Kiss me (GxG)

Chapter 17: The Right Thing

Chapter 17

Dennise's POV

    "Carl?" I asked and paused.
    "What about Carl?" nagtataka kong tanong. Nagtinginan naman ang dalawa na ipinagtaka ko, nag-iba kasi bigla ang mga expressions nila. Humarap na si Jeanne sa camera nang biglang mag-pixelated yung video.
    "We... at—the... a wh—ago..." paputol-putol na ang boses nila, "He's—on... you," atsaka na lang biglang nag-lag yung video.
    "Ha? I can't understand you guys, chappy!" sabi ko at nag-type na lang na mamaya ko na lang sila kakausapin dahil biglang bumagal ang internet. Ano naman ang gustong sabihin ng mga yun tungkol kay Carl?
    "Hindi na talaga ako magugulat kung sabihin nila na nakita nilang nambababae yun," bulong ko sa sarili ko at sinara ang laptop.
I do admit, our relationship didn't start because we liked each other, it was all for our families. Siguro isa na rin iyon sa dahilan kung bakit ayaw ko pang magpakasal sa kanya, but it's useless I guess, sa ayaw at sa gusto ko, we'll be married someday.
    "Ma'am?" bungad ni Loraine saken pagkabukas niya ng pinto, "they're here."

    "OK," panimula ng blonde na lalake sa may tabi ko at tinignan ako mula ulo hanggang paa, "who's this beautiful lady?" atsaka ako kinindatan. Hindi ko siya pinansin at dumerederetso sa upuan ko, "Ooh, rough," narinig kong komento niya.
    "My apologies that my father couldn't make it today," inayos ko ang papel na nasa harap ko at tinignan sila isa-isa, "but—,"
    "I'm sorry miss, but we won't be able to close the deal if he's not here," the middle-aged man interrupted; napakunot bigla ang noo ko, ang bastos ah? "Otherwise, this company will lose investors from—,"
    "Gentlemen, this is Ms. Emilia Dennise Thompson, the CEO of TG Corporation," Loraine announced. Nginitian niya sila at ibinaling ang tingin saken at tumango ng bahagya.
    "So..." the guy paused and winked at me, "you're the famous TG Queen everyone's been talking about," atsaka ako tinignan mula taas hanggang baba, "not bad," napansin kong sumama ang tingin sa kanya ni Loraine, pero hindi ko na pinansin yung lalake kahit nakakabastos na siya.
    "OK, gentlemen, let's get down to business," I flashed my sweetest smile.

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    "It's a pleasure doing business with you," ngiti ko ulet sa kanila kahit na pagod na ang panga ko. Kung si dad aggressive ang take niya pagdating sa mga investors, I'm going to do the opposite, and I did, and it worked.

    "No, it's a pleasure for me," Mr. Apollo replied and smiled genuinely, "I'm so sorry for Hans' attitude, I'm sure he didn't mean it in an ill way," sabi niya saken habang naglalakad.
"It's OK, Ms. Thompson, it was an honor to meet Mr. August's daughter," sabi niya bigla nang akmain kong sumagot, "he must be so proud of you and trusts you deeply to make you the CEO of this company," he paused, "at hindi siya nagkamali."
    "Thank you, Mr. Apollo," this time hindi na pilit ang ngiti ko atsaka sila hinatid sa labas hanggang sa pagsakay nila sa kotse nila. I watched them as they drove off before going inside.

    Work has always been the best way to distract me from other things: from Ros, from Carl, from Dad; but the past few days, it hasn't been working; especially when it comes to Ros, something about it deeply disturbs me. Lalo na sa biglaang pagbabago ng pakikitungo niya saken kanina, sobrang hindi ako mapakali; was it something I said? Was it because she felt that I'm taking our relationship personally and she's not just an escort girl to me? Was it against their rules?
Of course it is, Dennise you're so stupid. She might lose her job because of what I'm starting to feel for her. But... maybe that's good? Maybe not being an escort girl anymore might be good for her? I can offer her a better job, maybe I can also help her family in some way—I want to help her in any way.