"BOSS! NAT!" In his usual hurried nature, Gabe ran into Nat's office.
"What earth-shattering news do you have for me now?" Nat was used to Gabe's overreaction.
"This is big. I mean BIG. Promise not to storm to the legal team after this." Gabe gave Nat a prep talk before handing him the iPad.
"What on earth....How..." Nat's jaw dropped slowly as he read the article. The first paragraph was enough for him to gauge the situation he was in.
Aika Robredo, daughter of Leni Robredo, rumoured to be dating a non-Filipino single father
It has been revealed that Aika, the eldest of the Robredo siblings, is currently seeing a non-Filipino single father. It is rumoured that the other party's nationality is Singaporean and is currently working as a General Manager in a multi-national construction company. Furthermore, he is a single father to a 5-year-old daughter, raising interest in the identity of this soon-to-be son-in-law of the ex-Vice President, Leni Robredo.
"Hey...did you see the news too?" Nat picked up the call. Aika had beat him by a split second.
"I did..." Aika sighed. Nat could hear the slight frustration in her voice.
"Does tita know as well?" Nat wanted to hear what Atty Leni thought.
"I guess it's time for a family meeting tonight..." Aika let out a resigned chuckle.
"Shall I pick you up?" Nat suggested.
"We can go pick Jamie up together." Aika agreed.
"Taking soft-launching to the next level, I see..." Nat laughed.
"It's called softening the blow...although I don't think it's a blow in any aspect anyways." Aika reasoned.
"I'll be there at 6pm sharp, sunshine." Nat loved how unbothered Aika was.
"Yes, my beloved sister? What warrants your call?" Nat teased Karine as he picked up her call.
"We're ready." Karine got straight to the point.
"Ready...for what?" Nat was confused.
"For you and dasao to finally announce your relationship? It's in the news, isn't it?" Karine was low-key horrified at her brother's reaction. Or lack thereof.
"Go for it, Nat. We're all behind you. Don't worry about anything else." Alice encouraged.
"Don't worry about the board or the shareholders. You have the right to choose whoever you want to love." Kevin affirmed.
"Thanks...Aika and I will keep you updated. Or maybe the media will." Nat smiled at his family's support.
"Go crush it, Nat." Karine winked before hanging up.
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"I missed you, sunshine." Nat confessed the moment Aika opened the car door.
"I missed you too, Mr Mysterious Guy from Singapore and the GM of a multi-national construction company." Aika teased.
"Dad reminded me to say real estate company. Karine asked me to emphasise on my half-Filipino heritage. Talk about great family support." Nat rolled his eyes.
"You do know that we're now private citizens while you're still the son of one of Asia's richest men right?" Aika waved her hand in front of Nat.
"And? I have the most precious treasures by my side already. Nothing can convince me otherwise." Nat held Aika's hand and kissed it.
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Beneath The Surface
RomansaAika Robredo was a poster child: with a Masters from Harvard, a respectable career trajectory and dependable eldest daughter of the Robredo family. Everyone was telling Aika that all she had left to do was finding her 'dream guy' to settle down with...
