Ring of Promises

Chapter 40

Ring of Promises

Chapter 40

Pagkalabas mula sa eroplano ay bumungad sa akin ang isang itim na limousine. Kumunot ang noo ko nang makitang may nakalatag pang red carpet mula sa dulo ng hagdan patungong pintuan ng sasakyan. I may be rich but I never like it when I'm being treated like this.

My father's friend, Matteo Marcozzi, is actually the oldest brother of Caspian's friends. Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit gustong-gusto siyang makasosyo ni Daddy. He's into banking and his name is really big.

Months had passed now, I can say that I'm recovering, it may be slow but I'm still making progress. Unti-unti, natatanggap kong iyon ang nakatadhana, gusto ko mang baguhin 'yon, hindi ko kaya at hindi na puwede. May anak na si Caspian at hindi ko maaatim na ipagpilitan ang sarili sa kanya bukod sa ayokong mawalan ng tatay ang anak niya... hindi niya na ako mahal.

"Welcome, young lady." Awkward akong ngumiti nang sinalubong niya ako ng yakap. "The last time I saw you was your debut."

"H-huh? My debut?" He was there? Daddy didn't tell me. Wala akong maalalang nandoon siya.

"Yeah, you don't remember? We shook hands before." Sabi niya habang minumuwestra ang pagkakamay na ayon sa kanya... nangyari na raw. "My bad, I was introduced to you as Theodore. Well, my name's Matteo or you can call me Theo."

"I'm Amanda," nilahad ko ang kamay ko sa kanya kahit na bahagyang naguguluhan.

"I know, Amanda Venice Marcus. Daughter of Danaus Koady Marcus." Pagak siyang tumawa na ikinakunot ng aking noo. "Why don't we just talk inside the car? Let's go."

He led me to his black limousine, two men in black was standing near it. Tinanaw ko ang mga binababang gamit ko mula sa eroplano. The plane was a private one and this guy owns it.

I asked Daddy for a new plane ticket but they gave me an airplane in exchange, kinda shocking.

"This is Mauricio, he'll take care of your things so don't worry about it." Tinuro niya ang isang lalaki na nagbukas ng pinto para sa amin. I nodded and settled in.

"Wine?"

"Uh, no thanks." Really? Drinking wine inside the car? Masyado bang stressful ang pagsundo sa akin kaya kinailangan pa niyang uminom ng sobrang mamahaling alak?

"My house is half an hour away. What do you want to talk about?" He's talkative, just like Nico.

"How's your brothers? I've met them before." I looked down on my white tunic blouse tucked in brown midi skirt before crossing my legs. This is kinda awkward but his presence was warm. Parang kagaya ni Kuya at sa mga pinsan kong lalaki.

"They flew back in your country after paying a short visit with your ex. Well, I heard about the wedding, it's off. I didn't knew that kid was capable of doing something like that, sorry for that." Nagkibit balikat ako at nagpanggap na wala lang iyon.

"How old are you? You don't seem too old..." ngumuso ako at tiningnan siya mula ulo hanggang paa. He did the same thing to me.

"Why? Any plans on dating me?" I scoffed at him. Ang kapal naman ng lalaking 'to! Saka akala ko ba may asawa na 'to? Kung hindi ako nasabihan ay iisipin kong wala dahil sa mga salitaan niya.

"I'm thirty three, good as a cow and young as a chicken spring. How young are you, piccola?" Nawala ang pagkakanguso ko dahil sa tinawag niya sa akin.

I cleared my throat before answering. "Twenty three and don't call me that. I'm a bit sensitive..." Nailang ako dahil doon.

"Yeah, sorry."