Platonic Hearts (Compass Series #1)

Chapter Forty-one

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We had a separate flight. Sold-out na yung tickets para sa time ng flight ko kaya kinuha nalang ni Ashen ang next. It was fine with me since I have errands to run once we reached Switzerland. Madami pa akong pupuntahan bago ako magkafree-time ulit since planado na lahat ng gagawin namin. He might not see me immediately once he arrived, luckily, I got his number.

Nauna rin kaming umalis sa museum dahil tumawag na si Venus, habang si Ashen naman ay naiwan nalang dun muna. He had his portrait to take care of and other things in his museum. Kailangan niya rin mag-impake... I had no idea how long does he plan to stay in Switzerland, but I hope he does for a while.

He texted me that he booked the same hotel as ours. Gabi na nung natanggap ko yung text niya so I'm guessing he just arrived when we left our things there. At kakarating lang rin namin ulit sa hotel ngayon. It's almost midnight. We had a full day with of meetings to settle the events that I'll be guesting in. But they are still days away. Sana bukas wala kaming masyadong ganap.

"My... Your man is hot, Aria! Are you fucking kidding me? Why didn't you call me when guys met at the museum?!"

Niyugyog ni Venus ang balikat ko habang nasa loob kami ng elevator. Napailing nalang ako sa kanya at sinamaan siya ng tingin. He's been stalking Ashen Aphelion since this morning! Dapat talaga wala nalang akong sinabi sa kanya. He followed him on Instagram and even messaged him! Kahit obvious naman na hindi active si Ashen roon... He only has seven posts posted there! But Venus won't stop making fusses about it until now. Kahit kailan talaga...

"He has the appeal, I know. But--"

"The appeal? Girl, he's beautiful! What are you talking about? Damn... All my exes were models but this man... This man! Hah! Malalagas nalang silang lahat sinasabi ko talaga... He's gorgeous! I would date him in a snap if I were you..."

I rolled my eyes. "We just met again. Can we stop talking about him?"

"I would talk about him all night! Tell me everything about him. Saan kayo nagkita at lahat-lahat! How, what, when, where, why? Did you liked him before?" He teased. Sinindot-sindot niya pa ako sa balikat.

"Will you stop that? We had a lot of things to do! For goodness's sake, Venus..." I complained. Dumistansya na rin ako sa kanya at hinimas ang balikat kong sinindot niya. I swear his long nails are close to claws... Lalo na kapag kinikilig.

"Bahala ka," usal ko.

Seconds passed when the elevator ranged. Lumingon ako kay Venus. "This is my floor, right? I'll go ahead..." I hugged him goodnight and bid my goodbyes to the guards. Sa susunod na floor pa 'ata yung mga kwarto nila. Pagkatapos kong magpaalam ay lumabas na agad ako at dumiretso na sa paglalakad papunta sa kwarto ko.

Venus got me an exclusive floor at walang masyadong nagbo-book dito dahil sa presyo. There's really no need for this, but Venus really insisted. He said he wanted me to experience the best of Switzerland.

I took out my phone from my pocket and was about to text Ashen when I bumped into someone.

"Sorry--"

My eyes lifted to the person in front of me. To my surprise, I saw Ashen Aphelion standing in his pajamas on. Napaabante ako at pinagmasdan siya mula ulo hanggang paa. I covered my mouth.

Oh, my gosh. He's wearing a cute panda pajamas... that matched with his slippers too.

"W-Wait... I was about to text you. Ditong floor ka rin?" I was holding back my laugh so bad. It's just that I've never seen a full grown man in these kind of pajamas... And he has the guts to! At nandito pa siya nagpasikot-sikot lang sa labas ng hallway!