I
Seigfred excitedly turned on the ignition of his red jaguar car. On his sent message to Atty. Yhera, he said he was already on his way. This is his chance and he would not want the woman to wait nor even think of retracting her favourable response a while ago.
Atty. Yhera was in the verge of laughing out loud when she received Seigfred Yee’s message, which states, “Hurray, I’m on my way Atty. Yhera, don’t ever think of changing your answer.”
This man indeed is very persistent. Atty. Yhera, shakes her head in disbelief.
Just after around forty-five minutes, Seigfred was already at the office of Atty. Yhera. With him following were delivery boys of flowers and chocolates and Big Guys Pizza.
Atty. Yhera’s secretary and other staff of the law firm including the other lawyers were so happy with Seigfred. They even joked the man that he is welcome to visit the office everyday.
Seigfred confidently entered the room of Atty. Yhera following Mila, her loyal secretary.
“Uhmm, Helloo Atty. Yhera, thank you for letting me in,” he said teasingly. Atty. Yhera almost laughed upon hearing the man. He did not even ask to come in rather he just entered the room following Mila.
“Hmm, Mr. Yee, have a seat there.” Yhera motioned to Seigfred the round table with three chairs rounding it. The man followed after saying thank you.
“Sir Yee, would you like coffee, tea or water?" Mila asked with a smile.
“Black Coffee will do Mila, Thanks.” Seigfred replied while looking at the table calendar on the table.
Atty. Yhera stand up and transferred sitting on the chair fronting Seigfred.
“Mr. Yee, what is your legal problem?” with arc eyebrows, Atty. Yhera inquired.
“Ahheemm, it’s lunchtime Atty. Yhera, would you mind if we talk about it over lunch? I know a good resto nearby.” Seigfred’s invitation seemed a planned intention.
“Alright, you are a client, so I must obey if your terms are still reasonable.” Atty, Yhera replied seriously.
Seigfred’s smile has been plastered on his face until they went out of the Law Firm of Atty. Yhera.
They just walked as the restaurant Seigfred talked about is just steps away from the office of Atty. Yhera.
After finishing their hearty meal, Atty. Yhera asked Seigfred again of his reason for asking a meeting.
“Actually, it is a personal civil case. Someone owed me ten million pesos, two years ago. He said he will use it to expand his Hotel in Manila; however, starting six months ago, all of his checks bounced back already and he is not accepting all the calls of my Executive Assistant. So, what will I do Atty.?” after the long narration of facts Seigfred looked at the lady lawyer sitting across the table.
“Have you sent a notice of his bounced check and a demand to make it good within a certain period of time?" Atty. Yhera asked.
“Nope, not yet.”
“Alright, then that is the first thing that we are going to do. Please ask your executive assistant to give me the details of the respondent,”Atty. Yhera’s final instruction to Seigfred.
“Alright then, thanks.”Seigfred smiled.
“Can we go now Mr. Yee?"
“Nope, I cannot end a meal without a cup of brewed coffee. How about you my Atty.?" Seigfred mischievously asked with obvious intention to delay the meeting, which seemed being turned already to a lunch date.
Atty. Yhera took a deep breath to avoid being irritated. This man is really annoying sometimes, “Caffuccino will do.”
II
Atty. Yhera received some teasing from her co-lawyers when Seigfred finally left the office. The man insisted to still accompany her all the way to her office despite her insistence not to. She just laughed at her co-lawyers’ teasing.
Mila was smiling too, when she handed to her some documents for her signature.
Atty. Yhera just shrugged her shoulders and decided to continue the pleading she was preparing when Seigfred arrived in her office a while ago.
All of a sudden, she received a message in her messenger. It was Seigfred, asking for her contract proposal in handling the case. Atty. Yhera suddenly realized that she was not able to discuss it with the man during their lunch meeting.
As it turned out, Atty. Yhera handled the civil case referred to by Mr. Seigfred Yee. Also Seigfred contracted their law firm as their Company’s additional retained law firm. The Senior Lawyers of Atty. Yhera’s Firm were so glad and started to tease Atty. Yhera too about Mr. Seigfred Yee. If Seigfred would run for President, all of them will vote for him.
On her way home after leaving the office, Atty. Yhera decided to pass-by in a well known cakes and pastries establishment. She will buy her sister’s favourite Yema cake. Yhesa reminded her about it just a while ago through F* messenger.
About to park her Montero just in front of the bakeshop, a Dark Blue Toyota Corolla also maneuvered to park beside her Montero.
Atty. Yhera’s feet has been frozen when she saw who got out of the said old car. Jethross! On the other side of the car, a woman also got out. Atty. Yhera scan through the features of the woman. She is probably the wife of Jethross. The woman who is around forty years old, of dark skin color, chubby checks and body, is wearing a bandana scarf on her head. She seemed pale and weak.
Atty. Yhera waited for the two to enter the bake shop first and she followed. She acted as if she did not notice them but Jethross noticed her.
“Yhera,” Jethross’ voice was so low upon calling her. It was like a whisper.
Yhera without any recourse looked at the man, whose eyes seemed so tired yet twinkling upon seeing her. The woman beside her looked at Yhera with envy in her eyes. In her mind, Jethross wife is saying with envy, how beautiful and elegant Yhera could be. Atty. Yhera is wearing a little above-knee yellow dress with an elegant light gray blazer on top; paired with a little dark gray Dolce Gabbana high heel shoes.
“Who is she Hon?" the woman asked Jethross. By such endearment, Yhera can conclude now that this is the woman Jethross have chosen over her.
“Atty. Yhera,” Jethross answered softly.
Outright, upon hearing the name mentioned by her husband, the woman’s eyes grew bigger and looked at her husband and exclaimed with disbelief, “Yhera, Yhera Oh my, She is Yhera, your … your …”
Without waiting for the woman to finish her words, Jethross cut in, “Atty. Yhera, this is Rose, my, my … wife,” Jethross then said. Yhera noticed that it seemed like, it was too difficult for Jethross to introduce her wife to her.
Jethross could see that the woman she left behind years ago seems very successful now. Yhera is beautiful even before, but it seems like she never gets old. She even became more beautiful and elegant.
Atty. Yhera extended her hand to Jethross’ wife, “Nice meeting you Rose,” she smiled and lightly hold the trembling hand of the woman. Thereafter, Atty. Yhera courteously excused herself to buy her sister’s favorite cake.
All throughout, Jethross’ wife kept on watching every graceful and elegant moves of Yhera until she got out of the bakeshop and opened her Montero. Jethross’ eyes also followed her with so much sadness now in his face.
IYhera could not believe what she just saw. It has been years since the last time she saw Jethross. The man seemed to age fast. She clearly saw it in his face now. He looked old and unsophisticated and his wife ... well, Yhera stopped herself from saying anything demeaning. She was not raised like that. She just then shrugged-off her shoulders and drove her Montero. Atty. Yhera did not feel anything anymore to Jethross, not even hate.As she arrived home, she told her Mom about Jethross. Her Mom’s anger immediately has been shown on her face.“Good thing, I was not with you when you saw him. It has been long that I really wanted to slap his face.” Atty. Yhera’s Mom said with sparks of anger in her eyes.“I’m okay now Mom, so relax, I moved on already. It was good that I saw him because I realized that I have really moved on from such pains that he ca
I It has been almost two months that Seigfred consistently showed to Atty. Yhera his sincere intentions. He has lots of surprises for his lady love. He won’t stop to invite her for a date until Atty. Yhera would finally give in. Yhera could not resist the love and affection generously being showered to her by Seigfred. In her mind she already contemplatedof making a bold decision of trying to fall in love again. She remembered her motivational talks a year ago; every time she had a talk, she would always leave these words, “It is through trying that we learn and became successful; So, keep trying, you will never know, the last try might be the final ladder to success”. Atty. Yhera’s moment has been disturbed by the sound of her ringing phone. Seigfred is calling. She answered the phone with a smile on her lips. “Hello, my wonderful and beautiful Attorney,” Seigfred’s introduction. “Hmm, any legal problem Mr. Yee?" she teased the man. “Nope, got a different problem. I would be fly
IUpon return in Manila, something has changed between Atty. Yhera and Seigfred. They became comfortable with each other.Yhera could still vividly remember when she and Seigfred kissed after their dinner during their last day in the hotel. Seigfred walked her to her suite and before letting her in; he gently held her hands and looked at her with so much adoration in his eyes. Slowly he come closer until his face was just one little finger far from her. Both of them can feel each other’s breath When Seigfred’s lips touched hers lightly she did not resists. She even closed her eyes to savour the feeling that was enveloping her whole body. She quivered as his kiss deepened. She felt elated. They only stopped the kiss when both of them could not anymore breathe and simultaneously laughed. Atty. Yhera’s face was totally in red.Before letting her go, Seigfred whispered, &ld
I After the Anniversary Ball has beenfinished, Seigfred took Atty. Yhera home. When they arrived at Atty. Yhera’s home, Seigfred did not open the car door yet. He stopped the car’s engine and faced the very elegant and seductive woman beside her. “Would you want to invite me to come in?” he asked. Atty. Yhera shookher head and responded, “Not anymore, it’s late and you’re tired already.” “When it comes to you, I will not be tired.” Seigfred took Atty. Yhera’s hands and kissed them both then looked at her with his almost puffy eyes. “See, you’re tired, your eyes showed it,” Atty. Yhera teased. Seigfred cuppedthe woman’s face and slowly movednearer to her. Yhera almost stoppedto breathe. When Seigfred finally put his lips to hers, she did not resistanymore.She felt the world
I Atty. Yhera still unaware of what is going to happen even excused herself first to go to the lady's room when they arrived at the Hotel. She was surprised to see at the lady's room, two of their staff; secretaries of their Senior Partner Lawyers. “Hmm, Lita doesn’t tell me, all our staff are here too for the treat of ADC?” she asked one of the staff. ADC pertains to their senior partner, Atty. Alejandro D. Capuyao. The two staff looked at each other before Lita answered Atty. Yhera, “ahh yes Atty. Yhera. ADC treated us here for dinner," she said not looking into the eyes of their law firm's young female and famous lawyer and the latter might notice that she is lying. “Oh really? Seems like ADC won a big case eh.” She smiled at the two staff then excused herself. The two staff looked at each other and followed Atty. Yhera's walking figure. Thereafter, the two ladies giggled after seeing Atty. Yhera went inside the nearest cubicle in the lady'
I Seigfred and Atty. Yhera, decided to get the best wedding planner in town. She is one of the most sought after wedding planner and has been always being interviewed in TV programs. She has also a youtube channel garnering millions of subscribers. Mostly of wealthy couples and even movie superstars got her services for their wedding plans. “Sweety, we have to go to the couture’s shop for my wedding dress’ fitting. Would you be coming with me?” Atty. Yhera is asking Seigfred, who is on the other line. “Of course Sweety, I will pick you up in your office by four this afternoon. Wait for me hmmm.” He answered sweetly. The young lawyer smiled. Seigfred never changed. He never fails to let her feel how important she is to him. As she fitted her wedding gown, Seigfred could not take away his eyes unto her. Yhera
IWhile sitting on her executive chair, Atty. Yhera could not fathom the sadness she felt for Jethross. He lost her wife already to leukaemia. He was truly devastated. She did not know however why on earth, of all people in his life, it was her that he chose to visit to spill his emotions.Atty. Yhera shook her head. May be it is indeed true, karma is real and sometimes God will let you watch while it is happening. She shook her head again trying to remove said thoughts in her mind. Yes, Jethross hurt her so badly, but she never wanted that something like that would happen to him. “Poor Jethross, I hope he will recover soon from his melancholy,” she whispered.Jethross was about to embrace her; most probably out of desperation and sadness but she immediately stopped him. “Jethross, No! Just stand there please. I am sorry but it will not be good to look at, you embracing
I Atty. Yhera is opening now the door of Seigfred’s office room. Seigfred’s Executive Assistant’s face is as pale as flour. Unfortunately, it was Atty. Yhera who got the biggest surprise in her life. She was totally shocked by what she saw; Rhoda and Seigfred torridly kissing each other. She wanted to faint; her heart was beating fast. “Seigfred.” She called but her tone was almost whisper-like, none of the two noticed her. She has no strength. She felt her knees shaking. Without a word, she slowly sat on the nearby couch and looked at shockingly when Rhoda was trying to hold Seigfred’s manhood; Seigfred however with all of his force pushed away Rhoda and slapped her. With what she saw Atty. Yhera again was too shocked. What is happening? Her mind is shouting but she cannot say any word. It is as if her tongue has left her. When S