ENDLESS JOURNEY OF LOVE

CHAPTER 25

Christian's

Nagmadali kaming pumunta ng Design Department Office para check ang designs na ni-launch ng Leonis. That fvcking company is our rival. Magmula kasi nang matuntong ako dito, mas tumaas ang sales namin kaysa sa kanila.

Pagdating namin agad sa office, pinakita agad samin ni Kaleen ang website ng Leonis at nanlaki agad mata namin.

"How the fuck did our designs leaked outside the company?" inis na sabi ni Avery na ikinatingin ko agad sa kanya. Did she just curse just like the way how Lez cursed before? Slap!

"Anong gagawin natin? If we are going to ignore this and make new designs, wala tayong oras kasi next week na ang Runway ng Emilia." Yani said as she panic.

"We should calm down. I think not all of the designs were leaked."

"Not all of the designs were leaked because the designs that were leaked was the designs in my sketchbook." Avery said at saka siya napatingin kay Ate Yani. "Didn't I told you to keep it before?"

"Yes but if you're going to blame me about the leakage, it's not my fault. I kept the sketchbook inside my locker at home. Who knows that Leonis got the designs in other way." depensa naman ni Ate Yani.

"Someone in this company must have leaked the designs. We should have an investigation."

Napaisip ako. Yung sketchbook kasi as far as I know ay nakatago sa locker ni Ate Yani sa bahay. Yung ibang designs naman na nakatago sa kumpanya ay hindi nakuha. So, it's either si Ate Yani ang nagleaked or si Avery. As far as I remember, may photocopy din si Avery ng mga designs niya mula sa sketchbook.

"We're not going to have an investigation. I'm going to have a private talk with their Design Manager." I said at mas lalong kumunot ang noo nila. "If we are going to argue this incident more, we are really not going to have more time for the preparation. As for now, I want everyone to make another designs as many as you can."

"Make sure that they will reveal the culprit. Let's go, Yani." Avery said at saka sila pumunta sa table nila.

Naglakad ako pabalik sa office ko at binagsak ko kaagad sarili ko sa swivel chair. Ang lakas lakas ng aircon dito pero pinagpapawisan ako. Hindi ko alam kung ano na ang sunod kong gagawin bukod sa private talk. Paano nila nakuha yung designs na nakatago sa kwarto ni Ate Yani? And if I'm going to blame Avery, bakit naman niya yun gagawin?

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Pinark ko yung kotse sa tapat ng coffee shop at saka ako nagmadaling pumasok. Nakita ko agad ang table ni Ms. Aura na Manager ng Design Department ng Leonis. Nagmadali akong naglakad papunta sa table niya na ikinatayo niya agad.

"Good Afternoon, Ms. Largado. This is the first time na makakausap kita." she said at saka kami umupong dalawa.

"So, how can I help you?"

Binigyan ko siya ng ngiti. "Don't act as if you don't know what's happening. The designs you'd just launch online are our designs. Mind telling me how did you stole it." diretso kong sabi sa kanya na ikinatawa niya as if I was telling her a joke.

Binigyan niya ako ng tingin na hindi ko malaman kung anong klaseng tingin ba yun. "Your new employee is quite generous." she said at saka ko kinunot ang noo ko. New employee?

"Ms. Avery Kingston gave us her designs via online. I don't know why she did that but I'm so thankful." she directly said at saka siya tumayo. "Wag mo ng pilitan sarili mo. Just go back to your company and make yourself busy doing new designs. You don't want the Emilia to be humiliated in Runway, do you?" she gave me her final smirk at saka siya umalis.