The room was surrounded with silence... does.... he hate his father or something?
"I... I don't really want to talk about it." He faintly said.
"Oh.. that's okay... I guess..." I say to him. Although I can't help but feel bad for the guy... I guess we are the same... I never really had a good relationship with my father as well... Although he was there physically, he wasn't exactly there emotionally...
We hear heavy footsteps coming from inside followed by a loud door slam... now, who could be that be... I pondered to myself...
"Ugh." He sighed loudly as he starts biting his nails... Huh? Why is he getting so worked up all of a sudden? Is that somebody to be afraid of?
"Huh? Who was that..." I question him about his sudden change in attitude... What the heck is going on... I've never seen Louie scared... like ever...
"That's my father... You wanted to know why people hated him right? Well, you'll find out now." He snickered.
WHY IS HE ACTING LIKE THIS IS OKAY... AM I GOING TO GET HURT OR SOMETHING...
"Let's go down... My father is just going to get even upset if we stay here longer... Let's go down together..." He stood up.. I joined him... and we both exited the room.
As we walked towards where we could the thumping Louie whispered. "Remember always answer him... and do not talk back... and never mention anything about hating Isabel or what Isabel does... he'll just get even angrier. Just listen to him and agree got it?" He strictly told me.
But why do I have to put up with that jerk? I gulped.. as we walked more the closer the thud became louder. IS HE LIKE A RAMPAGING BEAST OR SOMETHING...
We both see him standing in front of the foyer... as we got down from the stairs.. he looked at me and Louie intently as if he wanted to kill me... THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER WISH TO MEET NEW CRAZY PEOPLE.
"I didn't know you had company. Not only you didn't follow the schedule that Ms. Fletcher gave. You missed your meeting yesterday... and now you are with this woman." He gave a snarky look at Louie. "So tell me... what happened?" He then looks at me with anger.
"Sorry... I got into an accident during the reunion... that's why I wasn't able to follow the schedule." I replied.
"Surely you have a higher intellect than an orangutan. You should have let me known that you weren't going to show up for the meeting because I lost face in front of them... You made me look like an idiot!" He shouted. "And now you have this woman beside you. So listen." He got closer to Louie.
"Do you have anything to say for yourself? Bringing this trashy skank to this house when you have a wife who has higher social standing than this garbage of a woman you are with right now. So lady." He stomped and got over Louie's face.
ACK! IMAGINE IF I WAS STILL IN MY BODY... WHAT WOULD I SAY...
"Whoever you are. How much? How much do you want so you can get the fuck out of this house because of all I see in you is desperation. You gold diggers fucking piss me off.. leeching money from men just to open your legs." He rolled his eyes.
Louie stood there silent... as if he was contemplating whether to talk or not...
This guy is an asshole... I can't believe him. He literally called me a gold digger...
As his father kept screaming all up in his face... I looked at him... intently.. fight back! I said to him with just a glance. He caught on and got himself together.. smiling to his face.
"Actually sir. For your information... since I haven't introduced myself. My name is Grace Baltazar. I'm the C.E.O of Bittersweet Food Corporation..." Louie smiled and offered his hand to him.
"C.E.O!?" The father looked at him shocked.
"Surely this is not how you treat potential business partners... because I find it quite rude honestly... I was simply discussing with Mr. Quinones about a potential business collaboration since our companies are rather similar but I didn't know the father of this polite man." He pointed to me. "Has a father with a sharp tongue such as yourself."
"I- I apologize... Mrs. Baltazar... it's just that my son has attracted the attention of a lot of gold diggers lately... so when I saw you with him going out of his bedroom I assumed you were one of them..." His father apologized. "Your husband must be very good to have helped you start this company."
Oh, wait? He's apologizing! That's surprising...
Louie giggled. "You see mister. Firstly I really take offense to what you said. I'm a hard-working independent woman who works hard to get what I want. I do not need a man to get anything I want. In fact... I started my company by myself without any help from my husband because... I'm a miss. I'm not married. Honestly, I don't have a husband... nor I find the need to have one."
His father remained speechless mumbling to his words... although it gave me a sense of relief... he described those things to me...
"And the fact that you see women as being incapable to run a business especially a high ranking business such as my company... then you are sorely mistaken because like I said... I raised my company with my own blood, sweat, and tears and this narrow-minded thinking is why the gender roles and stereotypes still exist in the world. So. Since you don't want me here. I'll just be going now, especially since I'm nothing but a mere gold digger who leeches out of rich and powerful men to get what I want because I can't get it right?" Louie said sarcastically as he started to walk away from the house.
"Apologize to her for me. Get her to accept now. You should have told me she was a high ranking person! You are such a mistake! This is all your fault!" His father yelled at me pinning all the blame on me...
Doesn't he realize that it's his fault that this happened and now he's blaming me, well technically Louie?
"Alright then... I'll go talk to her." I started to go and chase after Louie.
"You better come to your presentation!" He shouted as I continued to walk towards Louie...
What an asshole this guy is! Now, where is Louie... I got outside as I see him breathing heavily...
"I... I.. I can't believe I just that! This is the first time! I talked back to my father... and it honestly feels good!" He shouted, giggling and smiling... "Thank you... for telling me to speak up. I owe it to you." He said to me with a sincere tone making my heart flutter... as if... I.. love.. NO!
I... NO! I DON'T WANT THESE FEELINGS ANYMORE! DAMN IT!