Kissing The Forbidden (Monte Casa Series 2)

Chapter 9

Enjoy reading! Sorry for the typos.

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Meeting David's mother is really scary and nerve-wracking. When I first stared at her eyes, I immediately know that she's a very delicate yet very fierce woman. The lady keep staring at me and it almost made me pee!

After what happened between me and her son, I don't think I can just be so nonchalant knowing that I'm with her!

"My name's Adira po. Anak po ako ni Engineer Rodriguez."

She nodded and looked at her wristwatch. "Hmm. I see." She let her eyes roam around my face and body and I immediately straighten my back. Damn. "Your don't look like Engineer Rodriguez."

"Marami pong nagsasabing hindi ko kamukha ang papa ko. Pero po nakuha ko po kasi lahat ng facial structures ko mula kay mama. The only thing that I got from my father is my height and my skin color po." Respectfully, I gave her an innocent grin.

Ma'am Martinez bobbled her head up and down before lowering her eyesight and looking at her wristwatch again. "Where's he?"

Bago ko siya masagot ay pumasok si papa sa loob at may tipid na ngiti sa mukha. "Ma'am." Binati niya ang babae at umupo sa likod ng office table niya.

"What drinks do you want?"

"Anything is fine."

Tahimik lang akong nakikinig sa pinag-uusapan nila. Hindi naman ako nabuburyo dahil kausap ko sina Vaughn at Shane sa cellphone ko.

Shane: where r u na??? @AdiCrymsin

Adira: still here sa site, may kausap si papa eh kayo na lang punta dito

Vaughn: we're going there.

"Ma'am Martinez, I don't think I'm the right person to engineer this building." Father sighed exasperatedly.

Napatingon ako sa kanila mula sa aking phone. Now I wonder. Ano kaya ang design ng building at inaayawan ni papa? Is it to complex?

Ma'am Martinez sipped on her chamomile tea. "I think you are Engineer. You are great in this field and entrusting you our vacation house would be calm our worries."

Muling bumuntong-hininga si papa at tinitigang mabuti ang blue print na hawak-hawak niya. "So are you saying that you can't supervise this?" Saad ni ma'am.

"Not really. Hindi pa kasi ako nag-engineer ng ganitong ka-complicated na bahay and I'm afraid that I'll-"

Ma'am interrupted him. "Isn't it good? It'll be you first time. So if someone asked you to engineer something that is as complicated with this house, you'll be assured that you won't mess up?"

Sumingkit ang kayumangging mata ni papa at pinasadahan ng tingin ang blueprint sa mesa niya. "Ngunit may malaking tsansang hindi ko masusunod ito."

I made a foul expression. Why is my father doubting his expertise in this field? He's been working for thirty years! Is it really that hard for even my father decline the proposal of Mrs. Martinez? Is it really difficult?

Ilang taon ng naninilbihan si papa bilang inhinyero at ngayon lang siya may inayawan. Bakit kaya?

Mrs. Martinez rolled her deep-brown colored eyes. "We'll be paying well. I've heard Airra is in the hospital. You should take this project. You need money right? This is an opportunity!"

She slammed her hand on the table. I winced. Worried, I stand up and looked at them.

"Pa-"

"Are you doing this because you're pitying me?! I don't need you're sympathy Arabella!" Tumayo siya ata agad na akong nag-alala.