Seducing the Casanova (Seducing Series #3)

Chapter 3 - Owner s***h Manager

Owner s***h Manager

Sa tagal kong nakababad sa bathtub ng suite ko ay hindi ko na namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako. I just realized that I slept there when I heard a doorbell from outside of my room, followed with a voice from someone.

I opened my eyes and tried to focus my ears to the one speaking. May speaker naman sa loob kaya hindi ko na kailangang tumayo para marinig nang maayos ang nagsasalitang 'yon.

I requested that since I'm really not someone who'll waste my time standing up just to hear someone talk to me, sayang lang sa oras kung hindi naman gano'n ka-importante.

"Ma'am Vera? M-May naghahanap ho sa inyo sa may lobby, babae. Mukha po siyang galit na galit." nangunot ang noo ko. Who would dare to barge here in my hotel just to cause a ruckus?

Hindi ako tumayo at nanatili akong nakababad sa bathtub. Ginalaw-galaw ko pa ang mga daliri ko upang mas lalong bumula ang tubig. The water isn't as warm as before.

"S-sinubukan na po ng security na paalisin siya pero may k-kasama po kasi siya. Wala na po kaming choice kun'di ang tawagin kayo..." she continued. I rolled my eyes after hearing those words from her before deciding to stood up.

Diretsong dumapo ang mga mata ko sa full-body length mirror na nasa harapan ko. I can see my naked body through it with a few bubbles gripping on my skin, trying to hide my curves and wholeness. Droplets of water from the bath are also dripping throughout my whole body. Nanatili akong nakatayo habang pinagmamasdan ang sarili ko.

I sighed when I realized something. I need to workout, ilang araw nang puro trabaho lang ang inaatupag ko, I don't have a time for myself anymore.

I opened the shower beside me and let the coldness of the water awaken my skin. Hinayaan ko lang na basain ako nito hanggang sa tuluyang mawala ang bakas ng sabon sa katawan ko.

I spend a few minutes on the shower before grabbing a white and clean towel. I started drying up myself and when I'm finally satisfied, I wrapped another towel on my head.

I glanced at the side of the sink and saw my undies there. Hinanda ko na 'yon kanina bago ako pumasok rito kaya hindi ko na kailangang lumabas pa para kumuha no'n. But yes, undies lang, panty at bra, walang blouse o 'di kaya ay shorts.

Umismid ako bago napagpasyahang suotin 'yon. It was a pair of a red two piece underwear. I was actually planning to wear this and offer Lucas a ride to the airport but after knowing that he's a certified asshole, I decided not to deal with him anymore.

Maha-haggard lang ako sa kaniya. And I would never let that happen. Napangisi ako nang maalala nanaman ang ginawa ko kanina.

I wonder what's the girl's reaction to what I sent to her?

Hindi na ako nag-abala pa na maghalungkat ng blouse at shorts sa damitan ko bago labasin ang babaeng nagsasalita sa may labas ng pintuan ko. I just settled on a bathrobe and didn't bother tying it up in front to cover up my whole body. Hinayaan ko lang na nakasilip ang katawan ko nang bahagya sa ilalim ng makapal na telang 'yon.

This is my hotel, I will do whatever I want.

The shock on the girl's face is very visible when I finally opened the door in front of her. Napalunok pa ito habang ang mga mata niya ay unti-unting bumaba mula sa mukha ko, pababa sa aking katawan. I raised an eyebrow at her.

Is she seriously checking me out? Alam kong sexy ako, hindi niya na kailangang ipamukha.

"Are you just gonna stare at me or tell me what you're talking about earlier that's worth of my attention?" I asked her with full of sarcasm.

Para naman itong napahiya nang marinig ang sinabi ko. She nervously stood up properly in front of me while trying not to stare at me in the eye. Napansin ko pa ang bahagyang panginginig ng labi niya at ang biglaang pamumutla ng buong mukha niya.

She looked like she saw a ghost or something. Palihim akong napairap.

"A-ah, nasa baba po siya Ma'am. K-kanina pa po siya nanggugulo doon," she answered with her trembling lips.

Hindi ako sumagot sa kaniya at nagsimula nang maglakad palayo. I heard the door of my room closed behind me and the presence of the girl. Tahimik lang itong sumunod sa akin dahilan para tanging ang takong lang ng heels na suot ko ang maririnig sa paligid.

Hindi na rin naman ako nagsalita hanggang sa makarating kami sa elevator. She even hesitated to come inside at kung hindi ko lang siya tataasan muli ng kilay ay hindi siya sasakay. She's probably intimidated by me.

Well, who cares. This is how I treat my employees. Not rude yet not friendly either.

Naniniwala kasi ako na mas matututo silang maging propesyunal sa kani-kanilang mga trabaho kung hindi ako gagawa ng koneksyon bukod sa pagiging boss nila. Not being friends with them and continuing to treat them as just my employees will benefit me in a way that nothing personal will get included in the business.

Palihim kong binalingan ng tingin ang babaeng empleyado na nasa gilid ko at nakita ko itong nakayuko. Tyaka lang nag-sink in sa akin na nakita ko na ito. So that's why she seems familiar.

Siya yung babaeng nakasabay ko rin sa elevator kanina and just like what I said earlier, she's new.

Hindi pa siguro ito sanay sa ganitong pakikitungo ng amo niya sa kaniya.

"What's your name?" I asked out of the blue. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ko 'yon ginawa.

I felt her stiffened. She even gulped in nervousness like what I just said seemed like a curse to her. Nanatili siyang nakayuko.

"A-ako po?" she asked in a shaky voice. Malakas akong napabuntong hininga.

Ay hindi, yung pinto ng elevator.

"Obviously."

"A-ada... Adalyn po," she answered, still in a shaky voice. My lips pursued in amusement. Nice name, sounds fierce.

Tumikhim ako bago nagsalitang muli. She stayed silent while waiting for me to speak up again. Nakayuko pa rin siya na para bang kasalanan ang pag-angat ng tingin.

Do I look like a monster to her?

"Okay... Adalyn." the door of the elevator in front of us opened. "From now on, you'll be my personal assistant," I continued before walking away. Hindi ko na siya nilingon pang muli kahit na hindi ko naramdaman ang pagsunod niya sa akin.

When I stepped outside of the elevator, eyes from the people around darted directly at me. Some of them bowed their heads to pay their respects and some greeted. I didn't bother greeting back, nanatili ang mga mata ko nang diretso.

I am well aware that my body is showing and that the bathrobe I'm wearing is just acting like a blazer but I couldn't care less about it. Kulang ako sa workout and my I now have tummy fats pero maganda pa rin ako.

Dumapo ang mga mata ko sa may bandang reception desk ng lobby at doon ko nakita ang kumpol ng mga tao. Hindi na nakatakas sa pandinig ko ang boses ng isang babae.

"My husband is here! I traced his phone here in this hotel! Why aren't you letting me go to his room? Don't you know how to treat your customers well? Where is your manager?!" A girl in blonde and wavy hair screamed. Napangiwi ako sa tinis ng boses niya.

Isn't she annoyed in her own voice?

Napatayo ng tuwid and isa sa mga staff ng hotel nang mamataan ako nito. The others also looked at my direction because of the staff's reaction. Maging ang babaeng nagsasalita ay napatingin sa akin.

I stared directly at her and saw her range that started to boil when she laid her eyes on me. Nanatili namang seryoso ang mukha ko at taas-noong naglakad palapit sa kaniya. Tumigil ako sa harapan niya at mas lalo pang namula ang mukha niya nang bumaba ang tingin niya sa katawan ko.

Uh-oh, she's overthinking.

"You! You're that girl! What are you doing in my husband's suite? You even sent me a picture of him naked in the background! You scandalous woman!" she fired at me. Mukhang nagulat naman ang mga staff na nasa paligid namin at sinubukan siyang pigilan.

"M-ma'am, hinay-hinay lang ho kayo sa mga sinasabi niyo, baka ho pagsisihan niyo—"

"And why would I? She's the one you need to talk to! She's bedding someone married!" pagputol niya sa sinasabi ng isang staff ko. I looked at her and saw her apologetic eyes at me.

Gusto ko siyang sagutin dahil sa sinabi niya pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. Bedding someone married? I didn't know that he already has a wife before I had s*x with him!

I didn't say anything and remained silent while the girl in front of me looks like a volcano that's about to erupt. There's also unshed tears on her eyes because of so much anger.

Tinitigan ko lang siya habang nakapameywang. Her chest continued to rise because of her uneven breathing. Halatang nahihirapan na itong huminga dahil sa ginagawa niyang pagsigaw. The man beside her caressed her arm.

I glanced at him and saw a man in his mid 20s, wearing a business attire. May glasses pa ito at hawak-hawak na isang suitcase sa isa niyang kamay.

Is he the one this girl is with that Adalyn talked about?

By the built of his body and the structure of his face, I realized that he's not from here, he looks foreign. Gusto kong ngumisi nang mapansin kong bumaba ang mga mata nito sa dibdib ko.

"Y-you... you're a slut! You are so slutty! Don't you have any decency left that's why you had the guts to sleep with a man who already has a wife? There are a lot of men out there and you seriously settled to be a mistress instead?!"

I glanced back at the girl beside him when she screamed again. Parang nagpantig ang mga tainga ko nang marinig ang sinabi niya at may kung anong pumitik sa akin.

Did she just called me a mistress?

I can accept why she called me a slut, I know I'm at fault here, but I'm not the one who's committed to her! She didn't even asked me if I knew from the start that Lucas has a f*****g wife! And yet she concluded that I'm someone's mistress? Is she blind?

Do I look like someone who would settle for something as cheap as that?

Magsasalita na sana ako nang may biglang humawak sa braso ko. Inis kong tinignan kung sino 'yon at agad ko siyang sinamaan ng tingin.

Lucas in his unbuttoned white polo with a messy hair and confused eyes greeted me. Nagpabalik-balik ang mga mata niya sa akin at sa asawa niya.

"Katarina? W-what are you doing here?" he asked, surprised. Bago pa man niya ako kausapin ay marahas ko nang binawi ang braso ko sa kaniya, he looked at me.

So her name's Katarina, huh? Kasing pangit niya.

"I'm the one who should ask you that! What are you doing here? Is this the purpose of this hotel? Accept a married man and a slut in a room together? Where is the manager of this hotel?!" she lashed out.

Humarap ako sa kaniya.

"Your mouth, Katarina!" Lucas shouted at her. Bahagya akong napapikit nang dahil doon. Seryoso, dito talaga sila magsisigawan? Maiistorbo ang mga guests ko!

Tinapunan ako ng masamang tingin ni Katarina bago niya balingang muli ang staff sa tabi niya.

"Where is your manager?" tanong niya rito. Rina looked at me and pointed. Bumaling naman sa akin si Katarina nang dahil doon at mayabang ko siyang tinaasan ng kilay. Bahagyang umawang ang bibig niya.

"I'm the manager and the owner of this hotel. You want your husband right? He's now here." Itinulak ko sa kaniya si Lucas.

"Let me give you an advice, hmm? Before you start confronting a girl and start calling her names, why don't you confront your husband first on why he chose to f**k another woman despite of being married?" I asked while staring at her. Napansin ko naman ang pagbabago sa mga mata niya nang dahil sa sinabi ko.

Para siyang maiiyak na ewan.

I feel sorry for her, honestly, but she didn't let me speak up for myself and instead, started concluding things. She chose to embarrass me in front of my employees.

"Next time, make sure that your husband's faithful to you. Siguraduhin mo na ikaw lang ang gusto niyang ikama at wala ng iba. You called me a mistress? I don't even know that he's married when he started undressing me." unti-unti akong lumapit sa kaniya.

I positioned myself beside her ear before speaking again.

"You're a woman, not 'just' a woman. Don't be so cheap," I whispered before distancing myself away from them.

Nagsimula siyang umiyak nang umiyak. Hinampas-hampas niya rin sa braso si Lucas na hindi naman alam kung paano siya patatahanin. He looked at me like he's asking me for help. Nanatiling seryoso ang mga mata ko bago ako bumaling ng tingin sa mga staff sa paligid.

"Get them out of my sight, I don't want to see their faces here," ma-awtoridad na sabi ko. Tumango naman sila at inalalayan ang dalawa palabas.

I glanced at the guy standing beside them. Hindi ito naglakad palayo at nanatili lang na nakatingin sa akin. I can see the lust in his eyes.

"Ma'am! Ano hong nangyari?" Adalyn asked when she caught up. Hindi ko siya agad nalingon dahil nanatili ang mga mata ko sa lalaking 'yon.