เข้าสู่ระบบLEILA WAS enjoying the breeze on the rooftop.Makulimlim ng araw na ‘yon, ang preskong hangin ay tumatama sa mukha niya maging ang buhok niya at ang bakas ng natuyong luha mula sa mata niya.It wasn’t until she saw the divorce agreement that she truly felt that her seven-year marriage was really coming to an end.Kung hindi dahil sa pagiging insistent ni Beau ay hindi niya gugustuhin ang makipaghiwalay. Ang pagmamahal niya rito ay isang factor na, ngunit ang mas importante ay ayaw niyang bitawan ang pagiging Mrs. Valencia niya.Lalo na ang ibigay ito kay Calli.Noong nagsimula siya ng elementarya ay narinig niya ang mga magulang na nag-aaway at ang issue: may anak sa ibang babae ang Papa niya.Dahil hindi matanggap ang nangyari, lumayas ang Mama niya para hanapin ang babaeng naging kerida ng ama para manghingi ng explanation. Sa hindi inaasahan ay sumulpot sa bahay nila ang babae at nasa sala ang mga ito.Ang babae—walang iba kun’di ang nakababatang kapatid ng kaniyang ina. Ito rin an
NANG dumating si Beau sa opisina ay agad niyang napansin ang cooperation agreement mula sa Yale na kasama ng ibang mga papeles na hindi pa niya napipirmahan.Kumunot ang noo niya at agad na tinawagan si Paul para papuntahin roon.“President Beau,”Itinapon niya sa harapan nito ang dokumento saka nagsalita, “Reason.”Napamaang siya. This kind of contract was naturally not to be seen by the president, since the Valencia Group never used half-finished products.But Miss Quintana is in Yale.President Valencia gave her a house, helped her with onboarding, and even gave her a ring. Shouldn’t she extend her love to everything related to him?Paul didn’t dare to be negligent and added, “It was Miss Valderama, the director of Yale’s R&D department, who personally delivered it. They must value this cooperation quite a bit.”Beau stopped tapping his fingers on the table. “Where is she?”Sino? Si Miss Leila? Ani Paul sa isip. “She just left not long ago.”Beau’s gaze was fixed on the cover of th
THE NEXT morning, Yale was bustling with activity.Pumasa na kasi ang YaleAI sa latest algorithm performance test at malapit na itong i-apply sa iba’t ibang intelligent systems under Yale.Director Tiño’s face was flushed. Kagabi lang ay nabanggit sa kanya ng esposa na si President Beau Valencia ang nagpakilala kay Calliyah Quintana at hindi nalalayo na ito ang mapapangasawa nito.Bukod pa roon, maraming malalaking enterprises ang nagpaabot ng offers para makuha ang serbisyo ng bagong developed na intelligent office systems.This is truly a double celebration!Director Tiño was determined to curry favor with the Valencia family. He walked out of his office and called out, “Leila Valderama, come into my office.”Dahil sa sunod-sunod na magandang balita ay tila nakalimutan ng boss niya ang pagbabanta niya kahapon Kitang-kita sa aura nito ang saya. Tumayo si Leila sa harap ng mesa nito at kaswal na nagtanong, “What is it?”May inilabas itong folder at itinulak palapit sa kanya saka nagsa
LEILA DROVE her beloved little white car back to her apartment building. As soon as she entered the door, she heard San San’s voice.“Mommy, this is the first time you’ve ever come home late. Who is so important?” kaswal nitong tanong habang prenteng nakaupo sa sofa hawak ang isang science magazine at tila ba abala sa pagbabasa.Nang matitigan ang mukha nito ay biglang naglaho ang lahat ng negatibong nararamdaman niya. Binuksan niya ang telepono at nakaingos na nagsalita, “It’s not who, but what. Your mommy just earned ten thousand pesos today without any pain, enough to pay half a month’s rent.”Ibinaba nito ang magazine at nilapita siya saka tinulungan na hubarin ang suot niyang blazer. “It seems our family’s luck is about to change, and our fortune is about to turn around.”Tumango siya bilang pagsang-ayon. Kung gusto siyang inisin ni Calli ay bakit hindi niya ito hayaan? Tutal ay kumikita naman siya rito. As long as giginhawa ang buhay nilang mag-ina ay bakit hindi? Iyon ang mas m
LEILA hesitated for a moment, thinking it would be better to resolve this sooner rather than later, so she took out her phone and said, “I need to ask someone first.”Matapos ‘yon ay naglakad siya sa ‘di kalayuan at inilabas ang telepono niya saka may tinawagan.Sinundan ito ng tingin ni Calli, puno ng tanong ang mga mata niya, “Beau, do you think she has someone else?”Coming home late requires someone’s opinion; it seems there’s no other possibility besides dating someone.Beau’s face was very somber, and he didn’t say a word for a long time.Hindi na nagtanong pa si Calli pagkatapos no’n. During the marriage, no man would be happy if his wife had someone else outside the marriage.Matapos kumpirmahin kay San San na hindi pa ito naghhanda ng hapunan ay bumalik na siya para sabihin sa dalawa, “Mayroon lang akong isang oras.”Nais niya ng mabilis at madaling solusyon; napagtanto niyang ayaw niyang isakripisyo ang after-get off work hours niya para lang kitain ang nakakadiring pera gal
SHIFTING the group’s focus back to the Philippines is a massive undertaking.Beau stayed at the company last night and held several meetings early this morning. He didn’t get back to his office until noon.From a distance, he saw an envelope on his desk. There was also a note next to it, probably attached by Paul, which briefly explained that Leila had come to repay the money this morning.He frowned. The salary of an ordinary R&D employee at Yale are not high, so where did she get so much money?Sandali niyang sinilip ang laman no’n at nakita niya ang halagang nakasulat sa tseke pagkaraan ay tila balewala itong ibinalik sa mesa.Mayamaya ay may narinig siyang mararahang katok mula sa glassdoor ng kaniyang opisina, pagkaraan ay pumasok si Paul bitbit ang isang damukal na folders. President Valencia, these are unprocessed documents. Please take a look.”Dinampot niya ang isa sa mga folder at agad iyong in-scan pagkaraan ay pinirmahan iyon sa dulong pahina saka kaswal na nagtanong, “Did







