Defending Mr. Billionaire (Sandoval Trilogy #1) | COMPLETED

Chapter 90

Atty. Christine Villeza

"Why are you here?"

He smirked. "How have you been, Atty. Christine? Hindi mo man lang ako tinawag ah?" He tried to reach my hand but I immediately shoved his hand away.

"Don't you dare touch me, filthy ex-convict." I hissed and took a step away from him. Inayos ko ang damit ko't tinitigan silang lahat. I was outnumbered. Well, it's just Jeffrey, his cameraman, and this ex-convict named Heubert Marquez. I feel like they just invaded my personal space by barging here in my office.

"Filthy ex-convict?" tanong nito't ngumisi muli na parang aso. He fixed his suit and raised his eyebrows on me. "Do I look like filthy to you? Or you mean 'filthy rich'?"

I scoffed and raised my eyebrows on him. I tried to keep my composure but I just couldn't stand the man in front of me right now. I don't care if this is broadcasting live now since the cameraman never took his camera away from me. "You mean, 'filthy rich' from all the money that you got from corruption and drug deals?"

"What are you talking about, Atty. Christine?" he asked, teasing.

"You know what I'm talking about. Nakulong ka na nga 'di ba?" I rolled my eyes and smirked.

As if on cue, pumasok na din sa loob ng opisina ko si Anthony kasama ang humahabol sa kaniyang assistant. "Stop the broadcasting, Jeffrey. You got no permission from me. I'm the CEO of this company." Tumabi ito sa akin at hinawakan ang aking baywang.

Jeffrey looked at us and scoffed. "What a romantic view. I just found out that Atty. Christine can't protect herself now!" Sinenyasan nito ang cameraman niya't ngumisi. "Fine. The camera's already turned off. Sayang naman yung exposure sana na maibibigay nito sa palubog niyong kompanya."

"Does our company look like it's going bankrupt?" Anthony asked and fixed his suit. Tinanggal nito ang pagkakahawak sa akin at tumingin kita Jeffrey nang diretso. Kahit nasa likod si Jeffrey ni Heubert, hindi iyon naging hadlang dahil sa tangkad ni Anthony. Itinuring niya niyang hangin si Heubert dahil sa lagpas na tingin nito. "What if I'll make your career go down?"

"Oh, bro." Jeffrey sighed and put his hands in his pocket. Ibang-iba na ang kilos ngayon ni Jeffrey kumpara sa inasta niya habang magkakasama kami noon. He must have been carried away by his instant popularity. Tumingin ito sa akin at inginuso si Anthony. "Atty. Christine. Your boyfriend is threatening me! I'm scared!"

I rolled my eyes and tapped Anthony's back. I got what Jeffrey was saying. He's about to make use of the twisted law that he's holding onto his life. Kagaya noong unang pagkikita namin kasama si Jelsey, nakapang-banggit agad siya ng batas laban sa paninira sa kaniya, kahit na totoo namang espiya siya ng dyaryo sa ibang bansa. This time, he's saying that he might press charges to Anthony for threatening him. "Watch your words, Anthony. That son of a bitch is a sly snake."

Anthony looked at me seriously and then scoffed at Jeffrey. "Why? Are you that afraid to lose your career? The fact that you barged into one of our employees' personal space is a stain in your career! Now tell me. Do you want me to press charges against you and your TV station?"

"I CAN DO THAT FOR Y'ALL!" sigaw ng isang babaeng kakapasok pa lang sa pinto at binangga lahat ng nakaharang sa kaniyang daan. Napatabi sina Heubert at ang cameraman sa gilid samanatalang si Jeffrey ang natira sa gitna. In an instant, Jeffrey got a huge slap from this woman. "REMEMBER ME, JEFFREY? I'm Atty. Jelsey Santos, you jerk!"

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Tinabig nito ang kamay ni Jelsey na animo'y kapwa lalaki ang kalaban niya. Jelsey looked at her shoved hand and smirked. Ipinagkrus niya ang mga kamay nito't hindi akalain na magagawa siyang patulan ni Jeffrey. "It's none of your business, bitch. Ba't ka nakikisali dito, ha? Shut the fuck up!"