The scent of expensive coffee hung heavy in the air, a stark contrast to the tension simmering between me and Andres.
We sat across a polished mahogany table in Andres opulent office, overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Century park.
The city lights twinkled like scattered diamonds, mirroring the glint in my eyes as I surveyed Andres.
He was reviewing the quarterly reports for our joint venture – a lucrative real estate and hotel empire we had built together, brick by painstaking brick, deal by audacious deal.
Dahan-dahan kong tinaas an tasa ng kape at humigop noon. Nagbigay iyon ng kaginhawaan sa lalamunan ko. Tahimik kaming dalawa ni Andres habang hindi ko inaalis ang tingin ko sa kaniya na busy pa rin sa pagbabasa ng reports.
Maingat siya, tahimik pero may intensity. Ang kany
