Owned by a Speed Racer (Monteverde Series 2)

5

"Who's Daisy?" Was my question to all four of them. Nathan, Zed and Emman remained silent. I arched my brow and faced Ian. "Who the hell is Daisy, Ian?" I queried but he just glared at Nathan for mentioning the name.

"I will set this building on fire if no one answers my question." I said coldly.

Emman, the liveliest of them all grinned. "She won't really do that."

My scowl deepened. "Oh, I will. So, care to enlighten me?"

Zed gave me a disapproving look. It's pretty obvious from the look that he's giving me that he doesn't like me. Oh, well I don't care. I'm not trying to be likable anyway. "Lexus, your girlfriend is a brat. She's a pain in the ass." He told Ian who was expressionless.

Ian defensively draped an arm on my shoulder. "Not your problem, dude. Yeah, she's a royal pain in the ass but she's my pain in the ass." Under different circumstances, I would've hugged him for saying that.

But right now, what I did was shove his body away from mine before giving him a hostile glare. They still haven't answered my question yet.

"I think I would like Daisy better than her. She's too spoiled. Yung pagkakadescribe mo palang dati kay Daisy parang mabait na. Maamo ang mukha at laging nakatawa. Eh itong girlfriend mo control freak yata." Zed added. He is trying to add salt to the wound.

"And who gave you the permission to compare me to a flower?" My temper skyrocketed but I held myself back. I wanted to step on him using mountain climbing shoes.

Ian butted in. "Stop it, Zed." Zed looks bored as he rolled his eyes and sank back to his spot on the couch. I looked at the office clock and saw that it's already 4:20. His meeting is ten minutes away. I can't just let him attend that fucking meeting without knowing what role this Daisy played in his life.

"Lay off her pre. Wag mong ibunton kay—Wait, hindi pala namin alam ang pangalan mo." Emman said out of nowhere.

"I'm Daze. Daze Alessaina Monteverde." I answered with pride.

Zed looked at me again. "Monteverde? Are you by any chance related to Aaron Monteverde?"

"He's my Dad." I replied with nonchalance.

"Figures why your attitude is like that. Daughter of a billionaire, eh?" He mocked. I could give him an equally harsh comment but I bit my tongue.

"Tell me who Daisy is." I pressed Ian. I stomped my foot and kicked his shin which made him wince. Emman was obviously enjoying the show because he keeps on grinning while watching us. I was so close to losing my shit.

"Daisy is his first love, okay? Happy now that I've told you, huh bratty socialite?" Zed just can't zip his mouth. I really want to bury him alive right now but I'm feeling a tad merciful today.

My heart sank when he said that. Not that I'm expecting myself to be Ian's first love and not that I'm expecting to be loved by him, but it still stings. I looked at Ian and he looked away. So, it was true.

I wanted to ask a myriad of questions but what came out of my mouth was, "You fell in love with a flower?"

I saw a smile on Ian's lips. I almost wanted to smack him for smiling. "What does she look like?" I asked with insecurity in my tone. I've never been insecure, ever. My parents raised me as a princess. I grew up believing that no other girl is better than me at anything. I was always the apple of the eye. The center of attraction. I was always somebody people looked upto. But now, as I asked him that question, I felt like I was only second best. It made me feel like trash, really.

"Daze, listen—"

"Guys, we gotta roll! The investors are here!" Shouted Nathan in a hurry. Ian scratched the back of his neck. "We'll talk later, okay? Kailangan na naming umalis. We don't want to make the investors wait. Dito ka lang ha?" I wonder what's gotten into him. He sounded nice. Like genuinely nice. To me.

I don't know why I agreed without further questioning. "Okay." Was all I could manage to say. He patted my head as if I was a kindergartner. They all skedaddled. I was left inside Ian's office.

His office by the way is not a room. It's the whole top floor of the building. His glass windows are floor to ceiling type that's why I could see other buildings from here.

My phone rang and I took it outside my bag. I furrowed my brows when I saw that the message was from Ian.

I'm sorry for the way Zed acted a while ago. Cut him some slack. Brokenhearted lang yun pero mabait naman.

I was so unsure of what to text back so I just ignored his message. I slid the phone inside my bag again. I wonder what time his meeting will end. I hate waiting. But there's always an exception to the rule. Because here I am, inside my boyfriend's office waiting for him.

I sat on his swivel chair. I almost smiled when I smelled his scent. So manly, ugh! It was as if my anger wanted to evaporate.

I rummaged through his stuff but found nothing of importance. Just office files. Stacks of folders littered his desk. I didn't dare scan those because I am not a fan of things that concerns business.

It's enough to have two tycoons at home, I need not join them. After a few minutes of doing nothing, I eventually got bored and antsy. I decided to take a nap. I reclined on his swivel chair and closed my eyes.

I don't know how long I was out, but when I woke up, I found a coat draped over my body. I rubbed my eyes and yawned. I looked behind my back and into the window. My eyes bulged when I saw that darkness was already hugging the city.

I checked my wristwatch and saw that it's almost eight. "Shit!" I cursed. Daddy's not gonna be happy when I get home. He's a bit strict. I stood up abruptly and was about to phone Ian when the elevator doors opened and he stepped inside.

He looked at me and gave me a tired smile. "Hey. So, sleeping beauty's finally awake huh? Kanina ka pa ba gising? Kinausap ko lang yung secretary ko. Hatid na kita pauwi." He said continuously.

The way he said that makes me want to run to him and just hug him. It made my nonsensical anger towards Daisy vanish.

I nodded. He smiled and offered his hand. I took it. I was a bit taken aback when he offered to carry my school bag but I agreed nonetheless.

We boarded the lift and it took us down to the parking lot. His Audi was already there. He opened the car door for me and that made my forehead crease. He's acting nice and that's pretty unusual.

I silently sat shotgun with him and he revved the engine and off we went.

"Can I hold your hand while you're driving?" I asked shyly. I don't even know what has gotten into me to ask him for something like that. I was preparing myself for the rejection but it didn't come.

Instead, I saw a small smile appear on Ian's lips. He didn't answer but he took my hand. My mouth dropped open. I looked down to hide a silly smile on my face as I intertwined our fingers. Ian's free hand was driving while his other hand was on mine.

I looked outside his car window and thought, So what if Daisy's his first love? I'm gonna be his last.

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