Who are you? (ON-GOING)

KABANATA 6

Kyrine's POV

Nang makarating kami sa tapat ng kaniyang opisina ay namangha din ako sa itsura nito. Kulay black at makintab ang pintuang nasa harapan ko. Pagpasok pa namin ay mas lalo akong namangha halatang mga mamahaling muwebles ang ginamit sa opisinang ito.

Pinaghalong black and white ang makikita sa paligid.

"Good morning, Mrs. Esquivel." Bati ni Sir Caly sa isang may edad ng babae na nakaupo't mukhang naghihintay sa amin. Tumayo ito at lumapit sa amin.

"Good morning sir. Is she the girl you were talking about? That you hired as my replacement?" Nakangiti nitong tanong habang nakatingin sa akin.

"Yes she is." He smiled.

"She must be really good then. I know how meticulous you are on choosing a secretary. That's the reason why I've work here for almost 35 years already. I've worked for your Dad and since you inherited this company from him you never allowed me to retire and rest Sir Montiveros." 35 years?! So 55 o pataas na itong babaeng nasa harapan ko?

"Well you know that I'm not into young women who'll just seduce me when coming into my office."
He seriously said. Napakibit balikat pa ito.

"She's really interesting.. I'm Mrs. Ofelia Esquivel. I'll teach you how to handle your job and when you already can do it on your own I can finally take a rest. My daughters are already working and they've been telling me to retire already. By the looks of it, I think you're really a unique girl." Nakangiti nitong sinabi sa akin. Ngumiti din naman ako sa kaniya pabalik.

"Well, she's not just unique. She's special." Seryoso ngunit nakangiting sinabi ni Sir Caly habang nakatingin sa akin.

Napaiwas agad ako ng tingin kay Sir Caly at ipinakilala ang sarili kay Mrs. Esquivel, ang dating sekretarya niya.

"Goodmorning ma'am. I'm Kyrine Leiah Regachuelo." Nawala ang ngiti sa mga labi ni Mrs. Esquivel.

"Ha-ha. I must've misheard you. You're not a Regachuelo right?" Peke ang tawa nito at seryosong nakatingin sa akin, naghihintay ng sagot.

"No, ma'am. My last name is really 'Regachuelo'. Is there a problem ma'am?" Hindi ito kumibo at bahagyang napanganga pa ito.

Bakit?

Ano naman kung isa akong Regachuelo?

Author's POV

Napatingin ang matandang babae sa kaniyang dating boss.

"I.. j-just need to talk with Sir Montiveros for a sec." Nabibigla at nauutal na sagot ni Ofelia.

Nag-aalangan man si Kyrine ay napatango na lang ito. Napatingin ito kay Calistair na relax lang namang tignan at ngumiti pa ito sa kaniya kaya nawala ang kaniyang kaba.

Tumalikod na sila at lumabas sa may opisina ni Calistair. Tumungo sila sa opisina ni Ofelia, ang kaniyang dating sekretarya.

"Sir, why did you hire her?" Tanong ng matandang babae.

"Because I want to. I saw her potential when I asked someone to research about her." Prenteng sagot ng dating boss nito.

"You already did a research? Then, why did you hire her if you knew it in the first place? She's a Regachuelo for God's sake, Mr. Montiveros!"

"I know what I'm doing. Stop.meddling.with.my.own.dilemmas." May diin ang bawat salitang huli niyang sinabi.

"But, sir. They're already known in this industry. She's holding the surname 'Regachuelo' who are a well-known businessmen in the black market. The surname Regachuelo are feared by companies like us. We might get involved if you hire her, sir. And the worst part is Regachuelos' can kill anyone who intercepts with their business. Your life will also be in danger, Mr. Montiveros." Mahabang paliwanag ni Ofelia.