Chapter 35- Their Vacation Is Over

Two weeks had gone so quickly without any boredom and fatigue. The evaluation was over and a conclusion with a recommendation was clearly computerized by Ms. Peace for Sydney, the CEO. Before flying home back to the Philippines, Sydney would have a conference with his younger Brother Carlos about it. The meeting would be done privately at their study room at home. So, when Carlos arrived from his one-month vacation from his pleasure trip to those famous European countries, he informed him about their meeting the following day.

It was Saturday but Sydney had to work overtime. At 7:30 he and his brother started their conference in their study room. They were only interrupted during their coffee break and lunch meal. As Sydney had his record book read to Carlos, the latter had the cited documents with annotation to have a quick discussion for each topic that was

explained thoroughly.

In the recording book, some specifications were written under each item to be dealt with. At the end of their discussion the printed computerized conclusion and recommendation was clipped into it and handed down a flash drive and a memory card where the soft copy was also kept.

"Bro, thanks a lot for the hard work you did while I was on my break." Carlos told his older brother, Sydney.

"Anytime, Carlos. It is for our family, anyway. Just promise me to take good care of our parents." Sydney retorted.

"You are really a man of your word. You made up for your nineteen years of absence in your company for only a month." Carlos said admiringly.

"I did it with the help of your eldest niece and your sister-in-law. We were enjoying as we were working. We had our lunch together in the office for the past two weeks."

"Oh! That was so nice of them to help you." Carlos' eyes were glowing in joy as he replied back to his brother.

"It was a training for them to do the same task during my retirement. For two weeks, both my eldest child and my wife were thoroughly trained and oriented. So, when you need a break, all you have to do is to inform me." Sydney reassuringly informed Carlos.

This dialogue occurred while they were dining together with their family. They listened, never interrupted but gave them their sweetest smile that made their eyes glow in elation.

The next day was Sunday, their last day in USA with Sydney's parents and a brother. Their old parents prepared a despedida party for them. They had it at the backyard by starting picking some ripe apples and grapes from their orchard. It was followed with a cooking contest outside their kitchen. They were in pairs; Carlos and Adrianne May, Ace Sydney and his mother (Ms. Peace), Sydney and Pallas Athena, Old Rosemarie(name sake of Sydney's bitch) and old Richard.

They were all winners as they cooked different dishes for their meal during lunch time and dinner.

In the afternoon, they decided to have a barbecue cooking contest while they had a dancing and singing family program.

After dinner, the last activity was done while waiting for them to be drowsy. A knitting contest was declared by the old Mr. and Mrs. Britton. Whoever knitted the neatest and prettiest would receive 50 knitting yarns. Next, would have 40 knitting yarns. The third would receive 30 knitting yarns while the fourth would be given only 20 knitting yarns.

Surprise against surprises, the first place winner was a boy. Second placer was Adrianne May, third was Pallas Athena and the last was their mother.

They headed to their bedroom with contentment written all over their faces.

Leaving them for home to a far away Asian country was quite wrapped with mixed emotions, both excitement and loneliness. Sydney knew that it would be years before he would come home with his parents but excited as he would be able to devote his time producing his inventions that really hit the international market.

At two in the afternoon was their flight schedule. Therefore, they had to check in more than an hour before it. Their luggages were ready as they had cooked foods for their breakfast and noon time meal. They really gave their very own Mr. & Mrs. Britton a royal treatment like a king and a queen.

While Sydney and his wife were the cooks, the children washed the dirty clothes for their grandparents and an uncle. They also cleaned their bedrooms well. They completed their tasks just on time for an early lunch as they were leaving after it.

While Sydney was cooking with his wife, he received a call from his brother who reported to his work after his one-month break.

"Bro.. Rosemarie's here. She's devastatingly insistent to see you. She claimed to be coming back daily for almost two weeks to talk to you."

"Confront her for me. Tell her that I am with my family homeward bound to the Philippines."

"Alright. I would just chat with you after it."

"I am not interested, my little Bro."

In the office, Carlos went down to confront the woman who was making a ruckus at the ground floor. He instructed his secretary to follow him to have video coverage for documentation.

"Ms. Sylvia.. What's the noise all about? This isn't a market at all." Carlos talked to the receptionist pretending not to see the woman who kept on yelling.

Sylvia spoke; "This noisy woman here has been harassing me and accusing me of telling her a lie about Sir Sydney."

"About your Sir Sydney? Didn't you tell her that he was with his family going back home to his wife's country?"

"I did, Sir Carlos. But she wouldn't believe me." Sylvia said.

Listening to their dialogue, Rosemarie suddenly stopped shouting and quipped. "Aren't you the brother of my Sydney?"

Carlos was peeved but amused and answered. "You own my older brother? Are you his wife? Are you married to him?"

Rosemarie bent her head to hide her embarrassment before talking again. "No! But he was once my lover."

"What kind of lover were you then? Where's the man you chose instead of my brother?"

"We're divorced that's why I am free to get back with your brother."

"He's not interested with you anymore. He could not remember you at all... even for a little bit."

"I don't believe you, Carlos! He was dead over heels with me before. He wasted his life drinking too much alcohol when I got married with my ex husband."

"That was before... You said it yourself.. He was still very young, then. He repented that he did it. When he met his wife, he realized that he was only infatuated with you and had never loved you the way he does with my sister-in-law."

"Carlos, please... let me talk to him.. even for five minutes."

"He's disinterested to meet and talk to you. In fact he strictly warned these people to reject your plea."

"But I want to be together with him. I promise to stick with him this time if he would still give me a chance."

"He would never choose you over his wife who is so pure, honest, loving, faithful and above all not a gold digger. She is a career woman."

The woman finally unable to defend herself and remained speechless.

Carlos continued talking. "Now, Leave peacefully or else I'll let the guard drag you out of this building. And... from now on, stop pursuing my brother's attention anymore." Then he left her toward the elevator going up to the 5th floor where his office was located.

The importunate presumptuous woman was hesitant from leaving yet. But when she overheard the instruction of Ms. Sylvia to call the guards who would throw her outside the premises, she walked out of the place rushedly.

The secretary shared the video clip to Carlos mobile phone upon her entry to his office after the woman walked away.

Immediately, Carlos sent the video clip to his sister-in-law's mobile phone through her e mail. However, she did not yet know that she had an e mail in her inbox as her cell phone was shut off.

After ten hours, they landed in the international airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila. They were in their car when they switched on their cell phone so the sound of notification was heard.

Tired and still sleepy, Ms. Peace did not bother to check on her e mail. She decided to do it at home while she would be having her rest on bed with her husband.

The family of five were met with delicacies which they enjoyed eating so much.

As she layed down on their king sized bed, she browsed on her inbox. Sydney was still in the bathroom when he was excitedly called by her.

"Hon, are you not yet done in there?"

"Coming out, now"

He layed down beside her to see what her wife was watching that made her so thrilled and amazed.

There and then, he grimaced when he saw the video clip sent by Carlos to his wife. It was his bitch who caused him to invent his IBT- Invisible Bag Transformation.

Although he stopped watching with his wife, still he was able to hear its sound that unaffected him. Instead, he started caressing his wife's hair, face and nibbled her ear gently.

Ms. Peace was unresponsive to his advances as she was concentrated watching the said video clip sent to her by her brother-in-law. She was really thrilled watching it. She even reproached him for not telling him about this woman's harassment to his people.

When the video clip was over she told Sydney that she could have confronted the woman for him had he told her about it.

"She's a trash who do not deserve to be entertained. I am not interested with her. It is only you whom I loved to be with for the rest of my life."

"Poor Mr. Sydney Britton for entangling with that kind of person when he was still young." Ms. Peace said it as she was smacking kisses all over his face.

"Well, on the other hand, it was a blessing that she did it to me. I met you and pursued on my inventions."

"Uhu! I strongly agree with you."

"But let us forget about her. Let's focus to ourselves." Then he started making out with her as though they were still teenagers.