THE CLASH OF OUR MARRIAGES

02

She noticed Basti’s flabbergasted expression. It took him some time to realize he is actually seeing her. Those pair of deep blue eyes almost penetrated her senses as it continuously roamed upon her without warning.

“Do not touch her. Do not even try.”

Kassandra summoned her strength to look at the guys before her, whose sudden uncalled entrance sizzled the enticement from the entirety. She wanted herself out of the scene but seems destiny has its own play.

“Rayver.” She greeted him with her usual sardonic smile.

She heard the guy burst into his crispy laugh enough to send the entire populace faces’ to pure curiosity and astonishment.

Rayver Timothy Smith is the oldest and newest face of the industry’s narcissism. Lahat halos ng panig ng bansa, nakakalat ang mga imahe nito na halatang sinasadya nito. Why not? Why not when the exact guy owns the widest media coverage and yet he isn’t so modest to use another face except his for commercial purposes. Sabi nga nito, bakit pa raw ito magbabayad ng milyones sa kahit sinong pontio pilato kung sapat na ang mukha nito para sundan ito ng kahit na sinong babae sa kabilang buhay?

She never finds dark men hot. It is an unwritten rule in her standards. Maybe because she inherited the tan lineage from her Brazilian mother that is why she wanted her piece of fair complexion and clean shaved guys. But seeing the guy in front of her, she should mentally note his brooding exception.

She used to do one project with the infamous male model. It was a Calvin Klein runway  abroad and Ray was its ambassador back then. Minutes after the two of them ruled the floor, she received various international offers and reaped the greatest publicity in her career.

“B-but S-sir… s-she isn’t… a guest.” anya ng isang lobby guard.

“She is a VVIP to this place.” his words never left her unattended.

Agad na nagkumahog ang manager ng tower na i-scroll sa hawak nitong ipad ang pangalan nya sa VVIP list. Hindi nya napaghandaan ang pagkunot ng noo. Sya? VVIP? Paano nangyari iyon?

“I… I  am so sorry… b-but I think you are mistaken Sir.”

“Why would Rayver be?”

In an instant, the Angelique face of Shane Carter descended upon them. Kapansin-pansin ang pawis nito na hindi man lang nito pinahid. Hindi nya alam kung saan ito galing pero base sa mukha nito, parang nahihinuha na nya na kagagaling lang nito sa private helipad ng lugar kung saan nakalagay ang mga private jets ng mga ito na personal nitong ginagamit sa mga emergency na lakad.

“P-pero… w-wala po talaga… sa listahan ng VVIP Guest List ang pangalan ni M-miss K-kassandra Cojuangco.”

Ilang sandali muna ang lumipas bago nya narinig ang boses na kanina pa nya hinihintay.

“You would never find her name… especially when you are looking at the Guest List.”