BLANGKO

CHAPTER 25

LOLO LEO'S POV

"What's your plan? Hindi ba magkakagulo ang mga apo mo tungkol sa mga mamanahin nila?" tanong ni Rigor. He's one of my right hand sa S.G Group.

"My grandchildrens are not greedy in money. I know there wouldn't be a problem." sagot ko habang sumisimsim ng alak. Matanda na ako and by anytime baka puwede na akong mawala kaya kailangan ay mahati ko na sa tatlo ang mga ari ariang mamanahin ng mga apo ko.

"S.G group will be in the hands of my granddaughter Valerie I will surely give my shares under her name. Including my properties sa Amsterdam and Maldives even my resthouse and resorts in batangas.

"How about zachary?" tanong nito habang sinasaluhan ako sa pag inom.

"Since he's the eldest. Sa kanya ko ipapamana ang Severinos Incorporation. There won't be a hassle since ako ang may ari ng kompanyang iyon. My properties in Iceland and London will be taken under his name same as the Severino's Condominium Building in Switzerland." sabi ko

"And Zachareus?"

"He will be the one to run the Severino's lawfirm. My properties in Morocco, Spain and Las Vegas will also be taken under his name. And my beach houses sa palawan. Isama mo na din yung private airplane ng severino clan" sagot. Mahina naman itong natawa

"Wala ka ng poproblemahin sa mga apo mo, Leo" anito

"Of course, I didn't raise them with a big head" sabi ko. We just talked and laugh ni Rigor. Matatanda na kami at kailangan na namin ipamana sa mga apo namin ang ari arian na mayroon kami.

Ilang sandali pa'y pinagpasyahan na naming tumungo sa conference hall para sa institutional meeting with the chairman of the boards.

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VALERIE/VEE'S POV

"Everyone. I would like to make an announcement" nasa kalagitnaan kami ng meeting ng bigla itong magsalita sa mikropono. Wala sina kuya dito dahil alam kong busy sila sa law firm. Balita ko malalaking kaso ang hawak nila.

"Valerie?" Tawag nito sa akin. Agad naman akong napalingon sa kinaroroonan niya. Sumenyas ito na lumapit ako sa kanya kayat sinunod ko naman ito.

I was standing infront of the board members, investors and constituents when lolo leo told me so. Hindi ko alam kung anong trip niya. Ieendorse niya yata ako.

"Everyone, I would like to clearly announce to you that 34 percent of my shares will be given under my grand daughter's name Valerie Severino" anito. Napalingon naman ako sa kanya ngunit tinanguan lang niya ako.

"That percent will made her the major stock holder of S.G Group" dugtong pa nito.

"You don't have to worry about her when it comes to running a company. She was able to did it herself when she was still in New York. Siya ang naging pansamantalang presidente ng Severinos Corporation and we all know that my company is one of the leading magazine companies worldwide" pagmamalaki nito na ikinatango naman ng karamihan na nasa meeting. Halata sa karamihan ang pag sang ayon ngunit may ilan pa ding nag aalinlangan.

"So shall we begin to vote now? We should assign her as the newly CEO of S.G Group as soon as possible" ani Ms. Soledad at nginitian pa ako kayat iginawad ko rin ang matamis kong ngiti sa kanya. Many agreed to her.

"We will proceed to the votings on one of this days and It shall be announce exactly on my birthday. I want to announce it myself and see it myself how my grand daughter will replace my position, very soon" anito at nilingon ako. Ngumiti ako and I mouthed him "thank you lo" and he just gave me a heart sign. I feel so overwhelmed.