My First Love's Son

Chapter 33

KATE sent the photos of her and Derek talking in the cafeteria days ago to a famous news media outlet. Ang mga larawan na pinili niya ay siniguro niyang nagpapakita na tila nasa mabuti silang estado ng binata. She hired paparazzi that day to take the photos.

Kalahating oras na mula nang makaalis siya sa restaurant kung saan nag-aagahan ang binata at ang mag-ina. She proceeds to her plan C since her plan B is unsuccessful again. She just wanted to follow Derek and talk it out with him but it didn’t happen as he was with those two!

It did not take any longer when one of the staffs of the news media outlet called her. She answered the phone call and she had a triumphant smile looking at her phone screen. Kung ayaw ng binata na madaan sa magandang usapan puwes dadaanin niya ito ngayon sa puwersahan.

“Hello, Ms. Ponciano. Good morning,” the staff greeted her warmly.

“Yes. Good morning to you too,” she greeted her back while her smile cannot be erased.

“We have received your email to us regarding you and Mr. Velasco’s further discussion about your upcoming wedding. First of all, we wanted to congratulate the both of you. Well, I called because we wanted to confirm if the information you sent to us are all real and true. You know that your fiancé is a business tycoon and he can destroy our company in just one snap of his finger if we displeased him. We do not want to get involved in any future problems between the two of you,” the staff asked for clarification and to make sure that she is telling the truth.

“The information is all true. Pagdududahan niyo ba ako na mismong fiancée ni Derek? Nagbibigay na nga ako ng magandang balita sa inyo para kumita ang kompanya ninyo pero wala man lang kayong tiwala sa akin. Remember when I gave you the information about our upcoming wedding a month ago? Hindi ba’t naging matunog iyon at pinag-usapan. I bet malaki ang kinita niyo roon,” she confidently said. Her tongue is an expert liar.

“W-We are sorry, Ma’am,” utal itong humingi ng paumanhin matapos niya itong supalpalin. “It is not my intention to irritate you or upset you. I am just obeying the rules of the company. I have to fact check all the information we are receiving from various sources before we can proceed in publishing it to all our media platforms,” she further explained.

She rolled her eyes. “Marami ka nang nasabi. Ngayong kumpirmado na mismo mula sa akin na pawang katotohanan lahat ng pinadala kong mga impormasyon ay kung maaari’y gawan niyo na kaagad ng balita at i-publish sa magazine at mga social media platforms ninyo. Nasasabik na akong malaman ng lahat na sa akin lang si Derek Velasco,” atat niyang inaapura ang empleyadong tumawag.

“Okay, Ma’am. Thank you for confirming and congratulations with your engagement with Mr. Velasco once again,” sumusuko nitong tugon. “Have a good day.”

Hindi na siya nagsalita pa. Pinatay niya ang tawag sabay bato ng kanyang cellphone sa kama. She jumped into the bed and laid there while staring blankly at the ceiling.

This is her last card. Kapag ito ay pumalpak ay ewan na lang niya kung saan siya pupulutin.

Padabog siyang napabalikwas nang bangon matapos maalala ang masayang interaksiyon ni Derek at ang mag-ina sa restaurant kanina. Tumindi ang pagiging irasyonal ng kanyang pag-iisip. Hinding hindi siya makakapayag na isang probinsiyana ang makakaagaw sa binata mula sa kanya. No one dares to steal what belongs to her. They might call her obsessed and mad for claiming someone as her property. Then so be it! Ipaglalaban niya si Derek ng walang atrasan.