Kabanata 39

He stopped drinking. Ibinaba niya ang baso niya. He too put his hands on the countertop and leaned on it. He smirked at me.

“Are you falling for me now?”

“You guess,” hamon ko. I raised a brow.

He chuckled. Hindi na sumagot pero kita ko ang paglunok niya.

I giggled at him. “Maganda ba ako sa’yo?”

“Yeah,” he answered huskily.

“Ohh… You’re smitten by me. Ang ganda ko nga,” sabi ko. I tilted my head a bit and smiled cutely at him.

“Tell me you never act this way to other people. Sa akin lang,” he demanded gently, like it was such a big deal if I did.

I grinned at him. “This is Alicia, Leo.”

Pumikit siya nang mariin. Tumawa ako.

“Anong degree mo nung college ka?” tanong ko.

“Finance.”

“Because you already know you’ll manage your bank,” sabi ko habang tumatango.

“How about you, Alicia?”

Hindi ko napigilang tumawa. Hindi ko akalain na sasabayan niya ako sa trip ko.

“Business Management.”

“Hmmm… because you will manage your business family. You’re from a rich family, right?”

I nodded. “Yes,