American Boy ✔️

Chapter Twenty Six

"So... maybe sending me an offer to work for his agency is another way for him to make it up to me?"

"Ha? Offer?"

"Di mo alam? Magkaibigan kayo 'di ba?"

"Yes but we're not business partners, we're rival agencies, remember?"

I received an offer in my Instagram DMs, it was from the official CARDOZA Angels account.

They seemed pretty serious with the offer, they really want me to work with them, but it's odd how they sent me that offer on the same day that Alexander and I met again.

Huh, weird. Siguro may kinalaman siya doon, he did this because he wanted to apologize to me, maybe that's it.

But it's stupid. I know my influence, but if he's only doing this to apologize to me, it's not gonna happen. Unless they have an actual reason kung bakit gusto nila ako, then maybe I'll think about it.

"Wait--they offered you to work with them after your contract with me?" tumango ako sa sinabi niya, mas lalo lang siyang natawa hanggang sa punto na pinagtinginan kami ng mga empleyado sa tabi lang.

"Yup."

"Oh shit!"

"Hm?"

Parang may bigla yatang may naalala si Silas dahil sa sinabi ko. Baka nasabi niya kay Alexander kung kailan yung end ng kontrata ko sa kanya, I have like a two or three more weeks before the end of my contract at talagang minessage nila agad ako.

How weird is that?

It's like they've been waiting for the right time, ewan ko ba, ang dami ko pa ngang iniisip pero e'to nadagdagan lang tuloy yung problema ko.

'Di naman sa problema yung offer ng Cardoza Angels, the timing is off, I don't like it, something just doesn't feel right to me.

Tsaka kapag napagdesisyunan ko na maging modelo ng Cardoza Angels, Alexander will be boss and that is awkward.

But again, I'm a professional.

Business is business and not a personal thing, kailangan ko 'tong tingnan at pag-isipan ng mabuti.

E'to namang magaling kong boss parang wala ring pake kung magtrabaho ako sa ibang agency kaysa yung sa kanya ulet.

"So what? Tawa ka lang? Wala kang pake sa'kin?"

"Of course may pake ako, pero sa huli, sa'yo pa rin ang desisyon, Katerina. And besides, if you do agree to work for my agency again, that means I'll have to fight for you."

"Fight? Why fight?"

"Di mo yata naiintindihan ang value mo kay Alexander, huh? He would fight me if you chose to work with me, you know him--"

"Teka nga lang, bakit siya nanaman?"

Silas sighed, ngumiti siya ulet at inayos ang bangs ko, inayos niya rin yung kwelyo ng suot-suot kong damit.

"Katerina... my good friend..."

"Hoy, ano ba?"

"When will you finally wake up?"

I hated Silas before, 'di ako mahilig sa mga playboys o fuckboys, pero naging magkaibigan agad kami, ang bilis lang din.

I was able to bring out a side of myself in front of him that I've never shown other people before.