Mukhang nagulat si Sir George na makita kami ni Kate ngayon. I also see new faces, I guess mga pinsan nila Irene ito.
"We have visitors for tonight" sabi ng babaeng katabi ni Iris
"She's our Auntie Celina, Auntie this is Czarina and I guess you already know Ashley" Iris said
"Oh hello, nice meeting you again Ashley kamusta naman itong si Iris kasama?" she asks
"Bit draining Tita, ang hyper po kasi lagi" biro ni Kate
I smiled while watching them. Mukha namang mabait ang Auntie Celina nila. Kaso yung Uncle Peter nila mukhang strikto.
"Who's this again? I saw her once in SAC with you Louise"
Irene cleared her throat and looked at the guy in front of us. Tall, tanned-skin and may big-bod. Mala Jacob Black pala dating nito.
"She's my assistant Isaac" tipid na sagot ni Irene
Isaac laughs as he looks at me.
"Oh I thought this is a family dinner, napaka workaholic mo naman masyado pinsan" sabi nito
I saw how Irene's jaw clenched. I quickly held her hand under the table.
"Shut up Manuel, Lolo told me to bring Czarina along with Ashy here" Iris suddenly said
Muntik na akong matawa, nang sabihin niya kasi ang pangalang Manuel halos mawala na ang ngiti sa mukha ng pinsan niya.
"Dad invited these two? Why?" Sir George suddenly asked
"I don't know" patay-malisyang sagot ni Iris
"I wonder why...the last time we had a family dinner Lolo got so mad" Isaac said
"Isaac shut your mouth please, aren't you ashamed? You're the only one who keeps on talking" sabi ng lalaking katabi nito
I'm guessing it's the younger brother. Isaac rolled his eyes before drinking his red wine.
"Thank you my favorite cousin Earl, anyway Dad if magalit man sa amin si Lolo ngayon you know na I will fight back right?" Iris suddenly said
Muntik ko na mabuga ang tubig na iniinom ko. Irene also looks shocked of what her sister have said.
"Iris" suway ni Tita Athena
"What Mom? I learned my lesson from last year, I will stand and fight back if I know I am not wrong" she said
Naputol ang usapan nang biglang bumukas ang pintuan. I turned my head and saw an old man in his suit walking towards us. That's their Lolo?
"Sorry for the long wait, medyo na traffic sa crossing" sabi nito
"It's okay Tito Gregory, we just also arrived in here" Mister Peter said
For the first time nagsalita na siya. Mukhang sipsip pa to.
"Well we have other guests tonight, am I right?" he asks
The old man looked at Kate and me. Napalunok ako nang magtagal ang titig niya sakin.
"You're familiar to me lady" he suddenly said
"Dad she is Louise's new assistant, Czarina A. Lopez" sagot ni Sir George
"Ahh Lopez, right right hmm I see. So shall we start eating?" he asks
Naguluhan ako sa akto ng Lolo nila. Mukhang good mood at walang kaso na andito kami ni Kate.
"S-Sure, let us eat then" Sir George said
The dinner started. They also started talking about business and asking Sir George about his future plans in SAC.
