Wreck (Royal Series #4) COMPLETED

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

Too Good

"Blaire! What is this I'm hearing, huh? Do you want to see our clan vanish into thin air?!" I immediately stood up when my mother barged in inside the library where I'm currently at.

I tried so hard to keep it at bay para hindi makarating sa kaniya pero umabot parin. Nakayuko ako habang mabilis ang paghinga na ginagawa ni Mama sa harapan ko na parang pinapakalma ang sarili. 

"I have no excuses, Mother," I said.

"Do you want to know where I heard the news?" She asked and looked up to see her. She gave me a mocking smile and said, "from your husband! Your saint husband, Blaire Magdalene!"

"Just... what is he planning to do, huh? And why the hell are you letting him?"

Hindi ako sumagot at yumuko lang. I know I should at least defend myself but this time, I can't do anything but listen. I let Sean do his ruling and decisions, hindi ako nakialam sa isipin na kakayanin ko ang epekto into pero mali ako.

He is just too good.

Too good to the point our finances are suffering so bad. Hindi na makaangat ang mga negosyo na hawak namin dahil patuloy niyang tinatanggihan ang mga deal na sa tingin niya ay labag ay moral niya.

It's not really a black business or something like what he thinks. 

Masyado lang siyang mabait para makita na hindi iyon masamang negosyo. But here he is, continuously declining the businesses. Our economy is in bad shape and at alam ko lagay na ito ay kakailanganin namin magbenta ng assets para makapaglagay ng pondo sa mga negosyo. This way, it will continue to roll out. 

"Ma, I can handle it," mahinahon kong sagot kay Mama.

Again, she mockingly smiled at me. "Really? Lay down your plan, then. Let's see what asset would you sell this time."

"Ma."

She lost the smile when she heard the exhaustion in my voice. "Blaire, you know why I am lecturing you about this. You've seen our clan suffered which resulted in you being married."

"Look, I know you want to let Sean stabilize his position by not intruding in the ruling because you think that will be the only way for the ministers to respect him. But Blaire, don't just focus on him. See the picture behind him, don't let him ruin everything we worked hard for."

Mama then held my hand. "While Sean handles the ruling, you were suffering here. Alam ba niya ito, ha? How his decisions affect you, the clan?"

"I'll... talk to him later, Ma. Please, let me handle this." 

Mother reluctantly nodded before leaving me alone. Doon ako nanghihinang bumalik sa upuan at sinapo ang noo ko. I don't know how to fix this mess without selling our assets. May darating bang himala sa amin? 

My thoughts stopped when I heard my phone ringing kaya sinago ko ito nang hindi tinitignan kung sino ang caller. "Blaire speaking."

"Are you okay? You don't sound good, Blaire," napabuntong hininga ako nang marinig ang boses ni Dusk sa phone.

"I'm fine," mabilis kong sabi. "May nangyari ba kay Aivie?" Iyan agad ang tanong ko dahil hindi naman ugali ni Dusk ang tumawag kung walang kinalaman kay Aivie.

"It's not that... but like what I always do, I've been watching her from a distance... are you aware that she is with a man?"

Napatayo ako bigla sa narinig ko. I know Aivie is roaming around again but I didn't know she is being accompanied by a man! "Kilala mo ba?"

"Yes, that's why I'm not worried but I think you should be."

"What do you mean?"

Matagal bago siya sumagot at nang malaman ko kung sino ay nawala ang kaba ko pero may iba akong naramdaman. 

I discarded my emotions and focused on the papers in front of me. But I stopped when a knock interrupted me. "What is it?"

"Your Majesty, this is the report from the business held by Nuevo. They wanted to occupy another space but..."

"Sean rejected it again because the people will have nowhere to go if the Nuevo will occupy the space," pagtapos ko sasabihin niya.

Hindi naman ito ang unang beses na nangyari. Sean has a soft heart for the people kaya ayaw niya ito pagkaitan ng titirhan o kung ano man. He wanted to let them stay where they are. 

This is what he doesn't understand at all. Sa tingin niya ay masamang tao kami para paalisin sila para lang mabigyan ng pwesto ang mga negosyo. Palagi niyang iniisip na kawawa ang mga mapapaalis pero hindi niya naiisip na kawawa din ang mga may hawak ng negosyo kapag nalugi ito.

At iyon na nga ang nangyayari ngayon. Their sales were drastically going down dahil hindi na masyado lapitin ang pwesto nila kaya ngayon gusto na nila humanap ng iba na ayaw naman ni Sean. 

But the thing is, we can't always give in to people's whims. Dahil aabusihin siya kapag ganoon ang nangyari. Oo tama ang ginawa niya noong nakaraan sa kaso ni Tallia because it involves a citizen.

Pero ibang usapan kapag negosyo na dahil dito nanggagaling ang pera na umiikot sa clan. 

What am I suppose to do...

"Should I draft a call for help, Your Majesty?"

"No." My pride won't allow me to beg for my clan. We already did it once and I swore to myself that I won't go through that embarrassment again.

Tumayo ako at umalis sa pwesto. I walked toward the window and watched as my husband and sister arriving together. "Let's call it a day. I want to rest," sabi ko bago umalis sa bintana at pumasok sa recreation room ko.

I haven't danced in a while. But it's not like I have the time to de-stress myself. Mas sasakit pa ang ulo ko sa isipin na sinasayang ko ang oras ko dito. 

Pero iba ang ginagawa ng katawa ko. I walked around the room and let my finger glide on the ropes of cloth around me. I missed dancing but maybe some other time. I just really want to stay here for a while to comfort myself.

"You're doing well, Blaire Magdalene. You've already passed so many hardships... wala lang ito sa iyo. This too shall end..."

Napatigil ako sa paglakad nang marinig ko ang pinto na bumukas. By the smell that entered the room, I know it's Sean. His masculine scent enveloped the whole room.

"Nandito ka lang pala," sabi niya at naglakad papalapit sa akin. 

I nodded habang nakatalikod sa kaniya. "Is there something wrong, wife?"

That question. I have so many answers to that, I can enumerate it all for him but when I felt his hands on my shoulders, my defenses got wrecked. I can't vent it out on him anymore. 

Hinarap niya ako sa kaniya at hinawakan ang mukha ko. His eyes voice out his worries. 

"Talk to me, hmm?" 

I can't, I might hurt your feelings.

He sighed. "This is about the rulings, I guess. We haven't spoken about it since then..."

"Sean - "

"Correct me if I'm walking on the wrong path, Blaire," putol niya sa akin. "I've noticed it but didn't really do anything about it because you're not calling out on me. Then it dawned on me."

"What?"

He smiled softly at me. "You aren't saying that you are proud of me."

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Hi :)) I would like to apologize if you find the problem mentioned here a "petty" one but that is how I wanted to establish Sean's flaw. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it  :))