CHAPTER 1

7:30pm: Metro Manila Philippines

De Gusman Company.

"Boss, this is the file you asked from the HR

Department," Trisha exclaimed as she gave me the file.

"Thanks," I mumbled.

"What's the sudden interest in an intern, Babe?" asked Cristina as she sat on my office sofa.

"It's her." I sighed as I threw the file at her.

Once she read it her eyes went wide..

"Gosh, how is she even hired here," she mumbled quietly.

Who might it be?

The one who bullied me, my old crush's Girlfriend.

Wow, I mean, I didn't even know he had

a girlfriend. But I did suspect tho.

"So soon, whatcha gonna do about her? Teach her a lesson? Fire her? What about—" I stopped her.

"No. She's nothing but a past. I'm in my future," I said with confidence. Pushing the memories at the back of my mind and focusing more on my paperwork.

"You're worried," she said seeing my face. She reads me well.

"Why? Well, I don't know. That woman I despised so much is here. Working for me. Sigh..." I held my head...

Right where the stab mark was. That woman was crazy, Obsessive fuck. She stabbed me right here... my right Eye... with a pen...

Talk about a past with a pen.

Right now I don't even use pens anymore...

 Just fountain pens...

"You know, you can fire her for...you know...about that?" she said...as she avoided looking to my right eye...

Oh, yeah? My eye? Yeah, it was not treatable. Since I was...stabbed there…and to make matters better, my vision was already blurring on that side so… I'm fine…

"I'll be fine. I might need her in the future, since... I mean look at her résumé…" I said as I threw her a file of that woman's résumé.

"She's...talented." Cristina said as she looks through the papers... Bunch of achievements…and some other experiences...

"She's experienced. Your type of people. The ones you need in this company. But. I might watch her for now. That's my advice. She's been charged with assault by the laws and juvenile detention for 4 months." Cristina reminded.

"It's best that we should be cautious around her." she mumbled in the end...

She's saying the truth… Why should I trust a woman who can harm others as well. She had traumatized me once...she can do it again.

"Now that I remember it… Damien broke up with her after that….incident. Good for him..." She whispered...

As we continued on, I ignored her while I sign some papers...while she was typing on her laptop…work probably.

"Oh, my god…. He…he came back…. Damien's back…." she screams at the top of her lungs...

He...he's back?.. I thought he won't be back...

"Have you read the news?" asked Trisha, who left 20 minutes ago…

"SHA! Get out of my way! Girl did you see the news!?! It's all over the internet! Damien Dominic De Leon is coming back! Here! In the Philippines!!!!" Kenzie exclaimed… Excited?

"He even said on the news that he's coming back to court the woman he loved…." mumble the smart Trisha...

"No he posted that he's coming for some vacation at his Hometown as well." I mumble

"vacation my ass, he's here for you dumb a$s!" said the supportive one, Cristina.

"Maybe he's here for another beating.." said the strong one, Kenzie.

"No, no, he won't be...unless he's here for her right?" asked the smart one, Trisha…

Ophelia knew who she was talking about.

"Guys, fill me in would you!" said Kenzie looking at both of me, Trisha, and Cristina as she seems to know too.

"… Diana Kimberly Rosales is working for me." I mumble…

"What the fu-!" she shuts up at the look Trisha gave...

"Don't cuss in front of children." she mumbled as she stroked her 3 months belly bump.

"They're not even born yet~" Cristina said laughing.

"But even so, I read that children can hear from outside the stomach~" she said with pride.

"You read too many fantasy books." I said as I continue on signing papers.

"Hey! You read too you know! You even have a library here!!"

Yeah... I had a big bookshelf at the side of my office...where I store my books of different genres. So what?

"Girl like you don't have a library in your home." Cristina mumbles as she types on her laptop.

"Okay guys... I'm done, I want to eat some dinner... I'm hungry." I mumble ...

"yeah sure, basta free food okay lang! Hahah" Cristina laughed as she spoke in Tagalog.

"Ay nako Naga salita nanaman sha." mumbled Trisha.

"Free food would be fine for me~" said the Englishera of the group.

"where's Ryanna?" I asked...where my female best friend is..

"She's busy with the HR... something about the worst...intern ever." Trisha said as she arranged the papers...

"Don't carry anything, Trisha." I reminded.

She just smiled and sigh, continuing to arrange the papers.

"Should we check on her girls?" asked Kenzie.

"Yeah, I need to know what's the problem in my company…" I mumbled, worried...

We walked to the HR floor of the building...talking about what to eat on the way...

When we heard screaming and crying...

Ryanna was screaming... and the crying...oh... Diana...

"Ano na naman ginawa ng babaeng toh…" mumbled Cristina...

"talk about being a sychopath.." mumbled Trisha

"Ryanna, what's happening here...?" I asked...as I entered the glass door.

"wha- boss! This girl over here was accused of stealing by another intern..sigh.." she sigh frustrated.

"and why the screaming though?" I asked..as I looked Diana up and down...

She..still the same... that..that necklace... The one Damien gave..wow. They did broke up...but he.. he's probably looking for her.

"Well...she refused to admit it even though we showed the CCTV footage that she stole a file...and added her name on it..." she said as she played the video...

"What can you say about this..." I asked the intern... Diana…

"That's not me in the footage. The camera angle is bad. Someone must have tampered with the file and framed me." She said with confidence….

"What acting ..." Cristina mumbled ...watching the drama.

"Shush!" Trisha said shushing her.

"Kenzie, hack all the CCTV cameras from that room and bring it here." I said…to the IT head… Kenzie.

"Sure~ with great pleasure." she smirked and hacked the whole CCTV.

In just a few hours... Diana's reputation of being a good intern and a real deal for the company was ruined.

As I was about to say that she's fired she interrupted me.

"You can't fire me!... Please! I have a daughter at home! A-and she is very sick!…. I…I need the job please!" she had crocodile tears in her eyes...

"What the hell..." Crisha, Cristina's twin came in and saw this...amazing.

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