ICES CLUB : Crissy

Chapter 16

They were currently at the conference office with Atty. Vasquez. What irked her was that Trisha was also in the room, which meant she was important to Lance. Trisha knows their secret which fuels her jealousy but she controlled her emotions. To them she may looked calm and collected but still her look was unnerving, her silence made the atmosphere around the room tense.

"Mrs. Lee, here are the documents that you were asking." Atty. Vasquez handed her all about the agreement between her and Lance. She took it and read silently. While reading, she felt the burning gaze of Lance to her but she pretended she didn't noticed.

No one dared to speak while she was busy analyzing everything written in the papers. Her eyebrows creased and looked at Lance.

"Why are you giving me 5 million?"

Lance looked at her with a serious expression. "Because you deserved it, you've already helped me so much. I have now the full trust of the investors from the day we got married. Let's just put it like its you're share in this marriage contract."

Marriage contract? Parang business contract lang ang pinag-uusapan dito ah.

And she doesn't like it.

She also noticed that the annulment was not mentioned but then she thought the wedding was fake, all those paper they signed that day was fake, she bet their marriage was not even registered.

"Why do I feel like I have to get out of here." Trisha butted in.

Crissy just looked blankly at her while Trisha just smiled meaningfully. The woman then stands up and was about to leave when Lance held her wrist and motioned for her to stay.

Seeing this, Crissy bit back her tongue to lashed at Lance, is he really that dense? So she just stood up and looked at the attorney not glancing at Lance.

"I guess everything was settled. I'll just wait until the day I won't be needed to be Lance wife." She stands up and left without glancing back.

"Crissy." Lance called out but Trisha stopped him.

She controlled her emotions and walked to the elevator. Before the elevator closed she saw Honey looked smug but she countered by looking at her coldly and smile evilly, promising a revenge for looking at her like that. Honey then felt a shiver ran down her spine and looked away.

When she was about to head out of the building, a hand gripped her wrist. She knew who it was, as if her body already recognized him even from afar. She turned and looked at him coldly.

"Let's talk."

"There's nothing to be talked about. Everything was settled, fair and square."

"But I still need to talk to you."

"Lance, can it be later? Alam mo namang may pupuntahan pa ako di ba? And besides, Trisha was still there, you should entertain her first." She unwrap his hand that was gripping her wrist.

Lance looked darkly as she mentioned that she was about to meet someone but she doesn't care. She need a confidante because she was hurt right now and seeing Lance only hurt her more.

"I'll come with you." Lance said but she stopped him.

"I don't want you to come. Please, pwede bang lumayo muna tayo sa isa't isa?"

Lance looked dumbfounded of what she said.

Umiling ito. "No. Bakit gusto mong lumayo ako sayo? Is it because of the person you'll be meeting now?"

"Pagod na akong mag-explain sayo. Mamaya nalang natin pag-usapan yan."

He was silent for a moment before saying, "If that's what you want, who am I to object? I don't have a hold with your life, right? Sino ba naman ako sayo."

What he said angered her more. "Right, you have no hold of me, so back off." She then walked out and hailed a taxi never again glancing at Lance.

She met Jhon Nelle in a coffee shop. She was supposed to call her friends but then, she thought they were probably at their offices working since its still 3:00 pm so she called Jhon Nelle instead because she knew it was his day off.

"Bruha, ano bang problema mo? bakit bigla kang tumawag?"

"Wala naman, I just missed you my friend."

He looked at her intently. "May problema ka ano? you're not yourself today."

She tried denying. "Ofcourse, ayos lang ako. Bakit mo naman nasabing may problema ako?"

He leaned in his chair. "Simple lang, hindi ka matakaw ngayon. May problema ba kayo ng mister mo?"

"Grabe ka naman, dahil lang hindi ako matakaw ngayon may problema na agad?"

"Kilala kita. Kahit magdeny ka ng bonggang-bongga malalaman ko pa rin. And please don't change the topic."

She just drank her coffee and suggested, "Let's have a drink somewhere."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Jhon Nelle. "Drink? What kind of drink are we talking about here?"

"Something hard and alcoholic. I want to get drunk."

"Hoy bruha! Kailan ka pa naging lasengga? Alam nating dalawa na hindi ka umiinom unless kapag kailangan lang at kung nagkataon man, you only took a little."

Kumunot ang noo niya. "Can you just stop asking and accompany me?"

Umiling ito. "Magpaalam ka muna sa mister mo. Ayaw kong mamatay nang maaga."

She laughed bitterly. "No need. We agreed to not interfere with each others business for the mean time. "

Nanlaki ang mata nito. "Nag-away nga kayo noh? Patay tayo diyan. Umuwi ka nalang kaya?"

"No! I want to get drunk. May mga bars naman dito di ba? Let's get there."

"Pero Crissy..."

"Whether you come with me or not, I'll still be going."

"Okay, sasama na. Baka ano pa ang mangyari sayo."

She then clung to his arms. "Thanks. You're the best."

"Che, lumayo ka nga sa akin, mapagkamalan pa tayong magsyota, that's too ewww!"

Tumawa siya. "I heart you, sister!" And gestured a heart using her fingers.

"Ewwww!"

Out of the corner, a man appeared from the shadows with a looked of longing and pain in his eyes.

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