Chapter 4 Scandal

When Cherie's palm dropped on Simoun's cheek, he touched it, he felt that his cheek is on fire. When Simoun realized what had happened, he couldn't move. His heart rate quickened, as if it were racing.

"Cherie..." sobbed Simoun as he held Cherie.

"You're disgusting, Simoun! I just found out that you had a sexual desire for my best friend in the few years we've been together!" Cherie screamed as she hit Simoun in the chest. Cherie is flooded with emotions right now, and she is enraged by the deception perpetrated by two people close to her.

She had no idea that Simoun is capable of doing this to her; of fucking another woman when

they are in love. She was devastated when she viewed the video on Facebook. Simoun's look made it plain that he adored Elena, and he was very in love with her body.

Cherie screamed at him, "Fuck you! I fucking hate you! You're a terrible person!" Simoun was crying as well at the time, closely hugging Cherie. Cherie strained to break free from the encircling embrace.

"Bro, let Cherie go first, so she can relax," Herbert replied as he shoved them apart. Simoun pulls himself away from the tight embrace of his own volition. Cherie ran away as quickly as she could. Simoun was on his way to follow Cherie when Herbert intervened. He had no choice but to follow her with his gaze.

***

Simoun's father screamed, "You're a fucking bastard!" and his fist impacted squarely on Simoun's jaw. "Don't forget who we are: the Ramirez! Simoun, you are a Ramirez! Politicians who are well-liked and respected!"

Simoun's parents were angry, especially his father, because Simoun was using his surname, Ramirez. It was a disgrace to their family's reputation, particularly to his father's image as a well-known and admired politicia around the country.

"Didn't I say don't do anything dumb!" he exclaimed, lifting his son by the collar. Simoun was drenched in sweat. His lips were already swollen and bleeding. Simoun was unable to respond. Because everything was moving so quickly, he had nothing to say. He had no idea how that had happened.

Simoun's mother yelled, "Stop!" while pleading with his spouse to be calm. Simeon trailed behind, attempting to calm his brother down.

Simeon, who was holding Simoun's father's wrist, said, "That's enough Simon. Calm down, nothing will happen if your head is irritable!" Simeon checked Simoun's wrist and noticed that the bracelet he had given him had vanished.

Simeon asked, "Where's your bracelet?" Without the bracelet that Uncle. Simeon had given him, Simoun checked his wrist.

Simoun told his uncle, "Elena removed it, as far as I remember... Then she covered my mouth and nose," stuttering out of panic and fear. When his father let him go, he rubbed his head, enraged and irritated.

Simeon sat Simoun on the sofa and asked him, "Do you know what happened? Or anything

you remember?" Simoun was crying at the moment because he was concerned that his family would not believe him because it was so unlikely to happen at that time.

"I can't recall any additional details; the last thing I remember is me following Elena as if I'm doing whatever she says," Simoun replied, wiping his sweat and tears from his face.

"What is this, witchy nonsense again? Brother, don't side with your dumb nephew!" Simon yelled, pointing towards Simoun. Simoun bit his lower lip as a result. Every time his Father's nasty words stoned him, he felt so much sorrow.

"Remember, even if you're not in politics, you're still a Ramirez!" he added.

"I don't give a fucking damn about being a Ramirez!" Simeon stated.

"I understand how you feel, Simon," Simeon said, "so we're going to do it this way, aren't we? But first, we need to figure out who the fuck is Elena and what kind of human is she and why she's bothering your son. . Simon only nodded. Despite the fact that Simoun has tarnished his name, he cannot deny his love for his son. He felt sorry for what he did to his only son.

When he saw Simoun's video scandal, he immediately sought the help of technology-trained

authorities, to take down the video. In less than a minute, the video scandal disappeared from the internet. But even so, Simon was inevitably angry with the son because many saw this video.

***

A janitor handed him a little leaf and stated, "This is the leaf that I saw in the area where Simoun and Elena had sex." Simeon took it and checked it right away.

"If I'm not mistaken, this leaf is used for hypnotism," Simeon said and placed it in a small plastic. He bid the old guy farewell and presented him with a reward of 5,000 pesos.

"What is that uncle?" Herbert asked as he walked behind Simeon.

"I'll explain later; first and foremost, we need to find Cherie."

Simeon noticed Cherie walking alone as they left his school's basketball court. It was only on earbuds as I walked down the corridor. Cherie was quickly approached by Herbert, who drew her closer to Simeon.

Cherie met Simeon with a fake smile and said, "Hello Tito." It is hell-bent on starvation. Simoun's family is present, and he prefers not to approach or interact with them first.

"Come with me, Cherie," Simeon said, "and we'll solve this problem."

***

"Have you known Elena for a long time?" Simeon asked the girl.

"It's been a long time, I've known him since high school," Cherie replied while playing with the cup of coffee she was holding.

Simeon questioned, "Is he really a witch?" Cherie fixed her gaze on his.

"I know it's hard to believe, Cherie, but what's happening to Simoun is beyond his control," Simeon explained, pulling out a plastic bag containing the herbal remedy discovered at the crime site.

Simeon asked, "Do you know what this is?" Cherie bowed once again and shook her head.

Simeon said, "It's a powerful herbal medicine used in hypnotism, and it even comes from Spain, notably in the early families of witches," and placed the plastic on the table.

"Are you claiming Simoun was mesmerized and had sex with Elena?" Cherie asked, returning her gaze to the man. Cherie burst out laughing at Simeon's nod.

She got to her feet and scratched her head. "I know you know Simoun and I aren't doing well, so don't play with me," Cherie pleaded, tears flowing down her cheeks as she chuckled.

"I'm sorry uncle, but this is nonsense," Cherie replied as she felt dizzy and grabbed her bag to go. Cherie's eyes immediately twisted, knocking her down and causing her to pass out. People close to him promptly backed her up.

Simeon and Herbert came up behind him and addressed him. When the girl felt odd, Simeon

said, "Cherie!" and stroked her. He had an odd sensation. When he placed his hand on the girl's stomach, she turned to face Herbert.

"Cherie is pregnant...