Xaiyi Point of View:
"Is he really my husband, Kean?" Tanong ko rito habang palihim kong tinitingnan ang lalaking seryosong nakaupo, na dalawang mesa ang layo sa amin.
"He divorce you. So he is no longer related to you, Xaiyi." Kapagkuwan ay pagtatama nito.
"Why did he divorced me then?" Pagbaling ko ng atensyon rito. I really don't know what happened in my past but for me, marriage is sacred.
Nanahimik siya ng ilang segundo pero kalaunan ay sinagot din niya ako na ikinabigla ko. "Because you are just his substitute wife."
"I see. Why did I agreed to be someone's substitute back then? I want to know the truth, Kean." I seriously asked.
He sighed. "This is not the appropriate time and place to talk about this matter, Xaiyi. Let's just talk when we get home and I've promised you that I'll tell you everything when we go back to the Philippines, right?" He patted my head and smiled. "Don't let them ruin your night. Just pretend that they were not here for now. I know that you will meet soon but I didn't expect that it will be this early." He added.
I just nodded for response and do what he says. I know that Kean is indeed a trustworthy. I trust him because he honestly didn't try to fool me. I'm glad that he didn't lie to me.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen." Napadako ang atensyon namin sa lalaking nasa itaas ng mini-stage na nasa harapan. "I am Mr. Roa, your one and only MC." Ngumiti ito nang napakaganda. "I am here infront of all of you to announce that this 12th Anniversary of Del Falcon Corporation will bring a great fortune to all of us. After all the years that the Del Falcon Corporation have been accomplished, we are all here to witness how our great President Simon Ry and his wife Jeah Ry will pass their success to their one and only inheritor, the man who were loved and cared by them and now a great and intelligent young man that inherit his parents skills and invisibility. He is also a well-known doctor in our country and one of the greatest young man in that field at the age of 20, and now he is already 26. Let's all welcome and gave him a round of applause, the Del Falcon heir and the one and I'll son of the Ry family, Hyden Ry!"
Lahat ay napapalakpak nang umakyat si Hyden sa mini-stage kasama ang mga magulang nito.
Iniabot ng MC ang mic kay Mr. Ry at malugod itong ngumiti sa aming lahat. Makikita mo talaga kung gaano ka gwapo ang tatay nito sa edad nito. At mapapahanga ka talaga sa tindig at maaliwalas nitong mukha.
"Good evening everyone. As the MC's said. We are here to announce to all of you that my son, Hyden Ry is now in his right age and even accomplished so many things that make me and his mother proud before this." Marahan nitong tinapik ang balikat ng anak at mababakas mo mukha nito ang sinceridad. "And I can say that I and his mother were so lucky to have a son like him. And as the CEO of the Del Falcon Corporation, I would like to give my position to my one and only son, Hyden Ry." Ngumiti ito sa anak. "I'm so proud of you, son." Biglang dagdag nito.
Hindi ko lubos akalain na masasaksihan ko kung gaano pala kataas ang taong akala ko'y hanggang doon lamang. A incredible doctor turned into this?
"Thanks dad." Pasasalamat nito at saka ito nakipagkamayan.
Iniabot ni Mr. Ry ang mikropono kay Hyden at nagsimula na itong masalita.
"Tonight is a wonderful night. I, Hyden Ry. The son of the Del Falcon great CEO did just passed me his position as the new owner. And now I would like to thank all of you for coming here and witness this event. And to express my gratitude, I would like to make some toast." Wika nito at kumuha ng isang baso na iniabot ng waiter sa kanila. "This wine will seal the vow that I've promised to the Ry family." Itinaas nito ang baso at tumingin siya sa mga magulang niya bago ibinalik ang atensyon sa lahat.
"I, Hyden Ry, the new CEO of the Del Falcon Corporation will do my best to make the Del Falcon be more powerful than before, and will never break the trust of my father and all the people behind our Corporation success." He said and drink the wine with one shot before he smiled with assurance.
Habang pinagmamasdan ko si Hyden ngayon ay masasabi ko talagang ibang tao ang nakikita ko.
The jolly and humble simple guy can really turned into a super CEO.
Wala akong mababakas na pagkaisip bata sa galaw at ekspresyon niya ngayon. Maski ang pagtingin nito sa lahat.
I think, he did become somebody. He looks a another person with powerful and incredible Aura even in his little gestures.
Nakatulala akong napabaling kay Kean. "Is this Hyden?" Di makapaniwala kong tanong.
Medyo natawa naman si Kean dahil sa reaksyon ko. "He is." Tipid niyang sagot.
Hindi ako makapaniwala sa nakikita ko. Masyadong malayo ang lalaking nakikita ko ngayon sa harap kesa sa Hyden na nakasama ko mula noong nagising ako.
'Who are you, Hyden?" Bigla kong tanong sa sarili.
"--That's all. Please enjoy the night." Pagtatapos niya.
Tumingin siya sa pwesto namin at napangisi bago bumaba kasama ang mga magulang niya.
'What the hell?' I just said to myself.
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Victoria Point of View:
'This Del Falcon new CEO is really something.'
Napatingin ako sa pwesto nila Mr. Madrigal at Xaiyi.
'I can't believe that they've known him before us. This Del Falcon Corporation is indeed mysterious and powerful as I've ever expected. If I get him by my side, even the Sandoval can be mine as well. I know that their family is an extraordinary. Because even the Big Mafia Boss is in here, willing to witness the event and I can see how close they were to the family.'
"You better have a good ideas in your mind right now, Jayzi. Because this corporation will be a big shot to us." I just said and smiled to the guy beside me.
"You better get rid of your ideas as well, Victoria." He warned.
Natawa ako sa sinabi niya. I can't believe that he'll read me that easily.
"I know what I am doing. Mind your own business, CEO Sandoval. You better watch your action because you are not the only one who can seat in that position, dear cousin." I smirked and gently mixed my wine and drink it elegantly.
"You better know your place, Victoria. Don't take the family for granted just because our grandfather take you home instead letting you sleep in the street. You are lucky enough to enter the Sandoval Family but once you play any tricks. I'll assure you that you will surely regret it." He seriously said while staring to its glass.
'As expected to the Sandoval blood.' I just smirked because of that.
I just look at my wine glass and put it in the table.
I play the mouth of the glass with my index finger and think deeply.
'Hiving your blood inside me, I can't guarantee that you can't pay what you owned me and to my mother that past few years.' I just said in my mind while staring to my reflection in the wine glass.
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08/12/2020
A/N: Super thank you everyone for supporting this story kahit alam ko pong baguhan lang ako. Kayo po ang dahilan kung bakit ako namu-motivate at pinagpapatuloy parin ang esturyang ito. I'm glad that I have you. Please take care of yourselves and God bless us all. 😊💕