Elusive Heart (Eligible Heiress #2)

Chapter 16

The address led me to a two-storey house with large glass windows that can be seen even from the dark brown vinyl fence enclosing the house.

Ilang beses ko pang tinignan ang address sa ID ni Dex at ito talaga ang number ng bahay na nakalagay. He really is rich. Ang ganda ng bahay kahit hindi ganoon kalaki.

Bumaba ako sa kotse at tumigil sa harapan ng gate. Nagdadalawang isip pa ako na bumalik pero bandang huli ay pinindot ko narin ang doorbell.

Sa sobrang pagmamadali ko ay wala na akong ibang naisip kung hindi ang makarating kaagad dito. Nakalimutan ko na magdala ng jacket gayong ganito lang ang aking suot.

Dex's brother opened the gate and smiled widely when he saw me.

"Welcome." Bati niya.

"Uh-hi?" I awkwardly wave at him.

Hindi ko alam paano ko siya babatiin at hindi ako nakapaghanda. He even looks spectacularly good in his black buttoned-up shirt and dark denim jeans. Unlike me, much unprepared.

He chuckled and gestures for me to follow him inside kaya sumunod ako ng tahimik sakanya habang tinitignan ang labas ng kanyang bahay.

The car Dex used when he went to Children's Village is parked in the garage area. Ang motor niya ay nasa gilid din niyon. Bakit kaya hindi nalang siya bumili ng kotse?

Napatigil ako sa may pintuan at napatingin sa aking suot ng maalala ang kanilang mga magulang. They can't see me like this. I'm not presentable for meet-the-parents thingy.

"Uh, you alright?" Mapag-alalang tanong ni Mason ng makitang huminto ako sa paglalakad.

"I'm not sure if I should be here right now. I don't want your parents to think anything bad or something." Excuse ko.

Dex is.. is.. I still don't know, but I don't want to give his parents a heart attack. Mas lalong ayoko magpakita ng ganito ang itsura ko. Matanda na ang kapatid niya at sa tingin ko ay kaya na niya ang sarili niya. Baka pwede naman na ang Mama nalang niya ang tumingin sakanya.

"You're worried about meeting our parents?"

Hindi ko siya sinagot dahil hindi rin ako sigurado kung dahil ba sa parents nila, sa suot ko, o kay Dex.

He winked at me. "Don't worry, this house is mine. Our parents have their own house and it's kinda far from here. Come on, the patient is waiting."

I'm having a mixed feelings about that though I'm kinda relieved that his parents are not here, but at the same time, I'm feeling sad about Dex. Shouldn't he be with his parents instead?

Sinundan ko si Mason papasok ng kanyang bahay at napansin ko kaagad ang kakaibang disenyo niyon.

Minimalism meets Moroccan style.

Moroccan style by nature is heavily patterned and intricate. Quite the opposite to a minimalistic approach. However, his designer made a good balance out of this combination. It's perfect.

The open tread wooden staircase runs directly off the home entry hall, and passes by the living room on its left.

"He is sleeping in the attic bedroom. He already claimed that room, so yeah." Sabi niya habang paakyat ng hagdanan.

"How long is he staying with you?" I curiously asked.

Dex and I never really talked about our relationship with our family or more about our personal lives, but we're transparent about it. Hindi naman namin tinatago iyon sa isa't-isa, it just comes out and discovered naturally. And since I'm here, at very generous naman ang Kuya niya ay sinamantala ko na ang pagkuha ng impormasyon.