Can't Unlove Her

Chapter 2

Deanna's

"Is this the best product you could offer to us?" A long silence filled the conference room where we held a meeting with another client who wanted to work under our Name.

Everyone seems shocked even our employees because it is rare for my Dad to speak or ask questions when someone is presenting in front.

I smiled secretly "He likes them." bulong ko sa sarili ko. I know my Dad very well, hindi siya magsasalita o magtatanong kung hindi siya interesado sa products nila. Isa pa, he doesn't usually attend our client's presentation because there are people already assigned to that task and one of them is me. My dad is too busy to waste two hours listening and watching a presentation especially that my Dad just got landed from Italy dahil sa mga meetings niya internationally, unless he is really interested to the product you are endorsing.

Kita ko naman ang kaba sa mukha ng presentor, that's normal when you're a rookie. Nakakatuwa ang Dad ko, He's trying so hard to look fierce kahit ang totoo hindi naman siya ganun, he loves smiling.

I laughed.

Napaayos naman ako ng upo ng mapansing lahat ng attention ay napunta na sa akin. Akala ko sa isip lang ako natawa.

"What's funny Ms. Ma. Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong?" Hindi ko mapigilang pumikit dahil sa pagtawag niya sa buong pangalan ko. Behind my Dad's serious face right now, alam kong tawang tawa na siya. Hindi kasi talaga ako sanay tawagin sa buo kong pangalan and he uses that to annoy me.

"Can we call it a day, Mr. Wong? So that you can stop pretending with your serious vibes though you're really not." narinig ko naman ang tawanan ng mga employees namin. Well, they know us naman na ganito, madalas talaga kaming mag-asaran ng Dad ko kahit nasa meeting pa. We offer the best vibes in the country.

"Aba aba! Marunong ka ng sumagot. Parang dati lang,  you used to cry for help because you want to change the diaper you're wearing." Naramdaman ko namang namula ako sa sinabi ni Dad dagdag pa ng tawanan ng mga empleyado namin at pati mga clients nakikitawa na din.

"Dad! What the heck?!" I blurted out, How dare him to talk about those things I did before na hindi ko naman naaalala.

"Calm down, we are supposed to act professionally right?" I just rolled my eyes at him na tinawanan lang niya.

"Fine, as requested by my daughter. Let's call it a day. Congratulations! I enjoyed your presentation and I'm looking forward to work with you and to make this product on top." Lahat ay nagpalakpakan at nagkaroon pa ng kaunting batian.

It's been a hell week for me. I'm so restless dahil sa mga dapat tapusing paper works na iniwan sakin ni Dad ng pumunta siya ng Italy.
It was hard dahil nagt-trabaho ako na parang nagtatago.

Hindi ako kagaya ng Dad ko na makikita sa mga magazines, television and books. Hangga't maaari umiiwas ako sa media, iilang tao lang ang nakakaalam ng existance ko.Nagbabayad pa ako ng tao para tanggalin ang mga pictures ko na lumalabas sa mga newspapers saying that I'm the daughter of Mr. Dean Wong. Hindi naman sa ikinakahiya ko ang Dad ko or what, ayoko lang talaga and Dad respected it. Everyone knows my name as the daughter of my Dad pero never mong makikita ang picture ko. Meron akong binabayaran para bantayan ang paglabas ng Identity ko. I'm fine with them knowing my name and my profile but not my face, ayoko ng magulong buhay.

And I declined thousands of magazines and interviews dahil lang sa ayokong ma-exposed publicly. I did my work privately. Pumupunta ako ng ibang bansa, meeting up with a lot of investors, without them knowing na I'm the daughter of the owner of Wong Food Enterprise. I am my Father's right hand, the President of Wong Food Enterprise while my Dad as the Chief Executive Officer.