Part Two: Not Like the Movies

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Erpats

8:34 am
Hi, dad. I need your help.

8:35 am
Sure. Anything for you, anak. 😊

8:37 am
So yesterday, I punched your junior associate. 😅

8:39 am
Nakita nga raw ng security sa CCTV footage. Ni-report kina Ninong Pax mo pero sabi ko ako na muna kakausap sa'yo.

8:41 am
What happened, Anthony?

8:43 am
Pinipikon niya ako eh. Okay lang naman sana, dad. Kung tungkol sa akin, na hindi ako mahal ng nanay ko at kung anu-ano, hindi ako papalag. Pero kapag kasi kay Rafaela, ayokong hayaan.

8:45 am
Sinabi niya 'yon? Alisin ko kaya siya sa trabaho niya?

8:46 am
Haha. Hayaan mo na, dad. Inaanak pala ni Anna kaya alam niya. Tapos nasabi rin ni Rafaela sa akin na hindi pwedeng basta-basta alisin sa trabaho 'yon. She explained it to me last night. Pwede pa raw kasuhan ni Ace 'yong firm niyo ng illegal dismissal kung bigla niyo siyang aalisin.

8:47 am
Alam ko namang hindi pwede na basta-basta, pero kung may sapat namang dahilan para alisin siya, pwede.

8:48 am
I'll look into it with your ninongs. Don't worry about it.

8:50 am
Nabanggit ko lang naman, dad. Pero wala naman kayong kailangang gawin kay Ace.

8:51 am
Makikiusap lang sana ako kaya kita nilapitan. Kung pwede sana, 'wag nang magbayad si Rafaela?

8:53 am
Saan magbabayad?

8:54 am
Ilang buwan pa lang kasi siya sa firm niyo, 'di ba? And according to her, one year ang contract niya d'yan. So she's going to breach that if she resigns...

8:55 am
Why will she resign?

8:57 am
Because Ace is still pursuing her.

8:59 am
The more that I can fire Ace, if he's harassing Rafaela.

9:00 am
Mas gusto ko 'yon, dad. Ayoko naman talagang si Rafaela ang mag-adjust pero kung mas magiging magulo para sa kanya, she said resigning is her best option.

9:02 am
Ayoko ring makatrabaho si Ace kung hindi siya professional. At parte ng pagiging professional ang respeto at pagiging mabuti.

9:04 am
Tell Rafaela to reconsider.

9:05 am
Hindi naman namin basta-basta aalisin si Ace, we'll review it properly. So you can assure her that she doesn't have to worry about the illegal dismissal case if ever it comes up. Ilan kaming abogado, at kung nasa tama naman tayo, we'll win this.

9:06 am
Thank you, dad.

9:07 am
We just don't want you to overextend yourself, kami ni Rafaela. That's why we're after the quicker remedy.

9:08 am
I told you not to worry about it. I love being a dad to you, at hindi ako napapagod do'n. 😊

9:09 am
Isa pa, Rafaela is our employee before she's your girlfriend. She should have a safe space at work. It's really nothing personal, pero mali lang din ng binabangga si Ace kung gusto niyang gawin 'tong personal.

9:10 am
If he wants to make it personal... then let's play, dad. 😏