A/N: Hi guys! Secrets revealed on this chapter so brace yourselves :)

BECAUSE of shock, Kellan couldn't react right away when Beatrice hugged him. He really thought that she would never show herself in front of him again after how many times he rejected her advances while trying to seduce him. The last time they saw each other was before Gaelle arrived in the Philippines last month.

He already told her a lot of times that he would never run from his responsibilities but it looked like she wasn't contented by that. It looked like she would insist on what she'd been wanting but he knew that he could never give that to her.

Now that everything was okay between him and Gaelle, he would never let Beatrice destroy what they have again.

Even though he haven't heard any explanation from Gaelle about why she left him three years ago, he already had an idea and it was about that. At first, he was confused why she suddenly left him after he received that text message from her saying that she was breaking up with him. But as the days go by, he slowly realized that Gaelle might have seen everything. He didn't do anything wrong aside from that so he knew that that might really be the reason.

He made a mistake and he would do anything to make everything alright. He must talk to Gaelle as soon as possible to confess his hidden secret. He should've confided about it to Gaelle when they were still in La Union but for some reason, fear overcame him. He became a coward.

Yes, he became a coward but could he blame himself by being one? He doesn't want to go back to those times that Gaelle wasn't beside him; those times that he even became her stalker who couldn't do anything but to just watch her from afar. He couldn't even approach her even if he wanted to.

When Kellan finally gathered himself together, he did the right thing that he should've done right away. He untangled Beatrice's arms from around his neck.

"Why are you here? As far as I know, I already told you not to come here" He said through gritted teeth.

"I came here because you weren't answering my calls and texts, babe" his eyes squinted even more because of what she said. He wanted to yell at her and drag her out of the house but he didn't want to be that kind of person. He hates using brute force or violence if it's not really necessary.

"I'm not your babe, Beatrice and you know that. Maybe, it's better for to just leave" he said, driving her away.

"Kellan, don't be rude. Beatrice is here because of---"

"---Mom, please" He gave his step-mother a pleading look and he was glad that she understood what he meant. She heaved a sigh and didn't say anything more. He could see it on her face that she had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask him while staring at him before she switched her gaze to Gaelle. Worry was evident on her face now that she was staring at her daughter.

When he looked at Gaelle, he saw that she was just quietly staring at him and Beatrice as the pain and confusion clearly registered on her lovely face. She looked pale too.

"Don't ever tell me that, Kellan. You know very well that no matter what you do, you would never get rid of me even if how much you want to" Beatrice arrogantly said and then threw an insulting stare at Gaelle.

"Long time no see, my long lost friend. I've never thought that you would still come back here after all the things that have happened back then. Are you really that stupid that after Kellan chose me over, you still came back here to shove yourself back to him? You still couldn't move on until now. If I were you, I would just go back to the hell hole where I came from because whatever happens, Kellan would still choose me over you at the end. I have something precious to him that you don't have and Kellan would never let it go no matter what. He would do everything for him" thankfully, Kellan, managed to control himself not to explode.

He almost lost himself and punched the woman in front of him because of so much anger. How dare she talk to his chérie like that? His fist tightened.

"Leave while I still have patience left, Beatrice" he said sternly. His body was already shaking because of trying so hard to control himself not to do something out of anger.

"Why, Kellan? Are you scared that she might discover your secret?" she asked tauntingly. Fear suddenly crept throughout his body. He took Gaelle's hand and pulled her closer to him as if trying to protect her from any harm that Beatrice could inflict her.

"Mom, Jillian, please assist Beatrice out of this house. Gaelle and I will just go upstairs to rest" he pleaded to his mother and sister. He wanted to get Gaelle out of there as soon as possible; out of Beatrice's eyes. But when he tried to pull her hand so that they could go upstairs, she didn't move from her spot. Instead, she let go of his hand while staring at Beatrice.

He couldn't read what she could be thinking at the moment because she had a blank expression on her face.

"What do you mean by that, Beatrice?" she asked. His eyes widened.

"C-Chérie, don't listen to anything that she's saying. She just wants to break us apart" She shook her head with determination. Damn! Is this it? Will our relationship get destroyed again?

"Why don't you ask Tita, Jillian and Kellan? Everybody knows about it. Maybe, it's better for me to go now. I am giving you two days to show yourself to us, Kellan. If you won't come, you know what would happen next" she threatened while smirking triumphantly before she marched her way out of the house. Nobody could react right away while they were all staring at the door.

GAELLE didn't know what to feel at that moment. Her knees were wobbling and she was still so confused because of the sudden turn of events. She never expected that she would see the woman that she once treated as a friend and the one that destroyed her and Kellan's relationship three years ago.

She felt like the pain that they brought her back then livened up within her once again and now, confusion was added to what she was feeling because of the words that she uttered before she left.

Why does she felt like a bomb was about to explode in front of her any moment now? They just got back together and they just started anew but why things like this need to happen again? She felt like her legs weakened so she sat on the sofa. Kellan sat beside her worriedly. She could also see the worry on her mother and sister's faces.

"What is the meaning of this, Kellan? Why was she here?" she asked with a trembling voice.

"Mom, Jillian, can you please leave us alone for now? Gaelle and I need to talk" Her mother stared at Kellan and she was surprised because she looked angry at Kellan. They left them alone without saying anything. Kellan heaved a deep sigh.

He suddenly looked stressed out while staring at her. He was also sweating coldly and he looked so nervous. After a couple of seconds, he took her hand. Even his hands were cold as well.

"Listen to me carefully, chérie" he took a deep breath once again before he continued.

"I will confess everything now because I don't want you to hear about it from other people...T-Three years ago---"

"---Something happened between you and Beatrice" his eyes widened because of what she said. He was obviously shock but it was just for a second. He slowly nodded his head after that as his eyes went sombre. It looked like all the life in his green eyes dissipated at that moment.

"H-How did you know?" his voice was weak, almost whispering. She could feel her tears starting to brim in her eyes but she tried her best to stop them from falling. She thought that she already finished crying over that fact and totally forgot about it but now that she saw Beatrice again and Kellan utterly admitted that something happened between them in the past, she couldn't help but to get hurt by it like it was just yesterday.

She really thought that she already moved on from that painful memory when she forgave Kellan but now, she realized that it was still hard not to get hurt especially now that everything was coming back to her and slapped her on the face.

She could still remember Beatrice's taunting face while looking at her a while ago. She gave her a look as if she knew something that she wasn't aware of until now and she had the feeling like if she discovered about it, she would get hurt even more.

But she tried her best to be strong and fight her fears. She should've expected this to happen when she accepted Kellan back in her life. She should already accept the fact that he made a mistake in the past because she already forgave him. She loved him so much and she didn't want them to break-up again just like before.

"I saw the two of you" she admitted truthfully. He was taken a back.

"W-What do you mean by that? Where did you s-see us?"

"That night, you weren't answering my messages and texts. I was so worried and I thought that something bad happened to you. I couldn't sleep because of thinking what might've happened to you. But at dawn, I received a text message from an unknown number saying that I need to go to your bachelor's pad because apparently you were there....with another woman. At first, I didn't believe it because I trusted you. I thought that the sender was just lying and trying to just mislead me. But for some reason, I decided to go to your place. When I got there, I saw you and Beatrice in your bed, both naked while sleeping. I couldn't take it and left right away because I felt like I died at that moment" Kellan was shaking his head while listening to her.

He held her hands and then stared right into her eyes. His eyes were pleading to her silently.

"W-Why, Kellan? Why did you do that to me?" she'd been wanting to hear his explanation for so long. He tried explaining before when they were in her room but she refused to listen. She got scared of hearing his side of the story. She feared to hear directly from him that he might really have loved Beatrice and that he just used her. But now, she knew that this was the right time for her to hear everything from him.

"I know that no words from me could reduce the pain that you're feeling right now, chérie, but please believe me. I've never wanted it to happen nor to cheat on you intentionally"

"But you did it" She said while chuckling bitterly. He shook his head again.

"It happened because I was drunk. I didn't know how it happened. . I attended a birthday party and got a little bit drunk. Beatrice was there because the birthday celebrant was a common friend of ours. She saw that I was already drunk so she offered to drive me home. I couldn't say no because I could tell that I couldn't drive in that state. When we arrived at my place, she insisted to stay a little bit longer than necessary. She told me that she was feeling dizzy so I allowed her to stay. I didn't know how it happened but when I woke up, we were already both naked in my bed. Please forgive me of what I did, chérie. I've been regretting it everyday. I became an irresponsible and careless b*stard. But please believe me when I say that I love you so much and I would never exchange you to another woman" Even his voice was begging. His eyes were brimming with tears while staring at her pleadingly.

She was about to answer him when she suddenly remembered something.

"What was Beatrice talking about a while ago? I want you to tell me everything right now, Kellan. I don't want us to keep secrets from each other. Be honest with me" even though her voice was shaking, she tried her best to be strong. He became silent for a couple of seconds before he slowly nodded his head.

"Please, promise me that you won't leave me If I tell you everything" it was her turn to lose her voice. She didn't know how to respond.

""Let's see" she said in a voice above whisper. He swallowed hard. He was obviously scared of what might be the result of his confession. Even she was scared to hear the confirmation, of the suspicion that she has in her head right now, directly from his mouth. Her heart was thumping so hard and she felt like her chest was about to explode because of the tension that she was feeling.

His grip on her hand tightened.

"Chérie...Beatrice and I h-have a c-child" those words were like a bomb that exploded right before her face. She was right of her suspicion since a while ago and now that she directly heard the truth from him, she felt like all the life from her body dissipated. Her heart broke into tiny pieces because of so much pain.

Her tears fell continuously down her cheeks. Nothing came out of her lips. She felt like she turned mute and deaf. Her whole body became numb.

Kellan was saying something but she couldn't hear him anymore. His eyes were wet with tears as well. Even though she couldn't hear what he was saying anymore, she knew that he was asking her for forgiveness. Until he hugged her tightly, she was still too shock to say anything.

Her heart was aching so bad and she felt miserable. She felt like everything spin so fast and a couple of seconds later, everything around her turned black.

KELLAN felt like he was the most evil person in the world because of the pain that he brought to his beloved woman. Why did he have to hurt her like that? She was such a kind person and she never did anything to hurt the people around her. She doesn't deserve to be hurt like this...

Why does everything need to happen like this? If there's one thing that Kellan was thankful about , that was the fact that he was the one who told her about his secret. He didn't want her to hear it from other people.

He stared at her lovely face. He could see the tension and pain that she was feeling and he was the one who caused it.

His step-mother, who's a doctor, was currently checking her condition up. Thankfully, she was there because Gaelle lose consciousness a while ago and she was to-the-rescue right away.

"How's she, mom?" he asked his step-mother. She stared at him and it took him by surprise because he saw the anger on her face.

"Gaelle is pregnant" he was surprised of the good news. Even though his heart was jumping for joy of that news, he couldn't let out the happiness that he was feeling because of the accusation that he was seeing in his step-mother's eyes for him.

"I won't ask you who the father is because it's already obvious. I'll just say one thing to you, Kellan, and I want you to listen carefully. You should fix your mess first before you approach my daughter again. I hope that you understand. If you really loved her, you should fix everything first, not like this. You hurt Gaelle so much, Kellan"

"I'm sorry that I've caused her pain, mom. But believe me when I say that she's the only one for me. I love her so much"

"What happened a while ago when Beatrice was here? I want you to tell me everything" he nodded his head. Later on, he found himself confessing everything to his step-mother. From the first time he met Gaelle until now. He confessed everything and when he finished telling her the truth, the palm of his step-mother landed on his cheek.

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