Love Unexpected

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Fuck. Damn. s**t! Jack was constantly cursing in his mind.

Kanina pa siya palinga-linga sa paligid upang hanapin ang kaniyang secretary.

After they shared in a hot kissed all of a sudden she disappeared just like that. He followed her immediately and wanted to talk to her, but he never found Monica.

Ang bilis naman tumakas ng babaeng iyon? s**t.

He was taken aback when his phone suddenly rang. Damn it! For a moment he forgot the dinner he was supposed to go to.

Pagkarating nila ni Monica sa opisina galing supermarket ay nagbihis agad si Jack dahil gusto raw siya makita ng mga magulang.

"Mom, I'm coming. I just had to take care of some important things here." Bungad niya sa inang tumawag.

Jack quickly got in his car and Kuya Joel immediately drove to the restaurant where his parents were waiting for him.

"Make it fast son. Your father has been waiting for a while now. You might get scolded again by him." Malumanay na saad nang mommy niya.

Jack took a deep breath. Such a scenario was not new to him. He was used to always being scolded by his father.

His father wanted him to be responsible at all times, especially in the matter of their companies.

He heaved out a sigh and close his eyes. But it was a wrong move because as he closed his eyes, he suddenly saw the face of the woman who caused trouble on his mind.

Shit! He was bothered by the kiss like he wanted to repeat it all over again and again. It was a great kiss. It was damn great! He smirked with that thought.

Jack saw how startled she was and if he wasn't mistaken that was the woman's first kiss. Based on her facial expressions and how her eyes widen as he kisses her.

"f**k! It's hard to forget something so damn great." He murmured.

"Ano po iyon sir Jack may sinasabi po kayo?" Napamulat siya ng mata dahil sa boses ni kuya Joel.

"Nothing kuya Joel. Don't mind me." He said as he slowly leaned his back against the car seat. He barely felt tired.

It took them half an hour before they arrived at the restaurant. He went straight to the private room where his parents were waiting. He didn't knock on the door and just entered the room immediately.

But he was surprised by what he saw inside. May ibang tao na naroon at masayang kausap ng ama. An aged man and a beautiful young woman.

He knew that old man. He was one of his father's businessman friends and often accompanied him to business events.

Mr. Rowell Meneses. He owns a large gold mine somewhere in the province of Cebu. He's one of the rich businessman living in the said province.

What the hell are they doing here? This was supposed to be their family dinner right? He asked confusedly at himself.

Napahinto ang mga ito sa masayang usapan at napalingon sa direksiyon niya.

"My son!" His mother stood up and kissed him on his right cheek.

He embraced his mother. "I've missed you mom." He said passionately.

"Oh! My boy. I've missed you too." Ikinulong ng ina ang mukha niya sa mga palad nito.

"How's everything Joaquin"? His Father snapped them with an Authoritative voice.

Napalingon siya sa ama at mataman itong nakatingin sa kanilang mag-ina. "Everything is fine, Dad." He cleared his throat.

His father Juan Carlos Ricafort still does not change a bit. He was still authoritative in a verbal way. Well, these are one of a traits he inherited from his father.

Tumango ang ama sa kaniya bilang pagsang-ayon at muling ibinaling ang tingin sa matandang kausap. "By the way Joaquin. This is Mr. Rowell Meneses and his gorgeous daughter Carla Meneses."

Jack approached the old man. They both shook hands. "Nice to meet you Mr. Meneses" He politely said.

"You too, young man." An old man also greeted him with a warm smile.

He turned to face his daughter. Carla Meneses was a beautiful and sophisticated woman.

"Nice to meet you Carla."

Napansin ni Jack ang lantaran na pagpasada nito sa kabuoan niya. Base sa kislap ng mga mata ng babaeng kaharap ay mukhang nasiyahan ito sa nakikita. Such a vulgar woman. Lihim na lang napailing si Jack.

"I'm glad I finally met you Jack." The woman said in a flirty way.

Jack was used to this thing. How many times happened that his father tried to match him to the daughters of a businessman who were his father's friend?

For the past five years his father never failed on doing that scheme. Hindi na mabilang ni Jack kung magiging pang-ilan ang Carla Meneses na ito na magiging biktima ng kaniyang ama.

But fortunately, his father did not succeed on his weird scheme because no woman could handle Joaquin "Jack" Ricafort.

Umupo na silang lahat sa Dining table para kumain ng hapunan. Ngayon lang nakaramdam ng gutom si Jack nang makita at maamoy ang mga pagkain na nasa ibabaw nang lamesa.

Bahagya siya nagulat dahil sa mismong tabi niya umupo ang babaeng anak ni Mr. Rowell Meneses. He simply heaved out a sigh. This woman seems more combative.

This is what he was saying. It seems that his father has a new target to match with him.

"Joaquin do you know her? Carla is one of the famous artists in the country." Pag-uumpisa ng ama sa usapan. "The paintings she made were famous here in the country and abroad." His father proudly said.

Napalingon siya sa katabing babae. "Good for you Carla." Tipid na sagot ni Jack at muling ibinalik ang atensiyon sa pagkain.

He heard his father cleared his throat, then looked at him intently. Mukhang hindi nagustuhan ng kaniyang ama ang pagpapakita niya ng walang interes sa katabing babae.

But what will he do? Another woman took his interest and at this very moment he doesn't know where that woman was because she suddenly ran away. Damn!

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Nagpatuloy ang hapunan nila at ang kuwentuhan sa loob ng private room. Sa buong oras ng hapunan ay ang matatanda lang ang nag-uusap.

They have no other topic, but just about businesses. Jack was quiet at that moment as he sipped his wine when the woman named Carla leaned closer at him.

"Can I visit you in your company Jack? You know. I just want to get to know you better." She said in a flirty way.

He looked at the woman who was obviously adored him. But for him it was f*****g annoying and irritating. But he must be calm and relax. He knew his father was eyeing the both of them.

"Sure, anytime you want Carla." He said in an unpleasant way and sip his wine again.

Tila nagliwanag naman ang mukha ng babae dahil sa sinabi niya. Excitement written in her beautiful face. It was as if she was already planning when she would go to his company.

He glanced at his wrist watch. He wanted to go home and get some sleep. He was f*****g tired from work. What time will this dinner end? He was f*****g bored. Reklamo niya sa isipan.

Ilang sandali pa ang lumipas ay sa wakas nagdesisyon na ang mga ito na umuwi.

"Joaquin takes Carla to her condo unit before you go home." He was stunned for a while because of his father commands.

"Yes, Dad." He sighed heavily because of it's burdensome. He has to obey him no matter what.

Lumapit ang ina sa kaniya at niyakap siya. "Go on son. Just follow him. So that you can rest and sleep afterwards." Malambing na bulong ng kaniyang ina.

"Take care mom. I will visit you soon." He kissed his mother and he reached for his coat which hung on his chair.

He faced the old man. "I'll go ahead Mr. Rowell Meneses. I will take your daughter safely to her condo."

His father approached him and patted him on the shoulder. "Take care of everything son".

He just simply nodded at his father and this time he faced Carla, who was smiling delightfully at him.

Jack was already in the car and the woman was beside him. He was thankful because he's with kuya Joel. He no longer had to drive.

Later he felt Carla leaned closer to him. s**t. He wanted to push the woman out of his car. If it wasn't a woman he might have been able to push her out of his car.

Fuck! How would his father react when he found out that he had pushed a woman out of his car? He mentally grinned with that thought. Oh s**t!

"Jack when can I see you again"? Carla leaned him more closely. He could barely feel her soft breasts from his right arm. f**k! What a life!

Instead of heating up he was more irritated with the woman beside him. He sighed. He really had no interest in her.

"Maybe some other time Carla." He coldly said at her.

Wala na pakialam si Jack kung ano man ang iisipin ng babae. Hindi na nila kasama ang kaniyang ama kung kaya hindi niya kailangan pa magpanggap na maayos lang ang lahat.

Muka yata nakaramdam ang babae sa panlalamig niya kung kaya kusa na itong humiwalay mula sa kaniya at umayos ng upo.

That's good.