Programmed Wife

Chapter 43

Have you ever experienced a very intense day where in the morning you really thought that it would be your last chance to enjoy the sunlight? That any moment you would just plop down dead on the ground. But somehow you magically escaped the end and you continued the day which turned out to be the happiest day of your life yet. You spent it with someone that means a lot to you, then you both came home to the same house, cook and ate the same dinner and slept together, well technically not together, but it's close to that level. And then the next day you wake up to a beautiful woman wearing her pajamas, cooking breakfast for you as you read on the proposals concerning your work. And then once she's done, she will take a bath, put on her professional work clothes. You do the same thing, but after that you will find her patiently waiting for you in the dining room, ready to eat the first meal of the day with you. If someone have experienced that, well that person is the luckiest in the world. Some may call him Rui Klein Andrews.

For the past twenty four hours, Rui has been wining non stop! And no, there's no way it's just going to stop because as he thought that his day might not go as well as yesterday's he saw Leyla walk inside his office with a huge smile on her face. The smile that he wont get tired of.

"Good morning Mr. Rui," Leyla faked the greeting since there's a manager currently speaking to Rui inside his office. Kunwari pa silang dalawa na hindi sila magkasama at natulog sa iisang bahay. Nagkahiwalay na nga lang sila ng landas noong pinilit ni Leyla na I-drive ang sarili niyang sasakyan.

"Yes, good morning Leyla. Alvin over here would be the handler of our newly signed artist. Could you please give him the copy of Mr. Montero's contract. Kailangan niya kasing pag-aralan ang mga dos and don'ts."

Alvin the notorious "Marites" of the whole company instantly notice the sweet and sticky eye contact that Rui is giving to Leyla. He bit his neon pink lip while slowly tucking his long blonde bangs behind his ear, watching the intense tension between the two people in front of him.

Leyla gave a meaningful eyebrow wiggle to Rui while hinting to him look somewhere in his table, "The contract Sir?" she asked, still hinting. The CEO nodded, clearly not picking up what she's been putting down. After ten seconds of him still looking clueless as ever, she finally gave up and walked towards him.

Her smooth movement when she crouched down and pushed his knee a little to open one of the drawers in the the table was a huge scoop for Alvin. Kulang nalang ay tumayo ito para mas malinaw na mapanood ang boss niya at ang sekretarya nito na halos magkadikit na ang noo para lang halungkatin ang file na kailangan niyang kunin. For a long time he was blinded by the lies thrown by Shiela. But now that he witness this intimacy level from these two, he's convinced without even hearing a story.

"Oh, nilagay mo d'yan?" bulong ni Rui.

"Oo, 'di ba kahapon-" she caught herself in the middle of her sentence to look back at Alvin who's eyes are almost bulging out. He for sure heard something that gave him too much to think about.

"Uh, Sir Alvin, ito na po 'yong kailangan nin'yong kontrata."

"Ah-Yes! Thank you Ma'am Leyla," he said and left.

Rui tugged the sleeves on her top, "Babe?" he cutely called.

Leyla was attentive, she immediately covered his mouth with he palm, "Don't call me that during work, I told you, I will die," she said. "Look at Sir Alvin, he never called me anything but Leyla. Now he addresses me as Ma'am? Since when did I become his Ma'am?"

"What's wrong with that?" he struggled to say pulling her hand down. "He might have seen our connection, he had an eye for that you know."

Leyla rolled her eyes and gave him a cold look, "No food for you tonight."

"Hey, don't be mean!" Leyla left and started walking out, "Leyla! You dummy! Hey please!"

Hindi pa natapos ang problema ni Leyla dahil paglabas naman niya para umupo sa desk niya sana, nakaupo naman sa lugar niya si Roca na masama ang tingin sa kan'ya.

"Sinisigawan ka ba ni Sir Rui? Anong ginawa mo?" biglaan niyang tanong sa kaibigan. Mukhang narinig nito ang pahabol na pagtawag sa kan'ya ng boss nila.

"Uh, nope. May inutos lang siya sa akin," palusot nito. What's up Roca? How was your weekend?

"Hmmm, Aside from the news from you yesterday, everything was okay. It was quite fun I should say," kinikilig niyang kuwento. Pero mabilis na nagbago ang mukha niya para panlisikan ng mata si Leyla, "So, you're boyfriend?"

Alam na ni Leyla na hindi hihinto si Roca sa pagtatanong. Gaya na rin ng sinabi ni Rui sa kan'ya kagabi, mas mabuti pa na sabihin niya kay Roca ang lahat. Umayaw pa rin siya, kaya naman ang naging huli nilang solusyon ay ang kumuha ng napakaraming picture noong gabi na kumakain sila.

"Pictures?" nilapag niya ang kamay niya at alam naman ni Leyla na kailangan niyang hayaan ang babae para manahimik na ito. She gave her the phone with her gallery ready. Parang nagningning ang mga mata ni Roca nang makita ang naparaming litrato nilang dalawa.

Matangkad ang kasamang lalaki ni Leyla habang nakatayo sila sa isang mirror selfie. They guy had his hand wrapped around her shoulder. They looked very sweet and intimate. The only problem is that, all of the pictures have the guy's face covered.

"Sinasadya mo talaga na walang mukha 'yong picture ng jowa mo ha? Mukha namang guwapo, malaki ang katawan, huh, parang kahawig ni-"

"Sino?"

"Thor? Ang laki ng katawan eh!" Napahinga ng malalim si Leyla dahil sa narinig niya. "So paano na si Sir Rui?"

"What?! Ba-Bakit? Ha-ha-ha"

"Bakit ka gan'yan magsalita? May tinatago ka talaga sa akin na mas malalim, hindi lang itong jowa mo-oh my gosh! Buntis ka ba?"

Saktong pagkasigaw ni Roca ay siya namang pag alingawngaw ng malakas na halakhak ng isang lalaki. Malalim ang boses nito at parang nananakot na kapag kinakapos ang hininga. Leyla was shocked to hear his voice, "Si-Sir? Do you need anything?" Leyla asked.

"Hahahaha- I'm so sorry, I was about to asked what you'd want for lunch?"

Pinanlakihan siya ng mata ni Leyla habang pigil pa rin siyang natatawa ng paunti- unti tuwing napapansin niya ang tulalang babae na nakaupo sa upuan ni Leyla. Poor Roca was shocked to the core.

"What ever you want to eat," bulong ni Leyla para sana mapapasok na ulit si Rui sa loob ng opisina niya. Pero hindi pa ito huminto.

"Would you like Japanese food?" he asked.

"Ye-Yeah, I will order-"

"I got it, go talk to your friend. She seems to be worried, you have to tell her." Bilin nito bago siya tumuloy na pumasok sa kan'yang opisina.

"The f*ck?" Roca whispered. " 'Yong tawa ng jowa mo kagabi, at 'yong tawa ni Sir ngayon... Please Leyla, tell me please?"

Leyla took a deep breath and whispered, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend. But please don't tell anybody. Please?"

"Oh my God! I knew it! You're my f*cking boss mommy!" Roca made her look at her hand furiously shaking. "Look! I'm shaking so bad! Ang tagal ko na kasing pinupush na bagay na bagay kayo! Tignan mo nga, ang cute niyo na kaagad! Hindi ko kaya!"

"Roca please! 'Wag kang maingay, baka marinig ng mga kasama natin. Kanina lang si Sir Alvin parang napansin na niya na kami. Bigla niya akong tinawag na Ma'am Leyla! Like what the hell? It freaked me out."

"Bakit? Naglampungan ba kayo sa loob habang kasama niyo doon si Sir Alvin?"

"Shush! No way! Don't say that word ever again. It's so icky!"

Leyla peeled Roca off of her chair to try and dodge her every question.

"Roca, if you have any questions about us, Sir Rui said you can ask him."

"I woukd never!" Sigaw ni Roca. "You have a really great way of repelling me huh?"

"No, no of course. He just told me that you can ask him directly you know."

"Wow! Tinatakot mo na ako agad ha? Pinanakot mo na 'yong jowa mo!"

"Shh! Don't!"

"Miss Leyla?" tawag ng isang lalaki sa 'di kalayuan. "Someone is out there looking to talk to you."

"Me?" tanong niya, "Looking for me? Who?"

"I'm sorry, hindi ko kasi natanong kung anong pangalan niya. Tapos medyo mataray. Nakakatakot! Nasa ibaba sa may lobby."

"Lobby? Bakit hindi ko alam? Oh f*ck! Wala ako sa puwesto ko!" sigaw ni Roca na biglaang tumakbo palayo at malakas na hinatak si Leyla dahil pareho lang sila ng pupuntahan.

"Teka lang! 'Wag ka masyadong magmadali!"

"Bilisan mo baka magwala 'yong gustong kumausap sa'yo! Kung sabihin niya na walang tao sa front desk baka gisahin ako ng asawa mo!"