The Billionaire's Possession

Chapter 41

I sighed silently and smile at him.

"Hello. I'm fine. How about you?"

Parang nakaplaster yung mukha niyang masyadong straight at ang seryoso tignan.

"I'm fine, too. Thanks for asking."

Napataas ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya tapos bigla siyang tumawa. Seriously?

"Something funny?"

Umiling siya. "Ahh. I just realized, para kasi tayong nasa English book."

I frowned. Connect?

"You know, the conversation. When the some asks 'how are you?', the other replied, 'I'm fine, thank you. How about you?',."

I smiled. Oh shit! I wasn't going to smile. But fuck! I already did.

Easy, Naya! Ngumiti ka lang naman. Walang problema dun. You're just being nice. Sigaw ng konsensya ko.

Nakatitig lang siya sakin. Ang awkwaaaarrd....! Naiilang ako. Ano na? Titigan niya nalang ako dito? Hindi na kami uupo? Gosh! Bakit pakiramdam ko ang layo ng upuan sakin.

"So, are you staying?"

Tumango ako. "Yeah. I'll be handling some projects here."

"That's good to hear."

Nginitian ko siya. So, may itatanong kapa? Tsk. Hindi mo man lang ako inayang umupo!

"Uhm, sige, enjoy nalang. Pupuntahan ko pa si Kuya."

He nodded so I turned my back at him. Sa dami ng clients at investors ni Steven dito, baka uumagahin ako kapag iisa-isa ko silang kausapin, so just like I said si Kuya talaga ang hinila ko sa table niya at hinila papunta sa garden.

"Hey!"

"Hey, your face. Come to think of it, kanina I'm not mad at you but now I just realized your just making me tired."

He chuckled. "So hindi kapa galit niyan?"

I made a face at him. "Seryoso Kuya? Ang akala ko talaga mag-aasawa ka na para atleast naman, tumahimik na buhay ko."

"Naya...."

"Anyaway, you could've just ask me to come home. Hindi yung niloloko pa ako huh."

"Nayumi, I know you won't. How many times have you been here in the Philippines since you married? In those five years you've been going in and out of this country for over ten times, but have you ever visited us?"

Tinitigan ko siya. "I have reasons, Kuya."

"Reasons? I've been trying to reach out to you but your always busy. Sa pamilya natin ako lang ata ang hindi mo masyadong kinakausap eh."

"Seriously? Alam mong busy ako. Hindi naman ako nagbi-busy-han lang para iwasan ka."

He sighed and run his finger through his hair. He's getting annoyed.

"Is that your way of getting back at me?"

I rolled my eyes. My forehead creased.

"Are you serious? Don't you even think that it's so petty to get back at you? Ano ako bata?"

"Then why the hell are you not talking to me?"

"Because.....I'm disappointed in you."

"But I already said, sorry."

I smiled. "That's why, I'm here."

Gusto ko naman talagang magkaayos na kami ni Kuya. Bilang lang sa isang kamay ko kung ilang beses lang naming nakausap ang isa't-isa pagkatapos ng gulong yun.