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XXV. Rafael Mendoza

PHILIPPINES: September 2023

TWITTER:

➥@lightningmcharles: luhh edi selos ka na @maxvers
(

Translation: "So you're jealous now?")

       ➥@tutur: karapatan where HAHA
(

Translation: "Where's his right?")

       ➥@kinderjoy: max can't even understand you idiots

➥@marcushalos: missed you my heaven

       ➥@angelmendoza: missed you too my halo

       ➥@pastry: sige nagseselos na talaga si maxie HAHAHAHA
(

Translation: "Okay, Maxie is really jealous.")

➥@OllieBearman: this is why you left me with arthur?

       ➥@arthur_leclerc7: you make it sound like I'm not fun to hang out with

       ➥@OscarPiastri: I'm really not

       ➥@racerbia: you get annoying real quick

➥@Charles_Leclerc: pourquoi ressembles-tu à ça ?

       ➥@arthur_leclerc7: encore plus beau que toi

       ➥@Charles_Leclerc: pas selon thalie

➥@racerbia: ollie looks like he's having fun

        ➥@OllieBearman: I AM! Kuya @marcushalos showed me some bike trails

        ➥@kinderjoy: lamang sayo @maxvers d ka kinukuya niyan HAHAHA
(

Translation: "He is better than you! Ollie calls him older brother!")

        ➥@maxvers: ???

Anniversary Dinner: Angel sat at her designated seat with her family. Rafael Mendoza was happy to know that she had come home. He knows how hard it is to persuade her to come home.

But there she was with Arthur Leclerc and Ollie Bearman, two young racers that he grown fond of (alongside Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant and Bianca Bustamante.) He was glad that his daughter was around racers, despite her not choosing to become a racer herself, at least she was around them because of her job.

They were chatting about the most random of things, Marcus making Rafael laugh once again. Angel was glad that her father's attention was no where near her but rather at the other people that were at the dinner.

Her mother, Isabella Mendoza was sat beside him, looking around the table. She caught the eyes of her daughter who smiled at her. "Evangeline." Rafael called out.

Angel looked at her with a small smile, "Yes dad?" she asked. He hummed and sipped his wine. "How is your work?" he asked.

She shrugged, "Good. It's doing good dad." Rafael hummed and nodded, "That's good. At least you are around cars. You will still know about the family business." he explained.

The reporter gulped and looked at her plate, she merely nodded. "Yes I do father." Ollie who was just excited didn't realize what he would say next.

"Oh Ate Angel is always around cars. Especially in Redbull." he said as he chewed on the Adobo. Angel's eyes widened and kicked him softly. Ollie looked at her confused, "What? It's true though, you're always there." he said.

Rafael furrowed his eyebrows, "Really? I thought you would be at Ferrari or McLaren the most." he said. "I am." Angel said as she drank her wine, giving Ollie a warning look.

But Arthur didn't get the memo so he continued to tease her, "But she's there all the time Tito. For Maxie." he teased.

"Oh mygod." Angel muttered. Isabella smiled at her blushing cheeks, "You like someone na anak?" she asked. She gulped and looked at her, "They're just being annoying." she said as she widened her eyes at Arthur and Ollie.

They started eating again and was giggling at each other. Marcus smirked, "I think you like him. He's Max Verstappen right? I saw the tweets between you two."

"Will you shut up? Ang ingay mo." Angel said with gritted teeth. Clearly, she didn't want her father to know.
(Translation: "You're so loud.")

But Rafael already noted of the name. "Max? Verstappen you say?" he asked. Everyone looked at him, Angel hummed and nodded, "Yes. Is there a problem dad?" she asked.

He clenched his jaw but shook his head, "None at all anak." he said before excusing himself. Clearly something ticked him off and Angel couldn't help but think it was because of Max.

She huffed and kicked Ollie, Arthur and Marcus. "Ow!" they yelled. Isabella laughed, "Don't stress too much anak. You're dad is always like that." she reminded him.

That was thing. He was always like that.