Wild Hot Addiction

Chapter 11

'They died, Markus.'

The phone fell off my hand and I just can't seem to process what he said.

"Uncle! Is that Mom and Dad?"

Elijah picked up the phone and said hello. He is talking to the other person on the other line, I can't hear him talking, I looked at Elijah when he held my hand while still talking to the phone.

When I looked down at him he is just looking at me while still talking, I concentrated on him but my head is still spinning and I still can't hear a thing, only the loud bangs of my heart are audible to me.

When he put the phone down, he is talking to me and I can see that he is calling me saying 'Uncle'. Everything jolted back when Elijah cup my face with his small hands.

"UNCLE!"

I looked at him and tears just started falling. Mas lalo akong napahagulgol when Elijah wiped my tears away. I held his small hands that are on my face. I pulled him to me and hugged him while whispering.

"It's okay to cry, Eli. It's okay"

And just like a magic word Elijah bawl and I just cried with him.

"There are no recoverable remains, Markus. And I don't want to say it to Elijah. I know that they also left you with the twins. Whatever help you need, ask us, please. They ended the source and we will make sure that all the sacrifices will not be for nothing"

I paused and looked at Mr. Abel. "What exactly happened?" he looked at me straight with a poker face before sighing.

"We need to talk about this in my office. Please" He leads the way and closes the door behind us.

And I heard the most selfish kind of love and sacrifice that both Andrea and Mackross did.

After my talk with Mr. Abel I went to the company, Mackross secretary called me and asked me to come to the office because the lawyers had called and want a meeting now.

And when I arrived I didn't realize how many lawyers are waiting. The whole conference room is fully packed with lawyers. The board members are also there. Some of the people there I already know since I am managing the company while Ross is out of the country chasing down a mad man.

I looked at Greg and he just smiled at me. He guided me to the seat that the CEO usually take. Nagdadalawang isip akong umupo sa upuan na si Mackross lang ang naupo. Even when I am managing the company during his absence I never dared sit here, pero ngayon everyone is looking at me expectantly and encouragingly so wala akong nagawa kundi ang maupo.

"Now that everyone is here, the election of the new CEO will now commence." 

That's Darius Altameranda, the biggest shareholder in the company. Nagkatinginan kami at tsaka nag tanguan bago nakinig na sa mga taong nagsasalita.

The meeting is long. We are sitting for almost 2 hours now and I need to stretch. Dahan-dahan at maingat kong inunat ang paa ko nang tawagin  nila ang pangalan ko.

"Yes." Wala sa loob na sagot ko. They are all looking at me. Nakikinig ako ang I already have plans. When I heard about the tragedy my mind went blank for a minute but it immediately reverses back to overdrive. I am thinking about everything that I know eventually I need to deal with at isa na ang kompanya doon.

Before Mackross got to this chase plano na nya ang isang merger sa Hermnoso and I am working on that project secretly for over a year now. It is a good move and I know that everyone will agree.