-=Gabby's Point of View=-

I was awoken the following morning by Jayden's yelling in his room, and if there was one thing I hated the most was to be disturbed in my sleep.

"What now?" I thought to myself as I forced myself to get out of bed and annoyingly went to Jayden's room on the second floor.

"What now?!" I asked in so much irritation, but I suddenly felt wide awake when I noticed him sweating so much, so I thought that he was feeling ill. 

"Are you ok?" I asked worriedly, if something happened to him, then it was going to be on my conscience.

"No! I'm not ok! I need to go to the bathroom!" He answered, irritation all over his face.

After finally knowing what he needed to do, I decided to put the key within his reach, and just to make sure that he wouldn't be able to escape, I locked the door before leaving.

There's a bathroom inside the room that he can use to relieve himself, and while Jayden was doing his business, I decided to go to the kitchen and prepare our breakfast.

I was asked to cook danggit again, but this time I'm not going to oblige. Danggit used to be one of my favorites, but now I have gotten sick of it, just because of Jayden.

I went back to my room first before going to the kitchen to retrieve my phone, but I was suddenly shocked when I noticed my phone lighting up, meaning I had either received a missed call or a text message.

"Yes!" I internally screamed when I saw that it was a text message from Mel.

I didn't bother reading her message but instead decided to call her right away.

I felt so much relief when it finally rang compared to the last time that all I could hear was the voice prompt.

"Hello?"

I felt like the heavy feeling in my chest was lifted when I finally heard Mel's voice, and before I could stop myself, I started yelling at her, ignoring the fact that she was older than me.

"What the hell, Mel?! Where are you? Don't you know how worried and sick I was when you suddenly disappeared? And the worst part was, you didn't even bother to call me, or even text me, and I couldn't reach you on your phone!" I exclaimed.

"I miss you too, little sis, I'm here in Lagune, and I'm sorry if your big sister made you worried," she said.

Laguna is a province in the Philippines, located in the Calabarzon region of Luzon.

I took long deep breaths before speaking again.

"I was just glad to hear you're okay, and about your..." I was supposed to tell her that I had her boyfriend when I heard a voice of a man on the other line, followed by my sister's voice.

I heard Mel say, "Just wait for a minute, I'm just talking to Gabby," and I couldn't stop overhearing the name that she mentioned, which made my heart beat rapidly.

"Who is with you?" I asked, feeling scared all of a sudden.

"I really thought he cheated on me, but it turns out I was mistaken, and right now we're here at home," she said, and I could hear the joy in her voice, which was far from what I was feeling.

"I thought your boyfriend's name was Jayden?" I asked.

"Jayden? Of course not! My boyfriend's name is Aida, Aidan Andrada, but it sounded like Jayden, so you mistook his name," she said, laughing.

I felt like the world was crumbling on me when I heard her words, and I would rather dig a hole and bury myself in it than face the truth.

I made a very stupid mistake of kidnapping the wrong person, and the worst part of it all, it had to be Jayden Andrada!

I suddenly remembered his threat that he would make me pay, and just thinking about it brought so much fear inside me.

"Where are you? Are you coming home? I can't wait for you to meet Aidan," she said, still sounding so happy.

"I will just call you back," I said, and decided to end the call.

I was thinking of what I needed to do, or say to appease Jayden when I heard him shouting my name.

"Hey, Andrea! I'm done!"

It crossed my mind to kneel and beg for his forgiveness, but for the past few days I've been with Jayden, I could tell that he's not the forgiving type, and he would definitely get back to you for the wrongdoing you did to him.

"Hey, wench! Didn't you hear me? I said I'm done!" He yelled again.

I was seriously thinking of begging for his mercy, but the fear in me got the best part of me, so instead of doing that, I immediately wrote a letter explaining what happened, and told him I was really sorry for my mistake.

Yeah, you can call me a scaredy cat, but I really don't think I could face Jayden right now, I could already imagine his scary expression when I told him that I made a mistake that cost him a billion-dollar business deal.

I silently went upstairs and unlocked the door, and after that, I ran away, leaving Jayden's car behind, so he could use it back to wherever he came from.

Luckily, there was a bus going to Manila when I got to the side of the road.

"I'm really sorry, Jayden, for my stupidity," I thought to myself while on the bus.

I was just hoping that we wouldn't have to see each other, and he would be gracious enough to forgive me this once, and for him to forget everything, including meeting me.

-=Jayden's Point of View=-

"What's taking her so long?" I wondered when a few minutes had passed, but she was not back yet.

I thought of a way to escape my captor by using the element of surprise. I would be hiding on the side of the door, and once she opened it, I would grab her and pin her down, making her immobile.

I waited so long for her to arrive, but the door remained closed.

"What's wrong with her?"

I didn't know why I was feeling worried all of a sudden, and I needed to remind myself that she was not a friend, but an enemy, an enemy that made me lose my business deal.

I waited for five more minutes before trying my lock on the doorknob, and to my delight, I discovered that she accidentally left it open.

"Big mistake!" I thought to myself as I was feeling that I was finally getting the upper hand.

I went downstairs to look for her, but I didn't find her in the kitchen, where I knew she was usually in, I tried to look for her in her room, and even outside the house, but there was no trace of that woman.

"Where could she be?" 

I tried to look for her everywhere, but there was no sign of her, and it was impossible for her to just vanish like that.

I was thinking that, maybe, she went somewhere to buy some groceries or something, but when I checked, my car was still parked in front of the house.

I decided to just wait for her in my room, but before I could get inside, I noticed a piece of paper with my name written on it.

"Jayden."

I grabbed the paper and started reading what was inside, and my eyes widened when I finally finished reading it.

According to what was written, apparently, she already talked to her sister, and her sister told her that she was with her boyfriend, which means that I am not her sister's boyfriend, which means she just committed the biggest mistake in the world by abducting the wrong person.

"An honest mistake, eh? A mistake that cost me a billion dollars in account," I mumbled through clenched teeth.

I angrily crumpled the paper in my hand as I started to think of a way to get back at her.

I don't easily forgive anyone. I'm a businessman, after all, and I will make sure Andrea, or whatever her name is, pays, big time.

I immediately went outside and walked to my car. At least she had the decency to leave my car behind.

I tried to look for my phone and found it on the car's floor. It was a good thing that my phone still had juice on it, and I grimaced when I saw several missed calls from my secretary, Amy.

"Hello, Amy, can you try to contact Mr. Amed's secretary and try to reschedule my appointment with them?" I said.

She replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Andrada, but they don't want to talk to you anymore. They said that you just wasted their time."

I grimaced when I heard Amy's word. I knew it was a long shot, considering how valuable Mr. Amed's time was.

I instructed Amy on what I needed her to do before finally hanging up the call.

After talking to my secretary, I dialed another number, and after just a few rings, the line went through.

"Arman, I want you to investigate a woman named Andrea Crisostomo, or try to investigate someone named Melchora Crisostomo, I wanted to know if she has a sister, and I wanted to know everything there is to know about her sister." 

I really think that Andrea was not her real name, so I opted to have her sister, Melchora, be investigated.

"Do you really think this is over after you said you're sorry? No! This is far from over!" 

-=Gabby's Point of View=-

"Hey, Gabby!" I was shocked when Regina, who happened to be my best friend and my workmate in the bank I was working at, tapped me on the shoulder.

"What the hell, Reg? Don't startle me!" I hissed at her.

"You asked me to accompany you, and yet you're spacing out. Hello... I'm right here," she said, looking at me incredulously while taking a sip from her iced coffee.

We're here in a coffee shop near a mall where my house is, I would be returning to work next month since I filed a leave until Saturday, and since tomorrow is Sunday, we don't have work during that day, so instead of staying at home, I decided to call Regina to meet me here.

When I got back home, Mel and her boyfriend had been long gone, and when I tried to ask Mel to come back, she said she would just return some other day.

"How is he?" I thought to myself, but was shocked when I heard Regina's next work.

"Who's he?" She asked as if she could hear what was on my mind, just like Professor X in X-Men.

"Are you a mind reader?" I asked in confusion.

"You're hopeless, Gabby, I just heard it from your mouth; next time, make sure that you're just keeping it in your mind, and not saying it without realizing it."

Honestly, I don't know why it's difficult for me to forget about Jayden. I tried to erase him from my mind but without any result.

I'm just thinking, that maybe I felt guilty after what I did to him, I mean, I did lose him a billion-dollar account, and there was nothing I could do to bring it back, unless I was willing to pay for it, which is impossible even if I decided to work for the rest of my life and give him my full salary.

I thought of personally saying sorry to him, but I always chickened out, thinking about the horrible things that he would do to me, once he saw me again.

It was fortunate that I didn't tell him my real name, or else it would've been easy for him to find me.

I was scared out of my wits when I suddenly heard a police siren in the distance and felt my knees weaken when it parked not far from where we are.

We were seated on the al fresco side of the store, so I saw how the two policemen got out of their vehicle and walked to where Regina and I.

"This is it; I needed to pay for my crime," I thought to myself, and when the policemen got near, I couldn't stop myself from closing my eyes as I waited for the inevitable of messing with a powerful person.

I waited for probably two minutes when I suddenly a hand grabbed my shoulder.

"I'm really sorry officers, I admit I was wrong, but I did it just because I cared about my sister, Mel," I hurriedly explain without even opening my eyes.

"Gabby!" I was startled when Regina suddenly yelled near my left ear, making my ear ring, so I opened my eyes and saw her worried look, and when I tried to look for the two offices, I found them inside ordering a cup of coffee.

I felt so weak because of the relief I felt when I realized my stupidity, and all along I thought they were here to arrest me, only to find out they were just going to order coffee.

"Gabrielle Crisostomo, what kind of blunder did you make this time?" She asked while her perfect eyebrow was raised.

"I kidnapped someone," I answered in a weak voice.

"My goodness, Gabby! What were you thinking? Don't you know you could go to jail!" She said it with worry in her voice.

"I know that! Which is why I couldn't sleep properly just by thinking about it, all I knew was that I wanted to help Mel, and thinking that he was Mel's boyfriend, I decided to abduct him," I continued.

"What do you mean? You thought he was Mel's boyfriend, don't tell me you kidnapped the wrong person?" She asked, shocked.

I felt ashamed and stupid when I thought about the mistake I made, and feeling embarrassed, I just nodded my head in response.

"Who did you kidnap?" She asked, trying to remain calm.

"I kidnapped Jayden Andrada," I answered in a weaker voice, and as expected her eyes widened as she looked at me in disbelief.

She looked shocked, scared, and for other emotions I couldn't put into words, but before I could say anything, she hit me in the head.

"What the hell!" I screeched at her while I massaged the part of my head that got hit.

"That serves you right. I mean, what were you thinking? It was bad enough that you decided to kidnap your sister's boyfriend, but you had to kidnap the wrong person, a person you should never mess with."

I lowered my head in shame at hearing her words.

"You're supposed to be the smart one among us two, while I am the most beautiful," she said, which immediately made me lift my head to look at her, and I could see that she was trying to humor the situation, which I really appreciated.

I mean, I know I messed up, but that will not help me to lighten the weight I was feeling, so I shouldn't try to think about it.

"Really... you're the pretty one?" I asked, couldn't stop myself from laughing.

"Of course! Since you're already the smart one, then I'm the pretty one," she said, finally laughing with me.

After our coffee bonding, we decided to watch a movie, hoping that it would help me to forget just for a little while the dilemma I was facing, but it didn't help because the movie that we were watching was about a woman who committed a crime by accident, reminding me of my situation.

We decided to go home after the movie ended.

"Goodbye, Reg. See you on Monday," I said.

I couldn't help but feel sorry, thinking of what awaited her once she returned home.

She's been the oldest and the breadwinner of her family ever since their mother left them when she was just sixteen years old.

She managed to study and work at the same time; we were classmates during college and we became best friends, so I saw the struggle she had to go through, and I tried to help as much as possible.

I didn't stay long in the mall and decided to go home, luckily it was just a ride away from where I live, so after fifteen minutes I arrived home, but when I got inside I was greeted by a smiling Mel.

I felt so much relief upon seeing Mel; I was really worried sick when she disappeared.

"How could you leave like that, knowing how worried and sick I was that something bad had happened to you?"

"I'm sorry for making you worried, I needed to leave for myself," she said.

We stayed in that position for at least three minutes before she finally let me go.

"By the way, Gabby, I want you to meet Aidan," she said, smiling, but she was shocked by my next action.

I walked to where Aidan was standing, and before anyone could react, my hand suddenly flew from his face, giving him a hard slap in the face.

"Gabby!" I heard Mel say, while Aidan looked so shocked while holding the side of his face that I slapped.

"It is your fault that I'm in a complete mess!" I reprimanded him.

"I'm... sorry," he answered, looking, even more confused and clueless.

"What's wrong with you, Gabby? What did he do to you?!" Mel asked angrily while caressing Aida's face.

"Because of him... I became a criminal!" I finally exclaimed.

They looked so shocked after hearing what I said, and for some reason I noticed them distancing themselves from me as if they were expecting me to stab them.

"Who did you kill?" Mell asked, mortified.

"I didn't kill anyone!" I answered.

"Then, what do you mean when you said you became a criminal?" She asked.

"I kidnapped Jayden Andrada!" I exclaimed, and it took probably a solid minute before it finally dawned on them.

"Gabrielle Crisostomo! What were you thinking?!" She asked, looking horrified.

"You kidnapped my cousin?" I was stunned when I heard Aida, and then I realized they have the same surname, meaning that they are relatives.

"Is he really your cousin?" I asked, feeling a little hopeful, and when he nodded I felt even more hopeful.

"Maybe you can help me talk to your cousin, I mean, I kidnapped him thinking that he was Mel's boyfriend, I didn't really understand Mel when she came home drunk, and she was slurring so much, so I mistook the name she muttered for Jayden Andrada," I explained.

"I'm really sorry, Gabby, as much as I wanted to help you, but you see... we were distant relatives, and from what I heard from my close relatives, Jayden was not a forgiving person, which is why he disowned his own relatives after they did something terrible to him and his parents," he explained.

I felt so hopeless after hearing his words. I knew there was nothing I could do, but face Jayden's wrath.

"Are you OK, Gabby?" I heard Mel ask.

"I want you to take care of yourself, Mel, and if I died, just cremate my body and throw my dust into the sea," I said in a melancholy voice.

"Don't be optimistic; maybe he forgot about you already; I mean, he's a businessman, and surely he has a lot more important things in mind," she said, making me feel less worried, but it didn't help.

I can tell that my time on Earth is running out.

"I am so dead."

-=Jayden's Point of View=-

Jayden Andrada never forgets!

I would never in a million years forget the mistake that stupid woman made toward me.

What does she think? I'll let it slide since she admitted her mistake and apologized to me.

I lost a billion-dollar account just because she didn't make sure that she was kidnapping the right person.

When I got to the office that morning, the first thing I did was meet with Arman.

Arman is the private investigator I hired to investigate the woman who abducted me, and I trust Arman to get the information I needed in a short amount of time.

"Thank you," he said before leaving me with the file on that woman.

"Amy, I didn't want to be disturbed," I told my secretary after calling her on the private line.

I immediately opened the brown folder, where I immediately saw her picture.

According to the report, her real name is Gabrielle Crisostomo, but she preferred to be called Gabby.

I saw several pictures from the folder; she looks really different compared to the time when I saw her in the bar, looking sophisticated and mature.

She looked so simple and innocent, which I approved, but I immediately dismissed that thought since this is not the time to admire her looks because I needed to make her pay.

I tried to compare Gabby's picture with Mel's, if I was going to be honest, Mel is actually my usual preference, but there was something about Gabby that made me interested in her; hence, if I was going to choose, I would go with Gabby anytime.

"Shit!" I cursed when I suddenly remembered the time I kissed her, and right this instant, I felt my member reacting as if still feeling the lust from that day.

"Gabby..." 

For some reason, I enjoyed saying her words, and again, I felt the heat of lust enveloping me.

I couldn't deny the sexual attraction I was feeling toward that girl, and an idea popped into my head, which I'm going to execute this coming Monday.

But first, I needed to prepare everything before Monday came, and by that time, she would get what she deserved.

"Amy, get here."

After thinking about the things I will be needing to do, I called my secretary in my office.

"Do I have any important appointments for the next two weeks?" I asked her as soon as she got inside.

She checked the tablet in her hand and checked my schedule, and after a few minutes, she finally lifted her head and looked at me.

"You don't have any important meetings for the next two weeks," she answered.

"Good, I want you to cancel all my appointments for the next two weeks; actually, make it until further notice. I'm going on vacation," I said, smiling wickedly.

I could see curiosity in Amy's eyes, but she didn't make any comment. I knew she was surprised since I seldom go on vacation. 

After I was done giving her further instructions, she finally returned to her table, leaving me in my office. The smile on my face was still visible.

"Gabrielle Crisostomo, you're going to have the taste of your own medicine," I thought to myself as the smile on my face widened even more.

-=Gabby's Point of View=- 

I woke up the following morning feeling a little tired because, just like the previous nights, I had nightmares.

During the weekend, I was really anticipating that I would be arrested because of what I did to Jayden, but even after the weekend ended, nothing out of the norm happened, which scared me even more.

The thought of the unknown was scarier compared to the things that were expected to happen.

"Monday," I suddenly remembered, and I couldn't stop the smile forming on my lips when I realized that today is Monday, which means I have to go to work.

I hated Monday mornings before since it was the first day of work, but now I couldn't wait to go to work.

So, I immediately got out of bed, took a quick shower, and readied myself to go to work, and it only took me almost an hour to do all those things.

"Good morning, Gabby," the morning guard, Gardo, greeted me.

"Good morning," I replied, trying to keep a smile on my face while he inspected my bag.

After just a few seconds, I was good to go, so I got inside and clocked in. My shift would start at exactly seven a.m.

"Good morning, Gab, you look horrible," she said with a grin on her face.

"You don't have to state the obvious, I have mirrors at home," I answered with an annoyed expression.

I know how I looked, and it was not surprising since I didn't have enough proper sleep, and the anxiety is killing me. It did cross my mind to turn myself in and confess what I did just to end this misery.

"Calm down, Gabby; you're overthinking, that dude is probably too busy making money to waste any time on you, unless..."

"Unless what?" I asked when she intentionally didn't finish her sentence.

"Unless he likes you," she finally continued.

"That's impossible, Reg, you knew the women who were being linked to that man, supermodels, celebrities, and there was no way he would like me," I told her, quite certain about it.

"Stop belittling yourself, Gabby, you're also beautiful, at least second to me," she said, which finally made me laugh.

In all fairness, there are a lot of people who tell me that I am beautiful, but I opted to ignore them and not take them seriously.

At exactly seven in the morning, the guard allowed the clients to get inside, and a few minutes later we finally started working.

Morning is the busiest day of the week, which I prefer since I was hoping that it would take my mind off Jayden.

I was so focused on serving my client, that I didn't even realize the time, so I was surprised when Regina told me that it was already lunchtime.

We asked permission from our manager first before going on lunch break. 

There weren't many customers in the branch anyway, so she allowed Regina and me to go on lunch together.

"Where do you want to eat?" I asked her.

"Anywhere cheaper, you know I'm broke," she replied.

What she was earning as a bank teller is not enough because of all her responsibilities at home, so I understood her situation, and as much as I wanted to treat her to a really nice restaurant, I am also broke because of the money I spent when I abducted Jayden.

Since we were both broke, we decided to go to a nearby burger stand that offers a buy one, get one promo, and since we're not that hungry, we decided to just share the burgers.

"I am planning to go to Dubai," Regina said all of the sudden.

"Are you serious?" I asked, but I could see the certainty in her eyes, and I couldn't help, but feel sad if that happened.

"Yeah, but it's not decided yet, but I'm seriously thinking about it. You knew how much responsibility I have with my family, and what I am making from the bank is not enough for us," she said with a solemn look on her face.

She appeared to be too cheerful, but I could tell that she was just trying to act that way, because deep inside, she's having a hard time being responsible for her siblings.

"Is there no other way?" I inquired; I understand she is doing it for her family, but it will be difficult for me once she departs; she is, after all, my best friend.

"Well, there is another way," she suddenly said.

"What's that?" I asked, already thinking of helping her not to leave the country.

"That's it. If I managed to snatch a wealthy husband, then I wouldn't have to go to Dubai," she answered calmly, but I could see from behind her eyes the humor that she was trying to hide.

"You're really crazy, Regina!" I screamed at her.

"Just kidding, you're so serious, Gabby, and besides, it was just a plan, and do you think I would trust my family to just anyone?" She asked where her left eyebrow had been raised.

After finishing our meal, we decided to return to the bank and were surprised by the number of people inside.

Usually, during this time, there are not many customers, considering that it is still the lunch hour.

"Why are there so many people?" I heard Regina ask.

"Maybe there is a celebrity inside," I said.

We were only a few feet from the door when a man in black stopped us; luckily, the morning guard noticed us and explained to the man that we both work in this bank.

"What's that all about?" I asked Regina, while still thinking about the man who stopped us.

I was still looking at the same man, who was stopping anyone from getting inside, but when I didn't hear anything from Regina, I immediately looked at her face and noticed her face getting pale.

"What's wrong?" I asked, worried, and then noticed her looking in front of us, so I followed her gaze, only to be stunned when I finally saw what she was looking at.

I could sense danger from the way he looks at me, and I would rather pass out than continue looking at him, but for some reason, I couldn't take my gaze away from him.

My focus was on Jayden, and I felt that we were the only people in the bank, so I was startled when I felt someone holding my arm, and when I looked, I realized it was just our manager.

"Ma'am..." The only word that passed my lips.

"Mr. Andrada has been waiting for you for a while now," she said.

She seemed overjoyed to have someone like Jayden Andrada visit our home, but if she only knew why he was here, she'd probably feel sorry for me.

I couldn't help but back away when Jayden suddenly stood up and walked toward me. My heart was beating so fast waiting for him to come to me that I stopped myself from turning around and running away from this place because I knew that even if I did, the man outside who I think is his bodyguard would stop me.

I was almost out of breath as the distance between us got smaller and smaller until he stopped a foot away from me, and I suddenly stiffened when he brought his face closer to my ear, I couldn't help but smell his masculine scent mixed with the expensive perfume he wore. 

It was as if all the hair in my body suddenly stood up when he finally spoke.

"I never forget," was the only thing that passed his lips, but it was enough to shake me from my core, and when I looked at his face, I could see a threatening smile on his lips.

I was petrified as I stood rooted in the ground.

He didn't stay for so long, and when he left, I looked at Regina, hoping that she could tell me what I needed to do, but based on her reaction, I could tell that she was also thinking the same thing.

Nothing and no one could stop Jayden Andrada from exacting his vengeance on me.