Kabanata 19: After the Fall

•Yves•

The phone rang for the moment now. But he chose to ignore it. Dinig niya ang paghinto nito pero agad ding uulit. He kept his hands in his pocket as he heaved a deep breath. Nang hindi binabago ang posisyon, sinagot niya ang tawag.

“Mr. Herrera, I just wanna remind you that you have a meeting with the board. Everyone is here already, other than you. They are waiting for your arriv-“

“Cancel it.”

“But Sir-“

Hindi niya na pinatapos ito at agad na binabaan. It was Kyson’s assistant. May pinapaasikaso ang ama ni Yves Kay Kyson kaya wala ito. Seems like Kyson haven’t brief her enough what she should do in this very day.

Yves was staring blankly at the ocean beneath the cliff where he’s at. His eyes was full of sorrow. He know he was hurting inside but he chose to keep it bottled inside him.

He moved towards the edge and stared down on his vague reflection. His blurred face welcomed his vision. Pero ang lungkot sa kaniyang mga mata ay hindi m