As It Is Bearable [COMPLETED✓]

Chapter 29.

Chapter 29.

"You know, I've been keeping you in my house for almost two months now, Yasser. Don't you want to go back?"

Tanong ni Ledaine habang kumakain ng strawberries na sinusubo niya sa sarili niya. Napatingin siya kay Yasser habang nakahiga ang ulo niya sa hita nito, saka pinagmasdan ang seryosong mukha ng binata habang binabasa ang librong 'The Happiness Hypothesis' ni Jonathan Haidt. He still looks handsome even from that unusual point of view.

"Go back?" Takang tanong ni Yasser saka marahang hinaplos ang makinis na noo ni Ledaine. Napapikit si Ledaine nang marahang suklayin ni Yasser ang buhok niya, saglit niyang minulat ang kaniyang mga mata at nakitang marahang nakatingin sa kaniya si Yasser. "Why would I want to go back?"

"Don't you have unfinish business out there?"

"They are not that important."

"It is about your position as the next CEO of ST Trading Corporation, I think you need to go back."

Natigil si Ledaine sa pagsasalita nang bigla na lang isara ni Yasser ang librong binabasa niya saka yumuko at hinalikan siya sa labi. Napapikit siya ng kaniyang mata nang diinan ni Yasser ang halik sa kaniya bago humiwalay saka nagsalita.

"How odd, you used to be the one who won't let me go, and now you're trying to tell me to go?" He said while licking the juices of the strawberries that got into his lips when he kissed Ledaine.

"I'm not telling you to go, I'm just saying, na ano. Like, what if I give you a month or so, para tapusin yung mga bagay na kailangan mong tapusin, tapos balik ka sa akin? I don't like it when I think about how you have so many important things you need to do, but can't do since I'm keeping you in here. Oo nga at gusto ko sa akin ka lang, but still, I don't want to hinder you from achieving things that is rightfully yours."

Tukoy ni Ledaine sa nanganganib na posisyon ni Yasser bilang tagapagmana ng kumpanya ng kaniyang pamilya.

Though, hindi naman literal na nanganganib ang posisyon niya kung saan may ibang tao ang maaaring makaagaw nito mula sa kaniya. Ang kinababahala niya ay ang mga directorate ng kumpanya nila. Even though Yasser is more than qualified to inherit their multi-million dollar business, at the current time, Yasser hasn't done anything yet to prove his worth. So she's worried.

"Well..." Sabi ni Yasser sabay pagpapakawala ng buntong hininga. "You're right, pero hindi ka ba magagalit kapag umalis ako?"

"Ako naman ang nagpapaalis sayo," nakangiting sabi ni Ledaine. "Atsaka, kung sa tingin ko ay parang maaagaw ka na sa akin, edi kikidnapin na lang ulit kita. Madali na lang yon kasi alam kong kusa ka nang sasama sa akin."

Malakas namang natawa si Yasser.

"At that point, hindi ba matatawag na 'yon na pakikipagtanan?"

Napasara naman ng labi niya si Ledaine. Mariin niyang tinitigan si Yasser sa mukha saka namumulang nagsalita.

"Tanan? Magtatanan tayo?"

"Haha!"

Hindi mapigilan ni Yasser na matawa sa naging tanong ni Ledaine, kaya napaupo si Ledaine mula sa pagkakahiga saka kinausap ito.

"Stop laughing, I'm asking you seriously." Tanong niya habang namumula ang pisngi at lumulunok, dahan-dahang namang tumigil sa pagtawa si Yasser saka hinaplos ang pisngi ni Ledaine.

"Gusto mo ba?" Tanong niya, "Although we're a bit old to elope, it's not too late."

Ledaine's eyes shook and grew wider as she saw how genuine Yasser is when he asked her that. She almost nodded her head because of the temptation but held herself.