"Pinakasalan kita dahil dinadala mo si Carol noong panahong iyon— and you knew I never believed in marriage but I still chose to step up to the plate because I fathered your child! Alam na alam mo na hindi ako ang tipong tatalikod sa responsibilidad ko, lalo na sa batang dugo't laman ko. And I wanted to speak to you about this but I just couldn't find the right timing. I was hoping you'd understand more than anybody else— pero ikaw pala itong sarado ang utak—"

"I hate you, Cayson Montemayor! Sa loob ng sampung taong pagsasama natin ay hindi mo pa rin pala matanggap-tanggap na natali ka lang sa responsibilidad mo sa akin kaya mo ako pinakasalan!"

"That's not what I meant, Rome..."

"That's what I gathered from everything you just said!" Tuluyan nang bumagsak ang mga luha ni Rome, at hindi na rin nito ikinubli pa ang pag-iyak. "I thought you loved me?"

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