"I'm sorry about that, miss Huntington"
Sinuhulan ba ni Tito Edward ang police chief to go easy on me? Is that something rich people do too? Was he being considerate, or is there another reason for that? Isa lang ang na sinisigurado ko. The fbi feels a little unreliable. It looks like I have to rely on myself para lutasin ang pagka matay ni Daddy and ensure my legacy
"They got what they want and I'll handle it from here. I'll fetch the car and we'll head to the main office now"
Sabi ni Tito Edward at umalis na para kunin ang sasakyan. Napalingon naman ako sa kararating lang na si Marcellus na may dalang kape
"What's with the cup of coffee?"
Nahihiyang tanong ko sa kaniya
"They gave me an extra cup. You can have it if you want"
"Thanks?"
And as usual bigla na naman siyang umalis pagka tangap ko ng bigay niyang kape. Tatlo lang kami sa sasakyan at si Tito Edward ang nag dri drive. Katabi ko sa backseat si Marcellus at pareho lang kaming walang imik. Nag vibrate ang cellphone ko indicating it has a text message from Elliot
Elliot: is my Dad giving you a hard time?
Me: hey...he's the worst
Elliot: I'm sorry
Me: what are you up to today?
Elliot: I just came up with a new dessert!
May sinend saakin si Elliot na picture ng ginawa niyang dessert
Me: it's so pretty
Elliot: thank you! I was thinking of putting it on our menu with the name....the Tarhata
Bigla kong naalala na may ari pala si Elliot ng isang cafè pero nakakagulat pa din na gusto niyang ipangalan sakin ang dessert na ginawa niya
Me: WHAT?
Elliot: it's to celebrate your return! Plus, Tarhata is such a pretty name
Me: sigurado ka bang you're not just naming it that to jump on the hype train? Halos ako ang pinag uusapan sa news dahil sa pag balik ko
Elliot: of course not! What should I name it then?
Me: how about...red roses
Elliot: I love it!
Hindi na ako nakapag reply kay Elliot at sinubukan nalang muna matulog. Minutes later huminto ang sasakyan at bumaba na ako. Napasinghap ako ng makita ang napaka laking kumpanya ng Huntington
"Welcome, miss Huntington!"
Lumapit saakin ang isang babae at binati ako. I've only seen the Huntington office on tv...
"Would you like a tour of the place?"
Tanong ni Tito Edward saakin
"I'd like to spend some time alone in my father's office...to feel his vibes..."
Tumango lang si Tito Edward saakin and lead me to the Daddy's office. Iniwan niya akong mag Isa sa opisina kaya I found the perfect opportunity para tumingin sa mga gamit kung may makikita ba akong ebidensya para malaman ko kung sino ang pumatay sa kaniya. I rummaged through Dad's files on his table but there's nothing of use! I tried to hack into his computer...but I'm not a hacker to begin with. I don't even know his password. I did not find anything.
"Miss Huntington, are you done? Feeling his vibes?
Biglang pumasok si Tito Edward sa opisina at pabirong nag tanong
"Y-yeah"
Paglabas namin ng opisina tumungo kami sa eating area ng mga empleyado at may inabot si Tito Edward saakin
"I have a special delivery for you from Elliot. The silly boy insisted you have some red roses?"
Tumawa nalang ako ng mahina. Right timing din si Elliot at nagugutom na ako kaya sinimulan ko ng kainin ang ginawa niya
" I worry for my son sometimes. He's got his head in the clouds..."
Malungkot na saad ni Tito Edward. Wala namang masama sa kabaitan ni Elliot
"I beg to disagree Tito. I think the world needs more of him around"
Ngumiti lang saakin si Tito Edward at tinapos ko na ang pagkain. Matapos may pinakita siya saakin
"So, we'll need your signatures on this, this, and this..."
Alam ko ba talaga ang ginagawa ko?
"I'll have to look through them before I sign anything"
"Of course. I hear you have a business degree so it should make sense to you. I'll leave you to it"
Iniwan ako ni Tito habang nag babasa ako ng mga papeles na kailangan kong pirmahan. Hindi ko namalayan ang oras at Gabi na pala.
"Some coffee sounds nice"
Sabi ko sa sarili ko habang hinihilot ang sintido kong masakit na dahil hindi ko pa din na iintindihan ang lahat na nakasulat sa mga papel. Nag tungo ako sa pinaka malapit na coffee machine at kunuha ng kape. Tutungo na sana ako sa mga papeles na di ko pa tapos pirmahan ng hindi ko namalayan na may bumanga na pala saakin
"Ugh! Will you watch where you're going?!"
Napatingin ako sa babaeng inaayos ang suot niyang dress na natapon ang coffee na iinumin ko pa sana. What is she talking about?! She bumped into me!
"Ugh! I hate interns! You guys are the most useless!"
That's not very nice. Pumapayag ba si Daddy na ganito ang ugali ng empleyado niya?
"Hindi mo ba narinig? Ms. Huntington is coming today. If you get down on your knees and apologize, I might put in a good word for you in front of her"
She flip her hair na parang mas nakaka lamang siya sakin or something. I guess she doesn't know...
"Why aren't you getting on your knees? And how dare you look at me like that!"
I scan her from head to foot at na iinis na tinignan. Pinag krus ko ang mga braso ko at pinapakalma ang sarili na Hindi siya patulan
"What's your name?
If only she knew...
"My name is Tarhata Huntington"
Natigilan siya at pinag masdan ako kung nag bibiro lang ako. Nagulat naman ako ng bigla siyang sumigaw
"Oh my gosh! Miss Huntington! I am so sorry! I didn't realize!"
"No, I'm sorry that the coffee got on your dress. Can I take it to the dry cleaners or perhaps offer you a compensation for it?"
BINABASA MO ANG
The Heiress
Romancea hot billionaire, a protective bodyguard, a sweet childhood friend, a stern detective. who will win Tarhata's heart and help her solve the murder mystery
