Chapter 36

DAVID cleared his throat. "Don't you think it is high time to talk of remarrying?"

"At si Nicole ang naisip mong pakakasalan?"

David shrugged. "She comes to mind. "

"She's older than Mommy!" he snapped. "I have respect for Mrs. Bartolome's loyalty and efficiency, Daddy. Pero iyon lang iyon. She will never take my mother's place in your heart andyou will not give your name to another woman!" There were tears in Vince's voice but he refused to shed them.

"What do you have against Nicole, hija?"

"Nothing, Daddy. " Kumalma nang bahagya ang anyo nito at nagbaba ng tinig. "She's perfect. Politically or otherwise. Statuesque and handsome. Very efficient. Efficient enough para matukso kang i-maintain siya, " he said with obvious sarcasm that David almost laugh rather than be angry at his son. "And she has always been very loyal to her Dad, to you, and to the company... "

"l can hear the 'but,' sweetheart. "

Muling tumigas ang mukha ni Vince. "Give her an award, Daddy! A plaque as huge as Texa