica Athena Chang—to Athena Chang. When the name Veronica was her main name while studying. She did a couple of changes in her identity such as parents’ information or even her background as Peter instructed.

But with this information from Ethan, it seems like she is definitely big in her own career.

“Take a seat. I’ll just change.” Kaagad na siyang tumalikod.

This is bad news.

She needs to tell this to her brothers.

Pagbaba niya sa hagdan ay nakita niya ang binata na nakamasid sa shelves niya. At nakatigil eto sa isang planner na hawak hawak nito.

“Did you know that only 50 people has this 2012 planner of A-1 Hotel?”

Athena rolls her eyes. This man seriously so talkative.

“You’re like the donkey in Shrek.”

Ethan laughed as if it was not an insult. “I am just saying that my sister has this planner as well.” He explained and motioned asking permission to open it.

Athena nods dahil wala naming sulat iyon. During her young years she had this obsession of planners’ collection. At saka bigay lang naman iyan sa kanya kaya whatever.

“They are taking picture of guests that time and gifting them this planner and inserting the polaroid picture at the back of the planner.” He explains as he opens the back of the notebook.

Yuyuko na sana siya para isuot ang heels niya nang may pihitin si Ethan sa likod nang planner revealing a polaroid.

They both went silent.

Athena went to the direction of shelves to see the picture.

When Athena looked at the direction of Ethan, he was pale as ghost.

“Ms. Chang? How did you get this planner?”

“Ethan? Are you okay?” they both asked at the same time.

Both confused. Both puzzled.

“You seem sick—”

“Athena!” napapitlag si Athena nang sumigaw eto. “Paano mo nakuha ang planner na eto?”

He never saw Ethan this panic and breathing heavily.

“My family friends! He gave me this planner.” Athena answered. “Jeez, calm down, Ethan. Do you know her?”

She asks and Ethan.

“That’s my sister.”

Napakunot ng noo si Athena. Ethan’s sister? Ano ang ginagawa niya at ni Alejandro sa A-1 hotel sa taong 2012?