One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 144: The ex-wife

~~~Just a gentle whisper told me that you're gone. Leaving only memories, where did we go wrong? I couldn't find the words then, so let me say them now, I'm still in love with you. Tell me that you love me, tell me that you care. Tell me that you need me and I'll be there, I'll be there waiting. I will always love you, I will always stay true. There's no one who loves you like I do~~~

-Christian Bautista & Angeline Quinto-

I walked into the mini-office to calm my nerves and saw my daughter still busy playing on my computer. I decided not to tell her that her father has finally arrived because I know he will call her later.

I stayed for almost 20 minutes, scanning my emails through my phone and gazed up when Cali stood up and told me she's going outside to see her Tita Dana (Aunt Dana).

"Aren't you going outside, mommy?"

"Yeah, I'm going out with you, baby, I just have to check some messages."

I smiled at her and she sat down next to me on the couch, waiting for me to be finished with what I was doing.

"Let's go, baby," I took her hand and walked out the door hand in hand. We went directly to the counter where we saw Dana preparing orders for the customers. "Tita Dana," Cali greeted her with a cheerful smile.

"Oh, hi, my beautiful pamangkin (niece), are you done playing your favorite game?" Dana asked her while her hands were busy on the coffee machine.

"Yup," she nodded. "How can I help you, Tita Dana?"

"Whoa... you're so sweet, bunny." Dana kissed her on the forehead. "You can come with me when I bring these drinks to our customers and say hello to them. You can thank them for coming to our coffee shop and hope they enjoy the food and drinks, how's that, sweet bunny?" She softly pinched her chin.

"Yeah, I like that!"

And that's what my daughter did, that's why she found out that her father has arrived from his business meeting.

"Daddy!" I heard her scream and excitedly ran in her father's direction.

I almost rolled my eyes when I saw how the bitch touched my daughter's hair and kissed her on the cheek. And since I have customers too near their table, Cali saw me and ran to me. She asked me to come and say hello to Luke, which she didn't know I've already encountered a while ago.

We were in a 'convincing conversation' when Lucy stood up and walked over in our direction. Having the sweet fake smile on her face, she greeted Cali and asked her to come with her to their table but she refused, so she turned to me.

is your fault! What did you say to

now busy talking to the two elderly customers who I had just given two cups of coffee, so she didn't hear what Lucy was

you mean?" I asked, suppressing my smile. I'm sure this woman had no idea that I'm Cali's mother and I'm

say to Cali? Did you brainwash her

please watch your language!"

you

me suddenly smile. I just shook my head and was about to turn

talking to you, so don't

to our customers' needs? If you have nothing important to say, you better shut up or if you have nothing to do with your life, you better go before I finally lose my temper and you'll just find yourself lying in a hospital bed!" Finally, my words seemed to have struck

on here, mommy?" Maybe Cali had noticed us and

"Why did you call

what do you want her to call me?" I couldn't help but chuckle at

came a bit loud that

why would I do

maybe you're desperate enough

having the luck of information about me and for having a

formed her fists and maybe she was thinking of hitting me if Cali wasn't just watching her. "Cali, don't call this desperate woman your mom, because she's

my mother! And why are you calling her desperate? She loves my dad!" I gasped at

say something when I

girls?" Luke asked and I

you!" Lucy replied with a smug

get me... to get me back and not the

asked her and based on the expression he has on his

she's pretending to

and I shared glances and

she is!" He

"What?" Lucy frowned.

my daughter's mother. Why, do you have