I Got Pregnant By a Billionaire

Chapter 7

"Ano 'to?" I ask Zhander. "I thought the wedding was off, bakit posted 'to sa internet?" Natatarantang tanong ko.

Walang sagot.
My God! Magugulo ang buhay ko nito eh. Pinaka-hate ko pa naman ang ma-public ang life ko, that is why I don't dream of having a billionaire lover.

Hininto ni Zhander ang car niya sa harapan ng company nila... At sa harapan ng maraming mga reporters.

Flash ng flash ang camera sa amin, nakakasakit na sa mata. Iba-ibang tanong ang mga binabato nila sa'kin. Nakakairita na lalong lalo na ako na hindi  sana'y sa mga ganito.

"Totoo po ba ang announcement na 'yon?"

"Kailan po ang wedding?"

"Mayaman din po ba ang mapapangasawa niyo?" Mga tanong na binabato nila kay Zhander.

Tahimik lang ako sa tabi ni Zhander hanggang sa may nagbato ng isang masakit na salita sa'kin.

"Kayo po ba ang ikakasal kay President Taylor?"

"Pera lang po ba ang habol niyo kay President Taylor?"

"Tagasaan po ba kayo? Saan kayo nagkita ni President Taylor?"

"Ano po ang motibo mo?" Mga masasakit na salita na kung hindi pa ako hinatak ni Zhander ay makikita sa camera ang inis. Muntik pa akong maiyak dahil sobrang sakit ng mga tanong nila kahit hindi naman totoo.

May lumapit na isang babae at apat na unipormadong mga lalaki para ilabas kami mula sa mga nagkukumpulang mga reporters. Hinarang nila ang mga sarili nila para makaalis  kami.

Hatak-hatak ni Zhander ang kamay ko habang ako naman ay wala sa sariling sumusunod ng hakbang sa kaniya papasok sa loob ng company nila.

Diretso niya akong dinala sa isang malaking office, na sa hula ko ay office niya.

Nang huminto na siya sa paglalakad, kinuha ko ang kamay ko na hawak hawak niya kanina.

"I'm so sorry." Tanging nabanggit nalang ni Zhander. "Kaninang umaga ko lang rin nalaman ang tungkol dito. Are you alright?"

Hindi ako kumibo. Gulat pa rin ako sa mga nagyayari. Parang kahapon lang okay ang lahat, tapos ngayon biglang may mga reporters na naghahabol.

Kahapon lang normal woman lang ako tapos ngayon biglang celebrity na.

"Sir," Bati ng babaeng sumalubong sa'min kanina. Binati niya ng isang tango pagkakita niya sa'kin.

"Ms Cruz, pakidalhan ng tubig si Ms Ellington."

"There's no need, I'll just get it myself." Sabi ko. Lumapit ako sa babae na tinawag ni Zhander na Ms Cruz. "Pwede mo ba akong samahan?"

"Of course, ma'am." Sagot niya tsaka naunang naglakad.

Kinuhanan niya ako ng baso pagkadating namin pero lumingo ako.

"Hindi naman ako nauuhaw." Sabi ko sakanya kaya binalik niya ang baso.

"Ok lang po kayo?" Nag-aalalang tanong niya.

Nginitian ko lang siya nang May halong lungkot.

"Huwag niyo nalang pong dibdibin ang mga sinasabi nila. Ganun lang po talaga sila."

Randam ko na kino-confort niya ako kaya kahit papaano ay medyo gumaan gaan ang loob ko.

"Anong trabaho mo dito?" Biglang pag-iiba ko ng usapan namin. "

"Secretary po ako ni sir Zhander Taylor. Donna Cruz is my name ma'am."

"Donna,hi!" Masiglang sabi ko. "I am Sabrinah Ellington, magiging magkatrabaho tayo." Sabi ko. Napansin ko ang pagkakunot ng noo niya kaya napatawa ako. Nakatitig lang ako sa kaniya ng taimtim kahit ramdam ko na ang pagkailang niya sa'kin.

Hinimas pa niya ang mukha niya. "Ah... Ba-bakit po. May mali po ba sa mukha ko?"

Lumingo ako. "No. You look pretty." I said straightly.

Bigla siyang namula.

      

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             ZHANDER's POV

"What is going on, President Taylor?" Mr. Gomez, one of the company's stakeholders.

"What is this?" May galit na tanong ni Mr Alvarez. Nilapag niya sa meeting room table ang iPad niya.

"Calm down everyone. I'll explain everything." I started.

"I haven't told anyone about the wedding because I thought there's no need. My apologies."  I said. "But the wedding is off, and there is a confidential reason. I know I'm not in the place to say this, but I do hope you understand. " I added.

"We'll try to understand if you'll tell us that confidential reason, Mr President."

"Right!" Everyone agreed. "Atleast let us know."

"What's the reason behind the off wedding?"

Everyone started being aggressive. They were standing as they keep on complaining and asking.

They just stopped when the chairman entered the meeting room. But the Chairman didn't say anything. He's just standing in the corner of the room.  Just staring at everyone who makes a move.

Everyone was surprised with a word of someone who just entered.

"The wedding isn't really off, is it?" Napatayo ang lahat pagkapasok niya.

"Mr Ferrer." Everyone exclaimed.

"Mr Ferrer," I said as I went through him. "We didn't expect you to be here."

He just smiled and bowed down to the chairman.

"What do you mean by those words, Mr Ferrer?" Mr Alvarez asked him.

Mr Ferrer looked at me at once before getting in the front of everyone.

"The wedding isn't literally off, everyone!" He said. "The President's wife is pregnant."

I was just staring at him before those words sinks in my mind. Like, I don't get it. Just yesterday, I have said to my father that the wedding is cut. It's off already.

"This should be announced at the opening of our new project which is the new building." Mr Ferrer continues.

"You knew everything the whole time and didn't bother to tell us?" Mr Alvarez asked Mr Ferrer.

"Mr Chairman," Mr Gomez asks the chairman. "You knew about this too?" The chairman just shrugged and smiled.

"Mr President, we congratulate you." Mr Guevarra said." But business is business. Business and private life is separate and we don't wanna risk our money." He said.

Mr Guevarra is a friend of the chairman and is a business partner since the beginning. Her daughter is a very close friend of mine too.

But like he said, business is business. Magkaiba ang private life at trabaho, that's the rule in business.

"We should meet your wife, Mr President." Mr Valdez said.

"You should schedule a new meeting with your wife Mr President." Mr Alvarez. "And also, if you don't want the media to destroy this collaboration for a new project, the wedding should happen as soon as possible, lalo na kung totoong buntis ang wife mo."

"There's no need for a schedule." Biglang sabi ng chairman. Everyone was surprised at napatingin sa kanya.

"Tomorrow, there will be a conference. The next day..." The chairman thrilled.

"The next day will be the wedding day."