Chapter 56

JUSTIN

MY wife was wild last night. Kung hindi lang maaga ang meeting ko ngayon, hindi ako aalis sa kaniyang tabi. Nang iwan ko siya kanina ay mahimbing pa ang kaniyang tulog. She closed her shop today dahil ang bilin ko sa kaniya ay magpahinga.

I’m only working until noon today anyway. I plan to take her to Palawan for a few days para makapag-relax siya. Manila is no good for her. She needs the water to calm her nerves at mas malayo sa mga magulang niya, mas maganda.

I heard a knock from my door at sumungaw ang ulo ng secretary ko. “Sir, someone would like to see you. Wala po siyang appointment pero mapilit.”

Inaayos ko lang ang mesa ko at siniguradong wala akong maiiwan na trabaho hanggang makabalik kami ni Riz from our mini getaway nang kumatok siya.

“Who is it?”

Tumikhim siya. “Your mother-in-law, Donnabelle. Sir, should I let her in?”

I am not in the mood to talk to her pagkatapos ng mga ginawa niya sa asawa ko. But I still have to respect her simply because she’s my wife’s mothe