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Epilogue

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"Bullshit!" Mariing sambit ko dahil paulit-ulit akong inaasar ni Jessica. My cousin. "I'll rip your fucking throat if you won't stop." Tinitigan ko siya nang masama.

She laughed at my action. "You won't hurt me. Trust me, I know you more than what you think." She said confidently.

At tama nga siya roon. I can be as bad as those people who doesn't have a heart but I don't hurt people for no reason. Except emotional pain.

Kagaya ngayon, a girl kept on crying on the other line of the call. I don't even remember her name. Maybe I need to change my number so she'd stop calling and texting me.

"What happened between us was just a one night thing." Sabi ko at hindi alam kung ano ang itatawag sa kanya dahil nakalimutan ko ang pangalan. Kanina pa ako nagpapaliwanag pero mukhang hindi niya talaga ako maiintindihan.

"Please, you told me that you liked my company... that you enjoyed being with me..." she almost pled but I cut the call off.

Ako:

Miss, whoever you are, I don't have time for relationships. Whatever I told you that night when something happened between us, it was for you to come with me. I'm sorry, I don't wanna be rude but please stop bugging me.

I sent a message. Hindi 'yon nakatanggap ng reply but I'm pretty sure she received it. Deretso ang dating ko sa office at tinignan lang ang mga taong bumati sa akin.

"Ma'am, good morning," sabi ni Andy. My secretary. "I'll get you a coffee, ma'am." She said before excusing herself formally.

This is not my usual day. Kadalasan ay hapon akong pumapasok dahil tinatanghali ng gising pero dahil may meeting ngayon with the executives, kailangan kong dumalo.

It was 9 in the morning when I entered the conference room. Some board members are already inside. Binati ako ng lahat.

I can say that I hold a sort of huge percentage of this company. DCAF Inc., Dela Cruz Agricultural Firm Incorporation. My tito, holds 29 percent. My dad has the 23 percent and I'm holding the 20 percent. Ang ilan ay sa board members na pati ang mga pinsan ko na hindi ganoon kalaki ang hawak na porsyento.

We have another business, Parem. A fuel company. A demanding one. Mayroon rin akong share don. And my dad is the current CEO.

Nang nagsimula ang meeting, na-bored ako agad. It was about the partnership with Mr. Sy. His Hotels and Casino, subdivisions and mansion, may ilan pang binanggit na parking area or something na hindi ko naman gusto pakinggan.

Andy, my secretary, was busy taking down notes. Ganoon naman palagi. Kasama siya sa mga meeting ko para ipapaalala sa akin ang mga napag usapan through email.

Boredom is written all over my face. Tito Dexter, Jessica's father is the current chairperson. Nakatingin ito sa akin at mukhang nag hihintay ng tyempo.

"Tito?" I asked a little confused. I don't feel comfortable by the way he looks at me. Parang may tinatago sa akin na kung ano.

"I'm just wondering why you're still not married." Sambit nito bago natawa.

"Si Jessica, po, malungkot ang buhay dahil hindi halos makaalis." Sambit ko bago muling bumalik sa pagkakaupo at hinayaang maglabasan ang laman ng conference room.

"I don't think she doesn't like the girl I matched her with. Arianne is a good kid. They'll get used to each other."

"I'm just glad that Daddy doesn't have any plan on picturing my future in his head." Natawa na rin ako.