“May I know who you are, Mr.? And what are you doing here in my office?” -tanong ni Clarkson kay Mr. Parker na bigla na lang dumating sa kaniyang opisina. It's my office, actually. Pero dahil si Clarkson ang temporary CEO sa EGC (Erison Group of Companies), siya ang gumagamit ng opisinang iyon, sa ngayon.
Palingon-lingon si Mr. Parker sa kabuuan ng opisina na para bang sinusuri ito. “I'm just visiting my son's future office once he become the CEO of this company.” -even in a video, kitang-kita kong nakangisi siya.
Si Clarkson naman ay naguluhan. “Pardon?”
“Oh! I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself...” -tumigil siya sa kaka-lingon at hinarap si Clarkson. “... I'm Erick Parker, father of Ethan Grey Parker... Father-in-law of Shanaia Villafuerte.” -pagpapakilala nito.
“So, your son is the husband of ma'am Shanaia. That's why you're saying that your son will become the future CEO of EGC.”
“That's right!”
“Ow! But I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Parker. That will never happen.”
Kumunot ang noo ni Mr. Parker. “What do you mean by that? This company is part of their conjugal property. So, my son has all the rights to be the CEO.”
Tumayo si Clarkson mula sa pagkaka-upo niya sa swivel chair at naglakad papunta sa harapan ng table bago naupo sa gilid n'on. “First of all, even if this company is part of their conjugal property——the decision is still on the hands of ma'am Shanaia. Second, even if she agreed to give the CEO's position to her husband——which is your son——he will still not be the CEO.”
“I don't understand.”
“Then, let me explain it to you...” -he trailed off. “When ma'am Shanaia left, she assigned me as the temporary CEO of EGC. Then—before she married your son—she's no longer the owner of this company... Ma'am Shanaia already named the EGC under the name of her sister... In short, this company is not part of their conjugal property. Your son has no rights to be the CEO of EGC.”
“No! It can't be!” -bakas ang galit sa boses ni Mr. Parker maging sa ekspresyon ng kaniyang mukha.
“Yes, it can! Because she's still not married to your son when she passed the company to her sister. So, you may now take your leave.” -iminuwestra ni Clarkson ang kaniyang kamay sa pinto.
Hindi agad umalis si Mr. Parker at masamang nakatingin kay Clarkson habang nagtatagis ang bagang dahil sa galit.
Saglit pa bago siya padabog na umalis. Umalingawngaw rin ang malakas na pagsara ng pinto.
At doon natapos ang video... It's more like a CCTV footage na isinend ni Clarkson sakin kanina. Na-recieve ko 'yon ilang minuto matapos kong kumalma pagkagaling sa pag-iyak.
Hindi ko muna sana papansinin pero nang mabasa ang message na kasama ng video ay pinanood ko agad——namin ni Ethan.
Watch it now! Noong Jan. 02 ko pa sana ise-send sayo pero nalaman kong may problema kayo sa company kaya ipinagpaliban ko muna. Naging busy naman ako after kaya ngayon ko na lang nai-send... Magandang bagay talaga na pinalagyan mo ng CCTV 'tong CEO's office.
By the way, don't be shock and calm yourself.
That was the message attached to the video.
“I can't believe your father!” -pigil ang galit na sambit ko matapos absorbahin ang napanood at mga narinig ko.
“Hon, I didn't know about that. Hindi ko alam na nagpunta si dad sa London at pinuntahan ang company mo.” -kinakabahang sabi ni Ethan at hinawakan ang kamay ko.
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