Chapter 2

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Nakahawak ako sa comforter ko. Na para bang takot ako na makita siya. Ngayon pa talaga siya pumunta rito na n*******d ako!

Agad akong nagtago sa ilalim ng comforter. I felt my cheeks burned. Nakita niya kaya iyon? P*****a!

"Cevier? Let's continue!" someone said with a irritatingly seductive voice. 

Lumaki ang mga mata ko nang napagtanto kung  kaninong boses iyon. Pamilyar ang boses na iyon. 'Yong model kanina! 

"Hm. Let's not do it here," 

Narinig kong sabi ng lalaki. 

"Huh? Why not? Cevier, this is the perfect time to do it. Wala pa rito ang asawa mo!" She whined.

These rascals! At gagawin pa talaga nila rito sa harapan ko? I flipped the comforter aside and stared at him. I calmly wore the dress in front of him. Hindi nakapasok iyong model. Hinarangan niya siguro.

I smirked at him. Tingalid ko ang ulo at walang ekspresyon na tumitig sa kaniyang mga mata.

"It's okay, you can do it here. Ako na ang mag-a-adjust. Lilipat nalang ako ng guest room." 

Pumasok ng tuluyan ang babae. Magulo ang buhok. Her red lipstick is smudge. Pulang-pula ang kaniyang mukha. Ang from that image, I know what happened.

"Really? You can do that?"

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. "Of course I can do that!" I exclaimed and fakely smiled. "You're a homewrecker, after all. Kaya g ako diyan! So you can both go to hell."

Umirap siya. "Mabuti naman, martyr ang asawa mo, Cevier. 'Yan ang gusto ko sa'yo hinahayaan ang asawa mo. You're doing a great job being an obedient little wife."

I raised my chin. "And you're doing a great job, whoring around the clients just so you could get the contracts."

The smirk disappeared. Napalitan ang kaniyang mukha nang puno ng galit. I laughed at her. "Look at you, being desperate to him..." Lumapit ako sa kaniya habang si Cevier ay nakahawak sa kaniya.

I cupped his chin. Akala ko iiwasan niya ako pero hindi. Pati siya nakatitig sa'kin. Lumapit ang tingin ko sa babae. 

"This face will surely discard you and throw you when he's done with you. And you'll ended up being...a desperate homewrecker." I said.

Binitiwan ko siya. Tumingin ako sa mga mata niya."At ikaw...ikaw na ang pinakamagaling na gago sa buong mundo for making her look so desperate."

With that, dinala ko ang mga gamit ko sa guest room na malayo sa kwarto niya. How dare that guy bring a girl in his mansion! Hindi man lang nirespeto ang pagiging mag-asawa namin!

Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at tinawagan si Papa. Agad naman siyang sumagot.

"Ano ba?! Darya, it's 3 am for for god's sake! Hindi ba pwedeng ipagliban 'yan?"

Huminga ako ng malalim. I forgot... I shouldn't disturb them. Pumikit ako nang mariin ng may luhang lumandas sa aking pisngi.

"Ah, sige, Pa. Bukas ko nalang po sasabihin."

Palihim akong humikbi. Ayaw ko na rito. Gusto kong sabihin na...sana hindi nalang niya tinanggap ang proposal ni Mr. Montebella.

"No, tutal, ginising mo naman ako, anong gusto mong sabihin?"

"I-I want to live there..."

"Nahihibang ka na ba? You're already married! Kaya dapat diyan ka titira sa asawa mo. Alam ko, ngayon hindi mo pa magugustuhan ang asawa mo. Darya, it's natural. Ganoon din kami ng Mama mo."

Suminghap ako at tumango.

"Okay, Pa. I understand."

"Okay. You should go back to sleep kailangan niyo pang magreport sa headquarters ng MHI." Pinatay niya kaagad ang tawag.

Wala nalang akong magawa kung hindi umiyak hanggang nahulog sa antok.

==========(•𝐂𝐂𝐁<3𝐃𝐕•)===========

Pagkagising ko, tinawagan agad ako ni Mama. She's just making sure that I'll go to my husband's office.

Nagbihis ako. Miniskirt at bralette na nasa ilalim ng itim na blazer. Pagkababa ko, nakita ko si Cevier, nakasandal sa kotse.

The driver greeted me. I greeted back. Lumipat ang tingin ko sa kaniya. Making sure to show him my emotionless face. So as him, staring at me darkly.

"Your father-" I cut him off.

"Don't talk to me."

Nilagpasan ko siya at sumakay sa backseat ng sasakyan. Ngumiti ako kay manong saka kinuha ang cellphone para tingnan ang schedule sa araw na 'to.

Kumunot ang noo ko. May conference mamayang hapon? I shrugged. Nagpatuloy ako sa pag-scroll.

Napatingin ako sa kaniya. "Why are you here?" tanong ko.

Tumaas ang kilay niya. "Bakit? Am I not allowed to ride the car with you?"

"Hindi naman," I checked my nails. Medyo pangit na dahil nag fade na ang nail polish na ginamit. "Looking at you just made me want to puke. So, can you please go and drive another car? Or you want someone to drive you, you can ask manong. I can drive for myself anyway."

He sighed. He opened the door and stepped aside. Tiningnan niya ako ng mariin. As if naman natatakot ako sa'yong gago ka! I'm not afraid of you!

"Well then, I guess I have to drive for myself."

"Yeah, you should." sabi ko. Habang nakatingin sa cellphone ko.

I jolted when he suddenly closed the door harshly. Halos mabingi ako sa ginawa niya. I rolled down the window and shouted at him.

"Gago ka talaga!" sigaw ko.

Hindi na siya lumingon. Halatang hindi interesadong makipag-away sa'kin.

I gritted my teeth. Nagpupuyos na ako sa galit. Padabog kong binaba ang cellphone at hinaplos ang mukha.

Kalma, Darya! Gago talaga siya!

Gago siya! Gago siya! Gago talaga!!!

I clenched my hands as I watched him drove past my car. Huminga ako ng malalim. Don't blow up, Darya. Walang kwenta ang ganiyang lalaki. Hay naku, if I could just throw my responsibilities and do what I want, hindi sana ganito ang buhay ko.

"Miss, nandito na po tayo."

I sighed and nodded. Lumabas ako at dire-diretsong pumasok sa entrance ng MHI building.

"Good morning, Mrs. Montebella." Some employee's greeted me.

So, nakarating na pala sa kanila ang balita. That I'm married to the great Cevier Clarckson Montebella. Take, note, that is sarcastic.

I went inside the lift and pressed the buttom that lead to 19th floor. Ako lang mag-isa sa lift. Kaya nakatunganga lang ako sa mga numerong nakasulat sa mga buttoms.

Simula ngayong araw, hindi na raw ako magtatrabaho sa kompanya namin. Of course, I'm a part of the board member of our company. And so as their company. Simula noong naikasal kami ni Cevier, we already have a huge amount of share of our merged companies.

Lumabas ako sa lift nang nakarating na sa 19th floor. I was slightly confused of where I'm heading. This is the first time coming here. I didn't know where to go.

"Good morning, sir!"

Napalingon ako sa likod ko. Nakita ko si Cevier palabas ng elevator. The people inside the lift greeted him. He only nodded. But his dark eyes darted on me. Like it's warning me that I did something wrong. Umirap ako at naghanap kung saang specific na room pupunta.

Where the heck is the Conference room?! Natatakot ako na buksan ang pintuan sa harap ko dahil baka maling silid ang mapuntahan ko at mapahiya pa ako. Ugh! Do I have a choice? I was about to turn the knob when his voice stopped me.

"That's not the Conference room, Darya. Unless you want to be a janitress."

Umikot ang mga mata ko at hinarap siya.

"Then can you tell me where's the Conference room is?" tanong ko.

He mockingly laugh. "Find it yourself.  After all, you're disgusted at my face just by looking at it. So, I might be bothering you."

Nagkibit ako ng balikat. Ngumisi ako sa sinabi niya saka nilagpasan siya. "Oo nga pala 'no? I shouldn't even talk to you. Because even when you breath, it still disgust me, Cevier."

"Same to you, Mrs. Montebella."

I stopped on my tracks. "Don't call me that!" mariin kong sinabi.

"What do you mean? You are Mrs. Montebella, my wife."

Biglang bumilis ang pintig ng aking puso. I shook my head no! Hindi ka pwedeng kiligin sa gagong iyan. Bawal kiligin sa isang red flag.

He walk past me and went inside the door across us. Sinundan ko naman siya. At tama nga ako, Conference room nga ang napasukan ko.

The board member's eyes are on me now. Samantalang si Cevier ay naka-upo na katabi sa kaniyang ina.

From the look of my father's face, he looked annoyed. I greeted them and immediately went to the chair next to Cevier. Naramdaman ko ang madilim na titig ni Cevier sa'kin dahilan para mapatingin ako sa kaniya.

Nakatingin siya damit ko. I even felt his hands on my thigh which I quickly slapped his hands. I glared at him. How dare he touched me! It disgusted me. He's smirking at me like an idiot!

"Okay, let us start."

Inilipat ko ang tingin kay Mr. Montebella. Or should I call him, tito? I think it's too formal to say it. Masyado naman akong feeling close kaya huwag nalang.

"So, as you can see, my son is married with the Valenciana heiress. May I formally introduce my daughter in law, Darya Valenciana Montebella, the daughter of Teodore and Samantha Valenciana, from Valenciana shipping lines."

I slightly bowed my head. I smiled courtly before slightly pushing Cevier who's really close to me now.

"Like a good girl nodding and smiling. Like a bad girl for wearing such unappropriate clothes while in our building. Tsk." Bumulong siya sa'kin.

Tiningnan ko siyang maigi. Is he serious about what he said? Tiningnan ko ang mga kasamahan kong babae sa paligid. I was slightly concious when they stared at me in disbelief. Lahat sila ay nakasuot ng formal attire. This is an attire too, I made it chick and fancy, though.

"What's wrong with it, Mr. Montebella? It's not like you didn't see any of these from your women." Tugon ko.

Binalik ko ang tingin ko sa nagsasalitang Engineer. They were talking about expansion of MHI and what would be the plan of its subsidiary companies.

"I have nothing against your outfit, Mrs. Montebella, it's just that, the men around here is staring at my wife's chest. And don't worry I've seen much bigger than that little..." hindi niya naituloy ang sasabihin niya.

Ramdam ko ang kulo ng aking dugo nang sinabi niya iyon. This Jerk! He didn't need to insult me! At anong maliit?! Hindi naman maliit ang boobs ko, ah!

"Oh, is that why you're staring at it with desire hm? I will take that in mind. Cevier likes bigger boobs." I whispered back.

I heared him chuckled darkly. Tsk, jerk!

Umirap ako at hindi na siya pinansin. Natapos ang meeting namin. Halos isang oras din kaming nakaupo at nakikinig sa mga tanong ng investors at sagot ng nagrereport. While me, on the other hand, observed how the employee's and the board member's work for each other. Tinitingnan ko lang sila kung paano nila pakitunguhan ang isa't-isa. One thing I noticed is, they treat each other with respect. Walang may awrang mapagmataas puro mapagkumbaba ang mga tungo nila.

"That's all of it. The final decision are for those who has many votes that agreed that this is the final design. And for those who disagree, please raise your hand so we can discuss it more in the next meeting."

Walang nagtaas ng kamay. Tumango ang Engineer at nagpatuloy. "The decision is made, this is the final design of our upcoming project. The meeting is dismissed."

Nagsitayuan ang mga  board member's. Nagkamayan sila. I smiled at each them. Napawi lang ang ngiti ko nang makita ko siya...

Namuo ang aking luha sa aking mga mata. Nanuyo ang aking lalamunan. The moment passed. Nagulat din ako nang pinalupot ang braso ni Cevier sa'kin at iginaya patungo sa kaniya.

Mariin ang kaniyang titig sa'kin. Umiwas ako ng tingin. My breath was  uneven that even for a second, halos hirap akong huminga. Parang may kumirot sa aking puso.

"Mr. Gonzales, it's nice to meet you here." Cevier greeted.

"This is my wife, Darya Montebella."

"Hello, nice to meet you, Mr. Gonzales."

He just nodded. Nagpatuloy si Cevier. They discussed about something related to business. Habang ako, nakikinig lang at paminsan minsan ay nakatingin sa kaniya.

Hindi ko alam kung paano... nangyari sa'min 'yon. We were good with each other before. Ang pag-ibig namin noon ay parang apoy na nag-aalab. It was so hot that we're inseparable. Pero bakit sa isang salita lang ni Papa na layuan ako, iniwan niya agad ako?

Hindi niya ako ipinaglaban. I even begged him to stay. But instead, he treated me like a trash. And even now, I still love him.