Protecting What's Hers

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫

Katherine Evans

"What?" I asked, throwing my keys on the table top as I made my way towards the kitchen and fetched myself a glass of water.

"So lovely to hear your voice, baby. I miss you."

This son of a bitch.

If he's not just talking through the phone right now ay kanina ko pa sinampal ang pagmumukha ng taong ito.

It's been a couple of hours since our last interaction. Kung saan pinagbuhatan ako nito ng kamay.

No one knew except me, that bastard, and my assistant who came rushing into my office after Brendan left me kanina.

Kung hindi ko pa pinakalma ang babae ay siguro nag sumbong na ito kay dad. But no, I don't want to bring dad into this mess. I know I can handle this situation very well knowing Brendan is just a dog, wagging its tail and waiting to be fed.

And the master? It was me.

The future of his family business is on my hands. I just hope he thinks of that before dragging me inside my office, and slapped my face so hard that I almost hit the floor.

"Stop shitting with me. What do you want?"

The guy chuckled and that only made my grip on the phone to tighten. "Oh please, I know masisiyahan ka talaga sa malalaman mo."

"I know how shitty you are Brendan but I don't know what you have on your sleeve to keep on acting this way. Stop beating around the bush and tell me the hell you want."

"I like it when you're getting feisty, nakakatigas." He let out a chuckle kung saan mas lalong kumulo ang dugo ko. "If you want to know everything. I've arranged dinner on mullé tomorrow night, and wear something nice."

Napahilamos nalang ako sa mukha dahil sa narinig. This guy keeps on getting into my nerves.

Lalo't lalo na simula nong nalaman niya ang tungkol samin ni Felicity. Palagi na siyang pumupunta ng opisina at nakikipagkita kay daddy just to persuade the old man to move the date of the business arrangement.

"If you think na makikipagkita ako sayo, nagkakamali ka." Tinapon ko ang cellphone sa itaas ng kama as I stared into my reflection at the full length mirror just across the room.

I should tell Felicity na alam na ng lalaki ang tungkol sa amin so that we can take precautions. I don't mind people knowing about us pero mas iniisip ko ang consequences sa part ng babae.

She's still young, nasa proseso pa siya ng pag-abot ng pangarap niya and making an issue about the two of us will definitely ruin her progress in life.

She'll probably take all of the impact.

Nakatutok ngayon ang mata ko sa screen ng laptop. Attorney. Yuan just sent me a review of my draft for the final purchase agreement to the business that I'm about to purchase, impulsively.

I'm not so fond of purchasing a small convenient store due to its small income yet here I am minamadalian na i-close na yung transaction for the sake of that amber eyed girl.

God, I never imagined myself reaching this point kung saan bibilhin ko yung gusali para lang hindi mawalan ng trabaho yung tao.

Bumaba ang tingin ko sa mesa when my phone lit up, indicating a message that just got my jaw clenched in frustration. Again, it was Brendan. He sent me the details for the dinner that he arranged for tomorrow evening.

Ano kaya ang sasabihin nito that he's so persistent na pumunta ako? It's not so typical of him.

This guy certainly can't take rejection.