Hiding His Mistress: Diovanni de Marcel | B-1 ✔

Kabanata 31

KABANATA 31

Shuen's POV

Pagkagising ko kaninang umaga, may natanggap akong mensahe mula kay Atasha. Agad niya akong pinapunta sa kanyang restaurant kahit hindi ko alam ang dahilan. Kahit nagtataka, pumunta pa rin ako. Tinawagan ko muna si Kendra para sabihing male-late ako ng isang oras at buti na lang mabait siya. Kaya hindi na ako nag-aksaya ng oras at pagkatapos maghanda, dumiretso na ako sa restaurant ni Atasha.

Kinakabahan ako, parang may masamang mangyayari ngayong araw. Dasal ko lang na guni-guni ko lang ito at mali ang kutob ko.

"Bakit mo ako pinapunta dito ng maaga? Alas-otso pa lang, may pasok pa ako," sabi ko kay Atasha pagdating ko at nilapitan ko siya sa opisina niya.

"Darating kasi si Izan ngayon," sagot niya, kaya nagtaka ako.

"Eh ano ngayon? Kung darating siya, bakit kailangan andito rin ako?" tanong ko, medyo nalilito.

Bumuntong-hininga siya. "May sasabihin daw siya sa'yo."

"Sasabihin? Hindi ba pwedeng tawagan na lang ako? Bakit kailangan pa dumaan sa'yo?" medyo naiinis na ako sa sitwasyon. "Ano ba talaga ang meron?" Hindi ko pinahalata kay Atasha na kinakabahan ako.

"Hintayin na lang natin si Izan, maupo ka muna," sabi ni Atasha at tinulungan akong maupo sa sofa. "Relax ka lang, paparating na siya."

Wala akong magawa kundi umupo at maghintay. Bumalik si Atasha sa computer niya at nagtrabaho. Hindi ko maiwasang tingnan ang orasan sa pader. Isang oras at kalahati na akong late. At makalipas ang ilang minuto, dumating na rin si Izan, may dala-dalang puting envelope na parang may mahalagang laman na mga dokumento.

"Ah, andyan na pala siya," sabi ni Atasha nang makita niyang pumasok si Izan.

"May problema ba?" agad kong tanong sa kanya. "May mahalaga ka bang sasabihin?"

Umubo muna si Izan bago siya umupo sa sofa. "I want to meet immediately because of this." Izan placed what he was holding in front of me, so I was puzzled.

"What's this? Why?"

I couldn't explain Izan's serious face. Even though I always saw him serious, his aura was different now. Out of curiosity, I opened the envelope and looked at its contents. It was full of papers, but I hadn't read what was written on them yet.

"He gave this to me this morning. He intentionally gave it to me at home for you because he said it's important," he explained.

I furrowed my brows at his words and took out the documents. At first glance, I saw the name Balmeda Assets and Properties. I quickly looked at Izan, who still had a serious face.

"Why did he give it to you, Izan? Why didn't he just give it to me directly?" I asked, trying to contain my disappointment.

In my mind, I wanted to complain because I was still expecting Diovanni himself to give it to me. I couldn't help but feel hurt, sad, and disappointed in what he did. It's as if he's saying he doesn't want to see me anymore. Why? Does he no longer want our paths to cross again? Did he forget about me?

Izan sighed. "I don't know why he gave it to me either. I was also surprised when he visited earlier because with so many people who could have given it to you, why me? I don't know, but I feel like he knows we still see each other," Izan said, making me even sadder.

"But why did he give it to you? He could have just told me because he knows I'm Shuen's friend," Atasha said as she sat beside me.

I noticed Izan's hesitation, as if he wanted to say something but was hesitating. So I tried to stay strong and let go of my anxiety, encouraging him to speak.