Only Fools (Completed)

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Nung pauwi na sila, Bea thanked Thirdy for taking her away from the reporters.

"Hindi mo kasalanan un."

"Paano mo pala nalaman?" Bea asked him.

"Si Anton. Sinabi nya sa akin."

Thirdy picked up his phone and dialed Julia's number

"Paanong umabot sa press ung usapan na ganun? I need you to find out who did this."

"I'll talk to the journalist who wrote the article." Pangako ni Julia sa kanya.

In the morning, Bea was having breakfast with her Tita and Deanna.

"Asan si Catlin?" She asked.

"Ay wala sya, maaga umalis, isa na syang certified office girl." Her Tita gladly gave the news.

"Wow, ilang araw lang ako wala ah."

"Ate, hulaan mo saan nagttrabaho si Caitlin."

"Bakit ko pa itatanong, sasabihin mo din naman."

"Itong si Ate Bea walang element of surprise eh. Anyway, dun sa Papa ni Kuya Thirdy papasok or kay Thirdy."

"Huh? Paano nangyari un?"

Deanna and Tita Gigi went and told her how they were invited for lunch sa bahay ng mga Ravenas at dun inalok ng Papa ni Thirdy si Caitlin ng trabaho as an assistant.

Bea has been calling Thirdy dahil sabay sila papasok but she is always routed to his voicemail. Dali dali nyang kinuha ang sasakyan nya and went to the office only to find Thirdy not in his office.

"Asan si Thirdy?"

"Hindi sya papasok today?" Anton told her.

"Why? May sakit ba sya?"

"Pag August 19 kasi talagang di sya pumapasok, every year ganun un at un lang ang panahon na hind sya pumapasok. Walang may alam kung asan sya."

"Eh sino ang may alam?"

Nobody replied.

"Okay, sure ako si Julia alam."

Julia was busy at her office when Bong knocked at her door.

"Tito Bong, what a surprise! What brings you here?"

"Actually, ako ang may surprise sayo. Diba sabi mo kailangan mo ng assistant, so dinalhan kita ng assistant. Sigurado ako malaki matutulong nya sayo para hindi ka mastress sa trabaho mo."

"Pwede naman po ako maghanap ng sarili ko."

"Diba nung pinakiusap mo si Sam, hindi ako nagsabi kahit ano, kaya ito na lang favor ko sayo, madali naman sya turuan. Tatawagin ko lang sya."

Both Julia and Caitlin were surprised when they saw each other.

"Ay, Julia. Nagkakila na po kami nung engagement."

"O kayo na bahala dyan ha. Julia, just teach her the basics." And Bong left.

"May papagawa ka ba sa akin?" Caitlin asked.

She handed her an envelope, "Eto pakidala kay Tita Mozzy."

Caitlin made a face but followed nevertheless. Paglabas ni Caitlin, sya namang pasok ni Sam na nagdala ng coffee for Julia.

"You know just what I need."

"You look really swamped today, why don't I take you out for lunch?"

"Can't, dami ako kailangan tapusin. Kailangan ko pa hanapin kung sino source nung balita about Thirdy eh tayo tayo lang naman andun." Napaisip si Julia. "Wait, wala ka ba napagkwentuhan about sa nangyari nung nag dinner tayo kanila Thirdy?"