Aggressive Lover [COMPLETED]

BTH THI YISIB HK

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

ANURAK WAS staring at nothing as he let his friends work on their own world in front of him. Narae was holding her laptop, wearing sunglasses that no one knows why. Wynter and Dominique were on their phones, and for unknown reasons, they were finally on speaking terms—well, somehow. Worachet's phone was out of reach, and when Anurak went to his apartment after his meeting with the committee, the guy was nowhere to be found, as well as his belongings.

Nag-aalala si Anurak sa lagay ng binata dahil paniguradong nakita o nalaman na nito ang tungkol sa larawan. At kahit ayaw man isipin ni Anurak ay maaaring maapektuhan ang relasyon nilang dalawa dahil dito. He wanted to search for the guy but Narae told him to fix this issue first before it completely destroys his career. Wyn and Dom agreed so he wasn't able to say no.

"An, are you sure that the image wasn't real?" He heard Wynter's voice that pulled him out of reverie.

Anurak nodded his head. "We haven't been in that place in the background and another thing, Worachet never pushed me against the wall. He's still not that aggressive," he explained which made the lady nod and go back to talking on the phone.

He then turned to Dominique who seemed pissed at the one he was talking to. "Well, work on it. I did not pay you to give me what-ifs and sh*ts. I need the information fast. Make my payment worth it."

Nagtuloy na lamang si Anurak sa pakikipagtitigan sa kawalan. Maya't maya kasing pumapasok sa isip niya ang binata. Hindi niya malaman kung saan ito pupuntahan. But based on the connections that he and his friends have, it would've been easy for him to locate the guy. It just so happened that... I have to fix this first, and then I'll come to him.

Napatango na lang si Anurak saka wala sa wisyong napatingin sa pinsan niyang tahimik. Laging si Worachet ang inaasikaso niya, kaya alam niyang nagkukulang na siya bilang nakatatandang pinsan o kapatid kay Narae.

"Hey..." pagkuha niya sa atensyon ng talaga. When she raised her head and looked at him, he continued to speak. "You okay? How have you been?"

Narae let out a smile—a fake smile, Anurak can tell. "I'm fine, Oppa. Just a bit stressed with the exams and projects. Typical student problems."

Napatango naman siya. "If you need any help, talk to me, hmm?"

His cousin nodded but this time with a small genuine smile. "Thanks, Oppa."

Muli siyang tumango at akmang hindi na iistorbuhin ang dalaga at baka importanteng school work ang ginagawa nito, nang hindi na niya mapigilan ang sarili. "Why are you wearing glasses inside the penthouse in the middle of the night?"

Napatingin din naman sa kanilang bunso sina Wyn at Dom na saktong katatapos lang makipag-usap sa telepono. "I was about to ask the same thing," Dominique brought up.

"Do you have sore eyes or such?" Wynter asked.

Umiling naman ang dalaga. "J-Just don't mind me," nag-aalangang sabi nito.

"What is it, Nar?" Wynter used her if-you-don't-tell-me-the-truth-you'll-face-hell tone on her.

Napabuga naman si Narae ng hangin saka hinawakan ang salamin. When she took it off, Anurak could feel his blood boiling.

"Who did that to you? Who the f*ck made you cry‽"

He felt Dominique's hand on his arm. "Calm down, Anurak. You won't think straight when you're mad."

"Besides... she could've been crying over a movie," Wynter reasoned out.

Dominique gave her a deadpan look. "Really, Wyn?"

The lady rolled her eyes. "Just chill the eff out. It might've been a guy, but not any of her guys." Wyn watched the nightclub's CCTV footage this afternoon, so she knew the cause of Narae's puffy eyes.

Mahinang natawa naman si Narae sa sinabi ni Wynter. "Don't mind me, Oppa. I'm fine. Just a stupid but worth a shot decision I made."

"A brave one, that is," Wynter interjected, making Anurak confused about the topic.

Dominique then tapped his shoulder. "Don't stress yourself too much, Anurak. You have so much on your plate as of now, focus there, first. If Narae says she's fine, then she's fine. Besides, she can never lie to Wynter, we all know that."

Napabuga na lamang ng hangin si Anurak saka muling tiningnan ang pinsang magang-maga ang mga mata. "Are you sure that you're fine?"

Narae nodded and smiled. "I'll be fine, Oppa." Then her face darkened. "But I'll be better if we figured out who's behind this. I swear I'm gonna make them pay."

Tumango naman silang tatlo saka bumalik sa kanya-kanyang gawain. Wynter was busy with her phone, and Narae was busy with her laptop.

As for Dominique, he sat beside him and patted his shoulder again. "What do you plan to do after finding out who spread this scandal?"

Anurak let out another heavy sigh, leaned back on the sofa, and shrugged. "I honestly don't know, Dom. A part of me wants to search for him, y'know? Fix this mess between us. But there's also a part of me that doesn't want to bother him. If he chose to leave, then maybe it's for his own good. Maybe... he no longer wanted me in his life."

Halatang mabigat ang dinadala ni Anurak kaya naman hindi na siya nagtaka na parang nadamay sa problema niya ang katabi. "Choose whichever makes you happy, An. I told you before that you can be selfish even once in your life. Just be with whoever makes you happy, Anurak. Remember, we three got your back, no matter what." Dominique smiled at him.

He was about to say something when Wynter suddenly spoke. "I found out the culprit's address."

"And I finally saw how the picture has been edited," Narae said. She then faced her laptop to them. "The man did no justice to your face, my dear Oppa."

They saw how the process of editing happened. Face swap if that's what they think it is. But Narae prefers to call it intense-but-not-so-intense-face-swap-editing.

"So... let's talk to this motherf*cker?" Dominique suggested as they stood up.

Hindi naman na umimik si Anurak. All he wants now is to talk to this person. And fix my relationship with Worachet. D*mn how much I missed him.