Control The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 55

#CTG55 Chapter 55

"What is this?" Jax asked as I slid over a check. I invited them over—Jax, Yago, and Rory—for lunch. It's been a while since I last saw them—nung kasal pa ni Katherine. They're all married at ako na lang ang natitira dahil gusto ni Iñigo na matapos muna iyong bahay na pinapagawa namin bago kami magpakasal. It's something that's been suddenly decided after siyang kausapin ni Papa.

"Ano 'to, Cha?" Rory asked.

I drew a rather deep breath bago ako nagsimula. I thought about this a lot... And this was the best option.

"Let's start a firm," I said.

Their jaws dropped and their eyes widened.

"Not you, Rory," I continued because I knew that Rory actually loved her job and she's doing very well there... Si Jax naman ay alam ko na hindi pa sigurado sa bago niyang firm. Si Yago naman, ganoon din.

Rory glared at me. "FYI, magaling na ako sa civil cases."

"Yes, babe," Yago replied.

Parang tanga talaga 'tong dalawa.

"Wala akong sinabing hindi ka magaling sa civil," sabi ko.

"Then, bakit hindi ako kasama?"

"Gusto mo bang magresign sa trabaho mo?" I asked and she wasn't able to answer... I was right. And hindi ko naman siya pipilitin na magresign doon. And kung hindi pumayag sina Jax and Yago, I'd be okay with it, too. Siguro kami na lang ni Iñigo muna.

"What's going on, Cha?" Jax asked.

I reached for the glass of water in front of me and downed it before I found the courage to ask them again. I knew that I was asking for too much... but I needed to at least try.

I knew Iñigo wouldn't want me to tell them this, but I needed to. I really tried my best to get him his old job back, pero may naka-kuha na ng pwesto niya and it would still take a long time bago may ma-bakante dahil matagal pa iyong retirement nung mga prosecutors ngayon.

And it was killing me to see Iñigo go to his job everyday dahil kitang-kita ko na hindi siya masaya roon. Even when I went to his new job, I was so surprised because it wasn't the job I knew Iñigo deserved.

He's the fucking top notcher, for Christ's sake!

I was so mad at the Ramirez family.

I explained to them the situation. I told them what they only needed to know. I didn't want them to see Iñigo as someone who's pitiful because he wasn't. I just knew he deserved so much more than what he has right now.

"Okay," Jax replied.

"Game," Yago said. "Let's ask Kitty? 'Di ba 'di naman siya nagta-trabaho 'dun sa firm niya?"

And just like that, sila na iyong nagplano sa kung ano ang mangyayari.

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We actually waited for almost a year before our plan started to materialize. Hinintay pa namang matapos iyong contract nila and there's a waiting period bago sila pwedeng magtrabaho. We agreed on Borromeo, Gomez de Liaño, and Yuchengco as the name of our firm. It's good, though. Maganda ang feedback sa apelido ni Jax at sigurado ako na marami agad kaming mahahatak na clients.

The only thing left is to actually tell Iñigo about the plan...

Nasa sala kami ng apartment. Iñigo was busy looking at the different shades of paint dahil iyon na lang ang kailangan sa bahay na pinapa-gawa namin and we're finally done. I talked to Katherine about selling the Hermès bag and she even helped me find a buyer. I was starting to think na binigay niya talaga sa 'kin 'yun para ibenta ko.