Mister Villain

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Humans have a tendency to think they have the whole world under their control.

The fates think it is the funniest joke in the universe because they know that humans can plan and plan and plan until they get theirselves sick planning and when they think nothing can ever go wrong, that is when things go downhill.

RJ knows this.

But it doesn't stop him from planning.

May plan A, plan B, at kung kakayanin lang e meron siya hanggang Plan Z.

He's had two days to clear his head from the confusion of feeling attracted to Maine.

Hindi naman niya dine-deny ang naramdaman niya para dito but he has found a perfectly logical explanation for it.

Lalake siya. Babae ito.

Normal makaramdam nang ganun but he can always get over it. He can keep his emotions in check because wala naman itong pinanggagalingan na malalim.

Being attracted to her was only a knee-jerk reaction. It holds no water over his heart.

Beside, he still believes that he has to continue getting to know the enemy for him to effectively ruin her. He continues to still be angry at her kaya sigurado siya na whatever he felt last Wednesday was something he can brush off.

That was fleeting and unimportant.

And villains know how to focus and what to give importance to.

"You do know it's an engagement DINNER hindi ba?" Maine told him as soon as she came down from her room and saw him lounging sa terrace nila "Magla-lunch pa lang ah."

The annoyance she showed filled him with joy.

Yep. Definitely still angry at her, he thought.

"I need to take you somewhere first before tayo pumunta sa dinner mamaya."

She arched an eyebrow at him. "Ano? Saan?"

"Sumama ka na lang."

"At kung ayoko?"

"Bubuhatin kita palabas. Wala din naman akong pakielam kung ano ang itsura mo e. Hindi yun mahalaga para sa pupuntahan natin."

She was incensed. "Mr. Faulkerson, nakakalimutan mo ba na bahay namin ito?"

He smiled. "Ms. Mendoza, nakakalimutan mo ba na kapag sinaktan mo ako, kaya kitang idemanda at ubusin ang lahat nang pag-aari mo over my injuries?"

Maine growled in frustration.

"Stop the theatrics" he told her coldly "Gusto mo ba talaga na buhatin kita palabas na ganyan ang itsura mo?"

The writer stood her ground. "Tignan natin kung kaya mo!"

Napa-iling siya sa tigas nang ulo nito at walang patumpik-tumpik na tumayo upang buhatin nga ito over his shoulders.

Pinaghahampas nito ang likuran niya.

"IBABA MO AKO!!!!" sigaw nito.

He shrugged nonchalantly and walked towards the door.

Eksaktong bumukas ang pinto and her older sister, Colleen, looked at them with eyes as big as saucers. "Aba! Aalis na kayo?"

RJ nodded towards the older woman who kept him company bago bumaba si Maine.

"ATE, BAKIT ANG CASUAL CASUAL MO DYAN?!?! IPABABA MO AKO!!!"

Colleen laughed. "Sinabi ko naman sa kanya kanina baka hindi ka pumayag e. Sabi niya kung kailangan ka niya kaladkarin, kakaladkarin ka daw niya so... ok na yang buhat ka niya Meng."