Walk On The Wild Side.

CHAPTER 31.

I managed to reopen Kuya Jared's Restaurant. Hindi ko iyun magagawa kung hindi dahil sa mga advice ni Oliver at Mrs. Green. Tuwang-tuwa ang aking pamilya nung ibinalita ko sa kanila ang news.

Napagalaman ko ring si Kelsie ay marami narin palang responsibilidad doon sa satellite firm. Ang huling sabi nya sa akin ay talagang hinding-hindi sya nanonood ng mga controversial news tungkol sa akin o sa hotel dahil lalo lang daw sumasakit ang ulo nya. She even showed me a lavender essential rub na tumutulong sa kanyang makapag relaks. Natawa naman ako doon dahil parang ang tanda-tanda na namin.

It's also Oliver's last day as my consultant. Nakakapanghinayang dahil napalapit na kami sa isat-isa. He'll soon fly back again to Dubai to meet a new client. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya ay hindi makakapag move forward ang hotel. The managers are also working their ass off sa kani-kanilang department. Kaya kahit papano ay talagang may improvement ang hotel. Ang sabi pa ng mga directors ay lumalabas na kami sa kritikal na kalagayan ng 50%. I can't help but be also proud of myself.

Ngunit hindi umabot sa expected calculations ni Oliver ang kinita ng hotel. Ngunit kahit papano ay hindi ito masyadong malayo out of 100% of its calculations, we lacked 20%

"Come in." Sabi ko nung may kumatok sa aking opisina. Nagulat ako nung si Mrs. Green ito.

"Ma'am, it's good to see you this urgent." Sabi ko habang tumatayo na upang salubungin sya.

"We need to discuss something immediately" Sabi nya sa akin habang umuupo na kami sa sofa ng opisina.

Inilatag nya ang mga folders na dala-dala sa center table. Pati ako ay nataranta narin,

"Do you need anything? Water? Tea? Coffee?" Dali-dali kung sabi.

"Call Janica for a tea." Sabi nya habang busy lang sa pag oorganize sa mesa ng mga dukomento.

Mabilis kung tinawagan si Janica upang mag padala ng tea sa opsina at tsaka ko dinaluhan ulit si Mrs. Green.

"What is this about, Ma'am?" Tanong ko. She held both of my hands. Squeezing it.

"Mr. Collins. This is about him." Mahina nyang sabi at tsaka huminga ng malalim. I can feel my face dried out of its color.

"Nobody knows yet, but he owns The Breakfast Bunch Restaurant for already 3 months. And he's expanding the restaurant very fast. There's already over twenty branches around Manhattan. This is not an ordinary restaurant to multiply so fast."

Kumatok si Janica at tsaka inilapag ang dala-dalang tray. Nag thank you ako sa kanya at tsaka na sya umalis. Binuhusan ko ng mainit nga tea ang tea cup ni Mrs. Green.

"So what you're trying to say?"

"I don't want to judge, but I think we have a mole in our company. Look at this. All these charges for The Cabana Restaurant could not be found in the actual inventory. I had a hard time copying a copy because the assistant won't let me get one, but I contacted Adriano for Jared's restaurant inventory."

Tinignang ko iyun ng maigi. Tracing every line with my fingers and comparing the records where Mr. Collins holds with the original one where Tito Adriano possessed.

"This record that Mr. Collins had is for a show? How is that possible when the Vice-Chairman is just around?"

"If there's someone who's dumb in this company that is the Vice-Chairman. He's a pet when it comes to Mr. Collin's sweet talks!"

"I don't know how they manage while Janica is around. I trust her with all my life when you and your family aren't here. He did it so clean." Hinilot ko ang aking ulo and sip on my tea.