Thread of Fate

2

-Third Person-

Three consecutive knocks were heard by Alexander. "Come in!" He yelled.

Lea, in her corporate attire, came in. "Mr. Madrigal, here are some of the reports you requested. I personally brought this here because we need to discuss some matters."

"Do you want me to call an emergency meeting for your agenda?" He replied, still his vision is in his computer screen.

"What? No! This is something only the two of us should know."

"Why?" He squinted his eyes at her. He remembered what Vien told him 1 week ago about Lea.

"It's one of the senior managers. What he did is against the company rule." Her voice is already raising.

"Can't we just exclude him from the meeting with the board? Gusto mo ba akong masolo?"

Lea's forehead creased. "Anong klaseng pag-iisip meron ka? I can't believe that you're the vice-chairman when your thinking is less than a 3-year-old boy." She turned her back on him but he was quick enough to stand up and held her arms.

He held her arms as tightly as possible to make her face him. He licked his lips and looked at her seductively-- from her exposed breasts since she is wearing a corset inside, up to her lips and lastly, the eyes. On the other hand, Lea gasped for air because of too much shock and she was scared at the same time.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Bakit, Lea? Hindi ba ito ang habol mo sa akin? You can have me all you want and I won't even protest." He smirked at her.

She forcefully removed his grip. "I don't know where you get that but let me clear things up. I will never ever do something that will taint my name. Remember that!" Her eyes are becoming watery but he saw how serious she was with her words. 

Before she leaves, she fixed her clothing and stared at him. "You're really not the Alexander I used to know." This sentence made Alexander's heart pound hard in a very unexplainable way.

Right after Lea closed his door, he clenched his chest and breathe slowly. Is it really making him guilty?

A few minutes after that encounter, Zion entered his office. In his hands are documents to be signed.

"Zion, can you please bring me a glass of water?" His secretary saw how he was so he rushed to get some water. He went back as fast as possible.

"What happened po, sir?"

"Nothing. I just felt my chest tightening." Zion decided to stay at his office. He is checking his boss' well-being.

"Sir, please tell me kung kailangan niyo na pong magpadala sa ospital, ha?"

Alex laughed. "It's not that serious naman. Come and sit, Zion. I need to ask you something."

He obeyed his command and sat across him. "Ano po iyon, sir? Huwag lang po math please po!"

Alex laughed loudly again. "It's not that naman. It's about someone." Zion nodded. "What are your thoughts about Ms. Solomon?" He saw Zion gulp.

"Uhh, sir..."

"You can tell me anything. It's just that someone told me na gold digger daw yon or something."

Zion was quick enough to correct him. "Sir, sabihin niyo na po ang lahat huwag lang po iyon. Eto na nga po. Si Ma'am Lea po, sobrang hands-on sa family before and sa company. Nakakatakot po kasi masungit pero pusong mamon po iyon. Strict po kasi siya when it comes to work talaga pero when you talk to her about other things, doon po lumalabas yung other side niya so hindi po talaga namin siya ma-hate kasi we understand where she's coming from. About sa narinig niyo pong balita na gold digger, iyon na po ata ang pinaka-fake news na narinig ko kasi bukod po sa one-man po iyon e napakayaman na po niya kaya hindi na po kailangan."