Chapter 69

 Uno and Dos hid Freya behind them. They went to the building together and thought of surprising their boss.
 "Those smiles of yours are scary, Uno and Dos. You're giving me false hope." Jacob forced himself to stand on his own two feet. He freed himself from the grip of Setyembre and Hulyo.
 "Why are you crying, your majesty?" Uno asked.
 Jacob smiled and looked up. Fortunately, it is raining. His tears were not obvious but because of his broken voice, Uno and Dos knew that he was crying.
 "Who says I'm crying? I'm not weak," Jacob said.
 "Your majesty, people who cry are not weak. When did crying become the basis of being strong? It's okay to cry when the pain is too much... when the problems are piled up. It's one of our ways to release stress, pressure, anger, disappointments and even prayers at the same time. Crying in front of other people does not diminish our masculinity either," said Uno.
 Jacob glanced again at the other building that was still being consumed by fire. He sat on the floor. He pretended to have absorbed the remaining strength in his body. "From the very beginning, my dream was to have a happy and complete family. I couldn't fulfill that with the family I grew up with, at least with the family I will build but..." His voice cracked. "But it seems impossible. How can I face my son when he finds out that his daddy didn't even do anything to save his mommy? Having a broken family is the worst case scenario… a parent can give to his children."
 Uno and Dos looked at each other before looking at the burning building.
 "Did he assume that his wife's dead?" Dos whispered to Uno's ear.
 "I think so," Uno replied.
 Set and Hulyo immediately approached Jacob and patted him on the back.
 "Be strong, Sir Jacob, for Yael's sake. It hurts to lose a wife, but nothing hurts more than losing a child's parents at the same time. Nothing hurts more than the fact that you are there, your son Yael is next to you but your attention is not on him," Set adviced.
 "Set is right, kuya. Yael will only draw strength from you. You need to be strong for him," Hulyo agreed to Set.
 Set, Hulyo and Jacob looked up when Uno and Dos suddenly laughed.
 "You two are so insulting! I'm mourning right now and you can still smile and laugh! What kind of people are you? Do you know how much I love that girl? We were just young, I loved her so much! We are just young, I'm already praying to God that I will marry her, one day! Do you know how much I'm in pain right now? It's like I'm being killed over and over again. I've been lost for so long! I've been so stupid and fool for so long! I'm right in front of the girl my heart is crying out for but what did I do to her? I hurt her. Not just once, twice or three times! I hurt her over and over again! I made her fall. I impregnated her then I…I chose to abandon her for the sake of another woman! The time I was with her was too short and then...then everything would end up like this! If Yael is ever seen then Freya will be lost from us! PUTANGÍNA! IS DESTINY TOYING WITH ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I DID BEFORE? WHY DID FREYA DIED? WHY I’M NOT THE ONE WHO DIED? I DON'T HAVE A WIFE AND A MOM! HIN—"
 Jacob stopped speaking when Freya suddenly spoke.
 "Who said that you have no worth? Show them to me and I am going to punish them," Freya said seriously.
 Jacob's world seemed to stop when he saw the light from the rooftop hit Freya's face. While he was talking earlier, Uno and Dos gradually separated from their contact. Jacob's chest heaved with great force. He could no longer hear what the people around him were saying. Even what his wife was saying he could no longer understand. He looked at her moving lips as he slowly walked closer to her.
 "Jacob, are you listening?" Freya asked, annoyed. "I said a lot but you didn't have a single one—---"
 Jacob quickly lifted Freya's chin then he gently kissed her lips as he held her cheeks.
 Freya's eyes widened as she felt Jacob's lips move. She didn't notice him running towards her because she was looking at the floor while her husband was preaching. She blinked a few times and then closed her eyes when she saw the shocked faces of Set, Hulyo, Uno and Dos. She clenched her fists. She felt how her whole body suddenly warmed up. She tried to stop Jacob but she failed.
 When Set, Hulyo, Uno and Dos realized that Freya was ashamed of them, they immediately turned their backs on the couple. Their smiles are wide and it is noticeable on their faces that they are excited about what is happening.
 "I'm just excited about other people's relationships," whispered Dos.
 "Don't be too fond of women. You too, you might grow old alone, young man." Uno looked at Dos' manhood. "It's a shame if you can't use it," he laughed.
 Set and Hulyo also laughed at the conversation between the two.
 "Dos, when you're looking for chikababes, take Set with you," Hulyo said jokingly.
 "I didn't know you were a pimp," Set joked.
 Jacob and Freya were smiling while catching their breath. They hugged each other tightly and then once again Jacob's kiss crushed his wife.
 "It's a time for wedding!" cried Setyembre and Hulyo.
 "I can now eat pupor! It really taste good!" Dos shouted.
 Everyone frowned.
 "What's going on?" Jacob, Freya, Set, Hulyo and Uno asked at the same time.
 "That's food from my mother's province, hehe." Dos scratched his head.
 Everyone laughed despite the heavy downpour.
 "Where is Kuya Jackson, by the way? Where is he?" Jacob asked with a frown.
 Freya bit her lip before looking directly into Jacob's eyes. "Right now, I don't even know where he is," she said.
 "WHAT?" Jacob looked surprised. "I'm sorry. I got carried away. I was just suddenly worried about him." He kissed Freya on both cheeks.
 "Don't worry. Mom is with him. He has a high fever because of the wounds he received from Ythan." Freya held both of Jacob's hands. "Everything will be fine. I know Jackson will survive. He is a bad weed, eh!"
 Jacob laughed. "Yes. My brother will recover soon. I also believe." He hugged Freya tightly again. "How did you survive?" he asked.
 Freya was about to answer when Jett suddenly spoke.
 "I save them." Jett smiled.
 Jacob glared at his wife when she greeted Jett and smiled.
 'He should only smile at me and Yael like that! Who is this irritating man? I know I should be grateful but I don't know why I felt irritated. Am I jealous of him?' Jacob's mind screamed.
 "It's good that you're here, Jett! I thought you'd already left!" said Freya. She looked at Jacob. 'Doesn't he know Jett?'
 'What!' Jacob clenched his fist. Set, Hulyo, Uno and Dos could see that so they laughed.
 "By the way, thank you for saving MY WIFE. Do you need anything else from MY WIFE?" Jacob said loudly.
 'Confirmed! He has no idea who Jett really is,' Freya thought. She was still laughing because of her husband's actions. She didn't think he was so cute to be jealous and because of that she pissed him off even more.
 "Ah, Jett, just come with us first. You don't have a place to stay, do you? The house is big-"
 "What's wrong? We don't know him completely yet! Maybe saving you and my brother is just his modus operandi! No. I will not bring him to our place." Jacob became silent when he felt that everyone was looking at him. 'What is happening to me? Am I really jealous of this man?'
 Everyone looked at the door that had just opened when suddenly someone shouted from there.
 "FREYA!"

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