Three years later . . .
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"Ma'am Tessie, congratulations!" lawak na ngiti ni Matilda.
"Ang swerte talaga ni Sir Richard Gordon sa'yo! Kung ako sa kanya itatali na kita," pagpatuloy niya.
Napailing ako sa sarili at hindi na nagsalita. Maingat niyang nilagay sa vase ang mga bulaklak na sa tingin ko ay galing kay Richard.
"Ayan, fresh na fresh! By the way, Ma'am Tessie, let me remind you of your dinner appointment tonight with the owner of the El Prudent Towers."
"Thank you, Tilda," I answered without looking at her. Lumabas na agad siya ng opisina at nagpatuloy ako sa ginagawa ko.
I have a deadline tomorrow but I want to finish it before the day will end. And yes, tonight I have a meeting with Mr. Mayers, the owner of the El Prudent Towers, and right after that, I will have dinner wit
