Love at First Bite

CHAPTER 2

Gil POV

I am here in CEO’s office after I received an email and a call. Kunyare wala pakong idea kung anong pag uusapan

I just let my boss discuss about it.

Oh, Gil how are you? Pabungad sakin ni Boss Ben Manolo

Good Afternoon Boss, I’m good boss.

Gil I have a favor to ask you if it’s okey with you. I want you to take charge the Marketing Director position in the Philippines.

I know you can handle it and has a potential to manage. And I also want you to overlook my daughter as she is the acting CEO there. I know I’m getting weird why I am doing this, but my daughter needed someone to lean on.

Ahmmmm.. anyway do you have a girlfriend? diretsahang tanong nito.. 

Don’t get me wrong Gil I know this is personal. Well, I saw all your efforts dedication and loyalty at work. You are intelligent enough and I already check your background that amazed me. 

This is not about a job but a favor to ask then. I love my daughter. I ask her to have a break first but She is hard headed like her mom. But I love them. She broke his fiancée. She witnessed by her own eyes, caught in the act having s*x with another woman.

After 6years of relationship and months to go of their marriage. I don’t want to see my daughter hurt. She is a good sweet and a loving daughter. But after what she found, bigla nalang syang naging cold, serious at ayokong tuluyan ng mawalan ng sigla ang buhay nya. Instead of having a break, mas ginusto nya pang hawakan ang company dahil ayaw nyang ipakita sa mata ng iba na mahina sya Kung dati hindi sya nakipag socialize sa mga tao, ngyon ibang iba na sya. Natuto narin syang pumasok sa mga club. Well, I trust her she knows her limit.. And I know she’s not okey. 

Ikaw ang napili ko kung papayag ka I double your salary or name your prize. It’s up to you kung anong gusto mong gawin.I just wanna make sure she’s in good hands. 

Not a bodyguard if you think, then He laugh Just someone will be there. Patuloy nito

And she has no knowledge about this. 

Maybe you can talk to your girlfriend about my offer.  

I just listen to my boss.

Sir, it’s an opportunity for me to go back in Philippines. And I thiink pabor sa akin ang offer nyo kaya payag po ako without any conditions.

Sa isipan ko, this is my chance then para makita at makausap ang girlfriend ko. Saka ko na problemahin yong anak ng boss ko. Mas iniisip ko ang Girlfriend ko.

Well, kung gayon next day will be your flight.

What? Ahmm agad agad boss ambilis naman ata? 

Bago pa kita pinatawag pinaayos ko na lahat ng papers mo. Kaya pack your things, hindi mo na kailangang pumasok para makapamili kapa ng pasalubong pauwi. 

About sa maiiwan mong trabaho ako na ang

bahala mahalaga sa akin ang anak ko plus nalang yong trabaho. I know you’re a professional. Malaki ang tiwala ko sayo.

I can’t believe na ganun lang yon na for formality nalang pala ang pakikipag usap nya dahil nakahanda na pala ang lahat. Mas pabor naman sakin dahil uwing uwi na talaga ako. 

Excited nako sa pag haharap namin ni Corine. At gusto ko ding makilala si Ms Gazelle Manolo. Bigla akong natigilan. Bigla akong kinabahan. Ni hindi ko pa nakikita ang anak ng boss ko dahil hindi ito pinapakilala sa business world. Ngayon lang ito lumabas. 

Inubos ko ang oras sa pamimili para sa pamilya ko. Hindi ko na muna iniisip kung anong mangyare pag uwi. I pre occupied my mind sa last day ko dito sa NZ, mamimiss ko din tong lugar nato. Dito ako nahubog naging matagumpay na empleyado. Kaya nakapag pundar din ako ng maliit na advertising agency sa Pinas., at yan ang hindi alam ng nakararami dahil iba ang nag manage nito.