The Playboy's Pursuit

11: Those cobwebs

LIAM'S POV

"Something not good happened at the site, Liam and so the board were asking for you to be here and fixed it with your expertise dahil alam nilang magagawan mo agad ito ng solusyon."

When dad informed me that through skype, I couldn't help but blew out an exhausted breath.

Hindi pa nga natatapos ang paggawa ng bagong branch ng hotel naming 'yon, nagkaproblema na agad ito.

"Dad, do I really have to be there? Alam mo namang marami rin akong inaasikaso rito. I know the board can handle that at nandiyan ka naman so----"

"Never tell me you're going to make your dad work again, Willy! Alam mong hindi dapat pinapagod 'yang daddy mo so you better get your damn ass here kung ayaw mong ako mismo ang gagawa nun para sa'yo!"

When my mom threatened me that habang nasa likuran ito ni dad, I couldn't help but pouted at her way.

Sa edad nitong 54, hindi pa rin talaga nawawala ang malatigre nitong awra.

"Mom! You know I can't do that!"

"Well, I know you can, dimwit! Hindi mo lang talaga maiwan-iwan yang mga babae mo diyan sa Pinas! Baka akala mo hindi ko alam yang mga kalokohang ginagawa mo diyan! You're always in the headlines at palagi mo nalang pinasasakit ang ulo ko! When are you going to give me my first apo then kung puro ka nalang pambababae? Hanggang kailan ka ba talaga magseseryoso ng babae huh?"

Just hearing her sermons now, an exasperated groan escaped from me. She's at it again. Bringing up that 'apo thing ' whenever she could get a chance to do so.

"Honey, calm down okay? Magkakaapo ka rin----"

"Isa ka pa, Wilfredo! Kung hindi lang kasi nagmana 'tong anak mo sa pagkababaero mo, edi sana hindi sumasakit ang ulo ko sa batang 'yan ngayon! I swear kapag hindi ka pa nakahanap ng babaeng seseryosohin mo, William Montero, ipapakasal kita sa anak ng kaibigan ko rito! You better keep that in your mind!"

At that threat, I felt like I became more exhausted now kaysa kanina. Alright. Ipapakasal talaga... As if magpapakasal ako sa kahit kaninong babae nalang.

"Liam, pumunta ka nalang agad rito okay? Ikaw ng bahalang umayos ng problema rito. And if you want to change your mom's mind to set you up in one of her friend's daughter for a marriage, you better bring some woman with you here tomorrow. I'll end this call now dahil baka tuluyan ng highbloodin tong mommy mo. Bye."

Then the screen turned dark when that call ended.

And just hearing those threats from my mom, mas lalo lang sumasakit ang ulo ko.

She was at it again.. Setting me up with her friend's daughters. Well, okay lang naman 'yon sa'kin noon because most of those women wasn't actually looking for a serious relationship but just a partner in their beds. Just the right women I've been looking for.

But now.. kasal? She's going to set me up for an arranged marriage? Oh no. Hindi ko yata mapapayagan 'yon.

Shaking off my head, pinindot ko nalang yong intercom na nasa harapan ko.

"Dulce, alam mo ba kung nasaan siya ngayon?"

"Yes sir. She's in La Café Mosses right now and I think she'll be working overtime again this time."

Hearing that news, napapahugot na lamang ako ng malalim na hininga.

"Okay. Thank you for that, Dulce." Saad ko nalang rito before I pressed the end button before I leaned my back against my chair.

She's working so late again this time. Was she really in dire need of money now to even work overtime? She was just abusing her body dahil sa mga ginagawa nito ngayon.