Alabang Boys Series #1
Jaesie Rosenthal knows what she brings to the table, and love is just another luxury she doesn't have any plan to buy. But a multi-million-peso agreement is something she will consider when it comes to business.
When Rico Dard...
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I TRIED to explain my side to Myles. Mukhang paalis na sila kaya hinabol ko sa parking lot.
Myles looked so pissed off. Arthas was glaring somewhere na ayaw lang ipakita kay Myles na iritable na rin siya.
Rico had a point. Of course, he always had. But it would be really hard for me to explain my situation kasi kahit ako, hindi ko rin alam kung paano ito hina-handle.
"Myles, please. Ganoon lang talaga si Rico."
Myles stopped walking and turned around to face me.
"Who's that man?" she asked, crossing her arms and raising a brow at me.
"He's . . ." I let out a sigh. "He's an investor."
"Investor?" she sarcastically asked. "At pumayag kang pagsalitaan ako nang ganoon ng investor mo?"
"Myles, he's just like that most of the time, all right?" sagot ko sa pinakamatamlay kong boses dahil pag-iinitan talaga niya si Rico. "Whatever he said earlier, just forget about that kasi nagulat lang siya."
"Investor and he was dissing me in front of Art, in front of you, and in front of everyone else na nasa loob ng café mo."
"He's not!" depensa ko.
"Come on, Jae! He's mocking us! Hindi kami manhid!"
"God!" Napasapo agad ako sa noo at naiinis na pinigilan ang sarili sa pagsasabi ng masamang salita. "Myles . . ."
"Jae, I don't like him," sabi ni Arthas na mukhang nakalapit na kay Myles para kausapin din ako. "Bumalik ka na lang kay Clark."
"He's just an investor, Art, okay?" pamimilit ko pa kasi talagang ipagpipilitan nilang dalawa ang tungkol sa nangyari—na kung tutuusin, fault naman talaga ni Myles. "And don't bring Clark here kasi labas siya rito. Honest lang talaga si Rico."
"He insulted me!" sigaw ni Myles.
"He was shocked kasi sinaktan mo si Arthas kanina, Myles. We were in a serious meeting, and he didn't sign up for that scene."
"So, kasalanan ko?"
My God, this is so frustrating!
"I'm not blaming you, Myles. I'm just speaking on his behalf," I defended.
"Why are you speaking on his behalf, anyway? Aminin mo na kasi, Jae, he's a suitor."
"He's an investor!"
"He should be an investor, period," paningit ni Arthas. "I don't like him for you, Jae."
"Hindi nga kasi!"
Pare-pareho na kaming nagtataas ng boses sa isa't isa. At nawalan na tuloy ako ng ganang makipagtalo habang nasi-stress sa kanilang dalawa.
"He's an investor," pamimilit ko kahit paulit-ulit na. "Nandito siya sa café dahil may business meeting kami. And that should be exclusive for the both of us dahil nga business ang ipinunta niya rito. Hindi ko nga rin ine-expect na pupunta kayo, sana nag-text man lang."
