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"Bong, can you please try to contact Irene again? Di ko siya macontact eh, I don't know what's happening with her. She's not picking up my calls." Imee uttered worriedly as she talk to Bongbong.

"I'll try Manang, I tried to contact one of her friends pero hindi din daw kase pumipick up and di nagreresponse sa messages nila." Bongbong said as he tap on his phone to dial his younger sister.

"Ano bang nangyayari sa babaeng yun? Ano nanamang ganap niya at di nanaman siya mahagilap?" Imee uttered walking back and forth while playing with her hands.

"I don't know either, pero I think may kinalaman dito yung nangyari nga sa kanya, sa kanila. Baka nagpapahinga lang sa lahat lahat." Bongbong said and caressed Imee's back, trying to calm her down.

"I hope she's fine there. Ang layo pa naman niya satin. Di natin macheck kung ano ba ang kalagayan niya." Imee uttered and look at her brother.

"She's fine Manang, I know she's fine. Matapang yun eh, ni hindi nga natin nakitang umiyak." Bongbong smiled, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.

"She's not Bong, I know her well. She's not 'that' strong. Hindi lang siya umiiyak dahil ayaw niyang mag alala tayo sa kanya. She's hiding everything from us." Imee responsed.

"Oh pindutin mo na, baka sumagot." She added as she pointed to Bongbong's phone.

"Sige pindutin ko na." Bongbong uttered and tapped the calling button, hoping that Irene will answer the call.

Irene on the other hand is having a very important meeting with the board. She's very busy discussing about the new product that will be launched by her company.

"But isn't it too simple Ms. Marcos? It's way much simpler than the previous ones. Baka bumaba ang sales natin." Mr. Arevalo uttered.

"How could you say na maaaring bumaba ang sales natin dahil dito Mr. Arevalo? Do you have enough knowledge and experience in the business industry than me?" Irene asked sarcastically as she gets mad about Mr. Arevalo's conclusion.

"Well, we all know that people buy stuffs based on how it looks like, if it's eye catching or not. Ngayon kung yang design lang ang napili mo sa mga nagpresent, there's a big possibility na langawin yan sa market." Mr. Arevalo said and smirked at her. "Might be called cheap as well." He added which triggered Irene even more.

"For your information Mister, that's the point. You know, if we sell products that are way cheaper than the previous ones and the other brands, mas mabilis maimamarket. Sino ba target market natin dito? Mga tao diba? I hope you know that only 0.1% of the population  in the Philippines are considered as the richest and the rest were all in middle class and lower ones. If you will think deeper, how could they afford all of our products if the prices were bigger than their monthly income?" She uttered as she puts her two hands on the corner of the table.

"Of course mas pipiliin nila yung mas mura, and hindi tight sa budget. And knowing our brand? Pagkakaguluhan nga nila kung malalaman nilang nagproduce tayo nang product na abot kaya lang ang halaga. Besides, the materials used were not that expensive. Actually it's all local. Easy production pa since it has not too many designs. Simply lang but has a high quality." She added and fixed her glasses.

"Simplicity is way better than those excessively designed ones. It will fit your any chosen outfit. It looks classier and elegant more than ever. But... in a cheaper price. You don't have to buy expensive stuffs to look classy, if there are alternatives that are cheaper and has the same high quality as the expensive ones. Kahit gano kamahal ang suotin o gamitin mo, kung di ka marunong magdala wala lang din yan Mr. Arevalo, am I right?" Irene uttered and raised her left eyebrow to the man on her left.