"Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Manalastas, I am Atty. Manalo, the private lawyer of Ms. Alessandra." Atty. Manalo greeted us.
Ngayong araw namin bubuksan ang last will ni ate. Dahil hindi natuloy ang abogado sa pagbisita kahapon. Kasama ko sina Mama, Papa, Anthony, at Lance sa pagsalunong sa kaniya. Dito na rin sa bahay nila napag-usapan ang patungkol rito. "This was the last will she entrusted to me and she hopes that with this will, it will serve a testament of her hardwork," Atty. Manalo added. Maingat niyang binuksan ang kaniyang brief case at inilabas ang brown-envelope na sa pagkakaalam ko ay nilalaman ang last will ni ate. Hindi nga ako nagkamali ng tinuran ng buksan niya ito at inilabas ang isang bond paper na sa likuran palang ay makikita na ang stamp ng na nagveverify na valid ang will na ito. We let him read the content and he did so. "All of her shares in the company will be given to her parents, you, Mr. and Mrs. Moraleda. While the other assets of the company such as the building and the business itself will be given to you, Ms. Trixie," nagulat ako ng marinig ko ang pangalan ko. "Me?" I pointed myself. Tumango si Atty sa tanong ko. Dumako naman siya kay Anthony. "Anthony will have the position of Chief Executive Officer for the company's welfare. And, I am assigning, Liam, my fiancee to have my investments with the other companies namely; Sakuri, Valencia Glow, and Buqiors Inc. Additionally, when it comes to position in the company, I am assigning, Lance, again. For the President in Operations, and as the VPresident for Operations, Trixie." He continued "When it comes to the chairman of shareholders, since Ms. Alessandra has the highest share, the parents will decide whether to sell it or keep it and give them the power to be the chairmans of the shareholders," he added. "I shall thereby, entrust this will to Atty. Luiz Joaquin Manalo for the time being. This will, upon signing is valid," Lumingon ang atty sa amin at ngumiti. "That's the last will of Ms. Alessandra, you have the decision until the end of the month. Since ang process ng pagtransfer of shares and assets will take several days or weeks." "But, if you will agree now, and sign this paper," he showed us another paper. Naglalaman ng transfer paper or like a contract. "The transfer will begin today as I process the papers for it." "Kung sasaluhin ko ang responsibilidad ni ate, then I needed to quit my job," mahina kong sambit. Lumingon si Anthony sa akin at ngumiti. "Then decide first na," Tumango naman ako rito. Yes, I need to think about it. Anyway, I just have to call Max later if anong sasabihin niya. "Sige, kakausapin ko pa si Max kung ano ang suggestion niya. If she will let me leave her or not, pero kaya ko naman sigurong imanage both if ever." I said jokingly. "No anak, you need to choose one. So better choose na. Hindi ka namab minamadali ni Atty. Manalo, diba?" Mom looked at Atty. "Actually no, just do your things. Think about it and decide thoroughly," saad nito. Tumango naman ako bilang pagsang-ayon. "Sige, if you have decided already, just call me okay? I'll be here ASAP." Atty. Manalo packed his things and send his goodbye. We gracefully send him off to the gate at nang masigurado naming nakaalis na ito ay pumasok na kami sa loob. "Kailan pala ang balik mo sa Metro anak?" My mom asked. Oo nga pala, I just said yesterday na ngayon ako uuwi. "Bukas nalang ako babalik ng maaga ma, I just informed Maxine na hindi ako makakarating. Mamayang hapon na sana kaso parang hindi pa kaya ng katawan ko ang mag-travel at hindi pa ako nakabook ng plane." I signed. Tumango naman si mama at naglakad patungo sa taas. "Sige, kung ganon. Eh paano, maiiwan na naman namin kayo." Looking at me and Liam. "Baka bukas na kaming muli makauwi, tutungo pa kami ng dad mo sa Cebu." Mom said. "Ganon po ba, sige ma. Ingat kayo. Eh si Anthony?" Tanong ko naman. "Nagpaalam kanina sa akin, may pupuntahan daw na emergency meeting sa Ilocos at baka abutin na siya ng bukas ng dating pauwi," mom answered. "Ikaw pala Lance, kailan ka uuwi, hijo?" Mom looked at the man in my back. Sitting one of the couch in the living room. Lance looked at mom, then he smiled. "Next week pa tita since ngayon dito ako nakadestino sa lugar nonyo. We have a secret mission kase." He said. Oh... "Ganon ba? Sige iiwanan kona muna kayo rito sa baba at makapagbihis na ako," umakyat na siya ng tuluyan at tinungo ang kwarto nila ni papa. Wala naman akong pasabi na umakyat rin sa second floor at nagtungo sa kwarto. Nilock at sinigurado kong hindi makakapasok ang basta-basta rito. We have maids here, pero hindi mo sila ganon makikita sa bahay dahil halos lahat ng mga cleaning namin ay advanced. We use vacuum to remove such dirts or ano sa sulok kaya kahit wala ng maids ay okay na. We just need them when it comes to dinner or sa tuwing may malaking kainan dito sa amin. I rested my body, just like what I have done yesterday, I just did take a bath, watch movies sa n*****x ng maghapon at magdamag. Skipping the lunch time. Sinigurado ko na ring magstock ako ng pagkain sa kwarto ko, kaya maaga palang kanina ay todo pataas baba ako dahil sa pagbitbit ng mga pagkain sa ref. I did this for a reason. And that's to avoid Lance. Ayoko ang ganong presensiya niya. Like a liquor who wants to savour and get you drunk. Pero kung minamalas nga naman ay naubusan ako ng stock sa foods ko kaya kailangan kong bumaba. Naubusan na rin ako ng tubig kaya wala akong choice kundi ang kumuha ulit sa baba. Sinigurado kong hindi ganon ka revealing ang suot kong lumabas. It's not that I think Liam is a maniac but the thought of seducing me is really bothering. Lalo na at narito pa kami sa bahay namin mismo. Pinatay ko ang TV at binuhat ang pitchel tsaka lumabas sa kwarto. Bumaba ako sa hagdan at agad nagtungo sa kusina. It was already dark. Hindi ko namalayan ang pagkawala ng init dahil sa nagkulong nga ako sa aking kwarto ng ilang oras. Pagkarating ko sa kusina ay nakasindi pa naman rito. Maging sa living room. Ibig sabihin ay hindi pa natutulog si Lance. Pero maaga pa naman kaya ayos lang. Binaba ko ang pitchel sa lamesa at kumuha ng Jar sa ref at naguan ito ng malamig na tubig. I even drink some of it before putting some sa pitchel and it is really making my head froze for a while. Nang makapaglagay na ako ng tubig ay humalungkat naman ako sa mga drawers ng pwedeng kainin o kahit iluto na rin. Pero bago ko pa magawa ang mga ito ay agad na kumaripas sa tibok ang puso ko ng maramdaman ko ang isang anino sa aking likuran. "Hey," *gik* "what are you looking of?" *gik" He's here, and he's drunk? Kinakabahan ngunit hinarap ko siya. Nakasandal siya sa lamesa sa bandang garapan ko na parang walang kontrol sa sarili. Lasing siya? "You're drunk?" I asked. It's obvious that he's drunk yet I still aksed him. "N-no" *gik* He loom me into his eyes. The stares were dark, evil, but alluring. Bigla akong nakaramdam ng kakaibang sensasyon ng magsimula siyang lumapit at isandal sa lababo. "W-wha—" before I even spoke. An addicting kiss claimed my lips. The kiss is manipulative, powerful, not like the previous one. A kiss that makes crazy, heated, and well turned on...TRIXIE'S POV"Kumusta na pala ang mission na binigay sa iyo, 002?" Narinig kong tanong ni Iñigo sa kaharap niyang si Lance."The mission was a success, and boss will give us a new mission with 004," narinig ko namang sagot niya rito. Napalingon naman sila sa aking nakaupo sa harapan nila. Lance approached me first then gave a drink. "How's your day?" He asked me. "U-uh, okay lang naman po," I answered with respect. Napayuko pa ako sa aking pagsagot bilang pagrespeto. "Don't worry, Code 004, will be here para bisitahin," aniya na ikinatango ko. Walang kaide-ideya who's code 004 is. We're at a place na hindi pamilyar sa akin.What are we doing here? Ilang minuto ang lumipas at bumukas ang pintuan at bumungad naman lahat sa amin ang isang mala-anghel na pigura. Nakasuot ito at balot halos lahat ang kaniyang mukha. That's why I cannot see her face. But I saw how her lips curved as soon as she saw us. Lumapit siya sa amin at dahan-dahang nakipagbeso kay Iñigo at Lance na para bang
LANCE'S POVI was scared. As fuck. I was scared. But for what I think that Trixie will let me hugged her, she didn't let me even hugged her for a minute. She slapped me. "Umalis ka sa harapan ko, Lance." She firmly stated. I looked at her with my eyes giving up. The fvck is this. "Baby," I almost sobbed to her. She didn't looked at me. No baby please. Don't do this. I tried touching her face but she slammed my hands.Without looking at me, she responded. "Get put of here, I have a lot of things to do," Wala akong magawa kundi ang umalis sa kaniyang opisina. Mabigat man sa aking damdamin. But no, I won't gave up. I would rather die begging for her attention basta huwag lang niya akong kalimutan. As I get out from her office, sakto naman ang pagdating ni Regina sa kaniyang semi-office beside Trixie. Wala akong sinayang na oras at tinawag siya. "Regina," she looked at me, with disbelief. "W-what are you doing here?" She asked. I put my right hand on my pocket and cleared my t
THIRD PERSON POV"Do you, Alessandra Therese Manalastas take, Lance Dominick Arriola as your lawful husband, for love and hate, with fidelity and love, respect, and heartfelt consciousness?" "I do father," the bride nodded. Lumiko naman ang pari sa kaniyang kanan para tingnan ang groom. "Do you, Lance Dominick Arriola take, Alessandra Therese Manalastas as your lawful wife—""I do father," the man in tuxedo cut off the father. Pagkatapos nito ay ang pagngiti ng padre at napailing. In his mind, the man is really rushy to be wedded already. "With the power bestowed to me, I now proclaim, Lance and Alessandra as husband and wife," the father said. Nagpalakpakan naman ang mga nanonood dahil dito. Masaya ang lahat. Lalo na ng sabihin ng pari ang katagang,"You may kiss your bride." As the two individual stares at each other, not minding the crazy audience who are shouting 'kiss, kiss, kiss', they kissed passionately, reminiscing the moment as they seal the marriage and the blessing
"I like you, Trixie! I fucking like you!" Lance's voice still echoes in my mind. Ilang araw na rin simula ng magconfess siya sa akin at hindi ko alam kung paano ako nakaalis sa restaurant noon. I'm confused and fuck, as well..."Ma'am, your coffee," I heard Regina called me out.Though I have a dispenser in my room, I still called her at inutusan siyang bilhan ako ng coffee sa labas. Napatingin naman ako sa dala niyang iced coffee, Iced Macchiato ang kaniyang binili for me. "May meeting ka pala bukas, well, technically it is a board meeting, but the admins wants to have you on board as one of the owner of the company," Regina reminded me. Tumango lang naman ako sa kaniya at kinuha ang binili niyang kape tsaka binuksan ito at uminom gamit ang straw. "You may go, I'll call you if I got something for you," tugon ko naman sa kaniya habang sinisipsip ang kape. The smell of the coffee blended with the aircon's breeze reulting for me to smell its aroma firmly. Napansin ko naman ang p
WARNING: MATURE CONTENTNang akala kong lalabas na ako ay bigla akong napatigil dahil sa sambit ni Lance. "Stay," I looked at him, he gritted his teeth while he looked at me seductively. Just what the hell is he doing again? Bigla naman akong kinabahan at tinayuan ng balahibo ng lumapit siya sa akin. Nakasunod ang mga mata ko sa kaniya habang naglalakad ito patungo sa akin. "A-anong gagawin mo," kinakabahan kong sagot. He gently put his finger on my ear and fixed my hair. Then suddenly, every corner of his office became dark as he closes it with curtain including the table. His one hand are still on my ears, pero naramdaman ko nalang itong gumapang sa aking batok at unti-unti niyang inilapit ang kaniyang mukhang kanina pa ako pinagnanasaan. We looked each other for a while. He became more alluring these days and it's been weeks since I looked at him this intently. We may lived in one roof but I wasn't able to see him that I mostly locked myself in my room. Pagdating na pagdat
"Good morning ma'am," bungad sa akin ni Regina pagkaraan ko sa kaniyang table sa labas ng aking opisina. "Good morning," I greeted back then proceeded to my office afterwards. Wala naman siyang naging tugon pagkatapos. Thinking there are no urgent meeting I'll attend. I placed my bag on my table and sat on the swivel chair. I opened the computer and started to check the datas and transactions we have last week. It's been two weeks since my term started here. In that two weeks, I can say that there are really a lot of job to comply with. Hindi naman naging mahirap sa akin ang mga trabaho lalo na at galing ako sa pangangalaga ni Max. Being her secretary for a while gave me the knowledge on how to operate a business. Minsan nga ay ako ang nakikimeeting sa mga clients niya noon dahil nasa bakasyon siya or she's sick—na alam kong hindi naman. Sadyang madami lang talaga ang naging trabaho kaya ang pagod na nararanasan ko kay Max noon ay parang trumiple lalo na at mas malaking sakop ng