"Areeya Cervantes, who had a one-night stand with Hunter Santiago (who turned out to be her new boss) finally agreed to his proposal with terms and conditions, until one of those was breached--or more."
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vixen series #1
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Hindi alam ni Areeya na an...
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It was 5:30 in the morning when Hunter and I woke up. Dumeretso kami sa pagbyahe papunta sa condo ko dahil kailangan niyang umalis. Doon naka-park ang sasakyan niya at hindi malapit ‘yon sa penthouse niya.
“Sometimes, you should let loose. You’re too careful around other people whenever we’re together. Ano naman kung makita tayong sabay pumasok? We’ll just say na nakita kita somewhere so I decided to give you a ride,” he explained.
I shook my head. “No. Hindi ipinanganak kahapon ang mga empleyado mo, Hunter. They would know. Isa pa, what are the odds na isasabay mo ako sa sasakyan mo? May sasakyan din ako.”
He chuckled. “If we want to, we can always find a way to escape their accusations. All we need to have is your willingness to risk it all.”
I rolled my eyes. “Bold of you to say that. Palibahasa’y walang mawawala sa ‘yo kapag nagkahulihan. You own the company while I’m only your employee. Ayaw kong mawalan ng trabaho.”
He laughed. “Hindi ka naman mawawalan ng trabaho, Areeya.”
I rolled my eyes once again. “Mawawalan ako ng trabaho dahil magre-resign ako. The worst thing that I don’t want to happen in my workplace is to be the topic of the century ng mga marites mong empleyado. I love my peace too much to risk it all just for a man.”
He fell silent, focusing his full attention to the road. Though, I heard him mumble.
“Just . . . for a man.”
Hindi ko na pinansin pa ’yon. Wala na rin naman na siyang sinabi aside from that kaya naman wala nang napag-usapan hanggang sa makarating kami sa parking lot. Sabay kaming lumabas ng sasakyan ko pagka-park niya sa bakanteng pwesto. Ilang sandali pa, lumapit siya sa akin para iabot ang susi.
“I might be very busy for this whole week because of the project I just closed but you can come to my office any time you want. My secretary won’t mind you at all.”
After that, he just smiled and entered his car before driving away. Napanguso ako dahil feeling ko, may kulang sa akin ngayon. Parang may dapat akong matanggap na hindi ko nakuha ngayong umaga.
Dumeretso ako sa unit para kumain ng breakfast at gumayak para sa trabaho. I took my time soaking myself in a bathtub full of lukewarm water with my rose-scented bath bomb. Feeling ko, hindi ako nag-rest day sa dami ng nangyari sa buhay ko nitong nagdaang dalawang araw. Parang pagod na pagod pa rin ako.
More than thirty minutes before the start of my work, umalis na ako ng condo at nag-drive papunta sa workplace. Oras na makarating ako sa department, nakita ko kaagad ang pagdapo ng nagdududang tingin ni Queenie sa akin. Pilit akong ngumiti sa kan’ya.
“Magandang umaga, mahal na reyna,” I greeted her like I always used to as I put my bag on my table.
Lumapit siya sa cubicle ko saka itinaas ang suot na anti-radiation glass bago humalukipkip, nakanguso habang nakatingin sa akin. Napalunok ako sa kaba pero hindi naman ako nag-iwas ng tingin.
