He's still mad.
"Next." He said seriously and full of danger.
He gave the folder to his secretary when he's done signing it.
They're having meetings with the managers and department representatives. He needs an update about his company and department updates.
"S-sir..." The presenter shuttered. Kier looked at him sharply and the presenter sat down and fixed his things. The presenter knew that kind of look. He has his family he needs to feed, he doesn't want to lose this job.
They notice that Kier is not in the good mood.
The next presenter nervously preparing his things.
"Is that the proper way to Present Mr. Tabocio?" He strictly asked. Tabacio bent her head as he felt embarrassed.
"Prefer your things before you present and get out!" He hissed. The man tearfully arranged his belongings and left.
"Next proposal." He demanded with strictness.
His secretary gave him the last folder to have insight for the next reporter's topic, while the reporter fixed his presentation.
He read what's written on the damn paper and he tore it apart and all the people there gasps.
"Are you all grade schoolers?!" He shouted and massaged his temple.
Everyone there bowed and feared him. "I fvcking said, follow the format that I provided!" He shouted again.
He's venting his anger at his employee, “and the way you present is not appropriate. Did you all prepare? You all like, you rush your reports!”
He looked at his secretary who just standing beside him, “Heidi, schedule my meeting with the investor."
"Sir, we followed the format that you 've provided." One of the reporter said.
Kier's attention shifted to one of the reporters when he interrupts them, "talk back and you're fired!" Kier warned the last man standing.
Everyone and each one of them get scolded and embarrassed. They felt like he called them to vent his anger towards them.
Kier is having a headache with their reports and the format of the written report, it didn't meet his standards.
"Heidi, did you inform them well?" Kier turned his attention to his secretary a bit calmly.
"Uh, U-uh. Yes, S-sir," Heidi nervously answered and can't look straight to her boss eyes.
"All of you get out!" He roared as he massaged his forehead. He’s just tutoring himself if he continues this meeting. What employees he has!
"MIA, WHO'S WITH YOU?" I asked my friend, Mia. She's here.
It's so sudden that she visited me.
I don't know why she's here. I was just coming down the stairs when the doorbell rang.
She held my hand. "Frenny, can we stay here for a while?" She asked gently and she awkwardly smiled at me.
I look at the woman she's with and she's smiling at me so, I smile back.
I nodded at Mia. "Hmm. I'll ask Ken first," because, this is not my house, even though we're married I won't take this as mine since this is just an arranged marriage. I need his permission too.
She held my hand tightly. She looks nervous. "Please, tell him not to tell Lee, that n-I'm here." She bit her lower lip. I looked at her confusely.
"Do you two have a problem?" I hesitate to ask. I don't want to interfere but I sense something is not right? I guess?
"Uhmm. A-ah ... Eh, yeah, we had a fight again. I don't want to see his face!" Her eyes became sharp as she talks and remember what had happened. "He's an asshole!" She added and she look annoyed.
If they both have a problem why she's with a another friend where I'm here? I am her friend too and, who is she? I never saw her.
"By the way," she pulled me closer to the woman she's with and that woman is smiling at me genuinely.
"She's Yunnie. Yunnie, this is Selena, my friend since grade school." Mia introduced us to each other.
"Hello." She greeted and smiled at me widely, I didn't have any bad impression on her, she also waved her hand at me. Friendly, huh.
"Hmm. Have you had dinner yet??" I asked them. I just woke up and I'm hungry.
After Layla called me I fell asleep again.
"Call your husband first, so we'll know if we can stay here." I followed what Mia told me and I called Ken. He didn't pick up my first call so I called him again.
He answered the call and I heard him sighed. "Yes, wife?" He calmly asked. Is he having a bad day? I sense on his voice that he's stressed and tired.
"Hi. Hmm. Mia, is here." I looked at Mia.
"She's with her friend, can they stay here?" They looked at me as they were also waiting for an answer.
"Yeah, sure." He answered quickly and didn't ask any questions like, why they're here and why she wants to stay in our house.
I'm about to end the call when he asks me. "Have you eaten?" I heard him snuff.
"I just woke up."
I heard his secretary in the other line telling something about work.
"Okay, can you wait for me? I'm having a meeting with an investor, I'll buy dinner after this.”
"I'm hungry." I told him the truth. I can't wait any longer.
"Yeah, I know, I'll end this very quickly. Wait for me, wife. I wasn't able to cook before I left." Yeah, he cooks here at home, sometimes we are ordering foods when he doesn't have time to cook.
"Can you buy me, umh." I pulled my cell phone away from me and covered the speaker and looked at the woman in front of me. The way they look at me as if they are waiting me to ended the call.
"Do you want to to eat something? Ken will buy a dinner for us. You can tell me what you want to eat." I ask the two.
"No, We're fine." Yunnie is the one who answered me.
I looked at Mia, if she wanted something. She just smiled at me as she got what I meant in that look. "We're fine." I just nodded at Mia and went back to the call.
"I want buko salad and roast chicken." I looked at Mia as I answered and bit my lower lip. She smiled at me.
"Okay, that's all?"
"Yeah, bye!" I ended the call.
"What does he say?" Mia asked immediately.
I thumbs,"it's fine." I answered and Mia giggled.
"Brother Kier is really kind, you're lucky to be your husband!" She flipped my hair.
"You two suit well." I sat down in front of them and turned on the TV.
"I'm sorry, there's not much food and we can eat dinner later, when he arrive." I informed them. The fridge is empty.
Mia looked at Yunnie, "I told you." Mia said as if she's really sure.
"It's fine Selena, we are not hungry yet." Mia shifted his gaze at me as she answered me.
"Yunnie, did you know that we're back on college she have crush on her husband." My cheeks turn red to what Mia said to Yunnie.
"Heh! not him but to his best friend, Bryden." I corrected her.
Ken is from another school and they went to our school one time because our school and their school had a sports fight. I can't remember what sports it was and they won. Even our school mate cheered for them. Yuniie, laughed as if she find it funny and cute.
"Yeah! you have a crush on both of them!" She revealed, "speaking of Bryden!" She exclaimed. "I never saw him. He's not with brother Kier?" They're friends too.
"I don't know." I shrug, "I haven't seen him after they graduated," they're in 4th year that time while we're freshmen.
"You're cute." Yunnie said to me out of sudden, and Mia slapped her ahnd, and her eyes hurt so Yunnie laughed and hugged the other. They're too sweet.
"Sorry, Mia is talkative,'' Yunnie apologized while laughing.
She's teasing Mia, they seem too close, more than us.
"I know, just like Layla." I agree with her.
We talked a lot more and we didn't realize that Ken had arrived, bringing our dinner.