She is free
Nasa opisina ngayon si Lucas at tinatapos balikan ang kontrata with Montejos Producers. Ngayong araw din kase nakaset ang meeting ng mga ito na ilang beses na ring nacancel dahil na rin sa mga nakita nyang lapses ng kontrata. Nais kaseng makipag partnership ng Montejos Producers sa Argyros Corp bilang isa sa mga supplier ng raw materials na ginagamit nila sa mga produktong ineexport nila.
Maya maya pa ay iniluwal ng pinto si Eric. May inilapag itong folder sa kanyang mesa at nakangiting sinabing... Mission accomplished! But please before you read that, hear me out first. Andrew Montejos called me a while ago and he said they'll be here later at 4pm.
They? takang sagot ni Lucas.
Yes, him, his father and his younger sister who's taking her ojt in their company. He said they're starting to train her for the business. And from what i've heard, medyo brat yung sister nya but she's pretty though. And you might want to check on my report first, since connected lang naman si Ms. Robles sa mga Montejos. paliwanag ni Eric.
Hindi makasagot si Lucas kaya agad na inilabas ang profile ni Isabelle at sabay na binuklat kasama ang bagong folder na bigay ni Eric.
Fine naexcite ka na naman! I'll leave you muna dahil may kelangan akong kunin na mga papeles sa Finance Department. And you better be ready when i come back since we only have an hour before the Montejos arrive. sabi ni Eric saka dumiretso nang palabas ng opisinang yon.
Seryoso namang sinimulan ni Lucas ang pagbabasa ng dalawang folder. Maya maya pa ay napatigil sya at naalala ang pag uusap nila ni Nicolas kagabi.
Pare kilala mo pala si Ms. Robles? I saw you talking to her kanina sa parking lot before i came in. sabi ni Lucas.
Yeah pare, remember? Sila yung sinabi ko sa yong pinsan at kaibigan kong mag o ojt sa kumpanya mo. My cousin is Lea and my friend is Isabelle. sagot ni Nicolas.
Just friend? sarcastic ang pagkakatanong ni Lucas.
Nakuha naman ni Nicolas ang punto ni Lucas... Fuck off pare, please? Wag mo ng isali sa listahan ng mga pinaiyak mo si Isabelle. She is way so much nicer than all of your girls. Hindi siya yung tipong pang one night stand lang. medyo pikon na sagot ni Nicolas.
Whoa affected masyado dude! Hahaha... relax! But you know me pare, i don't go asking for a girl... they come asking for me... unless she is someone i'm really interested to. You know i can move mountains for her. nakatingin lang si Nicolas sa kaibigan, napapaisip din siya dahil totoo naman ang sinabi nito. Iba pag tinamaan si Lucas, and they all witnessed how he became a more serious man with Anika... and how devastated he was when he lost her. Could it be that Isabelle is the next Anika in his life?
So can we have a deal as bros? diretsong tanong ni Lucas habang naputol naman ang pag iisip ni Nicolas.
Deal? nagtatakang tanong ni Nicolas.
I am giving you one month, if you dont get her after a month i'll start courting her. What do you think? parang sigurado si Lucas na papayag si Nicolas.
Matagal bago nakasagot si Nicolas. Alam naman niyang wala na siyang pag asa kay Isabelle... pero hindi nya maaaring ibigay ng basta basta ito kay Lucas lalo na at alam niyang hindi pa ito fully recovered from Anika's death. He thinks somehow he needs to protect Isabelle from Lucas from being his rebound. Naisip nya bigla si Jake, if he won't win the girl's heart, then might as well give Jake a chance on his friend.
Ok deal! But after one month and she is no longer free, whether ako or some other guy wins, you'll leave her alone. Deal? agad namang inilahad ni Nicolas ang kamay nya ready for a handshake.
Some other guy? kunot noong tanong ni Lucas.
Well, what do we know? Hindi lang pala ako o ikaw ang naghahangad kay Isabelle... mabilis na sagot ni Nicolas habang may pilyong ngiti sa kanyang mukha.
Deal dude! Lucas shook his hand with a devilish smile.
Bumalik ang devilish smile na yun sa mukha ni Lucas while reading more of Isabelle's profile. Now he can't wait for his win of the deal.
Pabalik na sana ng opisina si Eric ng di inaasahang may makita siyang magkausap na dalawang babae. Pamilyar sa kanya ang dalawa kaya't pasimple syang nagkubli upang di makita ng dalawa subalit tiniyak niyang dinig nya ang pag uusap ng mga ito.
Sandra! A-anong ginagawa mo dito? Ah I mean, bakit ka nandito? nauutal na sabi ni Isabelle na nagulat sa nakita.
Why Isay? Oh my... why have i not remembered na dito nga pala ang ojt nyo ng weirdo friend mo! Ooops sorry... sabi ni Sandra right after seeing Isabelle's reaction. Well, i will be meeting no less than Lucas Argyros, actually i'm with Dad and Kuya. And it looks like i won't be needing your help anymore since magkakasama rin kami in the coming days. tila nang iinis na nakangiti nitong sabi.
Ha? Anong ibig mong sabihin? gulat at di makapaniwalang sabi naman ni Isabelle.
Well since ayaw mo naman ako ipakilala sa kaniya, i'm doing it myself. Wait, correction! Fate is doing it for me. Thanks to our family's business. maarteng sabi pa ni Sandra.
E... e di maganda pala. I can... peacefully work here. malungkot na sagot ni Isabelle habang iniiwas ang tingin sa kaibigan. Nang marinig nya kaseng magkakalapit ang dalawa ay hindi niya maiwasang makaramdam ng inggit dito. Lalo pa at naalala na naman nya ang nangyari sa unang araw niya sa kumpanya ng binata.
Well, ganun talaga Isay! What Sandra wants, Sandra gets... and di ba birds of the same feathers. should fuck together! saka pilyang tumawa na ikinapula naman ng pisngi ni Isabelle.
Sandra watch your mouth! Baka may makarinig sa iyo kung ano pa ang isipin... saway naman ni Isabelle. Saka inilibot ang tingin para matiyak na walang ibang tao.
Isay, you are being naive again! Masyado ka kaseng makadikit sa weirdo mong kaibigan e kaya you're missing half of your life. Hahaha... Anyway, dont worry i'll update you kung anuman ang mangyari sa amin ni Lucas para naman di ka napapag iwanan. sabi pa ni Sandra.
Uhm, excuse me Miss Montejos? Your father and brother are waiting for you sa conference room. Pinahanap ka nila sa akin baka daw naligaw ka. singit ni Eric na halatang inis kay Sandra. Excuse us Ms. Robles...
Sige po sir, babalik na rin po ako sa table ko... nakayukong sabi ni Isabelle.
Bye Isay, see you later sa bahay... sabay talikod ni Sandra.
Pagkapasok nila sa conference room, Please excuse me for a while, I'll just check if Mr. Argyros is available now... sabi ni Eric at tumango lang naman ang mag aama.
Pagkabalik ni Eric sa opisina ni Lucas ay hawak pa din nito ang folders ng profile ni Isabelle. Bro pwede bang magdagdag sa report ko? napatingin naman si Lucas ng may tanong sa mukha nito.
I have to add na Ms. Robles seems to be a modern day Cinderella. From what i saw and heard a while ago, the youngest Montejos, who is Sandra, looks like the evil stepsister. I just dont know with the other Montejos. Ramdam ang awa sa tono ni Eric na lalong ipinagtaka ni Lucas.
Well this is getting more interesting bro... so should i be the prince charming who saves her from the evil stepsister? Hahaha... biro ni Lucas.
Not funny bro, this is real life we're talking here. But seriously, that Isabelle is something. And i don't think it's fair that you play with her heart. biglang sumeryoso si Eric.
And who says i am not serious with her? You know me bro... mabilis na sagot ni Lucas.
Yeah i know you bro... so get ready now coz the Montejos are already waiting at the conference room. pag iiba ni Eric.
Do i really have to face them now? Why don't you do it for me instead? Bahala ka na sa alibi, just tell them that we are not yet ready with the final contract, blah blah blah... I still have to go through your report. nakangiting sabi ni Lucas.
Wait, anong ako? Eh i'm sure kaya sumama yung bunsong Montejos is to meet you and brag about it. Hahaha iba ka talaga bro! biro ni Eric.
Hahaha what can i do? But fine, i'll meet them... just give me fifteen minutes more... I'll see you there. Lucas replied being a professional, alam niyang iba ang trabaho sa personal issues.
After a few more minutes reading Isabelle's file, Lucas close the folders and prepared himself for the meeting. Dumiretso na siya sa conference room kung kaya't napatayo ang mga taong naghihintay doon.
Mr. Lucas Argyros! This is my son Andrew and my daughter Sandra. sabay abot ng kamay sa binata. Isa isang kinamayan ni Lucas ang mag aama pero nung si Sandra na ay kung bakit napakahigpit ng pagkakahawak nito sa kamay nya at sinabayan pa ng isang malanding ngiti. Alam na alam naman ni Lucas ang laro ng mga ganitong klase ng babae kaya kusa na niyang hinatak ang kamay at ginantihan na lamang ng ngiti ang dalaga.
Uhm, just Lucas Don Jaime... Nice meeting you all. So if we may proceed with the meeting, i would just like to discuss some minor details on the contract... if its ok with you I still want my legal counsels to do a further review of the contract. If you're free next week we can set another meeting for the finalization of this partnership. seryodong sabi ni Lucas.
Well Lucas, I was hoping you have already reviewed the contract by now. But if you still need time, then let's just meet again next week. sabi ni Andrew na ikinataas ng kilay ni Eric nang magkatinginan sila ni Lucas.
Andrew, this is not just an ordinary contract so you see i have to be very sure of everything. But if you want to back out from this, we will understand. mabilis naman na sagot ni Lucas kaya napansin niyang nataranta ang mag aama at nagbulungan. Napangiti naman si Lucas at tila umaayon sa kanya ang plano nya.
No Lucas, we won't be backing out. Andrew didn't mean it that way. bawi naman ni Don Jaime na tila napahiya. If you still need more time then go on, we will just be waiting for your call. dagdag pa nito.
Whoa boys, why so serious? i mean it's just a contract right? sabat naman ni Sandra at ngumiti na naman kay Lucas.
Pero hindi na rin nakapagpigil si Lucas kaya tumayo na ito at tinapos na lang ang meeting... Well Ms. Montejos, perhaps you should ask your father and brother here if this is just another contract. I'm sorry but i still have another meeting to attend to. If you have any other concerns for today, Eric here will be taking my place. Excuse me. at sinenyasan si Eric saka deretsong lumabas na.
Sandra what were you thinking? Why did you say that? galit na sabi ni Andrew sa kapatid.
What??? patay malisyang sagot ni Sandra.
Enough of that! Sa bahay tayo mag usap. sabi naman ni don Jaime na halatang nagtitimpi sa nangyari. Saka bumaling kay Eric. Uhm Mr. Eric, we'll go ahead now. We'll just be waiting for your next call. And please extend my apology to Lucas for what happened today.
No problem Don Jaime, i'm sure Mr. Argyros just wants the best for both parties. Ingat po kayo sa pag uwi. sabi naman ni Eric.