Goodbye

(Flashback continuation)

Vicky did what she promised, she goes back home with Dimitry that night in order to save Jinard. It was the last time that she have seen him because she never had a chance to sneak out of the house to meet or make a visit to him in the hospital.

Dimitry hired more bodyguards to make sure that Vicky won't run away with his lover again.

Vicky tried to do the right thing, to forget Jinard!

She knew she was at fault and she should make it up to her husband but Dimitry has started to become cold to her.

"Honey, I have cooked your favorite food for dinner, you should come home early, and let's eat together," Vicky sent the text message to Dimitry but he did not reply.

Even so, she still waited for him to come home, but no one came.

He chose to work overnight rather than joining her for dinner.

Vicky was hurt, yes, she is, but she knows she can't give up this time!

She hopes that someday, Dimitry can forgive her!

The next morning, Vicky decided to bring food to Dimitry at the hotel.

"Good morning, Madame," Alicia greeted ( Who is Dimitry's secretary that time,)

"Good morning," Vicky replied. "Is Dimitry inside his office?"

"Yes, ma'am! Should I notify him about your arrival?" Alicia asked.

"No," Vicky replied. "There's no need, I will just go to his office."

"Alright, ma'am," Alicia replied, and then she gets back to her seat, but her lonely gaze followed Vicky. She can sense that the couple is going through something. She notices his boss randomly gone home and she can confirm it through his wife's stressed image now.

Inside the office,

Dimitry stared coldly to his wife who is standing in front of him while holding a food container in her hands.

"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly.

He is as cold as ice to the point that it made Vicky shiver.

Vicky tightened her grip on the food container's handle as she looked at her husband. She notices that he has reduced, he looked problematic and there are dark circles around his eyes.

Vicky gulped before she spoke, "I..." She paused for a moment, trying to calm her self, "I brought you foods," She said.

"I am not hungry," Dimitry replied.

"But this is your favorite..."

"I said I am not hungry!""Can't you hear me?!" Dimitry yelled which made Vicky shut her mouth.

"I-I'm sorry..." She apologizes.

She stayed in her spot but Dimitry continued to ignore her.

"I...I shall take my leave now," Vicky said after a while.

"Don't cook foods for dinner again, it will only go to waste," Dimitry suddenly said.

Vicky looked up to Dimitry, "Dimitry, why are you not coming home more often?" She asked in a faint and lonely voice.

"Do you really have to ask about that, Vicky?" Dimitry asked back sarcastically.

"Dimitry..."

"You want to know why I randomly go home?" Dimitry interrupted Vicky."It's because I will only remember your betrayal every time I see you!"

"D-Dimitry!" Vicky blurted out in a crying expression.

Her tears started to fill her eyes, " What should I do for you to forgive me?"

"Nothing," Dimitry replied, "Because no matter what you do, it won't change the fact that you once betrayed me!" He said.

"Not only me but also our daughter!" He added.

(Back to the present)

"I neglected your mother twice, I let my anger engulf me instead of filling all my shortcomings to her," Dimitry said to Yumi.

"I was being harsh to her after learning about her betrayal and it leads to her depression."

Dimitry couldn't hold his tears when he remembers what was written on Vicky's suicide note.

"I keep telling my self to hold on but I can't hold on anymore. I'm tired, I'm tired mentally and emotionally. Sometimes, I suddenly think that, perhaps, my death will make you change your mind to finally forgive me."

Yumi cried again in agony. If only she's been sensitive and stayed in her mother's side all the time, perhaps...

Perhaps she didn't commit suicide!

It's all her fault!

She should be the one to pull her mother up when the times she was so down!

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Yumi felt weak after crying so much, Dimitry let his daughter take a rest while Alicia talked to the servants.

"Whatever you heard here should not go outside if you don't want to lose your jobs and struggle to find another one," She warned.

The two servants who are in-charge inside the house nodded their heads, "Yes, Madame!" They replied.

Alicia took the photo at the top of the table and gave it to the servants, "Burn these pictures and make sure no one can see this," She said.

"Yes, Madame!" They replied again.

One of the servants took the photos from Alicia before they turned and went outside the house.

Alicia took a deep breath before she took her phone and made a call.

Alicia waited for the other person to pick up her call, after a while, the ringing stopped indicating that it was answered.

"Yes," Angelie spoke on the other line.

Alicia tightened her grip on her phone, "It was you, right?" She asked in a faint voice.

" Ennn..." Angelie nodded, she's already expecting Alicia's call before this day ends.

"Why?" Alicia asked again, "I trusted you so much, I told you not to tell her but you still did," Alicia kept her voice low.

"I will accept your anger, but I can't just let her mistreat you anymore. She should know what happened in the past to be able to accept you," Angelie replied.

Alicia touched her head, she doesn't know what to say, she couldn't get mad at Angelie because she knows that she just did it for her!

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The two servants were arguing while heading to the spot where they're going to burn the photos.

Adelfa has just done doing her laundry when she notices the two servants bickering.

"Hey, do you want to lose your job?!" Adelfa heard the first servant said to the second servant.

"Mrs. Alcantara already told us to not spread what we hear inside but you still keep on talking!""What if someone else will hear you?" The first servant continued to scold the second servant.

"No one is here anyway!""What is it if I just take a look at the photo?""I was just curious about what her lover looks like!" The second servant insisted.

"I wonder if he is much good-looking than Mr. Alcantara?" The second servant mumbled.

"Why are you fighting?"

"Oh my!" The servants were startled when someone suddenly spoke behind them!

The first servant dropped the photos due to fright!

"Hey, why you looked so anxious?" Adelfa wanted to laugh seeing the two servant's expressions.

"You looked like you have seen a ghost!" Adelfa added.

"H-How long have you been there?" The first servant asked.

"Did you hear us?" The second servant asked too.

Adelfa smiled, "Don't worry," She said as she crouched on the ground to pick up the photos, " I am not a gossip person," She said as she started to pick up the photos.

Adelfa takes a look at the woman in the photo.

"I can pretend that I didn't hear a thing---" She spoke as she proceeded to the next photo, but then, she went silent and her expression slowly changed when she saw the man on the photo that she's holding!

"Adelfa..." The first servant called Adelfa when they notice her change of expression but Adelfa seems to hear nothing!

Her heart beats faster!

She's tense seeing the picture!

Adelfa pulled the third photo with her shaky hand, and there!

Her world shatter when she saw the man and the woman kissing on the photo!

"N-No!" Adelfa mumbled as she shook her head!