BS2: Chained by the Billionaire (On Hiatus)

Chapter 5

"Mother Joe, I'm sorry."

[Sorry?! If you are sorry, you should come back to work! What happened to you, Iana?! It's been a week! Si Paula na ang panandaliang pinalit sa puwesto mo!]

I bit my lip. Paula, one of my modelling rivals. "Am I still listed and lined up for the scheduled shows next week?"

[Darling! People have been looking for you here and there! Who wouldn't miss out an Iana Jace Torres?! So better come back and walk for my shows!]

[And fyi! Paula has been stealing and taking all your scheduled ramps! I've been trying to reach you! You better be back or else Paula will really claim your position in the modelling agency! The model agency are already mad at you and are planning to cut you off the line ups if you will not contact us by tomorrow!]

Napaawang ang labi ko sa narinig.

I've been missing a lot huh. I love my work. I am living it. But I was too engrossed in my fucked up marriage with Ansel Monterro that I forgot to follow up on my work.

Hinilot ko ang sentido ko. I realized that I'm stressed out. I might just need a little unwinding. So that's what I'm going to do.

"What are you up to, Iana?" Arco asked me when I got inside his car.

Agad akong yumakap sa kanya at humalik sa pisngi niya. Gosh, I missed this man. Siya. Siya ang lalaking gusto ko.

Bahala na ang Ansel na 'yun kung magalit man. I'll go out with Arco when I want to! Our marriage won't work anyway. It's just a stupid arranged marriage. There's no love between us.

I don't even know if his confession about his love for me was true. What if he's just playing with me? Because he wants to get in my pants? Or just wants to make me feel like shit? I don't know. Maybe this is just one of his stupid games.

"Take me to PMG Corporation. I need to have a word with the agency."

I couldn't help but feel calm after staring at Arco. I can see how he looked at me and scanned me before nodding. He started driving the car.

"Is he treating you good?" Nagulat ako sa naging tanong niya.

I forced a smile. "Let's not talk about him, please."

Arco nodded. "I missed you," he whispered, surprising me.

I held my breath when he reached for my hand. Pero napansin ko ang pagbabago ng mukha niya nang may mahawakan siya roon. It was the ring that Ansel gave.

"That man really made an effort to make sure you're his, huh," Arco chuckled humorlessly.

I bit my lip and removed the ring, hiding it in my pouch.

Si Ansel Monterro. Minsan nagrereklamo ako sa kanya. Minsan nga rin pinagbubuntutan ko siya ng galit. When I'm annoyed, I always throw venomous words to him. Pero ni isang beses, wala akong narinig na reklamo mula sa kanya. He doesn't go ballistic on me when I get angry at him. He just stays silent until I finish shouting at him. Tapos pagkatapos ko siyang sinigawan at pagbuntutan ng galit, tatanungin niya lang ako kung galit pa ba ako sa kanya gamit ang mahinahon niyang boses. He's unbelievable! Ang galing niyang mameke ng ugali!

Sa nangunang tatlong araw, it was just plain talks.

Ansel never touched me against my will. At dahil hindi ko alam magluto, siya lagi ang naghahanda at nagluluto sa mga pagkain namin. Ako lang ang taga-kain at taga-hugas ng plato. On the second day, I broke his plates pero sa halip na magalit, ako pa ang inalala niya. He checked if I got wounded. Nagulat pa ako sa reaksyon niya dahil napahinga siya nang malalim nang makitang wala akong sugat. His tensed muscles relaxed.