Chapter 16

“The rebel daughter?” nanliit ang mga matang tinignan ko si Mr. Xiao. He was just maintaining his grin and looked so much interested in my life.

How dare he.

“Aren’t you married, hija? Why are you with him? You know that this would cause a big scandal right?”

Ramdam ko ang lahat ng titig nila sa akin. I felt uncomfortable.

I saw Wayde shifted his position and closed the clipboard loudly. The room is filled with silence and he caught all of our attention.

Kaagad siyang tumalima at sinuyod ang tingin sa mga kasamahan. Tumiim ang bagang nito at mukhang pinipigilan lang ang sariling sumabog.

Ang kanina nitong maamong mukha ay nagmistulang mapanganib. His face darkened and threw sharp gazes at each one of the board members.

"You are here for your business  proposals, right? Let's stop interrogating Ms. Vircacel and let’s stop this nonsense meeting.”

He gestured to his secretary and he immediately handed some document to