Chapter 42

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"Gaano na kayo katagal na magkarelasyon ng apo ko,Mr Alcantara?"

She was just listening,she can't interfere,nangako siya kay Irvin na hahayaan itong makipag usap sa kanyang pamilya.

"About,two weeks,Sir" tumango tango ang kanyang Lolo.

Hindi kakikitaan ng anumang emosyon ang kanyang Lolo. Patuloy ito sa pagkain pero alam niyang naghihintay lang ito.

"How did you two met?"

"She was a nanny of my niece and nephew when I first met her,I was visiting my family that time"

Nangiti siya ng maalala ang tagpong iyon sa kusina ng malaking bahay ng pamilya nito. She was all covered of flour and cake mixture,a total messed that time. While he looked so good and handsome that time.

Nag angat siya ng tingin ng mapansin na sa kanya nakatingin ang lahat ng nasa hapag. Ipinagkibit balikat nalang niya ang tingin ng mga ito sa kanya.

"How long did you know each other?" I rolled my eyes.

What am I? A teenager?

"Four months,Sir"

Hindi na muling nagtanong pa si Lolo,nabaling sa iba ang usapan tungkol sa amin. Daddy and mommy divert the conversation to something else. I was just so thankful dahil sa mga tingin na ipinupukol ni Marcus kay Irvin.

"Pa,when do you plan on retiring for real? Binitawan nyo nga ang kompanya pero hindi ang negosyo sa ibang bansa"

Nakikinig lang ako sa usapan nila,mommy is talking to Irvin,so daddy naman ay kausap si Lolo.

"If you have accepted that property then maybe I would have retired earlier"

"Pa,we've talk about already" napabuntong hininga ako.

"But your daughter,doesn't want to do with any of those property,kanino ko iiwan ang pamamahala noon? Marcus have the empire,Clarence have his mother's and Nicholas have yours"

Ginagap ni mommy ang kamay ko para pisilin iyon,I felt her warmth. Nginitian ako ni mommy na parang ipanapadama niyang everything will be okay. It warm my heart,since mommy come into my life, everything seems easy kahit minsan mahirap.

"Its her choice,just let her,I don't want her pressured"

I saw Lolo snorted,para akong manliliit sa kanyang mga ikinikilos. Okay lang sana kung kami lang pamilya pero kaharap namin si Irvin. Kumpara sa pamilya niya my family is nothing,we may be the richest family in the country. But it didn't stand to Irvin's family bond,that's what I envy with him sometimes. Hindi sila kasing yaman ng pamilya ko pero ang pagmamahal at pag unawa na meron sila ay mas higit pa sa yaman na meron sila. 

"Your daughter knew her position in this family,she was destine to inherit that property but you always keep her from handling it"

"Papa,I want my daughter to enjoy her life,without being pressured" napapagod na sabi ng daddy niya.

Napalingon siya kay Irvin ng maramdaman niya ang init na dulot ng haplos nito sa kanyang kaliwang kamay. She wanted to buried in his body to seek comfort in it,kung hindi lang sila kaharap ng kanyang pamilya.

"Where have you been the passed few days?" Napawi ang kanyang iniisip ng marinig ang tanong sa kanya ni Marcus.

Hindi na niya alintana ang oagtatalo by kanyang Lolo at daddy.

"Just around"

"Where is that around? I came to see you but tita said you are not there" pinanliitan ko ito ng mata.
What now? He wanted me to report him,my every move?

The high maintenance YAYA slash MAID slash P.A.Tahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon