Beautiful Heartbreak (Beautiful Series 1) • COMPLETED ✔️

(o1) • the devil's charm

(Jelai)
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Hindi ko alintana kung nagagalit na ang presidente ng kumpanya kung saan ako ang sekretarya. Abala kasi ako sa pagtitig sa picture niya na ginawa kong screen saver sa phone ko. His name is Kiefer Park, and he is my dream guy.

Kanina pa pumasok ang apprentice na si Barbie sa opisina niya upang magpasa ng report. I didn't know what Barbie was thinking when she told Sir Kiefer that she is not ready to present her report which is due today.

Pigil-hiningang hinihintay ko ang mga susunod na sasabihin ni Barbie. I have a bad feeling about it.

"T-the p-presentation will be ready in a few minutes Mr. Park. I had to pass it to Ms. Lady Anjeline for a last-minute revision. S-she'll give back the report as soon as she finishes editing it," nanginginig na turan ni Barbie habang nakayuko at halatang nagpipigil ng luha.

Tinapik ko ang noo ko at napaasal ng mahinang mura. She passed the blame on me. I can't believe how weak Barbie is. Ibinato ni Sir Kiefer ang folder sa pintuan at pigil ang galit na bumuntunghinga. I shuddered.

"In the process of editing? Get out. I'll talk to Jelai," Kiefer is trying to lower his voice as if managing to calm himself.

I stood up and quickly attend to him. I let out a big gasp. Ngayon pa lang ay iniisip ko na kung ano ang maaari kong ipalusot sa kaniya. I'm not a good fabricator of stories. I couldn't even stand my own lies.

Nakatitig ako kay Sir Kiefer habang naglalakad. He is sitting on his swivel chair with a straight face but still manages to look gorgeous despite the hostility on his looks. How could anyone resist this man's charm?

His eyes are fixed on his desk. Nakakuyom ang mga palad niya at nakakunot ang noo. The fine lines on his forehead are tiny lines of evidences that he is not a fan of having fun itself.

Halos tatlong taon na niya akong personal assistant so I should know. Hindi ko pa nga siya naririnig na tumawa na bukal sa loob niya.

Napansin ko ang mariing akusasyon sa mga mata niya. Nang marating ko na ang desk ni Sir Kiefer ay hindi pa rin niya ako tinatapunan ng tingin.

I motioned for Barbie to step aside and let me do the explanation for her. Nanatili pa ring nasa lupon ng mga papeles ang mga mata ni Sir Kiefer as he doesn't move a joint.

"Jelai, haven't you been informed about Barbie's work? You don't overlook a report. If you don't want me to fire her, get that report ready at this table as soon as possible and stop being considerate of your department's shortcomings," Kiefer said with a firm tone.

Napatango na lang ako. Biglang naglaho ang mga dahilan na pinag-aaralan ko kanina sa isip ko. Sa pagkakataong ito ay nagpaalam na si Barbie. I gave her a sympathetic look.

Kahit naman ipinasa niya ang apoy sa akin ay hindi ko siya magawang sisihin sa ginawa niyang usok. Besides, I couldn't possibly take back the hurtful words that our boss just let out to her. I do hope she won't get fired.

"I'm s-sorry. It won't happen again. I'll do the last-minute revision right away," nauutal ko pang sabi. Kiefer just let out a sigh. Kahit papaano ay kalmado na ang karagatan.

Hindi pa rin niya makuhang ngumiti pero kampante ako na hindi na matatanggal si Barbie sa trabaho.

Ang guwapo talaga ni Sir Kiefer kahit nakakunot ang noo. Kung alam lang niya na matagal ko na siyang pinapangarap at matagal ko nang binubuo ang buhay ko kasama siya. Kulang na nga lang sa opisina na ako matulog upang makasama ko siya palagi.

Nag-angat ng paningin si Sir Kiefer at nagtama ang paningin namin. Hindi ko inaasahan iyon so I looked down.

Hawak ko ang folder na ibinato niya sa lapag kanina at alam kong alam niya na nanginginig ang mga kamay ko.