Lahat ng Kabanata ng That First Night With Mr. CEO : Kabanata 261 - Kabanata 270

“Are you mad? Why are you letting him in again into your life? Who the hell hit your head that you’re now forgetting what he’s done?”dire-diretsong tanong ni Caleb kay Charlie habang nag-uusap silang dalawang magkapatid sa library. Charlie was still wet from head to toe. Ni hindi niya nagawang magpalit ng damit matapos dalhin sa guest room si Gael upang lalong masuri ng doctor. Her brother was too livid to let her kaya naroon silang dalawa sa library ngayon at nag-uusap. Their parents are with Gael. She heard that Jacob called them nang magsimulang lumuhod si Gael sa harap ng gate nila almost two hours ago. Two hours! Gael was left under the heavy rain for two hours! No wonder he was shaking and one the verge of hypothermia! And now she’s worried as hell. She wanted to check on him but Caleb was not letting her! Kumuyom na ang mga kamay ni Charlie, anger slowly rising in her chest. “This is my life, Caleb. I will choose whatever course I’d like to take,” she said in a restrain

PART 2"I hope you wouldn't mind that I will keep Charlie from her work for a while, Gael. For the meantime, ako muna ang kakausap sa mga tauhan ninyo sa Oceanlink. I will be representing Levi and Charlie," anang Daddy ni Charlie kay Gael habang naghahapunan sila. Dalawang araw na si Gael sa kanila. But it was only now that he had regained enough strength to join the rest of the family for dinner. Kanina, dumalaw ang Grandma at ang Uncle Joshua at Uncle Kiel niya. Together with her parents, kinausap ng mga ito si Gael in private. Hindi niya alam ang pinag-usapan ng mga ito subalit natitiyak niyang nagkalinawan ang kanyang pamilya at si Gael.Sandaling bumaling si Gael sa kanya, ngumiti bago ibinalik ang tingin sa Daddy niya. "I'll call my assistant first thing in the morning, Sir. I will inform him about the new arrangement. But I do assure you that there will be no problem on our part."Tumango-tango ang Daddy niya bago nagpatuloy sa pagkain.Her Grandma smiled and roamed her eyes

“This better be it Hugo or else you will really hear from me this time,” gigil na sabi ni Charlie sa assistant ng asawa niya habang pinagbubuksan sila nito ng pinto ng sasakyan kung saan sila nakalulan na mag-ina.Namutla si Hugo, bahagyang yumuko. “I’m just following instructions, Ma’am. I hope you won’t take it against me.”She huffed and rolled her eyes bago siya bumaba sa sasakyan. She’s not pissed. She’s just annoyed.Paano, para na siyang mababaliw sa pag-aalala kanina habang patungo sila sa Prime Mall. Only when they arrived there, Hugo met them and told her that Gael was fine and that they just needed to pick up something at the mall. That irked her instantly. Lalo pa at ayaw sabihin ni Hugo sa kanya kung saan nagpunta ang amo nito. But before she could even lash out at Hugo, dumating ang isang babae at iginiya sila sa novelty shop nito kung saan nagsukat ng ship captain costume si Levi.She really doesn’t understand what the costume is for. But she withheld herself from sayin

“Here, have some coffee,” ani Charlie habang ibinababa sa harap ni Gael ang tasa ng kape na siya rin ang may gawa.Nag-angat ng tingin si Gael sa kanya. His eyes, just like the few days that have passed, was distant—gloomy. It was as if she's not there. O mas tamang sabihin na nasa iba ang isip nito. He forced a smile. “Thanks, love,” anito bago tahimik na dinala ang tasa sa bibig nito.She released a slow breath and sat on the chair in front of her husband. They were at the balcony of the Bernstein mansion. It was already late afternoon and the sun was beginning to set on the horizon. But she feels like Gael’s day was just about to start.Ito kasi ang nagbabantay sa lolo nito sa gabi. Mula nang dumating silang mag-anak sa Germany halos tatlong araw na ang nakararaan, hindi na natigil sa pag-aalala si Gael sa lolo nito. Why wouldn’t he? The old man was shot on the chest by one of the three butlers in the mansion, whom, they had found out later on, had been working for Alaric for the

Nilingon ni Charlie ang tinuro ng matanda bago tumayo at humakbang patungo sa lumang bureau na sinasabi nito. On top of it were the Bernstein family pictures from decades long ago.. She carefully pulled the topmost drawer and took out from it a small box that was made of wood. Carved on top of it was an ornate letter B, probably symbolizing the family’s surname. She walked back over at the bed and gently placed the box on Aksel’s waiting hand. He stayed silent for a while, just eyeing the box in his hand. His eyes were glazing with unshed tears, like he had been recalling a distant memory. Ilang sandali pa, hinamig ng matanda ang sarili at nagsimulang magsalita. “I promised my late wife to give this to the next Bernstein lady-of-the-house.” Nag-angat ito ng tingin sa kanya at inabot ang kanyang kamay. “That’s you, Charlie,” anito bago tuluyang inilagay sa palad niya ang maliit na kahon. “Go ahead. Open it.” She slowly did and she gasped when she saw a beautiful vintage emerald