Invisible Red String (Ms. Thea Yazmine Choi Revenge)

Chapter 7: Dinner Date

Yazmine POV~

I decided to wear Black Long-sleeved square collar dress with a tiny slit to it edge exposing more of my white leg, a black high heels and black Prada pouch bag.

I just wear light make up enhancing my natural look. I go down to see that Janice is already there sitting comfortably on the couch. She's wearing White Pleated Square Neck Long-sleeved, white high heels and she's caring a Gucci pouch bag. Sa unang tingin ay magpapakamalan kami na pareno ng suot but mine has a slit on the edge, while her dress doesn't have.

She smirk at me when she finally saw me. "Like what you're seeing?" I asked her with a smirk too.

" Hell yeah, you look stunning. I bet Nathan will fall hard this time " she chuckled, umiling-iling lamang ako dito at niyaya na itong umalis.

We used her Mercedes-Benz A-Class, I turn my eyes on her and this time I also smirk at her. " What a chick you have here " hinaplos-haplos ko ang hood non. She just bought this car 3 days ago and now after seeing how beautiful it is, I'm thinking of buying one also.

" Of course just like the owner " she wink at me and go inside the driver side. I just chuckled then sit on the passenger side.

Few minutes later we reached the Le vent d'Armor restaurant. We got off the car and went inside, the receptionist asked if we any reservations. We said that we have a reservation under Nathan Marriott's name, after checking their information data the receptionist let us in. When we already inside a voice got our attention, its Nathan. He sitting in table near the glass wall.

We go to him and he give us a huge smile. " You look so beautiful in that dress " diko mapigilang kiligin sa tinuran nito, but at the same time naiilang din ako dahil titig na titig ito sakin. Ang katabi ko naman ay bahagyang siniko-siko pa ako.

" Thank you. You too, you look so handsome tonight " the man is wearing White Long-sleeved formal shirt and a black leather shoe's. He just smiled at me shyly. He handed us the menu and asked us what we want to eat.

I choose Crispy crab and red pepper and strawberry coulis, Fillet of duckling from the Vendée marshes, and Assortment of Ice Creams and Sorbets. Janice lazily ordered the same thing as mine. Habang nag-aantay ay may natamaan ako na isang pamilyar na mukha na pumasok ng restaurant. Di ako namamalik-mata totoong si Tristan iyun. Diko alam na napansin pala ni Nathan ang pagtitg ko kay Nathan.

" Tristan, here! " sigaw ni Nathan dito, ganon na lang ang paglaki ng mga mata namin ni Janice ng realized namin ng pangyayari. " You know him? " tanong ni Janice dito while still looked shocked.

" Yes, he's my far awaw cousins from my mother side " sagot nito sakto namang napatingin na din sa pwesto namin si Tristan. Naka-tingin siya kay Nathan pagka-tapos ay sakin. He's eyeing me from head to toe and gritting teeth.

Lumapit siya sa pwesto namin pero hindi ko pinakita na affected ako sa presensiya niya, I just keep a ' wala akong paki ' look. " Couz, I didn't know that you're here. Come, take a sit " umupo naman ito sa katabing upoan ni Nathan kaharap si Janice.

" I just got here the other day for important matter " he answered while still looking at me.

" By the way I want you to meet Janice Eziquil and Thea Yazmine Choi, they are my friends " pagpapa-kilala samin ni Nathan nagka-ngiti. He offered his hand to Janice at nag-shake hands sila.

" Nice finally meeting you, Mr. Alcantara " Janice said with a playful smile on her face.

" You too Ms. Eziquil, by the way I already know Ms. Choi " sagot nito habang binabalik ang tingin sakin.

" Huh? how? " nagtataka naman itong tinignan ni Nathan.

" Business matter " maikli kong sagot, baka ano pa sabihin nito. Tumango-tango lamang si Nathan ang katabi ko naman ay panay tingin sakin at kay Tristan na hanggang ngayon ay nasakin padin ang tingin.

Maya-maya pa ay dumating na ang order namin kaya bahagya ng natuon ang attention ng lahat sa pagkain. " Yazmine, I heard you're going back to the Philippines, is that true? " maya-maya pa ay tanong ni Nathan sa gitna ng pagkain.

" Yeah, but I won't stay their for too long. I just need to fix something then I'm going back here " sagot ko ng hindi manlang tumitingin dito.

" That's a relief, I thought you're going to leave me here " nag-angat ako ng tingin dito at don ko nakita na mariin pala itong naka-tingin sakin " But even thought you're leaving, I will still follow you " he give me a playful smile then wink, I just chuckled a little.

" If starring is deadly, I think someone will be dead by now " we both look at Janice side who is still busy slicing meat. She raised her two eyebrows on us, then I look at Tristan side, kaka-baba lang ng tingin nito. I just rolled my eyes and bring my attention back to the food again.

The dinner went smoothly, everything is okay aside from Tristan na wala atang ibang ginawa kundi ang titigan ako buong mag-damag. After we finished our dinner we bid our goodbyes to each other. Nagulat pa ako nong bigla akong hinalikan ni Nathan sa pisnge, diko sinasadyang mapa-tingin sa pwesto ni Tristan only to find out that he's glaring at.

" Nathan's dead " Janice whispered at me ng lumayo na si Nathan. I just rolled my eyes on her.

" Can we talk? " I didn't know na naka-lapit na pala si Tristan sa pwesto ko.

" Okay " I simply answered

" You go ahead, I just bring Ms. Choi home " sabi nito kay Janice na ika-laki ng mata ko. Akala ko mag-uusap lang? Saan naman kaya ako dadalhin nitong lalaki na to.

" Okay, please taken care of my friend " ang loka-lokang Janice kumindat at nag flying kiss pa sakin. Pinag-lakihan ko siya ng mata pero di ako pinansin nito at pasok na sa kotse niya. Si Nathan naman ay naka-maang lang na naka-tingin samin ni Tristan.

" Where the two of you are going? " hindi ko matantsa kong medyo galit ba ito or hindi.

" It's none of your business, Nathan " sagot naman ni Tristan dito.

" Okay, just please take Yazmine home safely " tumango lang si Tristan dito. Seems like di naman minasama ni Nathan ang tono ng boses ni Tristan. Na-una ng umalis si Nathan at Janice, iginaya naman ako ni Tristan papasok ng kotse niya. Siya ang nag-bukas at siya din ang nag-sirado ng pintuan. I didn't know na may pagka-gentleman din pala ang lalaki na to.

" Buckle up " sabi nito ng maka-pwesto sa driver side.

" Where are we going " tanong ko reto habang kinakabit ang sit belt.

" You will know " saglit ako nitong tinapunan ng tingin at sa harap na uli ang buong attention.

" Nakarating kami sa isang tulay na kita ang maganda Eiffel Tower. Hininto niya ang kotse at bumama ng sasakyan kaya wala akong nagawa kundi ang sumunod reto. I found him sitting on the bench. Umupo ako roon at nag-iwan ng malaking space sa gitna namin.

" Why did you bring me here? " tanong ko reto habang ang mata ay nasa Eiffel Tower. Nakita ko mula sa peripheral vision ko na tumingin ito saglit sakin.

" Boyfriend mo ba si Nathan? " he suddenly asked na kinakunot ng noo ko.

" No, why? " now all my attention is on him, tumingin din ito sakin at binigay ang buong attention.

" Is he courting you? " seryusong tanong nito.

" What kind of nonsense are you talking about? " diko mapigilan ang pag-taas ng aking boses " And what is has to do with you if he really is courting me? " I raises my one eyebrow to him.

" Don't forget that you are still my wife " umigting ang panga nito and his gripping my arm, but I can't feel it because my mind is just only thinking about what he just said.

Nang maka-huma mula sa pagkaka-gulat ay tumayo ako at itinulak ito kaya napabitaw ito mula sa pagkaka-hawak sakin. " How dare you to say that to my face? We are long time annulled and soon I will file a divorce " masama ko itong tinignan habang naka-kuyom ang mga kamay. How dare he.

" Did you ever asked if I sign the annulment paper " bahagyang lumaki ang mga mata ko ng marealized

kong anong sinasabi nito.

" Don't tell me- "

" Yes, my dear wife...I'm still your husband " he said while smirking.

" Do you think it will change something? I will never ever coming back to you " I scoffed and give him a evil smile.

" Let's see about that Mrs. Alcantara " he's leaning few inches from me.

" I want to go home already " I pushed him away from me because my heart suddenly felt heavy. I suddenly wanted to cry out loud inside my room.

Kagaya kanina ay pinag-buksan uli ako nito ng pito at siya na din ang nag-siradi non. Buong byaha ay tahimik kami and no one dare to speak. Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa pag s-scroll sa social media.

" What is your address? " maya-maya pa ay tanong nito sa gitna ng pag d-drive.

" The 7th arrondissement " simple kong sagot dito. Tumahimik na uli sa loob ng sasakyan kaya nag scroll nalang uli ako. Atty. Enriquez name suddenly appeared in the screen of my phone. I swipe the answer botton.

" Good evening Ms. Choi " bati nito sakin sa kabilang Linya.

" Same to you Atty. Why did you suddenly call me? " malumanay ko na tanong dito habang ang mga mata ay nasa labas ng bintana.

" The bank is already issued the certificate of property of your old house, are you sure you wanted to buy it? " Atty. asked

" Yes Attorney, after all its originally mine. Lahat ng property ni Daddy ay kukunin ko uli " I didn't realize that Tristan is now starring at me and we already reached my house. Pagka-tapos magpa-alam kay attorney ay binaba ko na ang cellphone ko at itinago sa aking bag.

" So you are really going back to the Philippines huh " its not a question, it's a statement.

" None of your business, thanks for driving me home, by the way " lumabas na ako ng kotse at dina nag-abala pang antayin ang sagot nito.

I rang the doorbell and press my right thumb to the lock. The gate open and two guards came out.

" Bonsoir Miss, où est votre voiture? "(good evening miss, where is your car?) one guard asked me while looking at my back.

" je n'ai pas apporté ma voiture, quelqu'un me ramène à la maison "(I dint bring my car, someone drive me home) sagot ko sa mga toh.

Pumasok na ako ng bahay at dumiritsu ng kwarto ko. I decided to take a bath first, nilubog ko ang sarili ko sa loob ng bathtub na may strawberry bubble bath soap. I feel relaxed after taking a bath, but what Tristan said earlier stuck on my head. Paano nangyari na sa loob ng apat na taon ay hindi pinirmahan nito ang annulment paper, ano pa ba ang gusto niya? inis kong tanong sa sarili ko.

I wear a black silky night dress with no bra and only panty on. Bago ako matulog ay dinampot ko muna ang cellphone ko at dinanial ang number ni Monique.

" Monique, set an appointment to Mr. Alcantara tomorrow at 2 pm "

" Copy that ma'am " sagot nito sa kabilang linya. Pinatay ko na ang cellphone ko at ipinatong iyun sa bed side table. Bahala na kung anong mangyari bukas, sabi ko sa sarili ko bago dalawin ng antok.