Paramour - ViceRylle

Chapter 49 - The Destruction

I will never sign the annulment papers.. Do you really think I would let you be happy that easily?

I guess i deserve it. Karylle thought. Nakarating na sila sa resthouse. It's already noon. I wonder how Vice is doing.

*

"will he be okay?" Bobot asked Emman after the meeting. Both of them are walking.

"it won't be easy." Emman answered. "sa ating tatlo.. siya lang ang binigay ang puso para sa kompanyang ito. This will surely affect him emotionally and mentally."

Bobot suddenly felt sad. "Poor Vice. who on earth would do that?"

"Sino pa nga ba? It's the same person who made those photos viral."

"Bea?"

Napa buntong hinihga si Emman. "to be honest, she had me on her side for a while. But I stopped. She's a total evil."

"what? You were on her side?" Bobot can't believe what Emman was saying. "gusto mo rin pa bagsakin si Vice?"

"long story short, she approached me to have a revenge on Vice. You know how much i hate Vice. He's so good that i hated it. But then i came to my senses. After we beat each other like kids."

"you what?" Bobot stopped short. "I'm not getting any of this. Can you explain?"

"one night I found out about him and K staying at the resthouse. Sinugod ko sya. I snapped." Emman explained. "I almost killed him."

"what?!"

"it was crazy, really."

"I don't want to be a CEO, Emman." Bumalik sa isip ni Bobot ang bagong role niya sa kumpanya. "hindi ko kaya."

"you have to." Emman answered. "You have no choice."

"but I can never be like Vice! This is.. this is ridiculous!" he exclaimed. "You're the president. Wala ka ba talagang magagawa tungkol dito?"

Napailing lang si Emman. "Kung may magagawa ako edi sana ginawa ko na kanina pa."

"no one but a Viceral should be making the designs... Kahit kailan di pa nasubukan ng kompanya ang designs ng iba." may panghihinyang sa boses ni Emman. "only Vice can do it. And I don't know kung ano ang magiging estado ng kompanya after this."

Napabuntong hininga si Bobot. "God, I hate this! Final na ba talaga yun?"

"I'm sorry, Ed. As a president of this company i should listen to my subordinates."

"but—arghh!" Bobot couldn't find the right words. He's angry that they couldn't do anything about this. Technically, Vice just lost everything.

"pero stakeholders lang sila!" Bobot complained.

"Yes, and because of those stakeholders our company has financial backers. They are our investors, Bot. Basically it's because of them this company still exists."

"nakakapikon naman 'to. Mayaman naman tayo ah. Why do we need financial assists?"

"You really don't understand business, do you? At magiging CEO ka sa lagay na 'yan." Emman touched his temple.

"that's harsh." Bobot said. "sorry naman.. 'di ko kasi field 'to..Kaya nga dapat 'di tinanggal si Vice eh! Mas gamay niya 'to!"

Emman suddenly froze kaya naman nagtaka si Bobot.

"oh, bakit? May naisip ka na bang paraan?"

"No..." Emman stopped short. "Si papa.. Paano natin sasabihin kay papa?"