Tous les chapitres de : Chapitre 1 - Chapitre 5

PROFESSOR'S OBSESSIONPROLOGUEThe Scandal They Never Expected“DEL SALLE UNIVERSITY STUDENT ACHIEVER AND DAUGHTER OF SCHOOL INVESTOR SPOTTED DATING BUSINESS PROFESSOR?”I froze.Hindi ko alam kung alin ang mas masakit—ang headline, ang litrato, o ang pangalan ko na nakasulat sa ibaba nito.CHANTAL VILLAREAL.My name.My secret.My professor.My mistake.Isang simpleng post lang sana.Pero sa loob ng ilang minuto, kumalat na ito sa buong campus.Sa group chats.Sa Facebook pages.Sa student organizations.At ngayon, nasa harapan ko mismo ang isang malaking screen na nagpapakita ng litrato namin.Ako.At si Professor Adrian Lister.The man who had been teaching me Business Management.The man I was never supposed to fall for.The man everyone believed was untouchable.Napatingin ako sa paligid.Isa-isa nang bumaling sa akin ang mga kaklase ko.May mga nagbubulungan.May ibang nakangisi.May iba namang halatang nagulat.At may ilan na agad naglabas ng cellphone.“Wait…”“Si Chantal ba '

CHAPTER 2The Crush I Couldn't HideChantal's POVHindi ko alam kung ano ang nangyayari sa akin.Since Professor Adrian Lister walked into our classroom, parang may sariling buhay ang mga mata ko.Every time he turned toward the board, napapatingin ako.Every time he walked around the room, sinusundan siya ng tingin ko.And every time our eyes met—I looked away.Mabilis.As if mahuhuli niya akong gumagawa ng krimen.“Chantal.”Napalingon ako kay Mia.“What?”“Nothing.”She raised an eyebrow.“You've been staring at him for the past five minutes.”Nanlaki ang mata ko.“I wasn't!”“You were.”“No.”“Yes.”I looked toward the front.Professor Lister was writing something on the board.I immediately looked down at my notebook.“I'm just listening.”“Listening with your eyes?”Napakagat ako sa labi para hindi matawa.“Shut up.”She giggled.“First crush mo kasi.”Napahinto ako.First crush.Tama siya.Hindi ko alam kung bakit ngayon lang.I had met so many people.I had attended parties.

CHAPTER 4Business Before EverythingChantal's POV“Your father is already waiting downstairs.”Napatingin ako sa maid na nakatayo sa pintuan ng bedroom ko.“Dinner?”She nodded.“Your brothers are here, too.”Napabuntong-hininga ako.Once a month.Iyon lang ang schedule na halos siguradong kumpleto kaming pamilya sa isang dinner table.Hindi dahil wala kaming oras.Kundi dahil lahat kami ay may kanya-kanyang negosyo, meetings, flights, investments, at kung anu-ano pa.My family didn't run out of money.We ran out of time.“Tell them I'll be there.”Pagkababa ko, agad kong nakita ang mahabang dining table.Nandoon na si Dad.Si Mom.Ang panganay kong kuya na si Sebastian, kasama ang asawa niyang si Camille.At ang second kuya ko na si Nathaniel, na ilang buwan nang engaged sa fiancée niyang si Elise.“Finally,” sabi ni Nathaniel.“She's here.”“Sorry.”Umupo ako sa pagitan nina Mom at Nathaniel.My father folded his napkin.“So.”I knew that tone.Business.“How's college?”I smiled.