Chapter 34
CHAPTER 34: LIKE MOTHER LIKE SON
IT’S already nine in the evening when July called Ivyna. They’re talking about her first at her new work.
“So, tell me? Did Mr. Villafuento confess to you?” July asked on the other line.
“The hell, Juls!” she got shocked to what she just said. “Are you crazy!?”
“What? I’m just asking you about Mr. Villafuento’s confession to you—“
“You’re really crazy! And why he’ll confess to me?”
“Cuz he likes you?”
“Are you on drugs, Juls?””
“What?! Of course not! You’re the one crazy here!”
“You are. What are you talking about? I’m just working at his company. There’s nothing you-so-called-confession happened! And there’s no way he’ll like me.”
“Really?”
“Really!”
“I thought he likes you.”
“And why?”
“He always called you and wanted you to be with him duh! Didn’t you notice that? Remember those days he let you sleep to his condo. What if you’re the only one he let sleep to his condo and no other girls? You must be lucky then! How to be you?!” she laughs.
Ivyna thought about what her friend had said. She’s right. He always let her sleep to his condo even she rejected it. Does that mean he…
She dismissed the thought in her mind.
There’s no frickin’ way. There’s no hope that he likes her. He must want her to be in his bed naked like how he did to other girls. HAH! Ivyna didn’t let that happen.
“Ivy, are you still there? Did you fall asleep while I’m talking to you?” July said.
“N-No, I’m awake but I’m sleepy. Talk to you tomorrow, Juls.”
“Yeah, yeah, don’t forget to call me, huh?”
“Yes. Good night.”
“Good night, too.”
Ivyna stared at her phone. Now, she couldn't help but think what July said. Though, she believes that there’s no way what she said was true. She knows Taese better than her so she’s 100% that it wasn’t true. But she doesn't know why her mind kept thinking to what July said.
She lay down and stared at the ceiling of her room. She suddenly got startled when she heard a loud bang outside her room. She knows it was her parents again. She moved to her right side and closed her eyes.
Morning came and she immediately fixed herself. Since Taese’ company was far away to her home than Mr. Mion’s company. She needs to go early so she'll not be late. She doesn't really know Taese so she doesn't know what the consequences of being late. So, she must go early to be not late.
She was about to get out of their house when she heard her parents arguing again. She ignored them and walked away.
‘When will they stop fighting each other?’ she thought before running away.
Almost one hour before she reached the company, she’s still thankful because she’s not late. The guard greeted her so she did and immediately when to elevator. When the elevator door opened, she wasn’t expecting the person inside. She ignored him and entered the elevator. She could feel his stares behind her.
Taese, who was inside the elevator, scanned her from head to toe. His eyes glued to his as*. He knew how round it was but it was rounder in inches. He gulped before taking his eyes away from it. He got tempted.
“Calm your fvckin self. Too early to be horny.’ He thought.
“You’re almost late, Ms. Ortiz.” He said. He’s getting her attention since her as* tempting him to touch it.
Ivyna didn’t look at him.
“I’m still not late, Sir.”
“I said call me, Mr Villafuento, not sir.”
“Sorry, sir—Mr. Villafuento.”
Before Taese could speak up, the elevator door opened. Ivyna was the first one went outside. He stares to her as* as it move while she’s walking. He shook his head.
‘Damn!’
Ivyna waited him beside his office door.
Tease opened the door and went first then Ivyna followed him. No one utter a word, they just went to their perspective place like they don’t care to each other. Taese tried to not look at her since she’s doing it at him but he couldn’t stop himself. So, instead doing his works, he just stared at her all the morning. Until his meeting started.
"Stay here," Taese said. "And tell anyone who'll ask me that I'm on meeting, okay?"
She nodded.
"Should I go with you—"
He shook his head.
"No need." He then walked away. She heard him murmured something but she didn't hear it at all.
She then watched him went out of his office. Ivyna was confused. Taese didn’t let her to go with him to the meeting.
‘I’m his secretary, right? Why he didn’t let me go with him then?’
Instead thinking of what his reason, Ivyna continued editing the papers Taese told her to do. Her work was the same what she work at his grandfather's. Though, it was even a bit easy than her past work.
The silence of the office broke down when someone knocked into the door. She stood up and opened the door.
"What took you so long to open the door—"
Taese' mother stopped talking when the person she expected to see wasn't appeared in front of her. But a lady with a full attire of his son's company's suit.
She looked at Ivyna from head to toe.
"What are you doing inside my son's office?" she asked. "Are you flirting with my son? And I think I saw you before... But I can't remember where and when. Who are you, lady? And what are you doin to my son's office."
Ivyna opened the door widely before she bowed at her.
"Good morning, ma'am. I am Ivyna, new secretary of your son. And I think you saw me Mr. Mion's company because I work there before I work to this company."
"Hmm..." She raised her eyebrows at her. "Anyway, where's my son? Is he inside?"
She shook her head.
"No, ma'am. He's at the meeting."
"Really?"
She nodded.
She stared at her once again. "Okay." Then she turned her back at her.
Ivyna bowed once again. She let her gone to her sight first before she closed the door.
"Like mother, like son, huh." She sarcastic laugh.
___
DB
