CHAPTER 2 - CIVIL WEDDING
BOTH OF THEME WERE EXCHANGING THEIR VOWS
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
Today, I stand here not as a man in love, but as a man bound by a promise to the woman I failed to protect. I take you not because my heart chooses you, but because hers did. This ring is not a symbol of love—but a reminder of a debt I can never repay. I cannot give you my heart, Calista, because it died with her… but I will give you my name, my silence, and whatever is left of me after grief has taken everything else. So wear this vow not with joy, but with the weight of knowing you were never meant to be the bride—I was never meant to be yours.
Calista Ylena Navarro
I didn’t choose this path, but I chose to honor her wish. I stood here today, not because I dreamed of marrying you, but because I promised someone I loved that I would take care of what she left behind. I know this isn’t love—not from you, and maybe not even from me. But I will still hold your hand in silence, walk beside you in pain, and carry the weight of a name that was never meant for me. I won’t ask you to love me, or even to see me. I just hope… that someday, when the storm in your heart finally calms, you’ll remember that I was there—quiet, steady, and breaking a little more every day for a promise I could never break.
Dante Romero (Lawyer)
please sign this paper **hand them a pen**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**sign first**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**expressionless** **give her the pen**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**hesitate** **hands trembling**
She hesitates for a second, but she signs anyway
The officiant congratulates them, but there’s no smile, no applause, just thick, painful silence.
After they exit from City Hall
It starts to drizzle. Leonel pulls out an umbrella but doesn't offer it to her. He walks ahead.
Calista follows silently, looking down, holding back her tears.
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
From this day on, do your part as my wife. But don’t expect anything more from me **said coldly to her without showing any emotions**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**nods**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**looked away**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**single tears escape from her eye**
When they arrived at the mansion, the butler guided calista to the guest room at the far end of the second floor.
Butler of the Mansion
Sir, Leonel has instructed that you stay here ** said with a bow**
Butler of the Mansion
His room is off-limits
Calista Ylena Navarro
**nodded silently, not expecting any different**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**staring blankly at nothing**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**Suddenly hears Calista crying but chooses to ignore it**
That night, they lay in the same house but miles apart, their hearts weighed down by the ghost of the woman they both lost
The morning light seeped through the curtains, but the warmth never reached their hearts.
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**already dressed up, standing by the window with his back turned to her.**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
your things will be moved to the guest room **voice devoid of emotion**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**nod, her throat tight**
She expected this. She was never meant to stay by his side, not truly
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
Breakfast is ready downstairs **he added, but didn't wait for her response before walking out**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**saw him eating his breakfast peacefully**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
have a seat, eat up before it turns cold ❄️
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**phone rings**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
**went outside to answer his phone**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**looking at the food in front of her**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**hesitate to eat**
Calista Ylena Navarro
(I'm allergic to this)
Butler of the Mansion
Is there any problem, ma'am don't you like the food?
Calista Ylena Navarro
n-no, it's just that, umm, I'm sorry I'm allergic to egg
Butler of the Mansion
If that's the case, I will prepare another breakfast **said politely**
Calista Ylena Navarro
ohh no, please don't bother it's okay
Calista Ylena Navarro
can I prepare my own breakfast if it's okay?
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
go ahead, make your own breakfast, and make sure you finish it. **said coldly without even bothering looking at her**
Calista Ylena Navarro
thank-.... **got cut**
Leonel Valerio Salvatore
I'm going ** the only thing he said before leaving**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**nod with a heavy sigh**
Butler of the Mansion
this way, to the kitchen ma'am
Calista Ylena Navarro
**follow him**
Calista Ylena Navarro
please quit calling me ma'am just call me Calista
Butler of the Mansion
ok, Miss Calista
she started making her breakfast
Butler of the Mansion
wow!! miss your cooking skills are so good
Butler of the Mansion
and that looks so good 🤤
Calista Ylena Navarro
thank you. **said with warm smile**
Calista Ylena Navarro
You can have some, I'll give you **smile**
Calista Ylena Navarro
(This is my first time receiving complement from someone )
Butler of the Mansion
really, woah thank you, Miss Calista
Butler of the Mansion
you are really just like Miss C---
Calista Ylena Navarro
it's okay, you can say it **smile**
Butler of the Mansion
you're just like, Miss Cassandra **smile**
Butler of the Mansion
she's been so kind to us **smile**
Butler of the Mansion
but now she's gone **sad tone**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**sigh**
Butler of the Mansion
you know, Miss Calista, I just want to tell you this after Miss Cassandra's death, it is my first seeing Sir Leonel again drinking too much alcohol like there's no tomorrow
Butler of the Mansion
I can feel that his devastated because of her death he's been calling her name he didn't even sleep in his room for that moment
Calista Ylena Navarro
I'm sorry to hear that
After they talk, she eat her breakfast and also share it with the the butler
Butler of the Mansion
Umm, Miss Calista, there's someone I want you to meet
Calista Ylena Navarro
who?
Leonora (Personal Maid)
me!! **said with big grin**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**chuckle**
Butler of the Mansion
**chuckle**
Butler of the Mansion
she will be your personal maid, Miss Calista
Calista Ylena Navarro
ohh, but I don't need that
Leonora (Personal Maid)
but I need it 😫 I need a job
Calista Ylena Navarro
ohh, okay, okay
Calista Ylena Navarro
but really, you want a maid job
Leonora (Personal Maid)
**nods**
Calista Ylena Navarro
but the way you look, this job is not suitable for your looks **smile**
Leonora (Personal Maid)
ohh, come on, I want this job **puppy eye**
Leonora (Personal Maid)
please can I be your maid ** hug her**
Leonora (Personal Maid)
please
Calista Ylena Navarro
ohh **flinches because of the hug**
Calista Ylena Navarro
alright alright
Butler of the Mansion
**looking at them with a smile**
Butler of the Mansion
**leave from there**
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