Bianca's POV

"Say it again?" Tanong ng Lola ni Brent. Napatawa naman ang Lola niya.

"She is, halmeoni!" Sabi ni Brent. He squeezed my hand a bit, too. "Kasal kami." At pinakita niya ang singsing na suot niya. Wala akong napansin na singsing na suot niya kanina ah.

"Good afternoon po." And I bowed politely. Tumayo na din ako kaagad.

"안녕하세요, 미스." Sabi ng Lola ni Brent. I really did not understand it. Brent smiled and looked back at his Lola.

"그녀는 한국어, 할머니 말을하지 않습니다." Then he started to laugh. His grandmother did the same. Nakakaramdam na ako ng pagiging outcast dito ah!

Hinarap ako ni Brent. "Sabi ni Halmeoni, 'Good Afternoon, Miss.' Ang sabi ko naman, 'She doesn't speak Korean, Grandmother.' " Pagpapaliwanag niya. Tumango na lang ako.

"Come on dear, let's have some kimchi noodles. I made the pasta myself." Pag-aaya ng Lola ni Brent.

"Thank you po." Sabi ko naman.

The old lady escorted us to the coconut tree near by. Surrounding it was tables and chairs.

"Wait here." Sabi ng Lola niya noong nakaupo na kami. Katahimikan, yan ang meron ngayon.

"Okay ka lang?" Tanong niya para magkaingay naman.

"Yeah." Simple kong sagot. Ewan ko pero parang noong narinig ko na tinanong niya kung may gusto ba talaga daw ako kay Kristoff, alam mo yung parang nakaramdam ako ng awkwardness.

"Wag mo na lang alalahanin yung tinanong ko kanina. Asawa mo kaming pito. I can't own you. Isa pa, I think and feel that I am not interested in you. Can you do that?" He asked. Ang harsh!

Tumango na lang ako.

Natatakot kasi akong magkagusto siya sa akin. I mentally laughed, mangyayari ba naman kaya yun?

The silence that surrounds us was broken by his Lola.

"손자, 이걸 나르 게 도와 줘." Sabi ng Lola niya. She was holding a tray with bowls on top of it. Hindi ko naintindihan ang sinabi niya kaya umupo nalang ako ng maayos.

Thank goodness the silence and awkwardness is now over.

Brent stood up and carried the tray for the old lady. He put the tray on top of the table and seated with us. The old lady gave me my bowl and gave Brent his. She took a bowl for herself and used chopsticks to eat.

I was taught how to use chopsticks when I was young, so I am using it right now.

"젓가락 사용법을 잘 안다." The old lady said using her own language while smiling at me.

"She said that it's a good thing you know how to use chopsticks." Brent translated. I smiled amd thanked her.

I took a bite at the kimchi noodles. I thought that it will not be very spicy. I thought that it will taste the same with what my mom used to make. Pero nagkamali ako, the spiciness is burning my tongue!

I tried fanning my toungue with my hand. Napansin iyon ng Lola ni Brent.

"Oh sweetie, I thought you can eat something that spicy. Bring her some ice cold water, Brent." Pagkasabi ng Lola ni Brent yun ay sinunod niya na. He ran inside and brought out a glass of cold water. He quickly handed it to me and I hurriedly drank it. Halata sa kanya ang pag-aalala.

Goodness! I thought my tongue really is going to get burnt!

"Thank you." Pagpapasalamat ko. At least, the water helped.

"아니예요." Sabi ng Lola niya.

"She said your welcome." Pagtatranslate ulit ni Brent

Pinapalitan na lang ng Lola niya ang noodles ko ng hindi masyadong maanghang. I enjoyed the noodles she served. Pagkatapos namin kumain ay inalis na kaagad ang mga pinagkainan sa harap namin.

"Let me tour you to the farm." Pagyayaya ng Lola niya.

"Thank you very much. That will be very kind." I formally thanked.

She chuckled. "No need to be that formal. Call me Lola, since your my Sonja's wife." Sabi niya.

"Yes, Lola." Pagsunod ko.

She toured me around the farm. She owns almost a hundred hectares. She said that the land she owns are from her parents, Brent's greatgrandparents.

The workers and helpers there are also introduced to me. They are so nice and kind to me. They even invited me to dinner but I refused to. Gabi na at kailangan na din naming umuwi.

The place was so homey and nice. It will be nice to live just for a week there. The air is so fresh and clean. The people are so nice and hospitable. The place is so vast that it felt different once we got back to the island.

"Oo tita, anluwang talaga ng lupa nila. I think she owns almost a hundred hectares. Ang babait pa ng mga tao doon. They are very hospitable and nice." Pagkwekwento ko kay tita.

Alam na ni tita na ganito ang naging sitwasyon ko. Ang pinagtataka at kinakagulat ko ay sabi niyang ayos lang siya at piagkakatiwalaan niya ang nga taong kasama ko. If my niece is somewhere with someone I don't know, I might burst!

"Mabuti ka ba naman dyan? Hindi ka ba nahihirapan?" Tanong ni tita sa kabilang linya.

I was talking to her at the phone. "Yeah tita. Okay naman sila. Bakit ba at pinagkakatiwala mo ako sa kanila? Do you even know them? Malay mo sinasaktan pala nila ako dito. Malay mo they are abusing me."

"No, iha. Sabihin mo lang sa akin kung may mga paghihirap kang nararanasan diyan and I will go there to get you. I love my niece so much." Sabi ni tita.

"I also love my tita a lot!" Sabi ko at nagpaalam na kami sa isa't isa. She hung up the phone and ended the call.

"Pasok na tayo?" Tanong ni Brent. Nasa labas kasi ako ng island. Buti nga at abot pa ito ng signal.

Tumayo ako at tumango. I was greeted by the good smelling food. Nakakagutom!

We sat at the table and put foods to our own plate.

He started up the conversation. "Did you enjoy the farm?" He asked.

"I did. Ang yaman niyo talaga!" Then I giggled.

"Lahat yan pinaghirapan." Sabi niya.

"Why does my Tita trusts you?" I asked.

"Ah, I don't know." Sagot niya at ngumiti.

"I'm not joking." Sabi ko.

"I'm not joking either." Sabi niya.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously." Matigas niya na sabi.

We finished our dinner and I went to Takeshi's room. I remember that it might be locked so pumunta muna ako sa kwarto ni Kristoff. Wala naman siya eh. As I expected, nakabukas ang pinto doon.

Takeshi's POV

I arrived at the mansion late at night. I thought Brent and Bianca are already asleep but only Brent was awake.

He greeted me with a pat at my back but I stared at him with a stoic face.

"Ganyan ka nanaman Keshi!" He said with a huge and genuine smile.

"Talk important things with me." I said straight!

"Galit?" He asked as we walk inside. "Thank you by the way."

"For what?" I asked.

"For letting me spend a day with Bianca." He answered.

"Do you think I will not take anything in return?" I asked smirking.

"What do you need?" He asked me annoyed.

I cleared my throat as if I'm going to declare something. "You will have to give me your day with her for next week."

"No way!" He shouted.

I looked at him with one of my brows up. "I am Aoyama Takeshi, Mr. Livson."

"Whatever!" He shouted and walked a bit faster. "I made her happy. And you will never be able to do that!"

He marched inside like a 5-year-old boy taken his toy away from him. How could he say that Phoenix is the only childish one in the 7 of us? I laughed at that thought.

Brent's POV

I marched my way to my room. Ang pangit talaga ang ugali ng ga**ng yun! Ang damot damot niya. 

I took deep breathes to calm myself once I closed the door to my room. After calming myself, I went to my laptop and contacted the PI. After a few rings, he answered.

"How was it going?" I asked.

Alam naman na niya kung anong tinutukoy ko. "She was in Europe, CONFIRMED! She is now Hillary Hudson. A 34-year-old woman. She is working as an office worker in a fastfood chain. Her exact location is still unknown." He reported.

I smiled at what he said.

"Okay keep up the good work." Sabi ko and I ended the call.

I'm so excited to tell them about this.

We were only a few steps closer to our revenge.

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Halmeoni- Grandmother in Korean (Hangul)

손자, 이걸 나르 게 도와 줘 means "Grandson help me carry these."

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