One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 88: What right do I have?

~~~Give us this chance to start over again, darling, I'm coming home to stay. It's been a long long while, I know I've caused you pain. Living without you it's not quite the same, can't we start over again? I played around too long, running from end to end. Took you for granted I've been such a fool, can't we start over again?~~~

-Jose Mari Chan-

I suddenly lost all my strength when they finally got inside. I took a deep breath and leaned against my seat. How did I lose her? How did I lose someone like her?

After a few minutes of contemplating whether to wait for them and follow where they were going to go all day or leave and report to the office, I chose the latter.

I started the engine and made my way to the office. I don't know how many days he would stay in San Francisco because from what I heard from Jack's story, he's a surgeon and he couldn't stay away from his job for too long. That's what I put in mind to calm myself and distract me from thinking of whatever they were doing at the moment.

"Whoa! Boss, I thought you said you're not going to work today?" Patrick asked me in surprise the moment he walked into my office and saw me sitting on my desk.

"I've changed my mind." I simply said without looking at him.

But just what I thought, he won't stop and just shut his mouth until he finds out the truth.

"Ohh... really? You've changed your mind or something has happened that made you change your mind?" And with an annoying smile playing on his face, he walked over to my desk and slumped himself on the couch.

But not even a second passed that his butt touched the couch when he saw the flowers and cake over the shelves.

"Oops! Let me guess--- she didn't take the flowers and told you to throw them, but you couldn't do it because you thought they're expensive, so you just decided to bring them here, am I right?"

-'Haist!'- I sighed, scratching the back of my neck and wishing the ground could open and swallow this man, so his mouth turns shut.

"Come on, boss. Hmm... or maybe her boyfriend came to visit her, so you have no choice but to disappear and bring your presents here rather than throw them on the way, so which one?"

I straightened my sit as my mouth slightly opened when I heard his last question.

"How did you know that?" I asked him, frowning.

"Huh? How did I know what?" He asked me back, confused and that deepened my frown.

did you know

your wife's boyfriend came to

you know about that?" My voice

anything about it, I was just asking some random questions to

"Are you sure, Patrick?"

seen her since then. And I've only heard stories about her from you, remember?" Letting out a long, deep sigh, I leaned against my

it's true? I mean, her doctor

I nodded.

"Oh, shoot!"

no idea what he did. Well, he just shook his head and stared at me, but deep in his mind, he screamed 'Now you realized how stupid you have been, Mr Williams? You already had

I don't remember how many as I've already lost count since this morning. "David was the one driving the car and my family was there, happy and enjoying his

you never

added, my voice filled with regret and

dream... of your selfish

clenched my jaws and stared at him for a few seconds, but he never once turned his eyes away. I hate him. I

and chased her. I wish I had pursued her and not wait four fucking years to see

regretted what you did to her, then why

time I

wrong decisions I made and it terrified me to run after her. I lost all my strength when she left. I thought I

with Stacey in

"Ohh... so how about

the question,

know what he was thinking at

I'll change

that your family becomes whole again and ask her forgiveness when you knew---and the exact words came from you that the things you gave her were only heartache and

"It's because we're married!"

u

and you're still married to her until now! What I was asking is that where were

continue what he was saying as I threw my pen at him. My most

It hurts, you know. I'm going to tell this to my mom, huh!" he acted like a five-year-old kid and