AT MY LOWEST ( Ongoing )

CHAPTER 7

Nasa loob ako ngayon ng opisina ni Sir Lucas. We talked about what happened earlier in the conference. I asked Sir Nicolas why he did it and why he chose me to pretend to be his son's fiancée. He said he had no choice, and he couldn't think of anyone else to pretend to be.

To be honest, I feel so upset, but there is nothing I can do, it has already happened. All I have to do is pretend that I am really Sir Lucas's fiancée.

Bagsak balikat akong tumingin sa lalaking nasa harap ko. Kami nalang ni Sir Lucas ang natira sa loob dahil umalis na ang ama nito.

"Why didn't you make a way so that I'm not the one pretending to be your fiancée? Why didn't you even reason with...or disagree with your dad?", I badly want to hear his fucking reasons. I'm so fucking mad.

"What do you want me to do?...take back what was said earlier on the board?", napipikon na sagot nito. Alam kong parehas naming hindi ito ginusto pero bakit hindi manlang siya gumawa ng paraan 'di ba.

"There is nothing we can do...but pretend that we are really together.", pagsang-ayon nalang nito sa nangyari.

Nanatili akong tahimik at hindi sumagot sa kaniya. Parehas hindi maipinta ang pagmu-mukha naming dalawa. Huminga ako ng malalim bago tumayo at walang salitang lumabas ng opisina niya.

Mabigat ang loob kong naupo sa swivel chair ko at napatulala nalang. Napaangat ang tingin ko ng may umupo sa harapan ko.

"Alam mo ba 'yung bagong chika?", masiglang tanong ni Louise.

"What?", tanong ko at nagsimulang magtipa.

"Sir Lucas is getting married na raw ah.", kinabahan ako at napalingon sa kaniya nang marinig ang sinabi nito.

"How did you know?", nakakunot noong tanong ko habang kumakabog ang dibdib ko.

"It's all over the internet. Didn't you know? Are you really his secretary?", she gave me like a 'duhh' look. She even rolled her eyes at me.

I opened my phone and browsed the internet to confirm if what she said was true.

The heir of Sanford Company, Lucas Sanford, is getting married.

I've read the article, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I read that the identity of his fiancée was not mentioned or made public for his privacy.

Napatingin ako kay Louise ng makitingin din ito sa cellphone ko.

"Sino kaya 'yung mapapangasawa niya? Hindi pinakilala kung sino para raw sa privacy nila.", Louise curiously asked.

"Aba, malay ko. Siya ang tanungin mo baka sagutin ka.", sagot ko at tinulak ang mukha nito palayo.

"Bakit badtrip ang beshy ko? Selos ka 'no!", tinitigan ko ito ng masama.

"Pinagsasabi mo, bumalik ka na nga sa trabaho mo.", inirapan ko ito at bumalik sa pagtitipa. Hindi ko na pinansin ang pang-aasar at pangungulit nito.

Lumipas ang maghapon ay kalat na ang balitang ikakasal na si Sir Lucas. Lahat sila ay nac-curious kung sino ito. Kapag naman may nagtatanong sa akin ay isinasagot ko lang na hindi ko alam.

"Dad said you should come to our house for dinner.", napatigil ako sa pag-aayos ng gamit ko nang marinig ko ang boses ni Sir Lucas. Napalingon ako rito at nagsalita.

"Why?", he just shrugged his shoulders and walked into the elevator.

RUDE.

Nagpatuloy na ako sa pag-aayos ng gamit ko at umuwi na sa condo ko. Napahinto ako sa pagbibihis nang tumunog ang phone ko. Sir Nicolas texted me to remind me of the dinner that will be held at their house.