Lahat ng Kabanata ng Taming The Billionaire : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

"Alam mo bang kinausap din 'yan ng ama niya dahil gusto ka rin daw niyang maging asawa ni Gustavo?"Maaga pa lang, marami na itong sinasabi sa akin na kinagaganda ng buong araw ko kahit alam ko na kahit anong oras ay mawawalan ako ng lisensiya. All the things that I am doing is just a little precaution to save my hard-earned title. Ang sarap lang mag mura dahil wala na nga akong naibibigay na oras kay Rajah, nagkakaroon pa ng ganitong issues. "Just hope that the discussion will be clear and successful, Jam. Malilinis din ang pangalan ko." I fixed my long hair and tied it loosely. "But their intentions are good. Antenor family really likes you. I overheard so many things during the party we have aattended. This is your validation, girl." Jam took her bag.We're both working on my father's law firm. Pareho kami ng pinapasukan ngunit ngayon ay ihahatid muna niya ako sa korte. I still have a case to settle. Sa sasakyan na ako nagpatuloy na nag-ayos dahil kaunti lang ang aking gamit na d

"Mayroon ba tayong unfinished business, Audra?"Napaghahalataan ko na 'tong lalaking ito. Napakapersonal kung magsalita. Maraming ibig sabihin ang bawat salita niya. Pero parang ako lang ang nag-iisip ng kakaiba."We need closure about the past, Gustavo. There are so many ups and downs we went through... and, uh... we didn't make it in the first place."Nang-iinsulto siyang umikot para tanawin ang mga ilaw ng bayan. "Why don't you just tell me that you want me back? Dami mong alam."I pouted and remained facing at the house. Nakasandal sa railings ang aking likod. Nilingon ko siya at nakita kong titig na titig siya sa akin."Sa dinami-rami kasi ng lalaki, sa pamilyado pa? Tapos ngayon, idadamay mo ako sa kalokohan mo? You've never grown up, Audra."Mapanghusga niyang pa rin akong tinititigan. What he said was really insulting and it pissed me off."Excuse me, Gustavo! I did! I've grown too far. I've been independent! Stop judging me. Hindi na ako gumagawa ng kalokohan. And mind you! I

Napakatamis nang aking ngiti na sumunod sa kanya sa elevator. Of course, I prepared myself to face him without being intimidated by his ruthlessness. Hindi ko sinasabing takot ako sa kanya ngunit may silbi pa ring nakilala ko siya noon nang lubusan dahil alam ko na kung paano ko tiisin ang ugali niya kapag naubusan ng pasensiya.My smile fades when I realized something. Do I still know him? Will I still know the man I’m chasing if anytime soon, truth reveals itself? I’m not holding the precious time. It passes by wihout my consent. As long as I want to hold it back, it runs as fast as it could.“Wait for me!” I said loudly and didn’t mind his employees on that floor.Gustavo problematically landed his palm on his forehead when he saw me. Bago pa magsara ang elevator, ginamit niya ang mga matitigas at maugat niyang kamay para pigilan ang pagsarado nito.Ilang minuto pa akong nakatayo sa harap ng elevator. He wandered on my outfit from head to foot. Hindi ko nga alam kung insulto ‘yong

I heard the knock on my door and froze, my hand hovering over the kitchen counter where I had been idly arranging the flowers Gustavo had given me years ago—now wilted and lifeless. Who could it be at this hour? I wasn’t expecting anyone, certainly not him.When I opened the door, there he was. Gustavo. My past standing before me in a perfectly pressed suit, his dark eyes carrying the weight of something he hadn’t yet said. I straightened my spine, forcing a brave aura to mask the tremor crawling up my neck. I wouldn’t let him see that he had any power over me.“What are you doing here?” I said curtly, my tone as cold as the steel doorknob I still clutched.He didn’t answer immediately, his gaze steady as he took me in. I realized I hadn’t offered him to come inside, and I wasn’t planning to. He’d stand there in the doorway like the intruder he was, and I’d keep the boundary intact.“Audra,” he finally said, his voice low but sharp, cutting through the silence like a blade. “I needed