Ruthless Beauty

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Tigagal ako ng ilang segundo. Tuluyan nang nilisan ng boses ko ang kakayahang makapagsalita ngayong nandito na si Blake sa harapan ko. My lips trembled as a futile attempt to say something to him.

"Anong... anong ginagawa mo dito?"

His face darkened. I watched in awe as he ran the tip of his tongue across his lower lip. The long eyelashes of his casted a shadow on the tip of his high cheekbones.

"Hindi natin nakita ang isa't isa sa loob ng dalawang taon tapos ito ang itatanong mo sa akin?"

I blinked, completely taken aback. And then I smiled ruefully as I realized how rude I was to him. Humugot ako ng isang malalim na hininga. Mind your manners, Anna. Blake is a good family friend. You shouldn't be nasty to him.

"Nice seeing you again, Blake..."

"That statement usually goes with a smile..." he sighed. "But okay. Nice to see you too, Savannah..."

I tilted my head and studied him. He's still the same Blake that I left two years ago. Parang walang pinagbago. He can still make my heart flutter and burst into thousand pieces. I thought the separation between the two of us will make my feelings go away. Pero mas lalo pa atang lumala ngayong nakita ko na siya ulit.

"Bakit ka nga nandito?" I insisted. "Paano mo ako nahanap?"

"I have connections." He said nonchalantly. "But it wasn't easy, though. I have to visit each and every property that the Villafuerte family owns. Ferdinand Villafuerte is a very private person. I can't get any information from his men no matter how much I bribe them."

I frowned. "Why were you looking for me, anyway?"

"Isn't it obvious?" he tilted his head to bask in the glory of the sun. It made his flawless skin glow. Kulang nalang ay mga camera upang kunan siya ng litrato. He looks like he's modelling for the sunglasses. "I am an impatient man, Savannah. I can't just wait for you to go back to La Union. I needed to find you."

My heart fluttered again. I bit my lower lip and glanced away when I saw him glancing down at me. Hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko. And the growing number of curious stares from the students aren't helping either. In a small, sleepy town of Negros Occidental, a face like Blake's is like a celebrated figure to them. When a man's got a face that is sculpted to be worshipped by females, it's hard to keep him to myself. Marami talaga akong kaagaw, pati sa simpleng paghanga man lang sa mukha niya.

"Hindi kita pwedeng dalhin sa mansion, Blake." Mahina kong imik sa kaniya. "Nakikitira lang ako sa Lolo ko. Tsaka, hindi alam ni Papa kung saan kami ngayon. Ayaw ni Mama ng kahit anong komunikasyon sa Papa ko."

"I see. Is that why you never called or texted me?"

I slowly nodded, ashamed.

"I'll be staying here in Negros Occidental until your birthday. Can I take Jessica here too, the next time I visit?"

My eyes glinted in so much joy as I looked up to him and nodded excitedly like a child.

Blake smiled at me. "Good. Because she's been nagging me like crazy. Ilang araw pagkatapos mong umalis, bigla nalang siyang lumitaw sa opisina ko at sinuntok ako sa mukha. Duwag daw ako, kasi hindi kita pinigilan..."

My eyes widened. Jess has never mentioned that to me!

"Blake, I'm sorry—"

"It's nothing, really. Pero malakas talaga sumuntok ang kaibigan mo..." he chuckled in amusement, touching a part of his chiseled jaw as if he could still feel the pain of Jess' punch. "Her punch woke me up. I'm really a fucking coward, Savannah. Kaya hinanap kita..."