The Billion-Dollar Proposal (COMPLETED)

XXXII: Lies and Manipulations

A/N: Una sa lahat, gusto kong magpasalamat sa pagmamahal na binigay niyo forda last chapter! Found a lot of newbies na nasa comsec and nagvote kaya huhu thanxz for finally showing yourselves, nagagalak me na makilala kayo all! AND HAPPY 5.2K GRABE AGAD AGAD SHUTACCAYOOOO SHAJSJAJSHSAH gulat me paggising ko talaga. n e wayyyy advance sorry sa magiging cliffhanger fordis chapter, I'll try my best para sundan siya today din. Afternoon pa recognition namin so naihabol ko to, i'm going to proceed to the next level with high honors and flying colors naks wkwkwkwk. Again, super duper thank you! Pardon me for the grammatical errors and misspelled words.

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Raindrops slamming against the glass pane roused Bongbong from his sleeping which was the primary cause of his awakening. He reached out and touched the sheets next to him, fully anticipating coming into contact with another person. However, he felt that there was nobody and absolutely nothing beside him. Bigla siyang napabalikwas ng tayo at napamulat agad ng mata dahil sa gulat at kabang baka inalisan siya ni Leni, yet the first thing that he noticed was the baggage that she had packed for her trip.

Agad siyang bumaling sa kanyang kanan upang tignan ang oras ngunit isang maliit na sticky note ang kanyang unang nakitang nakapikit rito na nagsasabing:

'I didn't leave you. I'm just out for a bit. Didn't wanna wake you up, I know you're tired. I'll be back soon, xoxo.'

The newly elected president was unable to conceal his enthusiasm for the message. While he was rolling around on Leni's bed, he kissed the note with all his strength and stared at it with a stupid grin on his face. He then grabbed the message and read it while grinning at it. He had the feelings of a young man in his twenties who was in love, but he didn't give a damn about it at all. In all of his years, he had never experienced happiness or fulfillment on such a level, and he never dreamed that Leni would be the one person who could finally set him free in every way.

Nagdesisyon siyang tumayo sa kanyang kinahihigaan at binihisan ang sarili. Despite the fact that he was ready to put on his long sleeves again, he discovered a piece of folded crepe shirt that was just the right size for him. He couldn't help but wonder where this had come from, but he merely grinned about it and continued to wear it on his body. It was just perfect and didn't even look like old stock. Plus, it was her scent, and he couldn't get enough of how it smelled.

When he was just about to turn around and go back to bed, he became aware of something in her kitchen. After returning for a second look, he discovered, as stated on a separate post-it note, that he had been prepared a full lunch of home-cooked food, especially for him. Even more flustered, he chose to sit down and began to take serves for himself. Hindi na mabilang ni Bongbong kung ilang beses na siyang napangiti ng bise dahil sa kanyang mga galawang ganito.

After he had finished eating, he got up with a happy expression on his face and washed the dish himself so that Leni would have less work to do when she got home. When he was in the midst of loading those utensils into the dishwasher, a boomerang of duties came crashing down on him like a bucket of icy water being dumped all over his body.

Bongbong rushed back at his clothes the moment he finished drying everything up and searched for his phone. As was to be expected, his number of texts and missed phone calls had already reached their maximum capacity. His notifications were going through the ceiling across all of his social platforms, including Messenger, Viber, and WhatsApp, among others. Even more surprising to him was the fact that his phone continued to function normally despite all of these pop-ups.