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

Kabanata 34

KABANATA 34

Shuen's POV

TWO YEARS LATER....

"Magandang umaga, Ma'am! Ano po ang gusto niyong almusal?" tanong ng kasambahay ko habang pababa ako ng hagdan. Kasalukuyan akong kausap ang isang tao sa telepono, kaya't medyo masungit akong tumingin sa kanya. "Hindi mo ba nakikita na may kausap ako?"

"Sorry po," tugon niya, at dumeretso na lang ako sa veranda ng aking malaking bahay.

"Yaya Bonel, pakidala na lang ako ng tsaa at lasagna," sabi ko sa isa pang katulong pagkatapos kong ibaba ang tawag. "Pakibilisan."

Pagkalapag ng pagkain sa harapan ko, sinimulan ko nang kumain habang nagtetext. Nag-message sa akin ang aking sekretarya at sinabing may appointment ako ngayon sa isang kasosyo sa negosyo. Gaganapin ang meeting sa isang magarang restaurant sa Antipolo.

Buti na lang at sa BGC Taguig na ako nakatira, kaya hindi na ako masyadong mahihirapan sa biyahe papuntang Antipolo. Hindi ko sana gustong lumabas ngayon at nais ko lang magpahinga dahil sa dami ng trabaho sa opisina. Pero kailangan kong dumalo sa meeting dahil alam kong mahalaga ito.

"Pakiayos ang mga gamit ko, may appointment ako ngayon," utos ko sa isa pang kasambahay. "Siguraduhing kumpleto ang lahat, kung hindi, mapapalayas kita."

"Opo, Ma'am," sagot niya at agad na umaksyon.

I finished the last of the tea in my cup, stood up, and gazed at the expansive swimming pool. I looked at the clear water and then looked up. I scanned the surroundings and took a deep breath.

Two years had passed since Diovanni moved to America. Since then, we had not heard any news about him, or even his cousin, Izan. But to be honest, I wasn't interested anymore. I had tried to forget everything because I was tired.

I was tired of the pain that the memories of Diovanni brought. Over the course of more than two years, I slowly forgot about him, and the things that happened between us. When they left, I also regained everything that Daddy left behind. The big house in Batangas that belonged to the Balmeda family, I already sold it.

I didn't want to return to Batangas because there were too many memories there that I wanted to erase. So, I moved to a new house here in Taguig. It's better to be far away to make sure that I won't cross paths with Diovanni again. Even though I'm far from the company, it's okay because I don't often go there.

Most of my work, I do from home, and I only go to the office for important meetings. Now, I am the one managing everything Daddy left behind. I take care of his properties here and in other countries. I also got to know Daddy's other relatives, and they accepted me wholeheartedly.

I was Daddy's only child because he didn't have any with his wife. That's why all his properties went to me. He looked for me back then because he had no one else to inherit from him. When we met, his sickness was already severe. He had stage 4 kidney cancer, and that's what caused his death.

"Madam, eto na po ang mga gamit niyo," sabi ng kasambahay habang inilalapag ang ilang bagay at mahahalagang dokumento. "Tiningnan ko na rin po ang laman ng bag niyo at kumpleto na po ang lahat."

"Sigurado ka ba?"

"Opo, ma'am."

Tumingin ako sa kanya nang may pagtataka. "Eh ano pa ba ang hinihintay mo? Bakit ka pa nakatayo diyan?" tanong ko na may pagtaas ng kilay.

Agad namang namutla ang kasambahay sa harap ko at kitang-kita ang kaba sa kanyang mukha. "May kailangan pa po ba, Ma'am?"

Nainis ako at kumibit-balikat sa harap niya. "What the hell! Hindi mo alam? Ihanda mo na ang kotse!" sigaw ko, na nagmadali naman siyang umalis.