S7VEN (La Familia Kingpin Series #1)

9. Deal with The Devil

SANTY

"Mr. Ortiz. You're needed at the table. Andrei will assist you, Sir. Maam."

It's Otto.

I bite my lips and right away, I wanted to run as fast as I can, away from the man behind me. Hindi ko alam kung saan ibabaling ang tingin lalo nang maramdamang nasa malapit lang nakatayo ang bayaw ko't pasikreto nitong pinisil ang kanang balikat ko.

"Andrei, please do assist our VIPs to their table," Otto ordered to the uniformed floor manager who secretly gave me a nod, acknowledging my presence.

Did all the employees here know who I am?

"Yes, Sir."

"Good luck, Mr. Ortiz though I doubt that you need any."

"Mr. Torrevillas, I'll get every luck I need. Thanks," Jeff smile smugly and gave Otto a salute. "Come on, honey," baling nito sa kapatid ko at hindi man alng ako pinag akasyahang tapunan ng tingin.

"Yes," Eli said sweetly then gave Otto a friendly smile. Saka ako binulungan, "Santy, my things."

All I could manage was a soft nod at my sister's utter display of indignity towards me. Sa totoo lang, pipi akong humiling na sana'y lumubog na ako't kainin ng lupa dahil sa kahihiyan. I bite the inside of my cheeks and tried my best to act normal lalo na't alam kong tahimik na nagmamasid sa tabi ko ang kapatid ni Seven.

"What a piece of shit!"

Napapikit ako sa galit na nasa tono ni Otto.

"I d-didn't know you're here t-today," I said softly, ignoring his comment. Sa kawalan ng masabi, 'di ko alam bakit iyon ang unang pumasok sa isip ko.

"You're stealing my dialogue, Santy."

Namumula ang pisngi na nilingon ko ang bayaw at matipid kong nginitian. Nasa mukha pa din nito ang galit pero nakita kong saglit na lumambot ang ekspresyon nito nang magtama ang mga mata namin. He sighed and looked over his right shoulder.

"Kai, get those bags."

"Yes, boss," his right-hand, who's busy talking with someone else a while ago, grabbed my sister's things with one hand then turn to my direction. "Señora, forgive me I didn't notice you earlier."

"I-it's okay," kiming sagot ko. Hindi pa din ako sanay sa labis na paggalang na nakukuha mula sa mga tauhan ng asawa. "Ako na lang ang mag dadala n'yan sa room ng sister ko, Otto."

"Nonsense. It's their job, let them Santy," he waved his hand and Kai take his leave.

Otto leaned on his seat and with steepling fingers, he looked at me intensely. The kind of gaze that creeps me out. There's something about the eyes of the Torrevillas men that I can't explain. Mabilis akong nag iwas ng tingin dito.

"What's that all about, Santy?"

"H-ha?" Gulat na tanong ko but deep down I know this was coming.

Otto heaved a sigh. Sa limang magkakapatid, alam kong ang kaharap ang may mas mahabang pasensiya. Their mother told me that last night.

"She's your sister. Elisha Vidal, right?"

I closed my eyes and nod softly. Magugulat pa ba ko kung alam ng pamilya ng asawa ko ang mga bagay tungkol sa 'kin? If there's one thing that my father taught me when I was a kid, noong panahong ayos pa ang lahat, the rich and the powerful know almost everything about the people around them. But how far did the Torrevillas know about us? About me and my dark secret?