"Don't get fooled by her. Who knows what's behind that innocent façade." Dinig ko mula sa labas ng pintuan ng library ang pag-uusap ng mag-asawa at ng kanilang anak.
"Altair! Your words! Hindi kita pinalaking bastos. How could you turn your back to your responsibility-"
"Mama, I don't even know the girl! I don't remember her. I am not even familiar with her-"
"How many times did I warn you about dating different women? I told you to stop playing around and settle down. You can not even remember her, my goodness! She's just 18! She's literally a teenager! You disappointed me."
"If he's really my son, I'll take the custody alone-"
"And how about Jem?"
"Just give her enough amount to start a new. She will surely accept it." Pagpupumilit ni Altair.
"What?! I can not believe your conscience can tolerate separating a mother to her child. Son, I am a mother too! Why don't you put your feet in her shoe-"
"I'm already planning to marry Lyss Adrianna. I can not marry any other girl."
"The heiress of the Nemesis clan?" Magkapanabay na tanong ng mag-asawa sa anak. The name rang a bell. Nasubaybayan ko ang social life ni Altair for the past years pero hindi siya kailanman nagbigay ng hint na magpapakasal kahit kanino. And to a certain Lyss Adrianna Nemesis. Hindi siya pwedeng magpakasal sa iba!
"But son... baka naman pwede pang-"
"I've already given my word. And my decision is final. I'm sorry, Mom."
"Alfon-"
"Honey... we've been aiming for the merging of the two families even before. Now, that your son has decided, I have nothing against it."
"But how about JJ, my grandson-"
"Let's wait for the result. If he's mine, I'll take full responsibility. As for that girl, I have to send her away for a while. Ayokong malaman ng media ang tungkol sa kanya at sa bata."
"Let me deal with the media son." The old Narvaez volunteered.
Malabo na ang ilang tinig na naulinigan ko. They've been talking about the NWorld, business merging, and future plans of the Narvaez Empire. I stared at the door as if it were the most hated thing on the planet.
I controlled my hard breathing. It's one of the few things I've mastered- anger management. Think. I should think carefully. Hindi ako pwedeng magpadalos-dalos. Mabilis akong bumalik sa silid namin ni JJ. Tulog pa siya. It was only five in the morning.
"Media." Niabulong ko. The power of media is unstoppable even rich people can not control it. Once it leaks, kahit tapalan pa nila ng napakaraming pera, they can never take it back. They can lessen the impact of it but the consequences will be irreversible.
BINABASA MO ANG
Reigning Battle Beyond Greed
RomanceON GOING I am Jem Mendez. A mother at eighteen. Married to Altair Jairus Narvaez, a billionaire and a business tycoon. Will my greed satisfy my desire to be more powerful or will it destroy my heart and the simple life I used to have? DATE STARTED:...
