DWS III: The Vixen (UNDER REVISION)

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I fixed my eyeglasses as I continued summarizing the things that Lady Kaye wanted to check. Her plan is almost at an end. She's already in control of the Phoenix Corporation and is in the process of making the ACN Corporation fall into its deepest pit. A week from now, the party where she'll introduce herself will happen. I and Leila are the ones who fix it, which is why today is our first month of staying here in the Philippines. Hindi na kami nakauwi sa Japan dahil sa dami ng inaasikaso while Marcu returned there after two weeks because of the project that I gave him. Mabuti na lamang din at wala pang gaanong kailangang ayusin sa security at iba pang bagay na hawak namin ni Leila.

"Aki, the events coordinator just called me and said that everything was settled. Kailangan nalang nating hintaying ang date ng party, and here's a copy of the invitations. We can now distribute it," Leila said as soon as she entered my room. Napatigil ako saglit sa ginagawa ko at tinignan siya. Kinuha ko sa kanya ang box kung saan nandoon ang mga invitation at chineck. So far, it was all good at nasa list lahat ng gustong imbitahan ni Lady Kaye.

"That's good to hear, and thank you," I sincerely said before diverting my eyes to my laptop screen again. Ibinaba ko ang box ng invitation sa gilid bago pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa at hindi na pinansin pa si Leila na lumapit sa akin at pinanood ang ginagawa ko.

"And one more thing pa pala, Aki."

"What is it?" I saved the soft copy of the summarization report that I made before sending it to Lady Kaye's email. This task is easy to do, and this is just regarding the progress of my job here in the Philippines kaya ako na ang gumagawa kapag ganito.

"Nasa labas si Kean. Hinahanap ka." Awtomatikong napatigil ako sa pagta-type nang sabihin niya iyon. Mabilis na nilingon ko si Leila at kinunutan ng noo pero tinaasan lang niya ako ng kilay. To make sure, I closed the tab of my email and checked the actual CCTV footage of my house.

"Why do you need to check it? Wala ka na bang tiwala sa words ko, Aki?" she asked, which made me roll my eyes. Agad ko namang nakita si Kean na naghihintay sa living room habang may hawak na bouquet ng bulaklak. Pagkatapos masigurado na nandoon nga siya sa baba, pinatay ang laptop ko dahil tapos na ang trabahong ginagawa ko.

I faced Leila who's now smirking at me. I still remembered what she'd done last week. Simula kasi nang mag-usap kami ni Kean noon sa parking area ng bar ay pabalik-balik na siya rito sa bahay para bisitahin ako, at minsan ay para sunduin ako. He's always here at least four to six times a week, and last week, Leila told me that Kean was outside and something bad happened to him kaya kahit kakagising ko lang n'on ay nagmadali akong bumaba, only to find out that it was just a prank. Buong araw akong pinagtawanan ni Leila dahil doon at kulang nalang ay pabalikin ko siya dahil sa inis.

"You know what, Aki—"

"Oh, just shut up, Leila. Alam ko na ang sasabihin mo and I don't want to hear it anymore," I said as I grabbed my phone on the side and left a message to Kean that I'd just take a bath and fix myself.

Kahapon kasi ay nagsabi siya na aalis kami at may pupuntahan kaya nandito siya ngayon para sunduin ako. It's just 10:00 A.M. at ang usapan namin ay 11:00 pa, so I didn't expect that he'd be this early. I woke up at 7 in the morning to finish my work, so I didn't have a chance to prepare.

Hindi ko na pinansin pa si Leila dahil mang-iinis lang siya kaya dumiretso nalang ako sa restroom to take a bath and prepare. I just chose to dress comfortably with dark blue tattered denim jeans and a white printed oversized shirt. Pinatuyo ko nalang din ang buhok ko at hinayaang nakalugay. pagtapos ay nag-apply ng light make-up. I grabbed my white sling bag from the shelf and went out. Hindi na ako nagulat nang makita ko si Leila sa kama ko na mukhang hinihintay talaga ako.

"You're really hurting my feelings, big sister! Gusto ko lang naman sabihin na support ako sa inyo ni Kean." She laughed, and I didn't react. I think she's turning crazy dahil sa dami ng ginagawa namin nitong mga nakaraan.