Crawl Out of Love (COMPLETED)

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Marriage

Unti-unti ay naintindihan ko ang takbo ng negosyo namin. I had an idea before but it wasn't an in depth one. Napapayag ni Iain na tulungan ako ni Rafael. I was grateful because I only asked for one session but Raf insisted on teaching me more. Sa mga sumunod na linggo ay madalas ang magkapatid sa opisina ko.

Everything Raf taught me was of use. Dahil alam niya kung paano magpatakbo ng asukarera ay mas naging madali para sa kanya na ibahagi ang mga kaalaman sa akin. With Iain and Raf's collaborative efforts, I learned a lot in running the business. Hindi pa man tuluyang nakakabangon ang negosyo ay unti-unti namang umaayos ang estado nito. I am strengthening the weak points of our Cebu branch first before I proceed to the rest.

"I'm gonna need to stay for a few more days here. I'm sorry," Iain said on the other line.

He's currently in Japan for work. Dalawang linggo na siya roon. Ayaw pa nga niyang umalis noong una kasi maiiwan ako pero sa huli'y napilit ko rin. His life doesn't just revolve around me. I tried so hard to make that a point.

"Okay lang. Do what you have to do. Besides, Kylo hasn't been in touch yet," I replied.

Ilang linggo ko nang sinusubukan na ma-contact si Kylo. I didn't have luck on that. Konti na lang iisipin ko na nagtatago siya. Iain's men could easily locate him for sure but I didn't want them to look. As much as possible, I'm doing things my way. Hindi naman kailangan pang iutos ang paghahanap. A call or message could do that. Nga lang, hindi ako nagtatagumpay. Or maybe I wasn't trying hard. Tanging ang asukarera lang ang inatupag ko nitong nakaraan. I'm not efficient when my focus is split.

"Nasa Cebu na 'yon ngayon. He just came back from Beijing."

Naningkit ang mga mata ko. "And you know that because...?"

"I just know."

I rolled my eyes. What did I say? Sobrang dali lang ng mga bagay sa kanya!

I sighed. "Thank you for the information."

"My pleasure. Let's video call. I wanna see you."

"Okay. I'll call you in a bit."

Lumabas na ako ng opisina at dumiretso sa mansiyon. Nadaanan ko pa ang iilang trabahante na nagpapahinga sa labas ng storage building.

"Magandang gabi, Ma'am!" bati ng ilan.

"Good evening," I greeted back.

Mayroon pang nag-alok ng hapunan pero tinanggihan ko na. I already had dinner back in the office. I'm always working so late that dinner at the office is starting to become a habit.

Nang makaligo at makapagbihis ay dumiretso ako sa balcony at umupo sa silya. I called Iain and he picked up immediately.

"Hey. How's your day?" bungad niya. Nagpupunas pa siya ng tuwalya sa buhok nang sagutin ang tawag.

"Tiring. I did manual work today. Tumulong ako sa pag-aayos ng piping system sa refinery. May faulty pipes na pala kaya may leak."

"You could've just asked someone to do that."

"Okay lang. Alam ko naman 'yon, e. Umay na rin ako sa paper works. My back hurts just by sitting all day," I said. "How 'bout you?"

"Not fine," tipid niyang sagot.

"Why?"

"Because I miss you a lot."

I chuckled. "Miss na rin kita."