Antagonizing Mr. Thunder (Monte Carlo Saga)

Chapter 41: Sweet Love

                 ZEUS' fingers drummed on his left thigh as he waited for his father to answer the call. He didn't want to confront his father, but he also hated waiting to find out the truth. He is done with his manipulations.

Naalala pa niya ang sinabi ng matandang may-ari ng Futurex. Tama nga ang kutob niyang may mas malaki itong rason kung bakit gusto nitong ipagbili ang kompanyang namamayagpag at sumasabay sa mga kompanyan na tulad ng Toyota, Honda, at iba pa.

"I want you to marry my granddaughter. I have a cancer, and I'm not gonna live long. I want to make sure my company is in a right hand, and my granddaughter is married to an influential person."

Nagulat nga siya na binisita siya nito sa kanyang hotel na mag-isa kahit na kakausap  lang niya ito dalawang oras palang ang nakakalipas kasama ang mga directors nito. Ngunit mas nagulat ito sa kanyang rebelasyon.

"That's my condition in selling 70% of the shares to you."

Naalala niya ang sabi ng daddy niya.

"I want that company so bad! Do anything to win the bid."

Paulit-ulit nitong sabi bago siya umalis ng Monte Carlo.

"Hello," ang boses ng kanyang ama ang nagpabalik sa kanyang paggunita sa kanilang usapan.

"Do you have any idea with this ridiculous condition ng tusong matanda in selling his company to you?" diretsong tanong niya sa ama, at sa galit niya, di niya matawag sa pangalan ang may-ari ng kompanya. Kahit ang ama niya, they are the same shrewd businessmen.

He didnt't even bother asking how is his father fairing. As far as he remembered, he's recovering rather quickly. At mukhang nilalandi rin nito ang kanyang batang-bata na nurse.

"Don't you find her granddaughter beautiful?"

Kumuyom ang kanyang kamay, pinigilan niya ang galit na gustong sumabog. Napapikit siya saka tumalikod mula sa salaming dingding sa tuktok ng isa sa pinamataas na hotel na nasa kalagitnaan ng Taipei. Mula sa kanyang suite, nakikita niya ang buong siyudad, mga naglalakihang gusali at establismento.

"Dad, I have a girlfriend," tiim-bagang pag-papaalala niya rito.

"You're still in love with that bitch!" iritadong sagot ng ama niya.

Umiling-iling siya, hindi makapaniwalang nagmamaang-maangan ang ama nito.

"You know it's not Carla," nagngangalit-bagang sagot niya.

"Then who?"

"You met her at the anniversary night, quit playing games!" nagtitimping paalala niya, "she's Aliyah Santibañez."

"Sigurado kaba? I did a background check, hijo. Baka magulat ka sa nalaman ko," may awtoridad na saad ng ama nito.

He took a deep breath to control his anger. "I know, dad. And that was her past. She's not as bad as the media had protrayed her. And I don't care what you thought of her. Ako ang makakasama niya at magiging asawa niya," matigas din niyang saad.

Narinig niyang huminga ng malalim ang ama nito.

"Well, papakasalan mo lang naman ang apo niya, once the papers is signed and everything is transffered to our name, then divorce her," walang kagatol-gatol na pahayag ng ama niya at nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata.

Why would he be surprised. His father known to be sneaky, ruthless bastard, that's why they had no clue who's after them because he had made a lot of enemy in the past.

Nainis siya.

"Why don't you send any of your other sons and take my place, at least wala pang commitment ang mga iyon. Send Ares. Kailangan din naman niyang magtino."