Kabanata 26: Intruder

KALALABAS LANG nila ro'n ay saktong nag-ring ang cellphone ni Nathan. He excused himself first to his secretary before accepting the call. Tumango lang din naman ito sa kaniya.

"Yes. It's okay, man. Fine. I'll be right there in..." He gazed at his watch to check the estimated time. "...thirty minutes. All right. See you. Bye." Ibinaba na nito ang linya bago niya harapin muli ang kaniyang sekretarya.

She heaved a sigh. "Sir Nathan, may next meeting pala kayo sa isang mabigat na businessman after twenty minutes," anunsiyo niya. Muntik na niyang makaligtaang ipaalala iyon dito dahil sa pagiging okupado ng kaniyang isipan.

"Cancel it. I have something important to attend to. You may also take your rest now since you don't actually need to come with me. Hatid na muna kita sa inyo?" alok nito.

Napailing siya rito. "Thank you, pero hindi na kailangan, Sir. Magtataxi na lang siguro ako, o 'di kaya ay tatambay muna sa kompanya tutal ay naroon din naman si May. Pero sure ka? Your next scheduled