"Dionne, any update?"
"And what do I get in return?" Anas niya sa kabilang linya. Napailing ako. And here I thought she was receiving requests and favors from friends for free.
"Name it."
"Aba, you're starting to sound like your Narvaez..."
My Narvaez... sa'n galing yon? Ano namang hihingiin niya na wala pa rito at maaari kong ibigay?
"Help me with my action research."
"Consider it done. Send me the details." Ang basic naman ng hiningi. Akala ko she'll ask for something that will make a hole in my pocket.
"What a friend! Yay...You're my savior."
"Don't tell it to Ivana." Kasi kapag nalaman niya, I'm sure magtatampo at magdadrama 'yon dahil tinanggihan ko 'yong tulong na hinihingi niya. Sasabihin non, I'm playing favoritism.
"Next time, huwag puro tiktok. Aral-aral din." I advise her.
Ang payo ko naman kay Ivana. "Huwag puro paganda. Ang love life makakapaghintay." Kay Shaza. Obvious naman di ba? "Hinay-hinay lang. Wala kang kalaban."
Kay Cleofe, I don't think she will be needing or rather accepting my advise. I don't mind as long as we're good.
"I'm sending you the files that my Intel has sent me this morning." Pahayag niya. I've been expecting the work to be done within 1 week.
Two days pa lang ang nakalilipas nang mangyari ang insidente sa park. Their agents are reliable. I remembered nang kinulit ko si Rico tungkol doon pero nagsawalang-kibo lang siya. So I opted in chatting with my husband.
"Brixton. Does the name ring a bell?" He had seen my message but he did not reply. Instead, he called.
"Stick your nose into something else." He said in a dismissing tone.
"Why? The guy seems friendly."
"Friendly my ass!" Napangiti ako nang maramdaman ang tila pagpipigil na sumabog ang galit niya.
"He is not to be trusted." He warned me in a serious tone.
"And you are?" Mapakla kong tanong.
"He's an enemy."
"Your enemy is not my enemy."
"He's your husband's enemy." Giit niya, pointing out that he's my husband.
"Right. But your downfall will not be my defeat." Pang-aasar ko.
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:...
