Just Married A Stranger

23: The friendly dinner

In Singapore.
3rd person POV

"Thank you for extending your stay here Daniel. We just wanna make sure that everything is settled first before we sign the contract."

"No problem with that Mr.Choi. Your partnership with us matters. Would you like to go out for a dinner?"

"My wife cooked for me and you know what will happen if I don't go home soon, right?" natatawa pa nyang tanong kay Daniel.

"Haha! It's gonna be a World War 3."

"Yes, and  I know that I'll lose.Haha. Let's have a drink next time, ok?"

"Will wait for that Mr.Choi. Again, thank you for having me here. I'll go now." at kinamayan niya muna sila bago umalis.

Daniel is so excited to go back to the hotel dahil matatawagan na niya si Shane. Ang gusto kasi niya tawagan ang asawa kapag ayos na ang lahat sa business deal at kapag malapit na siyang umuwi.

He tried to avoid her because for him she's a distraction. . . a very beautiful distraction.

He was already in the entrance of the hotel ng biglang may bumati sa kanya.

"Hi Daniel." with a meaningful grin on her face.

"Nadia? What are you doing here?" halata ang inis sa mukha ni Daniel ng makita ang dalaga.

"What a silly question Daniel. You know why I'm here." teasing him.

"I have no time to think for the silly answer. Mauna na ako." papasok na sana siya sa loob pero natigilan siya sa sinabi ng dalaga.

"I know your tired baby.Let's eat. I'll wait in your room while you change." at nagsalubong talaga ang kilay ni Daniel ng marinig yun.

"Baby? Eat? Stop it Nadia!Are you going psycho again?"

"No baby. I'm not. Kakain tayo sa labas dahil sinabi ko. You don't want me to really go psycho right?" and showed her b****iest smile ever.

Hindi nakapagsalita si Daniel dahil alam niya ang ginagawa ni Nadia. She's blackmailing him. He wants to end her freaking hallucination kaya ngayong gabi tatapusin na niya ang lahat.

"Your not my wife, which means your not allowed in my suite.Just wait for me in your room at susunduin nalang kita."

"How sweet.I'll wait for you baby."

Hindi na siya pinansin pa ni Daniel at nauna ng pumasok. Nakasunod lang si Nadia thinking that he got Daniel in her hands.

After 2 hours in which sinadya talaga ni Daniel na tagalan ay sinundo na niya si Nadia. He was smiling in his head nang makita ang bwisit ng mukha ni Nadia.

"What do you like to eat baby?"maarteng  tanong ni Nadia sa kanya habang nakatingin sa menu.

"Stop this Nadia."

"Ayaw mo ba dito kumain?"

"Alam mong hindi yang ang ibig kong sabihin." seryoso niyang sabi.

"No Daniel!  I liked you since the first time I saw you. Wala akong pakielam kahit may asawa ka pa. Kung iisipin rin naman siguradong makikipaghiwalay siya sayo kapag nalaman niya ang totoo. Sino naman ang hindi makikipaghiwalay sa ginawa mo? The woman you called wife will soon hate you with every inch of her body. Isang snap ko lang Daniel at wala ng Shane na uuwi sa bahay nyo."  tumawa pa siya matapos sabihin yun.

Sasagot na sana si Daniel pero may nakita siyang pamilyar na mukha sa labas ng resto. Ito ang araw na ayaw niyang mangyari lalong ayaw niyang makitang umiiyak ang asawa. Agad siyang lumabas pero wala na si Shane dun.

"Hindi mo ako mapapaikot sa kamay mo Nadia. Remember this dahil ngayon ko lang sasabin sayo. Malaman man niya ang totoo, gagawin ko ang lahat as in lahat mapabalik ko lang siya sa akin. Shane is mine and I will never allow anything or anyone to break us. Come to think of it, she's really mine from the start." and he left her.

Daniel came back to the Philippines as soon as he can pero wala pala siyang Shane na madadatnan. Buti nalang at may kakilala siya sa isang airline company na nagnotify sa kanya na the next day pa ang flight ni Shane. Since nalaman niyang nasa Singapore pa ang asawa ay pinahanap niya ito sa isang hired investigator para alamin kung bakit naroon pa siya.

Nang nalaman na niya ang dahilan ay mas lalo niyang ayaw mawala sa kanya ang asawa. Hindi siya makakapayag na bumalik si Shane kay Mason. Hinding hindi.

At the party...

"I didn't know that she's in Singapore hon. I also didn't know that were staying in the same hotel. Hindi kita kinokontak dahil for sure kapag nakausap kita lilipad agad ako pabalik dito sa Manila dahil miss na miss na kita. The night that you saw us, it was the first time that we got out together. Niyaya niya lang ako sa isang friendly dinner. That's all." pagsisinungaling ni Daniel.

"I don't know what to say to you Daniel. I have this feeling...this feelling...that your not telling the truth." at hindi na napigilan ni Shane umiyak.

"Please don't cry hon. Ayaw kitang umiiyak dahil sa kagagawan ko. Trust me hon. You do trust me right?"

Walang narinig na sagot si Daniel kaya niyakap nalang niya si Shane at hinalikan sa noo. He's lying again but Shane needs to trust him. Lie and Trust is contrary to the other but he's doing it for her. All for her.