KABANATA 40

RUAN'S P. O. V

"Ang sarap! Thank you, ha?”

I answered nothing but a grin and slight nod as I watch her eating still. Saglit lang s'yang tumingin sa'kin no'ng nagpasalamat s'ya sa pagkain. 'Tapos do'n na ulit 'yung tuon ng atensyon n'ya.

I don't even know what I am doing here. Why did I exert such effort to do this for her? Napakarami ko pang importanteng bagay na gagawin kung tutuusin pero here I am, keeping my secretary company after I just learned that she's sick. How weird is that? I even bought and tried foods that I was not used to before; para lang masabayan s'yang kumain at hindi s'ya ma-feel bad na binili ko lahat ng pagkaing 'yon at gumastos pa ako ng hindi birong halaga just for her. Nakakatanga.

"Anways, hindi ka pa ba aalis after nito? I mean, it's not that I don't want having you around. Baka lang… may mga gagawin ka pa. With all the meetings scheduled today…” she said before sipping to her glass of cold fruit juice.

"Those meetings… I cancelled them all. I just said that