Burning Attraction (BLA #1)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Drink

"What is your real relationship with Architect Valencia, Kiara?" Si Tito Rey na umagang-umaga ay nasa condo na.

Another photo of us leaked. Iyon iyong hinalikan ko siya sa pisngi sa harap ng kompaniya nila. Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako at tinabunan ang sarili ng kumot.

"Kiara!"

I groaned when he pulled my blanket away forcing me to face him. Damn it! It's still early in the morning and here he is giving me a sermon as my breakfast!

"Ako ang manager mo pero ako pa ang walang alam sa mga nangyayari sayo, ingrata ka!" Tili ni Tito at umaktong sasabunutan ako kaya agad akong napaatras.

I leaned my back at the headboard of my bed as I watched his glaring eyes darted at me. Am I really making him problematic?

"Tito, you don't have to know everything about me, you know..." irap ko kaya naman mas nanusok ang mga mata niya.

"Aba! Then how can I defend you in public?! Ni hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko sa mga reporters!" Nanggagalaiti niya akong halos lapitan para lang ipamukha sa akin na sobrang ko siyang binibigyan ng problema.

Bumuntong-hininga ako at napasuklay sa buhok. Nagising na ata ako dahil sa lakas ng boses niya!

"The public are already craving to know your background! That's why I'm trying to feed their curiousity for them to lay low! Pero gatong ka naman ng gatong sa kuryosidad nila!"

Natigilan ako. He's really angry. Ngumuso ako. Alam kong posibleng masira ako lalo na ngayong andami ng reporters ang nagiging kuryuso sa buhay ko kapag nalaman nila na anak ako ng isang drug addict noon. I know I am not the one using drugs but still my name could be dragged because of my father.

Lalo na't alam ko ring baka hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin siya nagbabago. Kapag naungkat ang nakaraan at nalaman ng lahat iyon, people will start to overthink and since the media is something that will do anything just for them to gain money, they won't hesitate to lie or feed the public with some made up news.

At alam ko ring... maimpluwenya ang Mommy ko. She wanted to destroy me so bad that when the public figured out about it, she might save herself from the bad image by making me look bad. She might say that she left us because we are both an addict so that she will not be accused of marrying a rich man because of money.

There are endless possibilities.

At alam kong ang pumipigil lang sa kaniya ngayong sirain ako ay baka malaman ng publiko na konektado kaming dalawa at malaman nila ang nakaraan namin. But I know that when the public figured our past, she'll damn save herself even if it'll drown me.

Napatingin sa Tito Rey sa mga kamay kong pinansuklay ko ng buhok at agad na nanlaki ang mga mata. His eyes are damn wide that I can almost imagine it rolling to the ground.

"Anong singsing 'yan?!" He shrieked and caught my hand.

Napatalon ako dahil sa gulat nang marahas na hinila niya ang kamay ko para lang makumpirma kung anong klaseng singsing ba ang suot ko! And he's not dumb to not notice what it is!

"This is an engagement ring..." He whispered in a horrified tone.

I sighed heavily and maybe I don't really have a choice but to tell him now. Wala naman siguro akong nilalabag sa kontrata namin ni Theo, diba? Kung sakali man na aminin kong fiancee ko siya. It's not that I'll leak something about our deal.

"Sino?" He asked, looking at me like he saw a ghost.

I know he knows.

"I'm engaged," maingat na sinabi ko at halos makita ko ang unti-unting pag-usok ng ilong ni Tito dahil namumula na iyon sa galit