"May I have the invoices for this past years, Riu? Pati na rin ang statistic sa mga nakalipas na buwan." Imanded from my dad''s secretary.


    I was making the reports for the sales that thepany made for the past months. Wayde asked me to meticulously check thepany''s well being after months of being away. Nakita kong mki ang pagbabago niyon sa mga dumaraang buwan. This might affect the branches that were under my dad''spany.


    "On it, Mrs. Patterson. Congrattions with your marriage, ma''am." Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin ako sanay sa pagbabago ng apelyido ko. Well atleast, it''s more ssier now.


    Nang maipasa niya ang mga dokumento ay kaagad kong binasa iyon isa-isa. I massaged my temple and stretched my arms before proceeding to work. Marami-rami rin iyon at kangan kong busisihin iyon ng maayos.


    It was already quarter to one when I finished. Kaagad akong nag-inat at lumabas ng kwarto ko. I was about to pass on our main balcony when I noticed someone there.


    When I take a peak, I saw Wayde with hisptop on the table. He''s wearing a headset while typing in his keyboard. Suot-suot din niya ang reading sses niya at may mga papeles sa gilid. I did not bother to destruct him and went straight to the kitchen on our floor. Kaagad kong binuksan ang cab sa kusina at kinuha ang electric kettle.


    It''s a good thing that we have a kitchen here and downstairs, it''s convenient for me and my dad. Especially when we are too busy with work and can''t even go downstairs to eat something.


    While waiting for the water to boil, kumuha rin ako ng isang gatas at kape. I can''t sleep without drinking milk. Hindi ko m kung gaano ka tamis ang gusto ni Wayde sa kape niya. I just put the cream in the wooden tray and put some spoon and a wooden coaster for me to put in the ss.


    Nang matapos ay kaagad kong ngay ang tray sa dining cart. Tk-tk ko ang cart patungo sa balcony. When I went back there, Wayde''s now reading the paperworks and hisptop is off. He''s facing the myriad lights outside while continuing to read the documents. Bahagya pa siyang napapakunot ng noo dahil sa ginagawa.


    "Wayde," tawag ko sa kanya.


    Lumingon siya sakin at mukhang nagt pa nga sa presensya ko. Ininguso ko ang d-d kong inumin at npag iyon sa center table. It''s still hot kaya maingat kong kinuha ang wooden coaster kasabay ng baso sa ibabaw niyon "It''s gettingte."


    Npag niya ang mga papeles sa sarilingmesa at tinanggal ang reading sses niya. Wayde reached out for the mug and put a little amount of cream before stirring it. Kinuha ko rin yung akin at sumimsim roon.


    "I just finished some of the dues today since I''m not in the office to work on it. It''s gettingte, why are you still up also?" sumimsim muna ako sa mug bago sumagot.


    I''m starting to feel cold also because of the windy atmosphere. Hindi sapat ang sweater na suot ko para hindi makaramdam ngmig.


    "I just finished the reports today. There were lots of adjustments and need to be fixed. It''s a hell of aeback."


    "Hang on there, Celestia. It''ll end soon." Tumango ako. I hope so.


    "I already talked to your dad a while ago," pagpapatuloy niya.


    "Anong sinabi niya?"


    "As usual, the reaction I expected. But he understood, there''s no point of keeping it from you. Your father will being back after a week of business trip."


    I pursed my lips. "I guess... I''ll be alone for a week then." I shook my head and chuckled lightly. "Except for the fact that I need to deal with lots of paperworks. I''ll really spoil myself with lots of good movi- what are you doing?" napatigil ako sa pagkukwento nang lumapit siya sa akin.


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    Wayde reached out for a pillow and put it in myp and rested his head there. He raised my right hand and yed with my fingers. I was startles with what he did. After the confession under the rain, hindi na nasundan ang usaping iyon. "I''ll be off to Europe this week. I''m sorry if I can''t be with you in your trainings. I already sent your work to Riu, and she will be the one to organize it."


    I''m torn between brushing my hands in his hair or not. But I chose thetter. Inangat ko ang kamay ko at pinaruan ang buhok niya. Hindi naman siya nagremo kaya tinuloy ko ang ginagawa. His hair is soft and easy to mess with. "No need to worry about it. I''ll do better in my training.


    I''ll show you what I''m capable of. Who you ka tga sakin niyan. I''m good at office works you know." I proudly said, trying to make the conversations lighter.


    "Impressing your husband, aren''t we, wife?" naramdaman ko ang pamum ng pisngi ko dahil sa sinabi niya.


    Nakakainis! Why does he always leave me unguarded?


    Hindi ako sumagot at hinayaan siyangruin ang daliri ko. He was massaging my palm and sometimes measuring my ring finger.


    "Galit kaba?" tanong niya na nagpitigil sa akin.


    "On what?"


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    "Because of this setup. I can feel your anger when you know that you''re married to me. I know that you''re still not ready for it. Your business is at stake, and the way that it can be saved is for you to marry me. Our business could be conjoined and assured that no one can inherit thepany except for you."


    Itinigil ko ang pagsuy sa buhok niya. "I admit... I was angry about the marriage. But I think... It was a blessing in disguise. Staying in Punto Sierra molded me into someone that I didn''t expect I would be. And meeting you... was even more than that."


    He lifted my hand and kissed the back palm of it.


    Wayde..


    "Wait for me. Je te donnerai plus qu''une femme ne pourrait demander." He mumbled using the frenchnguage. Kumunot ang noo ko.


    "What does that mean?" I softly asked.


    "Only for me to know." I pouted with what he said. I know severalnguages but not French.


    Napangiti naman si Wayde mahinang tumawa. "Why do I love that expression of yours?"


    I pinched his nose. "Cause I''m cute and hard to resist?"N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    "You''re hard to resist but I''m doubting the first one."


    "Wayde!" angal ko at mahinang hinampas ang balikat niya. Mabilis naman niyang sinakop ang kamay ko ng kamay niya at pinagsiklop iyon. "Just kidding, wife."