The Billionaire's Son

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Pinagpagan ko ang palda ng aking suot na uniporme at sumilip sa labas ng classroom namin.

"Mallory!"

Napatalon ako sa gulat nang biglang may tumapik sa balikat ko. I turned around and saw my bestfriend, Sierra, smiling widely at me. "Uuwi ka na?"

"Ah, eh..." I trailed off.

"Sabay na tayo!" she said and started skipping as she linked her hands with me. I let her drag me out of the school.

"Nabalitaan mo ba? Nandito daw ang mga Monterio."

Oh, I heard and saw more than that. I wanted to say but I bit back my lips.

"Talaga?"

Sierra nodded. "Yun ang sabi sa akin ni Nanay. Pati nga mga kapitbahay namin yun ang pinagti-tsismisan eh." Humagikhik siya. "Alam mo, may anak pala na lalaki si Don Sebastian Monterio. What do you think does he look like?"

Mysterious. Hot. Effortlessly gorgeous even when he's covered with blood.

I shrugged at her. "Hindi ko pa naman siya nakikita eh."

"Maski ako nga hindi pa nakikita si Don Sebastian Monterio. May pinapakita naman na mga pictures sa akin ang ate ko pero hindi ako naniniwalang siya yun hangga't hindi ko siya nakikita nang personal." She glanced at me. "You think their family is really genetically-blessed?"

By that time, nakalagpas na kami sa nagtitinda ng siomai, fishball, at buko juice sa harapan ng skwelahan namin.

"Mayaman naman sila. Of course they have to look good." was all I could say. "Ah, Sierra, ngapala, may kilala ka bang Dr. Nyle Acosta?"

She tapped her chin for a bit, trying to remember. "Yung sikat na cardiac surgeon sa Davao?"

My eyes widen a bit in recognition. "Yeah. Yes, yes. Siya nga. Kilala mo siya?"

"Sino ba naman ang hindi? All hospitals in the city are all dying to have her. Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit hindi pa siya nagtatayo ng sariling clinic eh."

"Talaga ba?"

"Oo. And not only that, she's really beautiful as well. Bakit mo natanong?"

Because she just got kidnapped yesterday and was forced to operate on the Young Monterio's heart.

Umiling ako. "Narinig ko lang sa mga classmates ko kanina."

Nagpatuloy ang pagkukuwentuhan naming dalawa ni Sierra hanggang sa makarating na kami sa kanto nila. Nagpaalam siya sa akin. She turned towards their street and walked away. I watched her disappear from my line of sight before I started walking towards our home.

Hindi maalis ang tingin ko sa mansion ng mga Monterio sa di kalayuan habang naglalakad ako. My mother prohibited me from taking this shortcut para hindi na ako mapadaan sa kanila pero sinuway ko pa din siya.

I stopped on my tracks and stared at the retro mansion. Just staring at it pulls a few emotional strings inside of me. It's enticing me to draw closer.

A few minutes passed as I keep on staring at the mansion I found myself walking into the same direction I walked yesterday. The mansion is really a precious gem. The ferns that are growing in crevices and cracks on the exterior part of the mansion makes it all the more mysterious, just like the young Monterio.

Aside from that, I spotted a floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the mansion. Natatakpan ito ng makapal at pulang kurtina. I wonder if they transferred the young Monterio to the room upstairs? The room he was in yesterday looks like one of the many rooms inside their mansion.