Reclaiming the Stars (Agustin Series #1)

Kabanata 17

Kabanata 17

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"How are you? Buti buhay ka pa!" Dim exclaimed from my screen. Tumawag lang s'ya para tingnan kung totoong humihinga pa ako.

"Alam mo ba may alam akong shortcut?" seryosong tanong ko sa kan'ya.

"Shortcut? Saan?" takang tanong n'ya.

"Papuntang impyerno," I ended the call before going back to my job.

It's been a couple days since the incident with the Agustins, Joaquin Agustin's birthday party to be exact. And it was plain torture.

My notifications were flooded with questions and rumors about what exactly happened. But later on, the news immediately died so I'm back on track.

"President," Nat went directly inside my office. She's my current secretary since my previous one is pregnant. In addition to that, I'm very unstable when it comes to choosing my workers but she's an exception, I trust her, a lot.

"Postponed daw po ulit ang meeting. The Mendez Group called and told us to just wait for a heads-up," she explained.

"Ilang araw na nilang pino-postpone 'yan! It's ruining my schedule!" inis kong sabi. Ilang appointments na ang na-cancel ko dahil sa hindi matuloy na meeting ng mga Mendez. They told us that the engineering team is still not present.

Mga padiba.

"Tell them to do it now or I won't participate in that project!" kahit pa ayaw kong ituloy, it's always a big opportunity to work with the Mendez. They own a real estate company and I've been working with them since the last few years. It had been a huge advantage since they gave us publicity.

At isa pa, hindi ko sila kayang tanggihan.

"But President—" tumigil si Nat nang makitang seryoso ako sa sinabi ko. She made some calls then glanced at my direction.

"10:00 am po. Mendez Group," I checked my watch and it's already quarter to ten.

"Akala yata nila nagteteleport tayo!" hindi makapaniwala kong sabi. Nagmadali ako sa pag-aayos. Medyo malayo ang building nila sa amin.

I wore my pastel blue coat to cover my white silk top. For the bottoms, I have a skirt like shorts with the same shade as my coat. I run all the way to the parking lot with my white heels.

The sound of my heels echoing the floor gives me power.

Si Nat naman ay kalmadong nakasunod sa likod ko since she's wearing a rubber shoes.

Ako na ang nag-presintang mag-drive since Nat isn't fond of speeds. Pinaharurot ko ang sasakyan but still got stuck on a traffic. I glanced at the time again and it's already past ten.

I sighed and put my pace in a slower motion. Nag-ayos pa ako ng sarili bago bumaba sa kotse. It's better to arrive late than arrive ugly. I removed my sunglasses before walking inside.

"Good morning, Architect!"

"Good morning po!"

I smiled at them. Kilala na nila ako dahil halos dito na ako tumira noong isang taon. We were working on a huge project last year and it's good thing that the Mendez were my partners.

Pagpasok ko sa conference room ay nagtinginan lahat ng tao sa akin. They're all sitting quietly at halos mapatawa pa ako nang sabay sabay pumaling ang ulo nila sa akin.

"You're late, Architect Guevarra," Adelaide Mendez, the CEO of the Mendez Group pointed out.

The reason why I can't say no to this project.