The Billionaire's Contract Wife [COMPLETED]

Thirty: Falling for Him

Wala kaming kibuan ni Louie sa sasakyan. We were driving for more than three hours now.

We were on our way to Yangzhou for a company outing and team building. It's going to be a 10-hour drive from Beijing.

When he told me yesterday to pack my things, I really thought he's kicking me out. As it turned out, we're going on a long drive.

Though I have a feeling that he's really mad at me. Pano, kahapon pa ako hindi kinakausap, unless he really needed to say something to me.

Oo, alam ko naman na 'di talaga ito makausap madalas. Pero iba, eh. Ramdam ko. The air between us felt awkward after that incident in the office yesterday.

Nagseselos ba ito kay James?

Asa ka! ang agad na sagot ng kontrabidang bahagi ng aking utak.

He's mad at you dahil nakita ng mga tauhan niya ang tagpong 'yon! Baka kung ano pang isipin ng mga tauhan niya, yun yun! At hindi dahil nagseselos siya kay James. 'Wag kang assuming, girl!

I heaved a deep sigh before I slowly turned to him. His eyes were fixed on the road.

"Nakatulog ka ba nang maayos kagabi?" I asked awkwardly in a dire attempt to start a conversation.

We still have a very long way to go, baka mapanis laway namin pareho.

Hindi ito sumagot. Para nga itong walang narinig.

Tumahimik na lang din ako.

Hindi ko namalayang nakatulog pala ako. I woke up to him telling me that we're stopping by to grab some lunch.

Hanggang sa makapag-lunch kami ay wala pa din kaming kibuan. He only talked to me when he asked what I wanted to eat. Kapag naman may tinanong ako, kung hindi 'yes' or 'no', tatango lang ito.

Gagi, ang awkward! Naiinis ako na nafu-frustrate! Daig pa namin ang may LQ!

We were back on the road when I couldn't hold it back any longer. I had to ask him.

"Are you mad at me?" I finally had the courage to ask.

Hindi ito agad sumagot.

"Huy! Galit ka ba sa akin?" ang muli kong tanong.

He threw me a quick glance. "Why would I be?"

"You're not talking to me," sabi ko.

"Why? May dapat ba tayong pag-usapan?" he nonchalantly said.

I didn't know if he was just drawing the line between us. If it was his way to remind me that he's still my boss. That he doesn't owe me anything.

Nanahimik na lang din ako.

[Yangzhou, China]

Hanggang sa makarating kami sa location ay wala pa din kaming imikan. Everyone's there when we arrived. Most of the ThinkSoft employees were on the company buses. Pero may iba namang nagdala ng sariling sasakyan.

Ang ganda ng lugar. Isa itong napakalawak na spa resort na nasa gitna ng kagubatan. It was very relaxing. Parang lahat ng problema mo makakalimutan mo habang nandito ka.

"Is everyone settled in?" narinig kong tanong ni Louie kay Mei pagkadating namin. Ito kasi ang agad na sumalubong sa amin.

Gabi na kasi noong dumating kami. Sa pagkakarinig ko ay wala munang activity tonight para makapagpahinga ang lahat. Lahat kasi ay pagod sa mahabang byahe.

"Yup, I just told them to have room service for their dinner," ani Mei.

"That's good," ani Louie.

"Your room is ready, too. Do you want me to show you there?" Mei asked.