31. GAME 2

TRACE

“Fornales?” I asked with a frown. Is she related to General Fornales? One of my father’s cronies.

As far as I know, Elliot said that the so-called general didn’t like him. Hindi lang pala ang general ang may ayaw rito, pati pa pala itong babae sa harap ko. Eut vs the Fornales. Tatawa ba ako o tatawa ng tatawa?

Tangina! Ang totoo ay kanina pa ako nagpipigil sa sarili ko para upakan itong si Eut. Wala akong pakialam sa babae na narito at panibagong parang demonyo na sumusulsol sa akin. I could manage my business without anyone’s help.

“Yes, I am a Fornales. And yes, I hate Elliot Hart,” she said with a raise of her left brow.

“And what can I do for you?” I asked nicely. Fuck*! Since when did I learn how to act nicely?

“You should get your girl bago pa siya mapahamak d’yan sa walanghiyang abogado na ‘yan.”

“He’s a friend of mine,” I told her at baka hindi niya alam. I am annoyed with Elliot but I won’t connived with anyone na may hindi magandang plano sa kaibigan ko. We are Fo