Arranged Marriage To My Boss (Completed)

Chapter 29

"There you are Iris!" sigaw ni Ashley nang matapos na sa pagsayaw.

Her face was so red already pero sobrang on point padin ng make-up niya. Napadako ang tingin niya sa katabi ko, her face went pale.

"Brother! What are you doing here?"

Feeling ko nawala rin ang pagkalasing niya dahil hindi ngumingiti si Zach sakanya. Humigpit ang hawak ni Zach sa bewang ko, mukhang naalala ang pagtaksil na ginawa namin ni Ashley.

"Ashley, what brought you here?" Zach asked innocently when Ashley sitted infront of us.

She drunk water this time. Gusto kong tumawa dahil hindi siya mapakali. Her date must be too important for her kaya nagagawa siyang takutin ng ganito ng kapatid niya. I would talk to him if he wouldn't help her.

"Cut it out, Zach!" sabi ni Ashley nang ibaba ang baso ng tubig sa table namin puno ng cocktails. "I've done my part, you know. It just..." Naghahanap ito ng palusot. "Masyado akong nadala ni Iris saakin."

Nanlaki ang mata ko. Bakit biglang nangpapasa?! She winked at me when Zach turned slowly, raising his brow.

"Is it true?" he asked seriously. "You are the mastermind of this plan."

Para siyang isang judge sa court na inaalam kung sino saamin ni Ashley ang may sala. Ako tuloy naman ang napainom ng tubig sa tanong niya. Kaka-ayos lang namin baka mag-away nanaman kaming dalawa. Hindi ko na kakayanin na hindi nanaman kaming magkita.

Lumunok muna ako. "Uh-huh..."

"You're lying, Iris," he accused then trumped his fingers on the table.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit relax na relax si Zach ngayon. It only meant he was in the mood? I should grabbed this opportunity. Mukhang na-miss niya rin ako sa hindi namin pagkikita at usap.

Umirap si Ashley. "You're telling me I'm the liar?"

"I didn't say any name, Ashley," Zach said.

"Okay, then you should give me his number and tell him to date me," suhesyon ni Ashley dito.

"Sorry? But try again, Ashley. Tonight isn't your night," sabi ni Zach at ngumisi.

Ashley rolled her eyes. I wanted to laugh so bad, ang saya lang kasi nilang tingnan kapag nag-aasaran sila ng ganito. Zach seemed relax with her and he was acting so normal compared to his other family members.

"You promised." Ashley gritted her teeth. "I've done my part, I went to your house early in the morning kahit na dapat natutulog pa ako non!"

Pinaglalaruan ni Zach ang kamay ko. "Yes, and you also made a promise, Ashley."

"Iris," banggit ni Ashley sa pangalan ko, her voice pleading. "Tell him the truth."

Actually, kaming dalawa naman talaga ang may ideya nito. But of course, I didn't want her plan to go into waste. Ako nalang ang sasalo sa parusa na ibibigay ni zach.

I held his hand. "Zachary," I pleaded too.

"Irisian Marie," he said absentmindedly na tila hindi magbabago ang kanyang desisyon.

"What's with the Irisian Marie?" tanong ko. "It always feels weird when you call me by that name," reklamo ko.

"Because you two are teaming up," sabi niya at tiningnan kaming dalawa ni Ashley.

"We're not, we're telling the truth. Duh?" singit ulit ni Ashley.

I sighed. "Hindi naman talaga kasalanan ni Ashley kung bakit kami nandito, Zach. I just need some time with my friends... Hindi rin kasi tayo nagpapansin, I've felt like this is the only way to forget that you're away... And infact, ako talaga ang nagyaya sakanya.