Taming The Heiress

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Trabaho

Sticking my hands inside my bag, I fumbled for my car key as I make my way to my red Maserati GT parked outside the house. I was wondering how it ended up here when I was too drunk to drive earlier and Isaac must have brought his car with him. But then I remembered it might be the new bodyguard who drove it. He was at Havoc too, I could recall.

Bodyguard. Fuck that.

I still couldn't believe that I was given someone to follow me around and make sure I'm safe from trouble. I'm a grown woman and very much able, for God's sake! Hindi na ako bata na kailangang pinoprotektahan palagi. Bakit hindi na lang pinadala ni Daddy ang taong ito kay Quinn kung siya naman itong na-harass?

I did have my fair share of harassments growing up, so as my brother. We were in Grade 7 then and new transferees from the States. It was alright at the beginning, but some people took advances at us twins mostly because of our foreign features and status. Model and commercial agencies would chase us non-stop to the extreme, pestering us as soon as we step out the house or school.

Doon nagdecide si Dad na bigyan kami ni Ice ng bodyguards, we had one each tailing us around 24/7. It's sickening to have someone watch our every move, halos wala na kaming privacy o freedom. The pestering died after some months kaya nakumbinsi na rin namin si Daddy na alisin ang bodyguards.

And now, it's back for good. Jesus. What the hell did I do to deserve this?

"Miss Mondragon, saan ka pupunta?"

I was distracted from my thoughts with that voice and halted. I looked behind for that guy and raised my brow. Hindi ba obvious? I dangled the key for him to see and proceeded to my car. Ngunit hindi ko pa tuluyang naka-lapit nang magsalita siyang muli.

"Dito," he gestured his hands to the black Forester "Sabi ng Daddy mo, ito ang gagamitin ko sa paghatid sa sa'yo."

"Paghatid? Do I look like I need to be driven?" inirapan ko siya "Your job is to guard so stick to it."

"Pero iyon ang sabi ni Sir Ian, iyon ang susundin ko," sagot niya tsaka muling inilahad ang SUV.

"Hindi siya ang binabantayan mo, at lalong hindi siya ang nasa harapan mo kung hindi ako."

"Ang trabaho ko ay bantayan ka sa lahat ng oras kaya kailangan, palagi mo akong kasama. Paano ko na lang iyon gagawin kung hindi ka papayag na ihatid kita?" dire-diretso nitong saad "Tsaka.. si Sir Ian ang kumuha sa akin bilang bodyguard mo kaya siya ang masusunod."

At talagang nangatwiran pa?! Kulang na lang ay sumigaw ako sa sobrang inis! Nakipagsukatan ako ng titig doon sa Jordan Ortega na iyon pero wala siyang balak magpatalo, he stared back at me with his light brown orbs, his expression still stern.

Goddamn it! Parahas kong ibinalik ang susi sa aking bag at padabog na naglakad palapit sa sasakyan. There's no point in arguing with him, I was just wasting my time and energy. I didn't wait for him to open the door for me and just got on the backseat.

I pinched the bridge of my nose with my fingers. Lalo atang sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sa mga nangyari ngayong umaga. I got my wayfarers in my bag to shield the sun from my eyes. Ayokong makadagdag iyon sa masakit ko ng ulo.

Damn, the day had just started for me, I wasn't even dealing with the tons of paperwork at my desk yet, but I was already nearing my limit. It's gonna be a long day, that's for sure.

Jordan boarded the SUV and slipped an earpiece that's been dangling on his shoulder into his ear. He started the car's ignition and looked at me through the rearview mirror "Diretso na sa opisina, Miss Mondragon?"