Reigning Battle Beyond Greed

Chapter 32

"You hypnotized the guy! Mind control or some sort of manipulation using your psychology ek-ek..." Panghuhula niya.

I smirk. I can't blame her. I did it to them one time because I want to make sure that I can do hypnosis. I practice on them. Pero hindi iyon madali lalo na kung hindi vulnerable type yong tao. Si Shaza, ang dali. Sa kanilang dalawa, sakto lang. Pero nahirapan ako kay Cleofe since she had this strong confidence and personality. Nagre-repel. Kumbaga, hindi madaling utuin at i-scam.

"He just sees me as a challenge."

"Si Narvaez, challenged? May mahirap pala sa taong iyon?" natatawang sad ni Dionne. She knew him as a powerful and ruthless business tycoon.

"Whatever! I'll push through with the annulment, anyway."

"Sure ka na diyan? Sayang naman. Di ka na lugi don, mayaman, gwapo, mukha ding masarap?" Umiling ako bilang sagot kay Dionne. If Shaza is a good influence to her. Dito kay Ivana panaya kabastusan ang natututunan.

"Ahy, sige suportahan taka. Kahit mukhang babangga tayo ng pader. Di bale, pader din naman itong si Dionne eh kaya I think ,may laban naman kahit papaano."

"Sus! Porque't may love life, nang-aapi na? Magbayad ka muna kaya ng utang, ano? Bago ka lumandi at mangbully?"

Tinawanan lang siya ni Ivana. Nag-asaran sila hanggang sa pinapasok kami ng guard sa gate ng mansion.

"See you, next week?"  Tanong ni Dionne.

"Oo nga, saan tayo?" Ivana asked too.

Nagkibit-balikat ako. "Not sure. I'll update sa GC." I bid goodbye to them bago ako pumasok sa mansion.

Hindi ako worried sa kung anumang isipin ni Narvaez. It's just that- kailangan kong bumawi kay Jj. He got- well- uh... a bit mad. He just walk out on me after telling him I can't go on the Caribbean tour with them. At dahil hindi ako kasama, malamang ay hindi ko din pinayagang pumunta siya nang wala ako.

Altair suggested we can re-schedule the tour but Jj got this impression that I love my friends more. Umalis ako ng mansion papuntang airport nang hindi kinakausap man lang ni Jj.  He refused and rejected my calls as well when I was out of the country.

No one's home. Kinabahan ako. I don't know kung nasaan ang mga maids. But after calling Stella, napanatag ako. Iniwan ko na lang ang bagahe sa harapan. I called a maid para maipaakyat at maipaayos sa silid ko ang mga gamit ko.

 I thought... I really thought...

Napailing ako, trying to shake off every negative thought that crept inside my head. Ayon kay Stella, ipinasyal daw ni Altair si Jj somewhere in Subic Bay kung nasaan ang yate nito at pauwi na daw sila. He has a resthouse in Olongapo.

I haven't been there. At wala akong balak puntahan iyon. They stayed there for 3 days, kasama si Mama Claire.