Villain's Chance

CHAPTER 46 - Leez

Leez

I stared at the full length mirror and took a deep breath. My face was covered in make up which I feel like I haven't done for so long. And I wore an old rose dress that doesn't look too corporate or too elegant. Just something in between.

"Woah. You look different!" I break off from staring at my reflection and turned to the open door, kung saan nakita ko si Minami na nakasaklay. I secretly envied him. Malapit na siyang ma-discharge sa ospital. And if he does his best, he won't need to go back anymore. Meanwhile if I want to do my best, I need to stay here. It's quite ironic if you ask me. "Aalis ka?" Tanong niya.

I rolled my eyes in response. Isn't it obvious? "Well what does it look like?" I asked him sarcastically.

"Sungit naman." He said while pouting. "Gusto ko lang naman ng confirmation."

I rolled my eyes again and turned to the mirror to stare at myself. He's acting like a kid, which means he's trying to fool around. And I can't deal with that today. "Please, Minami, 'wag muna ngayon." Pakiusap ko sa kaniya. I clench my palms and open it after to get rid of the coldness I feel but it doesn't really work well.

"Why are you being so nervous?" Tanong niya. Is it that obvious?

I took a deep breath again. "It's my first press conference again after a year." Pag-amin ko. Telling him this helped me loose up a bit.

"Ah, CEO ka nga pala ng fashion company, noh?" He asked in a chill manner and I nodded, not breaking a stare from the mirror. "Yikes." He said which made me to turn to him with furrowed brows. "Anong 'yikes'?" Tanong ko sa kaniya. "Well, hindi ba pwedeng bumagsak ang stock price niyo kapag nalaman ng mga tao na may sakit ka? Gan'on kasi 'yung napapanood ko sa K-drama." Sagot niya sa'kin.

"...I think that's only possible if the CEO is sick mentally, which could hinder them from managing the company properly." Sagot ko sa kaniya. "Ah, okay." Sagot niya, but he already said those comments and it made me feel more anxious. I know it doesn't make sense, but what if the stock prices do fall because of me? I mean, I am too young to die from cancer in the eyes of the public. And my successor doesn't have a background on management. What if they twist the story to have more sense, like, I died from overdosing drugs or something? I mean, that would make more sense specially if they do a background search on me. Discovering that I am one of M Corp chairman's daughter. And that daughter had a record of being the black sheep of the family because in every gathering, she was reckless and never cared about what others think of her. That's a more exciting story and probably would make people stick their eyes on the tabloids rather than a CEO dying from an incurable illness. And now that I mention it, being physically ill could also be a hinder when it come to proper management.

Fear swept through me, and the cold I'm feeling earlier got worse. My heart's beating like crazy that it feels like it's gonna jump out of my chest any minute. I took more deep breaths to compose myself but it's not helping that much.

"You look more nervous than before." Minami comments again.

I quickly threw a glare at him. Seriously, this clueless freak. But instead of yelling at him, I shut my eyes and took another deep breath. "Just... go back to your room. Hindi ako makapag-concentrate." Sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Alright. Do your best on the conference!" Bati niya sa'kin pagkatapos ay umalis na siya, but it doesn't seem to help me cheer up. Bakit ba naman kasi bigla-bigla na lang siyang nagko-comment ng gan'on 'di ba? Napaka panira, my gosh!

A moment later, dumating na si kuya Amzi para sunduin ako. And with the same expression, I hopped onto the car with an anxious face.

"What's wrong?" Tanong niya agad sa'kin.