Chapter 3: A Contract Marriage
And then I started to learn more things about him. He's just almost of the same age as my older sister. Bata pa rin siya para magmay-ari na ng isang napakalaki at malago na business. I researched about his company at malaki nga ito. Kilala rin siya bilang batang CEO and the most sought after bachelor...
Single pa nga siya. He's still young in his twenties and rich. And he's really handsome, tall with the nice body, and just a bit dangerous looking of a guy. He was kind of scary for me on our first meeting. Ang seryoso kasi niya noong tiningnan niya ako at seryoso rin na nagtanong na hindi ko rin halos nasagot. I sighed remembering it.
Kaya naman hindi nakapagtataka kung marami rin ang nagkakagusto sa kaniya. Kahit pa medyo mukhang masungit din siya at suplado. It's even probably a part of his charm. Tsk.
And he might not have a girlfriend or it's just unknown to the public. And maybe he just makes some connections with women or flings like what he probably did to my sister's secretary, Maris...
"Vienna? Can I talk to you, hija?" Tita Rachel asked me.
It's a Sunday and I was just at home when she talked to me about it...
"Rosie told me that you met Harrison Abella at her office?"
I nodded at Tita Rachel. "Opo..."
She smiled at me a bit. "Your sister just mentioned it to me that you seemed to have already developed a crush on Mister Abella?"
Naramdaman ko naman ang pag-iinit ng mukha ko sa tanong ni tita. Si Ate Rosie talaga! Sinabi pa sa Mama niya. Umiling ako kay Tita Rachel. "Hindi naman po..." I denied.
Pero nakangiti na siya sa akin. "It's all right, hija. You don't have to follow what your lola wants... You can still decide for yourself. And marry someone you really like..." magaang ngumiti sa akin si tita.
She was always nice to me ever since I came here to their house. Kaya siguro mabait din sa akin si Ate Rosie dahil tinanggap naman ako ng Mama niya sa pamilya nila.
Tita Rachel sighed. "I also feel pity for the man. He was really young when both of his parents died in an accident. Tapos sumunod din ang nag-iisa niyang kapatid just a few years ago..." malungkot na umiling si tita, while she talked about Harrison Abella...
Nakatingin lang naman ako sa kaniya at nakinig. I didn't expect that such a successful man actually went through all that tragedy...
I went with the family to a party for a formal event. Nandoon din lahat ng business partners nila ni Papa. Tita Rachel was talking to the wives of the businessmen. Si Ate Rosie rin ay kausap ang mga negosyante. While I was feeling a bit out of place. Hindi ako maka-relate sa mga pinag-uusapan nila tungkol sa business.
Until my eyes caught one person who was also there at the party. At nabigla pa ako nang makita kong tumingin din siya sa banda ko.
Ilang segundong nanatili ang mga mata namin na nakatingin lang sa isa't isa. At kahit pa marami rin ang mga taong nakapalibot sa kaniya ay napansin pa rin niya ako roon.
I just sighed a bit...
And then one time while I was out with Claire I saw a magazine that covers him. Nilapitan ko ang shelf at tiningnan ang mga magazines na naka-display doon.
"Oh. You know him?"
"Hmm?" bumaling ako kay Claire na nasa tabi ko at tinitingnan na rin 'yong magazine.
"That man. Harrison Abella."
"You know him?" tinanong ko rin siya.
"Hmm, yes. He's a businessman. Minsan na rin akong sinama ni Daddy sa meeting nila dati." Claire said.
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