"What? I didn't approve that!" Lala yelled after RJ told her what happened back at the office.
"Well, the board of directors did. Clearly, you're no longer the apex predator you once were." RJ replied, still pissed at what happened. He placed both of his hands on his hips and stared at Lala.
"Please tell me you can fix this, Lala ... please." He begged.
"I'll do what I can. Kakausapin ko rin ang tatay mo kung bakit niya 'to ginawa sa iyo."
"He's punishing me obviously. What a great Dad." RJ said sarcastically. He then looked at the clock and saw that it was still early. He grabbed his bag and started heading towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Lala asked.
"Dad wants the wasted and problematic RJ, right? I'm going to give it to him."
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Maine was busy preparing dinner when she saw Mrs. Faulkerson dragging her luggage down the stairs. She immediately washed her hands and approached RJ's mom.
"San po kayo pupunta?" she asked while frantically wiping her wet hands on her sides.
"Aalis na ako bago pa bumalik si RJ. Yung driver ni Mama parating na para sunduin ako."
"Bakit naman po? Mag-dinner na muna po tayo, pauwi na rin yun si RJ niyan."
"Maine ... iha, I appreciate it, pero trust me ... mas mabuting wala ako dito ngayon. Ngayon ko lang nalaman yung ginawa ng magaling kong asawa kay RJ. Sigurado ako na galit na galit ang anak ko kayon. I know he'll somehow blame me for what happened. Kaya mas okay na wala ako dito, at least mas kalmado siya." Mrs. Faulkerson replied as they both started walking towards the front door.
"Ano po ba yung ginawa ni Sir kay RJ?" Maine questioned RJ's mom. She stopped walking and turnd around to face her.
"Inalisan niya ng trabaho si RJ."
"Oh ..."
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"Dude, I really don't get it, kung kelan nagkaroon ng purpose ang buhay ko doon naman bumalik parents ko para guluhin ako. I mean, come on ... ilang years akong party animal di ba? Nagpakita ba sila nun? No! Now that I genuinely want to get my shit together, they showed up out of nowhere just to make me feel miserable once more. It's so unfair!" RJ ranted.
"Uh bro? Who are you talking to?" his friend Carter asked.
"You!" RJ yelled.
"Then why are you facing the fucking wall???"
RJ opened his eyes and realized that he was indeed facing a blank wall. Richard turned around and saw Carter's red face; it was obvious that he was trying his best not to laugh. But he failed, and so he started laughing at the top of his lungs.
"Oh ... sorry." RJ apologized. Feeling embarrassed, he just grunted and flopped down on Carter's couch.
"You're drunk, bro. I think I should call Kuya to drive you home." Carter told him, referring to the driver.
"Dude! I'm not drunk! My name is Richard!" RJ yelled before closing his eyes once more. He felt sleepy and so he let himself drift away.
"On second thought, I'll make some coffee first." Carter then said before walking back to the kitchen, leaving a sleeping drunken RJ on his couch.
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"Lala, ano po yung gagawin ko? Emeghed ... paano po kung mainit nga yung ulo?" Maine asked Lala while panicking because of what Mrs. Faulkerson said.
