Three Men Plus She (Completed)

72 - First Try

Despite the heartwarming conversation with Yago the previous night, Gabriel could not control himself worrying on how Elizabeth will take the news of her sister's engagement with him.

On their way to DBS office, Emily noticed how Gabriel is, "Penny for your thought, Boss Gab," Emily uttered.

Gabriel looks at her and pulls her towards him then he wraps her arms around him. "Hindi ko alam, kinakabahan kasi ako," he said after planting a kiss on Emily's temple.

"Ano naman ang nakakakaba?" Emily asked.

"I'm sure I'll hear a sarcastic comment from your sister once she gets a nice treatment, I don't know how I shall handle that. But if I will not treat hime nicely, lalo naman akong mahihipang makuha ang boto ng kapatid mo," Gabriel confessed his dilemma.

"Nahihirapan ka na ba?" Emily asked.

"It is not that, nalilito lang ako kung ano ang dapat kong gawin," Gabriel uttered.

"Bakit ka ba kasi nalilito? Ganun lang talaga yung kapatid, medyo bratty kaya nga okay lang sa akin na maiwan sya kay Don Lino kasi alam kong kaya nyang protektahan ang sarili nya. Between the two of us, sya ang paborito ni Don Lino, kasi sya raw ang kamukha ng mother ni Papa, pati rin daw katigasan ng ulo, namana rin ni Lizzie," Emily said.

"Eh ikaw, kanino ka nagmana?" Gabriel asked.

"Kay Mama ko, I believe yung determination ang namana ko sa kanya. Hindi fickle-minded si Mama, once she decided on something hindi na yun magbabago," Emily replied.

"And I agree to that," Gabriel declared.

"Lizzie is very easy to please, mababaw ang kaligayahan nun eh, kahit itanong mo pa kay Yago," Emily said. "Madali syang magtiwala pero kapag nasira ang tiwala nya, mahirap nang maibalik, and yun siguro ang pinagka-pareho naming magkapatid," she added.

"And I agree to that, too," Gabriel said.

"Kaya tandaan mo, you have to make sure na hindi mawawala ang tiwala ko sa iyo," Emily uttered.

"Noted, my beautiful writer," Gabriel replied with a kiss on her temple.

"Going back to Lizzie, alam mo ba in order to gain her trust, you have to be her ally? Lizzie values loyalty and sincerity so much at galit na galit yun sa mga sinungaling na tao," Emily said.

"Anything else that you want me to keep in mind about your sister?" Gabriel asked.

"Wala naman na," Emily briefly replied.

"I am sincere and loyal, at alam mong hindi ako marunong magsinungaling," Gabriel said.

"I know that's why wala kang dapat ipag-alala kay Lizzie," Emily uttered.

"Your sister really likes Yago, if not hindi sya maiinis sa akin nang ganito," Gabriel uttered.

"Hindi naman kasi nya alam what really happened. Yung side lang ni Yago ang alam nya," Emily said. "Would you like me to talk to her?" she asked.

"No need, I'll just figure it out myself kung paano ko makukuha ang boto nyang kapatid mo. Diskarte ko muna, para na rin mapatunayan ko kay Tatay Ador at Nanay Anna, lalo na sa iyo na gagawin ko lahat, para pakasalan mo ako," Gabriel declared.

"Bakit hindi na lang natin sundin yung suggestion ni Franco na mag-live-in na lang tayo, siguradong wala nang magagawa yang si Lizzie?" Emily said.

"You are breaking your own rule, my love. Maganda nga yung suggestion but you don't deserve that," Gabriel said.

"Good answer," Emily uttered, chuckling. "I am just testing you kung ano ang isasagot mo sa suggestion mo. I am happy kasi narinig ko yung gusto kong marinig," she added.