VERONICA (Montero Series # 4)

Chapter 21: Paternity

Chapter 21

Elijah

"What happened to her OB-Gyne, bakit kailangan niyang pumunta sa ibang clinic? I've told you to guard her and tell me right away what she does," I said suppressing my anger.

"Sir pasensiya na po. Hindi ko po kayo agad matawagan dahil baka kasama niyo si Ma'am Veronica."

"You could have atleast texted me." Kirk knows that even how busy I may get nagbabasa ako ng text messages.

"Pasensiya na po talaga, Sir. Hindi na po mauulit. Tsaka nakiusap na naman po ulit siyang gusto niya kayong makausap."

"If what I've given for her and for the baby isn't enough dadagdagan ko. Kung may sasabihin siya sa aking importante about her check up, pwede niyang sabihin sa'yo, you can relay it to me. If it's something personal and important I could still not see her and I could never talk to her. You know that and she knows that, Kirk. I hope I made myself even clearer now?" I heaved out. Si Nica ang priority ko ngayon. And she is still my top priority.

Damn, I'm desperate to do the paternity. Even desperate to do it against her will. Mas lalong nadadagdagan ang duda ko sa kanya. Right now I just need to follow her, ang mag imbestiga hanggang sa makakuha ako ng ebidensiya. Until I can't point a finger on who's behind this, she will still be innocent. Ibang usapan na kung may gagawin siyang hindi maganda kay Nica. And God forbid if she does something to make Nica know about this.

"Alamin mo kung bakit siya nag palit ng OB-Gyne. Why it has to be in the same facility as Nica's? If you have to monitor her twenty four seven do it."

I ended the call, still suppressing my anger and frustration from that woman.

I closed my eyes and massage my temple. I don't want to leave for Davao in a week but I needed to be there to personally check and do an inspection of our newly built condominium. I needed to make sure that everything is polished before opening it to the market.

If only I could bring Nica with me but I know I can't do that, hindi ko siya matutukan dahil alam kong magiging busy ako. And I can't selfishly ask her that because I know she wants to work. Even right now just thinking about leaving made me miss her. Alam kong hindi sapat ang naibigay kong oras para bumawe sa kanya.

A knock from my office woke me up from my trance.

"Mel just leave the pa--" but I was cut mid sentence when Nica came in.

She smiled timidly, her bright doey eyes shining. I swallowed hard. I had convinced myself to get used to it. I used to appreciate her from a far, I had set a distance. Even hardly controlled myself around her. Hindi ko pinagbigyan ang gusto ko dahil natatakot ako sa pwedeng mangyari.

But she had always looked so majestic, nymph like and ethereal--a classic beauty, elegant but sublime, prominent yet tamed. She looked even more arresting now with that pale peach dress, it matched her pale fair skin.

And this heightens my fear, the even more now that Nica's showing ang opening more of her affection towards. The more it was too hard for me to tame my affection for her, too. And I don't know how long could I keep up na hindi siya mahawakan sa paraang gusto ko.

"I-I'm sorry for barging in your office, Elj..."she hesitated, biting her luscious lip. "Ayoko na kasing pumunta ka pa sa office kasi alam kong magiging busy ka ngayon. I brought the food you prepared for me, and I bought a food for you," she sweetly said as she walked towards me.

Tumayo na ako bago paman siya makalapit. I took the paper bag from her. "You force your way in, again."

"Umm... I'm sorry...ayaw parin kasi akong papasukin ng sekretary mo..." she muttered softly.