CHAPTER 10

“Pakakasalan mo ako? Bakit?” hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Calynn.

“Paulit-ulit?” asik naman ni Reedz. Katulad ng ibang CEO sa K-drama at nobela ay maiksi rin ang pasensya.

“Hindi ko lang kasi ma-gets. Akala ko—”

"Did you think I simply went along with Meredith's statement about you being my fiancée just to avoid embarrassment?”

“G-ganoon na nga,” sagot niya na nagsimula nang balutin ng kapraningan. “Ganoon naman po, ‘di ba?”

“No,” matatag na pagsalungat ni Reedz.

“Anong no?” tanong pa ni Calynn, nasa mukha na ang takot.

"We are indeed getting married because there's no turning back now,” madilim ang mukhang saad ni Reedz. “With what you did, my CEO position is now hanging by a thread. If I can't uphold my role as your fiancé, I'm certain the respect and perception of me by my employees, especially the board of directors and the chairman, who is my Dad, will diminish.”

“Ayo—” sa dami ng sinabi ni Reedz ay pagre-reject dapat ni Calynn.

‘Ayoko’ ang sana’y isasagot niya subalit