Bow & Tuxedo (Opposites Attract #1)

Chapter 43

Forty-Three

IT HAD ALREADY been two weeks following the Paul Garilla incident, and everything seems to be going back to normal in Warren and David's lives. Paul's parole has already been nullified, and he was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment.

However, three days after Paul's imprisonment, he was declared murdered in the prison's bathroom hall.

The suspect in Paul's murder was still nowhere to be found, but according to Warren's source, the suspect disguised themselves as one of the prison guards, and before they murdered Paul, they first cut his dick out and beaten him into a pulp again.

Multiple bones in Garilla's body were broken, and they were: his jaw, rib cage, legs, pelvis, fingers, neck, and skull.

Warren was under the impression that the murderer somehow holds a deep-seated grudge against Paul. The injuries Paul sustained were like mirroring the unbridled rage the suspect was harboring.

Well, whoever the suspect was, Warren was glad they killed Paul before he even had the chance to do it himself.

Warren also settled his affairs with the press and reporters, who wanted to interview him regarding the Garilla case. Warren also talked to his father about the video clip of him getting aggressive with Paul in front of the school.

Nag-viral kasi yung video ng ilang araw, at ayaw naman nang palalain ni Warren ang sitwasyon kaya nag-released siya ng official statement tungkol sa totoong nangyari ng araw na iyon.

Pagkatapos ay sunod na kinausap ni Warren ang kanyang ama at sinabi na kaya lang niya napisikal si Garilla ay dahil isa itong sexual offender at rapist, at nagawa lang niya ang bagay na iyon dahil gusto niyang turuan ng leksyon si Garilla.

Pinaniwalaan naman si Warren ng kanyang ama, at sa huli ay pinuri pa 'nga siya nito dahil sa kanyang ginawa. Ang kaso ay sinermonan pa 'rin siya ni Matthew na sana sa susunod ay wag mamimisikal lalo na't laging may nakabuntot na reporters sa kanila.

At the end of the day, it's all about maintaining the perfect image of his father's empire.

IT'S DECEMBER 17 when Warren came back to work at Spider Web, approximately 8 days left before Christmas Eve.

Inside his office, Warren was browsing through the records of all their expenses with the collaborative project they have with the Sakuras. They're still on phase 2, and to be honest, they're way behind schedule already. According to the prior plan they drafted, they should be on Phase 3 right now, not Phase 2.

Groaning, Warren closed the folder he's skimming through and threw his head at the headrest. For the past two days, he's been getting an earful with his father because the Board of Directors and the Sakuras were getting impatient.

Hindi naman alam ni Warren ang gagawin niya dahil hindi naman siya ang may hawak sa mga tauhan nilang engineers. Hindi niya sakop iyon, kaya hindi niya ma-gets bakit siya ang pinapagalitan ng kanyang ama.

Buti 'nga napigilan ni Warren ang sarili niya at hindi niya sinagot nang pabalang si Matthew eh. Kung nangyari iyon ay baka malalang parusa pa ang natanggap niya.

"Tch. Still, why is he biting my head off? It's not my fault that our engineers are all slugs. Father should be raising his concerns to them, not to me." Iritableng sabi ni Warren sa hangin at napasuklay pa siya sa kulot niyang buhok.

Simula nung naungkat ang nakabaon niyang galit sa kanyang ama, ay ramdam ni Warren na unti-unti na siyang nilalamon nito—na kahit ano 'mang oras ay puwede siyang sumabog bigla sa galit at maibuhos iyon lahat kay Matthew.

Which is exactly what Warren is planning.

Napagdesisyunan ni Warren na oras na para komprontahin ang ama niya sa lahat ng ginawa nito sa kanya simula nung namatay ang kanyang ina.