A Forbidden Night with a Stranger

Chapter 7

ALAS wake up early and take a shower. He put on his manly suit that fits his good looks and aura. He is so manly and every woman who can see him will be left jaw-dropping. He put some of his favorite Brazilian wax in his hair. He sprayed his favorite perfume. Damn, he looks so yummy, lol.

Gusto lang naman niyang maging guwapong-guwapo ang aura niya para maging confident siya mamaya kapag nagkita na sila ni Yna. It's her first day of work, kaya excited din siyang makasama ang childhood friend niya.

Diretso na siya sa kaniyang opisina. "Lydia, are you done with the documents?" he asked, very formal, but not that too strict and serious.

"Yes sir. It's on your table." Lydia said while looking at him. "Parang may kakaiba sa'yo sir, mas guwapo kayo ngayon kumpara nang mga nakaraang araw."

"Talaga ba? Of course, 'di ba kahapun sinabi ko sa'yo na may bagong papalit sayo bilang secretary ko habang nasa leave ka."

"Yes, what's special on her? Bakit sobrang guwapo at bago niyo ngayon?" Nanunukso si Lydia sa kaniya.

"Hindi ko alam ang mga sinasabi mo. Siyempre, kailangan kong magmukhang presentable."

"Sana nga pumapag-ibig ka na sir," nakangiting wika nito.

"I am not Lydia," tanggi nito.

"Magkakape lang ako sa labas sir. See you later."

"Take your time."

SAMANTALANG wala sa mood na nagbibihis si Yna. Wala na siyang magagawa pa, she need to accept the deal. She got dressed herself with a peach-colored dress paired with high heels. Naglagay lang siya ng kaunting makeup at bahagyang kinulot ang buhok niyang ash blond.

Hindi siya excited na makita ang boss niya, pero sa nabasa niya parang guwapo naman kaya gusto niyang patunayan ang guessing skills niya.

Inabangan siya ni Jomari na bumaba. "Good luck on your first day of work, Yna."

"Thanks, dad," walang modong sagot niya, dumiretso na siya sa main door.

Mabilis siyang nagmaneho patungong trabaho. She park her car and immediately enters the building. Chin up, she marches in the hallway.

Marami ang napatingin sa kaniya, they wear business attires while she wears semi-formal. Wala siyang pakialam. Nagtanong siya sa front desk. "Where's Alas' office?"

"Good morning Miss, are you looking for Mr. Dela Merzcid?" tanong ng staff.

Nag-ikot siya ng mga mata, may pinagka-iba ba ang tanong niya? "Obviously, he's the same person, right?"

Napipilitang ngumiti ang staff,"I'm sorry Miss."

"Kung ako ang amo mo, you're already fired. Simpleng pangalan ng amo mo hindi mo alam?"

"Sanay kasi kaming last name ang tinatawag sa kaniya. Hindi na mauulit."

"You don't have to be sorry. By the way, where is his office?" tanong niya ulit.

"Just take a lift, it's in the 20th floor."

"Okay." Yna walked straight and followed what the staff told her. Napagtarayan niya pa nang Wala sa oras ang staff, hindi talaga siya bagay maging isang boss, for sure marami siyang nasisisante sa mga tauhan niya kahit kunting mali lang.

YNA knocked the door as a sign of respect. Matigas lang ang ulo niya pero may respeto pa rin siya.

"Come in," she hears a man's voice. She hit the door knob then entered. The man was sitting in his swivel chair. He is facing the window while talking to someone on his phone.

"Lydia, what's the matter?" he asked. He mistaken her as his secretary.

"I'm not Lydia, " walang modong sagot niya.

He turned around to check who's with him.

"You—" gulat na gulat niyang saad.

Parang nakakita siya ng multo ng makita niya ang babae pero saglit lang 'yon at bumalik na naman sa normal ang aura niya. Mataman niyang pinakatitigan ang babaeng nasa harapan niya. He couldn't forget her face.

She furrowed her eyebrows as she pointed herself. "Me?" Naglakad siya patungo sa mesa ng lalaki.

"Bakit gulat na gulat ka? Pangit ba ako?" she said insultingly.

Umiling siya.

"Ah—nevermind. By the way, who are you?" kunot-noong tanong nito sa kaniya. Gusto niyang malaman agad ang pangalan ng babae.

"It's my first day of work, so why don't you welcome me?" she said sarcastically.

"Really? Introduce yourself first," he said while frowning.

Nag-ikot ito ng mga mata bago magsalita. Walang emotion at laglag ang mga balikat.

"Do I really have to?"

"Of course, employee kita kaya dapat na kilala kita, right?" kalmado lang ito sa kaniyang upuan.

She felt disgusted towards him.

"Yna. That's all." She rolled her eyes as indication that she felt annoyed.

"Well, where's my table? What is my job position? How much is my salary?" she asks all continuously.

"Well, I'll tell you later. Introduce yourself well before anything else."

"Tss!" she said then rolled her eyes. Nakinig ito sa kaniya pero pilit nitong huwag matawa.

"I am Yna Maria Cortes, I am the only "HEIRESS" of our family. We came from a well-known family. That's all," she said while raising her eyebrow. She's very proud of herself even though.

"Okay. How about experience?" he asks her with a wild smile.

She was surprised and felt guilty for no reason. She can't explain her feelings upon hearing it, ibang experience kaagad ang naisip niya. OMG, Yna. Ang harot ng utak mo!

Napangiwi siya."I... I haven't."

"Well, enough for those stupid questions. Your table will be there." He pointed a small table good for one person. Ang cute dahil kulay peach. "You will be my personal secretary, next week dahil nasa leave na ang dating secretary ko."

"Ayoko. I want some managerial work. Being a secretary is so tiring."

Napapailing ito sa mga sinabi niya. "Kung ayaw mo, pwede ka nang umalis. I don't want to waste my time for this nonsense stuff…Pero— paano na ang pagiging tagapagmana mo? Are willing to lost it?" he reminds her.

She shrugged her shoulders as she remembered their agreements with her Dad. She already signed it. Besides, she can't live without her inheritance and it is not a good idea to lose her inheritance because of her stubbornness.

She turned back. "Well, I don't forget. Okay, I will work as your secretary. But you can't control me as what others did to their secretaries. I am not cheap to be controlled by anyone."

"Well, it's up to you. If you think I can't control you then you are wrong. No one tried to control nor go against me too. No one," he smirks, tinitigan niya sa mata si Yna.

"I'm not afraid of you too. So, how much is my salary?" she asks excitedly. Gusto lang naman niyang asarin ang lalaki pero siya pala ang maaasar ng marinig ang sagot nito.

"Twenty thousand pesos?"She shrugged her shoulders in dismay. It was not enough for her shopping allowance. She spent fifty thousand or more every time she shopped. "What? Ganun ba ka cheap ang sahod ng isang secretary sa company mo?"

Umismid ito sa kaniya at napapailing."Hindi 'yan cheap,Yna. Good for you to have that money as your starting salary, may increase naman 'yan until fifty thousand, plus many bonuses if you will have a good performance at your work."

"Ganun? Pero matagal pa ang increase, right?" Tumango ito bilang tugon."I can't live with it."

"Then, you can go home now." Tumayo na ito mula sa kaniyang swivel chair dahil may sinagot itong tawag.

"Where are you going?" usisa pa niya. Hindi pa sila tapos mag-usap.

"I'm at my emergency meeting. So, ano na? Deal?"

Wala na naman siyang choice kundi tanggapin ang alok nito. At talagang pinagkaisahan siya ng daddy niya at ng lalaking ito?

"Deal." Padabog siyang naupo sa pwesto niya.

Lumapit ito sa kaniya. "Here," he said, once handed her a booklet.

"What's this?" pamaang niyang tanong.

"It's the company's booklet. You can read all of the company's information. You need to memorize it, okay?"

"Really?"

Hindi na sumagot pa ang lalaki. Nagmamadali na itong lumabas ng opisina niya.

"Handsome but arrogant. Tss!" she utters.

Binalingan niya at binuklat ang booklet. She scans each pages. Parang mababaliw siya, mahigit limampung pahina, sasaulohin niya. Maayos pa ba ang pag-iisip nito para iutos ito sa kaniya?