The CEO's Addiction (ENGLISH)

Chapter 9

A gum? A gum? A gum? It's a condom.

"You mean the sizes was----" she looked at her brother's center. Patrick hurriedly covers it with his hands, "You are a medium, Kuya?" she asked while biting her lips.

"Shut up, Porchia! It's not that we are using it, all men have that inside his pocket." He said.

"Kuya, he is XL. That means that his size is bigger than yours?"

Patrick's jaw fell on the ground, he couldn't stop her from talking about the condom she saw.

The bell rings, the class will resume already. They stared at each other with a red faces.

"Porch, don't ever tell that to other people. Go back to your class, see you later." He messed her hair and purses his lips, "Such an innocent baby girl, hmmmp!"

She feels like her mind breaks into pieces, she pulled down her hair and groans, "Ahhh! I'm so freaking i***t!"

Fast forward.

"How was your class?" Patrick asked.

"Just right, Kuya." She leaned her head on the window while pouting her lips. They are now inside the car ready to drive home.

"Are you still upset about the so-called gum?" he asked again and laugh. He even did his fingers write an apostrophe on the side of his head. He started the car and pushes the horn button. There are a lot of students scattered on the driveway.

"Stop teasing me! It's not funny!" she yelled and rolled her eyes and harshly dropped her bag on the dashboard.

Patrick laughed echoed all over the close car, "My innocent sister, you should not know about it." He shook his head.

She frowns and gets the stuffed toy beside her. She throws it on him, "I will tell mom that you have a condom on your wallet," she replied and let out his tongue to tease him.

"Na-ah, I will tell mom that you have mistaken the condom as bubble gum, you choose."

"Ahhhh! Kuya! You are unfair!"

He chuckled, "Well, dad gave me that condom, Porch. The only man knows."

Porchia shakes her body like a baby having tantrums. She is still annoyed with him and herself. A gum? Seriously?

"My baby innocent is not innocent now."

Her phone beeps from her bag. She didn't open it the whole day, her mind was occupied by gum and condom. She lazily picks it up and opens it using her passcode.

"Oh?" she mumbled when she saw a message from Arthur. "Did he changed his mind?" she opened it and laugh, "Why does he have to text me?"

From Madhead:

That question is for my mom.

She rolled her eyes and delete it. She doesn't want to see any sign of him. It irritates her. An unknown number catches her attention.

Her eyes widened and cover her mouth forming into a smile but she didn't stop herself to shouts in happiness, "Ahhhh! Kuya! I am accepted! I passed! Yey!"

Her hands are in the air while yelling, she wiggled her hips in her seat while smiles almost reach her ears.

"What happened? Pass in? Calm down, Porch!" he didn't know where to look, to the way or to her. He couldn't concentrate on driving, he presses her red lights and stopped beside the highway.

"Why did you stop, Kuya?" she asked clueless while roaming her eyes.

He looked at her blankly, "What happened to you? You talk yourself and then, suddenly yelled? Can you tell me that you are crazy, I will tell mom to bring you to the mental hospital," he said with his serious tone.

Porchia burst into laughter while clapping her hands, "You are funny and overreacting, Kuya. I got hired by BV company!" her smile widened while her fist is on the air.

"Is that so? Just like that? Arrghh..." He rolled his eyes and restart his car. He stepped on the gas.

"What? I am just happy. Are you not happy for me? Such a supportive brother," she said sarcastically.

"Because I am."

"But, Kuya. I thought there will be an interview?" she curiously asked. She opened the message again and it stated that she is hired.

"Yeah, mostly. Maybe they like your papers and qualifications. They directly hired you."

She nodded as leaned her back. She is silently celebrating inside. Finally, she has a place to do her OJT program.

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Arthur is in the conference room with the shareholders of the company. The management is now presenting the monthly sales of their products but he looks like not interested and just sitting on his swivel chair while his hands are under his chin. He is moving it side to side while looking at his phone on his table.

"Why she did not reply to my text? Is it hard to press letters O and K as a response?" he asked himself in his mind. He slowly shakes his head.

"Why am I eager to have a message from her? She doesn't want to involve in my life, she even looks like she didn't like to be with me at all," he added and smirked, "A waste of time."

He decided to pick his phone and hide it back on his coat. He fixed his hair and posture leaning back to the backrest of the swivel chair. He darted his eyes on the presentation and his forehead creases when they are all staring at him.

"Are we done?" he raised his brows and was about to stand when the presenter spoke.

"No, sir. We are asking you many times earlier about your question, we are waiting for your inquiries," she said and slightly smile.

He gets back to his chair and looking for Luke but he is not here, "Uhmmm--How much is the progress of the sales this month?" he asked.

"As what I've said, sir. The progress is about 5 percent."

He nodded lazily, "Just send me the copy of the reports," he replied.

He didn't even hear them asking him about his thoughts because he is occupied waiting for her message.

"Next would be the new apparel that our designers made."

He focuses himself on the slide show not to miss anything. Their company is for apparels. The new trends and will love by millennials and even late.

They show a mini skirt with a character design paired with one off-shoulder crop shirt. He is interested in clothes where can make the appearance of a person more beautiful. They are the suppliers all over the country.

The meeting ended. Arthur gave his check on them to produce it. Most of his investors are women because women know what the best for men and women.

"Just give all the reports on me, I want a hard copy. Leave it on my table if I am not there." He said in a monotone. He buttons his tux and stared at the investors that greeting him. He didn't give any emotion to them, in business you have to be tough and fierce or they will step on you.

"Yes, sir. I'll give you tomorrow morning, thank you!"

He turned his back to leave the office. He held his chest and stop his breath for a while when one of his investors startled him.

"Hi, I am waiting for you here, Mr. Benjamin." Her smiles make his hair skin stands. Her red lips and creepy smiles didn't good at all with her short clothes, her cleavage that is open for all.

"What do you need, Miss Ho? Just talk to Luke." He said and the walk passes her. Miss Ho holds her arms and clutches them.

"No, can I ask you out for a dinner date? Don't worry my treat," she said and smile. She pulled him towards the elevator.

Arthur trying to unlock her arms on him but she insisted, "I am going home, Miss Ho. I have food in my house, you don't need to treat me," he said while catching his breath. He can't take off.

"You can say no now!"

"F*ck! Let me go!"

"No way, I already ask your mo for it. Do you know what is her answer? It's a yes!"

"Shut up! I am not mom, you should ask her out instead of me."

Until they get in on the elevator, he didn't take off hee hands clutching on him but when they arrived on the ground floor he pushes her and run towards his car and hurriedly drove it home.