Prince

Chapter 15

A/N: This will be one of the chapters that are written in 80% English. There will be more of this kind in the future chapter updates. Anyway, let me take the time to say this. It has been years since I have actually finished book two which is titled HILING and I did not expect any of my previous readers to come back and continue reading but the other day I have received a notification about a series of votes and as always I send some thank you message only to realize that he was one of my silent readers way back from HILING and he has not continued to read. I am so happy and I would like to dedicate this Chapter to him as a way of saying thank you for coming back and reading again even after years of absence so I would like to dedicate this to KikoMercado. I can't say enough thank you. This is my only way of showing how grateful I am ang I hope you like this chapter.

To all the readers Keep on reading, Leave a Vote, and Comment if you can.

Once again THANK YOU!

(KM)

Having papa here with me listening to how my day had gone felt so awkward. I don't have this kind of memory with any of them. It is always 'sorry nak I'm busy' or 'I promise to attend your tennis match tomorrow.'

For so long, I have dreamed of having both of them be so proud of what I can do. I wanted them to see my efforts. Is it too late for them now, or am I just placing my standards way too high? I am confused, but at the same time, I am genuinely happy to have even just one of them here with me.

I never laughed so hard with papa. I can really feel his genuine effort for the first time, but the guilt of anger inside me is still here. We never even bothered to check the time papa was with me throughout the night.

"Good morning, nak!" papa's voice resonated inside my room as he tried to wake me up. I squinted and blinked my eyes a few times, trying to focus.

"Good morning..." my groggy, sleepy voice greeted him back.

"Get up... breakfast is ready..." He said with a wide smile plastered all over his face.I got up, changed some clothes, and walked out to the dining area, and there I found daddy. Singing and dancing while cooking breakfast. I looked at papa with a curious face trying to ask where is the cook. He just shrugged his shoulder and smiled.

Something is wrong here. I just could not point it out.

"Good morning Kelly!" daddy waved and signed for me to take a seat. I just scratched my head out of confusion looked at papa before sitting down. Papa's face has a wide permanent smile. His eyes are gleaming like a diamond while watching daddy cooking.

After cooking, he immediately served the food. It was a garlic fried rice with spam, egg, and some red meat that smells so sweet and, I don't know what it is called.

It has been ages since I ate Filipino food. Everything smells so good. I did not know daddy can cook like this. I cannot control my self drooling while staring at the food daddy served. I know it is not that fancy, but still, the smell is like heaven.

"WOW! TOCINO!" papa said, and he immediately took most of it and started to eat.

"Jom! take it easy! You look like you haven't eaten in a century." a woman's voice spoke behind us. We all looked back to see who's was talking.

"Ma!!!" papa stood up and hugged Nana.

I also followed and hugged Nana. It has been a long time since I last saw her.

"When did you arrive?" papa asked Nana.

"Just now..." Her short reply. Papa is guiding her, slowly walking towards the table, when Nana swatted his hands off.

"Jom! I can walk by myself! I am not disabled!" She said, then she immediately walked towards me.

"Now... how about my handsome baby boy here? Would you like to walk Nana to the table?" She said to me. I cannot say no to her besides why would I say no to her? She is my one and only Nana Annabeth.

(Jom)

I just scratched my head when she slapped my hands off only to ask her grandson to do what I did. Mama has always been so fond of Kelly ever since day one. She would always find a way to be with Kelly.

I wanted to be jealous, but looking back, it just made me smile, thinking that my son has a very loving grandmother.

"Ma..." I said and held her on the other hand. She looked at me, and I smiled at her.

"Tigilan mo ako Jom ihahampas ko tong saklay ko sayo," she said. I looked at Jam, and he was laughing. What did I even do to now?

"Love... come seat here..." Jam called me.

"Love... did you know?" I asked, and he just nodded and smiled at me.

"Sorry... She told me last week, and Mama said to keep quiet since she wanted to surprise Kelly."

'hayy...'

"How about YuKi? is he coming today?" I asked. Jam just shook his head. "I told YuKi to take the day off since Mama is here, along with her two personal nurses. Plus, I will be here the whole day. I asked Kian to cancel all of my meetings and appointments for the day." His said

"Jom... si Jam nandito buong araw ikaw? wag mo sabihing may lakad ka?"

I cannot just cancel today since I am scheduled to have a product launch meeting with investors. I smiled and scratched my neck. "Ma... I will be out for a bit... I have some important meetings with investors today. I will be home as soon as possible." I explained.

"Naku kaya nag rerebelde tong apo ko eh... you are always busy... no time to bond with my baby boy... you only leave him with strangers," She said.

"Ma..." I am trying to explain, but she immediately cut me off. "Shhh... I don't want to hear another excuse! Just go! do your work and come home soon!" Mama has been a bit cold to me since she learned about Kelly's rebellious behaviors. She has pinned all the blame on us, especially on me. I cannot deny it since everything is quite right. I did neglect my responsibilities to my son, so I deserve every bit of her anger.

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I immediately prepared everything after finishing my breakfast, as this is the final meeting that will make or break the launch of Viño Del Grandé.

For years Jam and I poured our whole attention into creating this as our original flavor. Having a successful launch of this will skyrocket the company's stocks and cement our reputation.

I kissed my husband before leaving and promised to be home before noon.

"Love... I know how important this is... I read the reports, so take your time, trust me... Mama can wait, don't mind her." He kissed me again before leaving.