Cronus and Phenny: The Mafia Lord and His Orphan Wife (Completed)

7. Lost Control

Cronus POV

After kong maka lusot sa traffic I am already thirty minutes late at alam kong nakasimangot na si Stacey. How I wished na sana mainip sya at umalis na lang but to my dismay nakita ko pa rin syang naka upo sa pina reserved nyang table. Nakaka irita.

As I walked inside that restaurant I noticed a lot of eyes turned to where I am. Di ko na lang pinapansin dahil sanay na akong pinagtitinginan ng mga tao as if I am some kind of a species under a microscope. I guess being in a magazine cover three times almost makes me a celebrity. May mga kumukuha pa ng picture ko using their mobile camera but no one dares to approach me. Kitang kita ko ang malapad na ngiti sa labi ni Stacey while I walked towards her. Parang gusto ko na ulit tumakbo palabas. This woman she really annoys me specially her high pitched voice na parang boses ni Alvin the chipmunks.

"Cronus honey you're here!... Finally".

Napatigil ako sa paglakad dahil halos mabingi ako sa tinis ng boses ni Stacey. Pati ata lahat ng tao dito sa resto ay nagulat at may umiyak pa ngang bata, natakot siguro.

"Can you please lower your voice, nakakahiya sa ibang tao". Sabi ko agad ng makarating ako sa table namin.

"And why should I do that, I am a paying customer here. Besides Tita Celeste loves my voice she said my voice is cute". Maarte pa nitong sabi.

I almost flinch when I heard my mother's name from Stacey's annoying mouth saying my Mom loves her voice. I think my Mom and I really need to see a doctor baka may problema na si Mommy sa tenga and she probably needs an hearing aide as soon as possible.

"Cronus honey where's your bodyguard?... Is it safe for you to come here alone... You're a billionaire baka makidnap tayong dalawa". Ipinatong pa nya ang baba nya sa likod ng kanyang kamay na parang naka pose.

"Don't worry nasa labas lang sila". Mahinahon kong sabi. And besides kung maki kidnap ako ikaw ang una kong ihahagis papunta sa kanila. Gustong gusto kong sabihin sa kanya but I held my tongue.

"Pero dapat may bodyguard ka pa rin paano if there's an assassin?". Maarte nitong tanong na malapit ko ng ika irita ng husto.

"Then I'll use you as a shield". Kalmado kong sagot.

"What!". Gulat na gulat sya sa sinabi ko. "You're kidding... right?".

"No!.... I always feel na mas mahalaga ang buhay ko kesa sayo". Well I'm just being brutally honest. I almost grin.

"Pero Cronus...."

"Tell me what is your business proposal". I said as I composed myself trying fo fight my irritation dahil baka pag nainis ako ng tuluyan maipakain ko na sa kanya ang dala kong Smith and Wesson 500.

I saw her took a small red box from her Louis Vuitton purse and put it on the table. Then she giggles. How annoying.

"Here.... This is my proposal".

I took the box and open it. Kumunot ng husto ang noo ko at parang gusto kong maglabas ng apoy sa bibig ko at sunugin sya.

"You just wasted my precious time". And throw the box back at her.

"But this is my proposal. A marriage proposal can also be a business proposal". She said with a very sweet smile on her face.

I took a deep breath. Cronus Montague don't usually pray because I thought only people who's in the brink of death ask to be save but for today. Dear God please don't make me kill her here. I pleaded.

Silence.

Tumayo ako to walk away.

"Cronus honey, where are you going?".

Napupuno na talaga ako.

"Shut the fuck up Stacey!... How dare you waste my precious time with your stupidity and please don't you dare ever call me with such disgusting endearment kung ayaw mong abohin ko ang pamilya at negosyo nyo!".

A lot of people got startled and I heard children cry. Dumagundong ba naman ang boses ko sa buong restaurant na yun sino ang hindi mabibigla. Fine... I lost control.