Ken's POV
"I tried to kill you countless times. You are no match for my son. That's what I want. I want you to distance yourself from my son yourself, without putting my finger on it. On your birthday, I tried to kill you using the truck but Ianne--thankfully--did the plan. Second attempt, the euthanasia but failed. Then I decided to fabricate your cancer. Foolish girl! You don't have a cancer! I just made it because I predicted your reaction. And the plan went well, and now you have to die." His words could not sink in my mind, as if I am just having the worst nightmare.
"You're a monster!" Thaddeus rebuked. "How dare you!"
It was all fabricated, I have no cancer?
For over a month, I feared that I am dying. I worried about my parents. My parents cried every day because they can't accept it. I feared my illness because I will no longer enjoy my life, my dreams. Getting married, having a family, and having children. Live my last day with my husband, I thought I would not experience those.
I kept a secret from my man. I pretended that I have amnesia. Everyday, I hid myself in my room, wanted no other things but to feel his presence. I wasted time, I did not get to see him as long as I want and it will turn out that it was all fabricated?
My tears overflowed to my cheeks. He is indeed a monster.
"Ken, hold on." Yejenia cried.
"Hindi ko na rin alam, sasaya ba ako dahil wala akong nakamamatay na sakit o magagalit dahil ang dami kong nasayang na panahon dahil pinaniwalaan ko na may sakit ako. Hindi ko na alam, gusto ko na lang mawala."
"Don't say that, your parents are waiting for you. We'll get ourselves out of here, just hold on."
I can't breathe anymore, I'm out of air. I prayed silently, wishing all of these are just a dream. I want to wake up right away.
"How could you? You've lost your sanity. You became a monster. Hindi na kita kilala, hindi na ikaw 'yung ama na inidolo ko. Gusto mo akong sumaya pero tinatanggal mo ang mga bagay na nagpapasaya sa akin." Chandler grumbled.
"Pinasaya ka ni Ken?"
"Yes but you pushed her to do that. You were the one who put me in pain! I fear that I've lost my real father."
I cried harder. The pieces of my heart scattered on the floor. My heart breaks for the man I love the most more than for myself. I don't think he can still endure all the pain.
"Your old father is weak. I don't want my old self." He stated and sobbed, and laughed again.
"What else? Drop it all." My words came out of nowhere but I want to know everything. The plans he did to ruin my life--our lives.
"About you? Why?"
"Tell us everything!"
He scoffed and smirked, "Okay, bring the truth to your death journey. The cat was given to you on purpose. I heard everything you say--or anyone--when you're near the cat, his collar. You probably noticed that giving gifts to you is not my custom, haven't you?"
"You used Furry? Even the innocent animal? You used it against me?" So, from that day on, he had heard everything I tell to the cat? Unbelievable.
"Yes, and the thing I remember the most is when Thaddeus set aside his feelings for you, and I confirmed it myself, he loves you, and eventually you will put my son in sorrow."
"No. She rejected my feelings since the beginning. She has chosen him, believe us." Thad commented.
"That's right." I concurred. "Thad, don't talk anymore, save your energy. We'll get out of here." I told him. He didn't reply and looked away instead.
The truth is heartbreaking but something's telling me I must know every detail. "Ano pa?"
"You're just fooling me, I am not my son. You can not fool--" Mr. Chadwick was cut off when the doctor straightened his body and stopped him. "Hija, the vitamins. It's not real. It wasn't formulated the way it should be. He's a chemist, he made your vitamins and ordered me to deliver it to your house. Look, it makes consumers grow weaker--but it was only given to you by using me--you grew thinner and thinner because of it, like he said he wants you dead without putting a finger on the crime."
I can't believe that even those vitamins were fabricated. He really wants me dead. It's unbelievable. He did everything to kill me. Unbelievable.
I looked again at the doctor and saw him mouthed I'm sorry, forgive me. If ever I die, save my family, and a tear escaped from his left eye.
Ginamit niya itong mga walang laban na tao at tinakot. May mas sasama pa ba sa kaniya?
"Precisely! Thank you for your co-operation! You finished your job! Goodbye, old friend!"
Before the doctor argued, he was directly shot in the heart, and all of us closed our eyes in fear. He already killed two people, who are his friends.
"Anybody volunteers? Who wants to die next?" He swiveled his body, and the gun is pointed to Ianne, who is now trembling but keeping her confidence. "Hmm?"
"Sir, my men texted me, they caught the truck driver and they're outside. We'll take care of them."
"Show me the proof."
He suddenly does not trust anybody now, something's not right. Ianne gave her phone to him, and she went outside when she was allowed to.
"Who's next!?" He asked angrily and pointed the gun at Thaddeus. No, not him, not one of us.
But our eyes widened in shock when he pointed the gun at himself and bursted into tears, "I killed my wife, and now I killed my friends! What did I do?" He asked to himself that made us gobsmacked. I barely heard Chan's disagreement.
He's questioning his deeds? What? How? Why?
"Ken, I think he has mental illness," Jeni mumbled beside me and looked at Mr. Chadwick and back to me again. "Because of psychological trauma. He's losing self-control and sanity. He's literally insane..."