Unwanted

Chapter 14

GODWILL

SHE SEXILY SAT on a couch, crossed her legs in a way she used to do—exposing her skin until it showed her black VS underneath her dress. She flipped her hair as if she were the most beautiful woman in the whole world, and that thought made her proud and confident in everything. She was full of herself.

"Let's get into the business, Elleria. Money or papers?" I asked directly into her eyes and she faked a laugh while covering her mouth, trying to be decent but not in her own way. She seductively flipped her legs from one side to another and I knew exactly what she was doing—unveiling her legs and willfully opening it for me was her way to seduce me, yet I wasn't interested in her or even in her body. I was never attracted to Elleria.

"Well, you never changed, my dear Will. Aren't you happy to see me again? Hindi mo man lang ba ako kukumustahin?" I lazily lay my back on the backrest of my chair, crossed my legs, never breaking our eye contact. She devilishly grinned at me, her eyes full of amusement at how I ignored her boldness.

"Don't play games with me, Elleria. You don't want me to be rude, right?" Diretso ang tingin ko sa mata ni Elleria at iyong paraan na pagtingin niya sa akin ay alam ko na agad kung anong dahilan niya. Pilit ang naging tawa ni Elleria at animo'y naluluha sa sobrang saya. Nakapilantik din ang mga daliri niyang pinunasan ang gilid ng mata kahit wala iyong luha.

"Oh, yeah, don't be mad at me, my dear." She smirked at me but it wasn't long before her eyes became serious. "So, how's the paper? Kailan mo matatapos ang pinapagawa ko sa 'yo?"

"Two years from now," I said and she gritted her teeth. Elleria stood up impatiently and stomped her feet like a spoiled brat.

"Two fucking years?! Akala ko ba magaling kang abogado? Bakit ito lang hindi mo pa maayos?!" gigil niyang sigaw sa akin at tinatamad akong makipag-usap sa kanya. Bobo ang isang ito kaya kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ko, hindi niya iyon maiintindihan.

"Would you just relax and enjoy your miserable life, Elleria?"

"How could I?! I'm tired of this, Will! Do something! Bakit hindi mo gamitin iyang tatay mong judge para maaprubahan na agad ang mga papel?"

Napahilot ako sa sentido ko at inis siyang tiningnan. Ayoko sa lahat ay binabanggit ang tungkol sa kanila. They shouldn't get into this because it was my business, at ayoko na mapahamak ang mga kapatid ko ng dahil sa akin. Isa pa, wala siyang karapatan para sigawan ako. Kundi ko lang talaga gustong marinig ang isang bagay sa bibig ni Elleria ay hinding-hindi ko siya pagta-tiyagaan na kausapin.

"Gumawa ka ng paraan, Godwill. I need the Imperial Bank in my name within this year or else..." Yes, here we go again. Kating-kati na naman ang kamay nitong si Elleria na mapasakamay ang Imperial Bank na pagmamay-ari ni Savannah Imperial.

She wanted the IB for herself dahil simula ng ikasal kami ay wala nang naiwan na ari-arian ang pamilya niya at inilipat lahat iyon sa pangalan ng mga Del Valle. That was one of the codes written in Del Valle's code, our family code that no one tried to break—or death will be the punishment. At kahit magkaroon kami ng annulment, wala pa rin siyang makukuha, kaya ginagamit niya ang nalaman niyang sikreto ng pamilya ko para makuha niya ang gusto niya.

And Elleria couldn't live without money. She was a materialistic woman and every step of hers was a waste for her vices and luxury.

"Sabay tayong babagsak at sasabihin ko sa lahat ng mga Del Valle na isa kang sampid sa pamilya nila." Mariing bumilog ang kamao ko at pilit na pinigilan ang sarili na sumabog sa inis.

Hindi pwedeng malaman ng buong Del Valle na hindi ako anak ni dad. Hindi ako tunay na Del Valle—anak ako ng isang judge na si Atty. Orange Troy Sarmiento, ang totoo kong ama. Siya iyong lalaking makulit sa bar noong gabing muntik nang mapahamak si Savannah sa tatlong lalaki, at si Rhyx? Kapatid ko siya sa ama, siya ang bunso kong kapatid. And Daddy Lee was not my biological father.