Years After - Continues (Completed)

18 - Issue and Dilema

After having lunch with her Mommy Laura, Althea locks herself in her room. She stares at her phone while she contemplates on how she will talk to Harold about her plan of breaking up with him. "You are on the right age to decide, Baby. The only advice I can give you for now is to deeply discern if you really want to break-up with Harold and get back to Thirdy. Distance should not be the reason of break-up if two people really love each other. Oftentimes, it is not the presence that matters but the beat of your heart," she recalls Laura told her when they had their snack earlier.

An abrupt phone ring starled her, she took a deep sigh as the name of the person who is currently in her mind flashes on her phone screen. "Hello, sweet." Althea said.

"How was your flight back to Manila?" Harold asked.

"It was fine and we take off on schedule. How are you?" Althea replied.

"I missed you." Harold uttered.

"Are you preparing for work now?" Althea asked, avoiding to receiprocate Harold's statement.

"Yes, I am meeting the Mr. President today." Harold said referring to Victor as the Mr. President he's talking about.

"Since you mentioned about that, what was the issue in Munich that the President needs to suddenly fly to Munich? You are the Area Manager, isn't it that it is your obligation to attend to that whatever issue it is so that the President does not need to fly there?" Althea started ranting.

"I did not receive the report. It goes directly to Manila." Harold replied and started to be agitated as he and Althea are now talking about work. For almost two years of working with Althea, he knows how strict at work the eldest heir of MGOC is.

Harold could not longer remember how many times he was reprimanted by Althea because of work related issues, despite their romantic relationship. The Area manager position was previously held by Althea and it was transferred to him a few months before Althea fly back to Manila.

"The contractor handling the Munich Branch expansion changed their employees. We have been noticing several stocks were missing and we found out that some of those men were stealing our stocks." Harold explained.

"What I am asking is why my Dad needs to fly to Munich for issues that should be handled by Area Manager? That is your work, Harold." Althea fiercely said.

"Since there was no report in my office, I was not able to answer your Dad in all his queries about the issue when he called me. Perhaps that was the reason why he suddenly flew to Munich. I am meeting him today to discuss about the issue." Harold continued explaining.

"I don't know, Harold, but this is very disappointing." Althea uttered.

"I'm sorry, Sweet. I promise to be on top of this." Harold said. "I really need to go, I don't want to be late on my meeting with your dad." He said.

"But there is something I would like to talk to you about." Althea said.

"Oh please not now, Sweet. Let me deal with this issue first with the president please. I don't want your father to have a wrong impression on me. Please understand." Harold said. "I will call you later after my discussion with him. And I promise to keep you posted. Bye for now. I love you, Sweet." He said and quickly cut-off the line without hearing a word from Althea.

Facefalm, that's all Althea could do after Harold hangs up. She has been practicing her lines for Harold. She just could not understand herself on her sudden outbust when the problem in Munich were opened up. When she was still in Italy, Harold and her are better working together.

Little issues like what they have now was just a piece of cake whenever they start working on the resolution. But now is different, she started ranting instead of helping her boyfriend and gives him moral support on his talk with the MGOC president.