Secretly Dating Her (Spotlight Series #1) [Complete]

Chapter 11

"Reeve, are you dating this woman in the photo?" Nanggigil na tanong ng manager ko. "Tell me who is this woman?" Ulit niyang tanong.

Halos hindi ako makahinga at makatingin sa kaniya.

"Madam, I think you should ask her genuinely?" Kirk interjected. "You're startling her," he added.

"How can I ask her genuinely, huh?" Singhal ng manager. "Her photos with this woman circulated online. The fans are making a fuss about it."

Dinampot ng manager ang remote ng TV para buksan 'yon. Gusto niya yatang ipakita sa akin na pati balita ay ako ang pinag-uusapan.

"The fans of KirReeve are going crazy right now because of some photos of Reeve—the half of KirReeve circulating online with someone. The fans thought that Reeve is cheating on Kirk with a woman. The side of Reeve didn't release a statement yet, but the person involved with Reeve—the woman in the photos answered our questions."

Agad akong napatingin sa TV. Nag flash sa screen ang mukha ni Jayde. Nasa labas siya ng condo niya, halatang papaalis dahil nakasuot siya ng polo shirt at jeans.

I haven't seen her after that night. Ilang beses siyang tumawag sa akin no'ng kumalat ang pictures namin sa internet pero hindi ko sinagot ang mga 'yon. I can see the circles under her eyes.

"What's your relationship with Reeve?" Tanong ng isang reporter.

"Miss Dela Vega was my student. I was her instructor before," she replied politely.

"If you're just her instructors and she's just your student, how can you explain those sweet photos of you together?"

Jayde clenched her jaw before answering.

"The photo you saw, there's no meaning behind it." She began. "I offered her an umbrella—like you see in the photo, because it was raining that day. She went to my condo to pass her paper to me. The next photo—which us taken inside the restaurant with us eating together. Miss Dela Vega asked me for advice about her paper and decided to meet up in that restaurant. Another photo which is us walking together, there's no meaning behind it. It's just us walking casually." She explained.

The reporter then throw another question. "But, because of those photos, the fans assume that you guys are dating? What can you say about it?"

Jayde chuckled smugly. I can see the irration in her eyes.

"The photos they saw—was there something about it? Are we walking hand in hand? Nagsusubuan ba kami sa loob ng restaurant? Are we kissing under the rain while I'm giving her an umbrella? The photos doesn't show any romantic relationship and yet fans assume that Miss Dela Vega and I are dating. That's ridiculous. Assuming something because of the photos without knowing the context. That's ridiculous and dumbest thing to do," she sounded disappointed.

Napanganga ang media dahil sa sagot ni Jayde.

"Let me clear something, Miss Dela Vega and I are not dating," she swallowed hard. "Don't assume and believe what you saw in the internet. You're just adding a fuel to the fire," she stated before leaving.

Natulala rin ang manager ko, maging si Kirk.

"We need to release a statement," the manager uttered.

"She's cool," Kirk said behind me.

Ilang saglit pa ay nag vibrate ang cellphone ko. Jayde sent me a message.

From: Baby
Hi babe, are you mad? If you're ready to face me, don't come at my condo anymore. Lumipat na ako. My father gave me a small house near my school. I'll send you the address.