The Saint Brother

Chapter Three

The Saint Brother
Chapter Three

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Age 16

Years have past since Manang left me. I, myself have been busy. Now, I'm in college, luckily I excelled twice in my year and got a chance to start college early. I'm living in New York, studying and working. I left my sister and I trusted Lyndon fully that he'll take care of her while I was away. He's intelligent after all, he knew how to use his connections for everything he needed, we were born for that.

"Kelly, we have a meeting for our next project proposal." Rye said as he tries to get my attention. I was reading my new contracts and I needed my manager to be here in fifteen minutes before I go to my next class.

"I know, Ashford. Let's wait a little longer, this blonde boy can't be bothered." I said and I heard him chuckled.

"What is the used of your money, kung kailangan pa na basahin mo yan? Kelly, you have everything. You just need to used it more often." He said sitting beside me.

Tinitigan ko siya. He has a point but I want to do this for myself, few years from now I will read contracts of our own hotels. The hotels that I will get once my parents introduce me as their heir, that will happen after I turn eighteen.

"I have to worked on this, you know. John isn't here all the time." I said wanting him to understand the situation.

"Big boy ka na kasi, he said you don't want to fully burden him with your orders. Sana ganyan din ako mag-isip para kay Ethan." He said laughing after.

Pinasok ko ang mga papel sa briefcase, at nilagay ito sa study table. Saka ko nilingon si Rye na naglalaro sa cellphone niya. Ethan is his personal assistant slash bodyguard slash butler and everything.

"Ethan is everything to you. Simula ng makilala kita, he's with you."

Tumayo na siya at pinagpag ang harapan ng kanyang pantalon.

"Alam mo naman na siya lang ang pwede kong makasama. Reimari is busy with her own life anyway and besides imposible na makasama ko si Rei dahil sa London siya nag-aaral." He's talking about his twin sister Rei, the girl I used to date.

Nakaramdam ako na bigat sa puso ko matapos ko na marinig ang pangalan ni Rei. It's hard to see a friend of mine to drift away and it is painful to see that Rye is having a hard time balancing our friendship and his sister. Although, Rye and Rei has been a good friend to me hindi ko pa rin maiwasan na isipin na nasaktan ko sila pareho pero Rye tries his best to be a good brother and bestfriend to me.

"Rei and I, were over but you're here with me." I said trying to talk about the situation. His sister was devastated when we broke up, it's like she lost her purpose.

I'm sad about that but I can't love anyone the way I love Sophie. Rei thought I was cheating with her, but the truth is Sophie was the real victim. I dated Rei, knowing that Sophie will knew about it. I was careless, Rei and I went out of town and I didn't know that Sophie paid someone to spy on me. She was hurt and Sophie felt betrayed but she didn't left me. I chose Sophie over her, I chose her because she was my first.

"Galit ako, Kelly. Kapatid ko yun eh, she means the world to me katulad kung gaano kahalaga si Alexandria sayo." Malungkot siyang tumingin sakin at ngitian ako.