DESIGN FOR ME- BOOK 6 FOR ME SERIES

CHAPTER 2

Kaye’s Point of View

Ang ganda ng proposal ni Marie. Planado na lahat. Hindi lang isang building ang itatayo. Mid-rise para hindi matanaw ang mga members. Malayo sa village para may privacy ang mga members in case na umangal ang ilan. Kasi alam naman natin na iyong iba, na may sabit na, sumasabit pa.

Nakakatuwa na naisip niya kaming isama as partners. Including Kath. But she declined. She said she doesn’t have enough savings.

Sam is thrilled with the idea. The only concern is that and mga gold digger baka gawing tambayan ang hotel. Pero hindi ba market din ‘yon? Ang taba ng utak ni Marie.

So now kailangan pa namin ng investor. At ang naiisip ni Marie ay si Ayano.

Kulang na lang halikan ko ang paa ni Marie sa tuwa. We decided to tell this to Red bago pa maghalo ang balat sa tinalupan.

We set a meeting with Red. Business meeting, so we wore business suit. Damn, I like dressing up like this sometimes. Smart with eyeglasses to go with the smart look. High heels. Classy pero hindi kasing stiff ni Yumi. Mabihisan nga minsan ang babaeng ‘yon.

 Nataas ang kilay ni Red ng Makita niya kaming lahat.

“Well, looks like it’s me against the world,” Red said. Marie cleared her throat and open the LED screen for our presentation.

“Do you have to do this, love?” tiningnan ni Red si Marie mula ulo hanggang sa heels na suot. And we felt the spark.

“Behave,” Marie warned.

“Okay. I am at your disposal. Let’s start when you are ready,” Red replied.

“Sure. So here is our plan.”

Marie present her idea to Red. The part of the land that she is planning to develop. Red agreed to let us buy the land. She discussed the part of constructing the building, the facilities, about using renewable energy. She is really an engineer and I didn’t understand the technical stuff, but I know, that Red has approved the idea.

After that, Trisha and Lise discussed the publicity matters. How they plan to boost the tourist, the free advertisement to Trisha’s Magazine, how we can turn the hotel into wedding receptions, pre-nup destinations, honeymoon goal or just simple unwinding destination.

Sam discussed the legal issue, the contracts, and policies between our proposed hotel and Country Club, and how we can incorporate those policies without crashing to each other. Amazing how my friends thought this.

They have answered Red’s questions. And now is my turn. I presented the interior design of the hotel. What fabric we will use. The sheets that we are looking for. From curtains to pillows, and carpets, I discussed that to Red. And I’m so good with it.

Diane and Cheska discussed the manpower. That is their strength, let’s be honest. They are good with managing workers. From the bottom to the top. They can be friends to workers or executives.

And now the hardest part.

“Wow,” Red said. “You’ve thought that to every smallest detail.”

OMG… Ang ngiti namin, parang opening na bukas.

“So, if you have that solid plan, they by all means, I will support you,” He added. Marie cleared her throat.

“Yeah, that is what I want to discuss with you. We will look for an investor that can help us half the finance,” Marie replied.

“How much do you need?” he asked. Marie shook her head. “We already discussed this, right? You will let me do this on my own.”

“Oh…kay?” sagot ni Red na mukhang naguguluhan. Humingang malalim si Marie.

“I will propose this business to Ayano,” Marie said.

And the hell went wild.

“No… f*****g, no,” Sagot ni Red. Medyo napatalon kami sa upuan namin.

Marie, who looked angry with Red’s outburst, replied. “Why the hell not? You promised.”

“I promised to let you alone with your project. But I didn’t promise to agree on your every decision,” Red replied back.

“Ano bang kinakatakot mo, Red?” napatingin kami kay Marie. Oo nga naman, ano bang kinakatakot ni Red?

Para kaming nanonood ng tennis. Kung sino ang magsalita, doon kami nakatingin.

“Kapag sinabi kong ayaw ko. Ayaw ko. Tapos.” Napatingin kami kay Red.

“Unbelievable. What are you? Five years old? Kung ayaw, ayaw lang. Walang explanation? I am looking for a business opportunity here.” Napatingin ulit kami kay Marie. May point siya, actually.

“I can give you the f*****g money that you need! You don’t have to ask anybody because I can provide you everything. You don’t need to f*****g work so hard begging for investors to lend you money,” May point si Red doon.

“That’s the point, Red. My own ability is fading because you always insist that you can provide everything for me. My sense of fulfilment has gone as a professional. I am not discussing money here but my self-worth as professional that is not dependent from her billionaire husband.”

Natahimik kaming lahat. Including Red. Shocks…. Ang deep no’n. We didn’t know that Marie’s self-worth as a professional is fading. Sabagay, even Red’s shadow speak money.

“It’s not necessary Ayano. We can present this to bank, we can ask for loan. But we will not ask help from you for money,” Marie said.

“Or Renz,” Lise replied.

“Or Kyle,” Sam continued.

“Or with Tristan,” Diane added.

“Or with any our friends here,” I added. Marie fixed her files. Closed her laptop and stood up,

“We will go ahead. Thank you for your time,” She told Red. Lakas din makapang-blackmail ng thank you for your time ni Marie.

We also stood up and went out of the meeting room. Leaving Red looking at the empty LED screen.