Chapter 38: The Sister

Walter

Saturday 8 AM, Grey Condominium

I woke up with a massive headache, obviously I had too much liquor again. I glanced over my alarm clock and saw that it was already 8 in the morning. I still had work to do, but I need to get rid of this headache of mine first, I got up and opened my curtains and was greeted by the rays of sun. Same old Manila greeted me as well.

traffic, people crossing, and lots of buildings those three greeted me every morning, it was my view ever since I started living here in Manila again, well of course I had no choice but to be back here again Arkinson empire is located here and my family is also here. A lot has happened ever since I went home. I now had a close bond with my brothers, half brothers and my sister Grayn who never failed to amuse me. She's now 13 and she is well kinda spoiled, wala naman akong sariling pamilya, so I spend all of my money on my siblings specially Grayn.

I went down my room and saw my siblings cooking. It was not an unusual sight kasi dito yan sila natutulog if they go out and drink with friends and dito din tumitira si Grayn sa akin, we do have helps around I do attend some business trips and I sometimes work late so para hindi mag-isa si Grayn sa bahay I hired some helps and body guards for her and she's okay with it, she loves organizing everything around here sa penthouse and she also makes sure that everything is clean. See it helps to have your sister around especially if she is very organized. Ganoon din naman si Markus at Xian I taught them to do a lot of stuff too. Si Winston naman ay may sarili ng pamilya minsan bumibisita sya kasama ang anak nya at asawa nya dito sa penthouse.

"Oh gising ka na pala ang aming lasinggero na kuya! Mahal na hari let's eat!" sabi ni Markus na agad namang binatukan ni Xian, nagtawanan silang tatlo.

I smiled while looking at my siblings like this. Lumapit si Grayn sa akin at yumakap ng mahigpit

"What do you want princess?" she glared at me

"Kuyaaa naman naglasing ka nanaman kagabi! You know that alcohol can-

"Can ruin my liver, and is bad for my health"

Pinalo ako ni Grayn "Eh alam mo naman pala eh ba't ka nanaman uminom kagabi!"

"Ang sadista mo talaga Grayn! Kaya hindi na ako magugulat kung tatanda kang dalaga!" biro ni Xian sa kanya at agad namang nakatanggap ng kurot sa tiyan galing kay Grayn

"ANO KA BA GRAYN MAS MATANDA AKO SAYOOO!"

ang kulit talaga nitong tatlo pag magkasama

"Kids stop that let's start eating" saway ko sa kanila

"Yes kuya!" sabay sabay nilang sabi.

Angelica

9:00 AM, FCN Subdivision

It was 8 am when I woke up, lumabas na ako mula sa kwarto ko at nagsimulang magluto. This was my routine every morning I wake up, I cook breakfast for Felix and Lucio, drive Lucio to school, and go to work. Kapag saturdays naman dinadala ko si Lucio sa grocery at sa mall, we would watch movies, go to arcades, and eat at restos and cafés. I saw myself in the mirror and saw that my eyes were puffy these are the results of crying at night. I've already forgiven myself at mas naging malapit din ako sa Diyos ever since I cheated on Walter and I have been regretting it for the past 7 years. I failed him, his grandparents, his mom, his brother, and him. I did an unforgivable mistake.

"Mama you're burning the pancake" agad namang lumapit si Lucio sa akin at sya na yung nag luto nang pancakes nya, I kept on thinking about Walter and what happened years ago to the point that I burnt Lucio's pancakes

"I'm sorry Lucio mama was just thinking about something, be careful baka ma paso ka pa"

"Mom I can do this malaki na po ako" natawa nalang ako sa accent ni Lucio. Lucio grew up in Italy kaya naman ay nahihirapan pa din syang magtagalog.

"You're laughing at my tagalog accent again mom" he glared and malditong Lucianno manang mana sa tatay.

"Lucciano mama can't help it okay, I'm sorry" and I continued laughing while he continued making pancakes. He hates it when I laugh at his accent and when I call him Lucianno. Lucio's real name is Lucianno Zirizyo Cosa Nostra ewan ko ba kay Felix kung bakit yan ang pinangalan nya kay Lucio, kawawang bata. I just stared at Lucio while he was cooking pancakes for our breakfast. Manang mana talaga sya kay Felix, at the age of 7 Lucio's a tall kid compared to his classmates, he's also very advanced he reads encyclopedia's instead of fictional books. I remember his teacher asking me if I wanted Lucio to skip a grade since he was very advanced of course I said no, I want him to enjoy his childhood kaya naman ay tinanggihan ko ang proposal ng teacher nya.

When Lucio finished cooking ay umupo na kami sa dining table at nagsimulang kumain. We had our usual talk. Every morning kasi I encourage him to read his bible and we'll share each other's thoughts about it, kasi habang nandito pa ako sa tabi nya I want him to know God, and I want him to grow up na kilala nya kung sino ang Diyos. Felix isn't that religious, well he goes to church, but I doubt if he'll ask his son about the bible or if he did his daily devotional.

I was shocked when I saw Felix entering the dining room. "Papa!" sigaw ni Lucio at agad na lumapit sa papa nya.

"Come stai ragazzo mio (how are you my boy)?"

"sono un bravo papà, come join me and mama for breakfast"

umupo silang mag-ama sa dining at kumain "Napa-aga yata ang uwi mo Felix"

"Yes. I heard about your visit to Walter kaya naman ay kagabi bumyahe na ako, I got the deal with Mr. Ongpaoco, so now we just have to worry about Walter, thank you for looking after Lucio"

I smiled at him "Oo naman, how is she? Stable na ba sya?"

He sighed and looked down "Nope. Still not stable. Her vitals are fine, but she's still not conscious. Good thing the doctor said she won't have amnesia when she wakes up, kaya naman makikilala nya pa din si Lucio"

Hinawakan ko ang kamay ni Felix at binigyan sya ng malaking ngiti "Don't loose hope Felix, we'll pray for her okay. She will wake up soon"

"Sana nga"

Chapter 41 (Part 2)

Angelica's POV

Monday, 7:00 AM Arkinson Empire, Manila

I couldn't describe what I am feeling. Today I will tackle about the proposal of Nostra Security Service as the representative, kinakabahan ako, and it's still so early.

"Angelica nanginginig ka, don't be nervous" Felix was driving us papunta sa Arkinson Empire.

"I know that we badly need this, hindi pa tayo nakakabawi sa ginawa nating pag upgrade"

He looked at me and sighed "If they don't want our services we can still find other customers"

"Felix they are willing to pay 1 billion just for their new mall's security"

Nakita ko namang lumaki ang mga mata nya sa sinabi ko "What the f*ck seryoso?! One billion for the new mall's security!"

I rolled my eyes "Yan kasi hindi nagbabasa"

"Who the f*ck pays one billion for a mall's security?!"

"Sila"

"Hindi ba sila mawawalan ng pera?"

Ang bobo talaga ni Felix ewan ko nalang, I rolled my eyes

"Nope and did you forget na empire sila? They aren't a simple company, empire yon tanga!"

I noticed that the car stopped, tumingin ako sa labas at tama nga ang hinala ko nandito na kami, Felix gave his car keys to the valet and together we went inside the huge glass doors of Walter's Empire. It looks very different actually, mas lumaki pa ito.

Sumakay kaming dalawa ni Felix sa elevator papunta sa opisina ni Waalter. We were 5 minutes early as well. Walter's secretary guided us inside the conference room may mga board members na doon pero wala pa si Walter. I prepared my things for the presentation, kabadong kabado ako.

Minutes passed pero wala pa din si Walter.

"Ladies and Gentleman. Mr. Arkinson will be late for a few minutes due to traffic"

Mas lalo lang akong kinabahan sa sinabi ng secretary ni Walter.

"Just stay calm okay, you'll feel better and you'll be more confident if you're calm" Felix said and gave me a smile, he caressed my hand as well. Nagulat kami ng may tumikhim.

"Good Morning. Liv sit in another seat, I have someone with me. Wag na nating patagalin pa ito. Start the presentation"

I saw a very sophisticated girl with Walter, she was a bit shorter than him. She looked like a teen girl to me, she looks very prim and proper. I think she saw me starring at her kaya naman ay tinaasan nya ako ng kilay while looking at my outfit. She was wearing a simple white blouse, denim jeans, and a pair of Manolo Blahnik nude heels.

I didn't know Walter's into young girls.

"What are you waiting for next year? Start the presentation"

I came back to my senses ng marinig ko si Walter

I smiled and started my presentation "Ladies and Gentleman. I am Angelica Shane Gonzales. I am the representative and acting COO of Nostra Security System. Today I will be presenting a proposal for the new mall of Arkinson Empire. So as you can see on the folders in front of you are the newest and most excellent security system, it is perfect for your mall's security system, this can be accessed by face recognition and fingerprint also. The whole mall can be secured from any type of harm."

I continued my presentation and good thing I did not stutter. Kinabahan pa din ako but good thing I managed to finish the proposal.

"Okay so Ms. Gonzales how sure are you that these won't be hacked, knowing that hackers these days are more intelligent and they have more equipments, madaling maloko ang system ninyo someone could copy the fingerprints and as well as face recognition, I am sure that there is also a machine for that" tanong ni Walter

"I am a hundred percent sure Mr. Arkinson, I am sure that your mall will be very secured, at hinding hindi maloloko ang system namin I am very sure of that"

"My secretary will send you a message me and the whole board will tackle about it, well may the best security system win huh. Meeting adjourned. Liv bring me McDonals for two, I'll send you my order via text message"

"Yes sir"

Felix and I packed our things up, when I looked at my phone 12 na pala. Kaming apat nalang ang natira sa conference room. Walter and the girl he's with were on their phones kaya lumabas na kami, when I passed the girl he's with she stared at me for a second with one brow up and rolled her eyes. Hindi ko nalang sya pinansin at tuluyan ng lumabas.

Grayn's POV

Okay I'm sure na kilala na ako ng lahat. I am Grayn Aishely Arkinson. The only sister of "The Walter Arkinson, of Arkinson Empire"

I know the lady who presented kanina we call her "Aphrodite" well she is the goddess of beauty and love, pero masama ang ugali and I also heard that she's a cheater so bagay na bagay talaga ang nickname na 'yon sa ex ni kuya, sa ilang taon na kasama ko si kuya alam ko na hinding hindi ko dapat sabihin ang pangalan nang babae na 'yon so my kuya Winston, Xian, Markus and I decided to name her Aphrodite. Ever since she cheated on kuya, wala na syang naging jowa he had flings and some of them came sa bahay, but I drove them away in a mischievous way and I'm no longer going to elaborate that.

"Kuya did you see the look on her face when she saw me? She showed you that "pumapatol ka na sa bata?" kind of look! Like I know I look kinda mature for my age like 16 something pero like what does she think of you? A pedo? O to the M to the G the guy she was with looks like a manong na nga!"

Kuya rolled his eyes "Bibig mo Grayn"

"Sorry Kuyaaa"

Totoo naman talaga ugh she showed me that look kanina like I was some side chick like me a side chick! If I bastos pa lang ako na teenager sana tinarget ko na sya gamit ang Manolo Blahnik ko! Oh nevermind masisira lang ang precious shoes ko na binigay ni kuya sa kapal ng mukha nya.

I took a couple of selfies nalang and posted it on my insta account with the caption

@GraynAishely

Monday no classes! I look so fab. Saw a bruha nga lang lol

#FAB

#Fashonista

#Mondayyyy

and posted!

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Sooo that is it for this chapter Midnights hope you enjoyed!