The Billionaire's Hidden Son (Cavanaugh #1)

Kabanata 11

Kabanata 11

Again

"KUYA, hiramin ko lang anak mo a'?"

Kanina pa nakakapit si Zon sa ibabang bahagi ng hita ni Laki na parang ayaw magpaiwan.

It was three in the afternoon. Kagigising lang ni Zon mula sa pagtulog kaninang ala una ng tanghali nang bigla kaming may narinig ng tunog ng doorbell at sa pagbukas ko ng pinto ay nakita ko si Laki.

He was not even shocked to see me and my son here.

"Daddy, puh-lease?" Zon tightened his hug around Laki's thigh like a monkey but my son was just too cute and adorable to look like a monkey.

"Laki, sa oras na malaman kong napasali sa human trafficking ang anak ko, huwag ka nang lumubas ng kulungan." That strict voice of Lazarus fulfilled the whole kitchen place as he work with his fingers on the keyboard of his laptop.

He was not topless this time. Isang puting sando at grey sweatpants na parang kagagaling niya lang sa pag-eexcercise. His biceps were like staring at me, wanting me to touch it like no way I would ever touch it.

Hindi ko pa rin nakakalimutan ang nangyari kahapon kaya todo takip ako sa leeg ko gamit ang aking hanggang siko na medyo magulong buhok. It was messy but not that kind of mess like I just came from walking through a sand storm. Just the normal mess of being a careless woman.

I even texted Ashley again to excuse me. Huli na talaga kahapon, mamayang alas sais ay magtatrabaho na talaga ako.

"Kuya, nagbibiro ka ba? Seriously? Human trafficking? Hindi ako pumapatol sa mga prostitute." Laki rolled his eyes in a manly way and reached for my son that was keeping a tight hug on his thigh. Ginulo niya pa ang bagong gupit na buhok ng anak ko. "'Yong mga sikat na model pa nga ang lumalapit sa'kin."

"Ano naman 'yong bagong scandal mo na sinasabi nila Daumier?" Lazarus took a stop from what he was typing on the laptop and shot Laki a suspicious look.

Curios din ako tungkol do'n. But I did not have time for it. Mas malaki pa riyan ang haharapin kong problema mamayang alas sais.

"'Yon ba? 'Di naman kumalat 'yon. Nasa groupchat lang," Laki simply reasoned out as he ran his fingers through his soft unwaxed dark brown hair. "Alam mo namang pinaglalaruan ko lang 'yong mga babaeng sa tingin ko ay laruan lang para sa'kin."

Napairap ako sa kawalan.

May mas malala pa ba kay Laki?

Pero hindi ko siya magawang husgahan. Hindi ko naman siya gano'n kakilala. Siguro ay may pinagdaanan siya na dahilan ng resulta sa pagiging ganito'ng pananaw niya sa buhay.

"Girls? Laruan po, Tito Laki?" Zon lifted his chin up to look at his scandalous uncle. "Like barbie po?"

Pinipigilan ko ang tawa nang dahil sa tanong ng anak ko. Nasa may island lang kasi ako ng kusina at nakikinig sa pinag-uusapan nila.

"Saan mo naman dadalhin ang anak ko?" I asked with full protectiveness came rushing from my voice.

Laki shifted his look at me. "Sa tabi-tabi lang, maghahanap ng chix—" he stopped when I darkly glared at him. "Si Ruin kasi! May nag-imbita sa kaniya sa isang party at nang pumunta siya. Pambatang party pala."

Hindi naman siguro nila tuturuan ng mga kababalaghan ang anak ko. Takot lang nila sa napakastriktong si Lazarus.

"I want my son back here at exactly six, Laki." It was an almost growl when Lazarus stated it. It was like he was just forced to say it but deep inside his witty mind was he wanted his son to stay.