We Have Been Followed

In the restaurant.

Leonel waved his hand and a waiter came to them with a menu. Leonel collected the menu and looked at it.

"Give me beef curry rice, spring roll, tangbon soup" he said and raised his head. "What do you want?"

Carissa reached out her hand and snatched the menu from Leonel. She looked at it and said, "Em... Give me fish fillet taosi, chool pat chin, Lomi, fried chicken, beef steak..."

"Wow! you are going to eat the whole restaurant" Leonel exclaimed.

Carissa passed the menu to Dyosa. She collected it and looked at it. "I will want the same thing as Carissa" she said and passed the menu to the next person beside her. Elvira collected it and handled it over to the waiter. "We are okay with that" she said and smiled. The waiter collected it and left.

Carissa turned her head to look her mother and gave her a questioning look. "Why didn't you order?" she asked.

Elvira said, "Your brother worked so hard for his money. If he does not want to save it, we should at least help me save it" She turned to her son and asked, "Why are we eating here all of a sudden, anak?"

Leonel smiled and said, "We have always been busy with work this together. It's our first time going out together"

Carissa said, "I agree with you, kuya. You guys are always busy with work, most especially kuya. God knows when he will have the time to take us out again"

Just then, the waiter brought the dishes they have ordered and placed them on the table. Carissa rubbed her palms together and exclaimed with excitement in her voice. "Wow! This is the first time I will eat as much as this"

Soon, they all started eating. Leonel remembered something and dropped the fork and spoon in his hand. He raised his head and said, "Nat, tita, I have spoken with the board of directors at cabelas corporations. The two of you will start working tomorrow"

They were all flabbergasted. Leonel was actually serious about giving Elvira and Isabelle a job.

"Your car will be ready tomorrow, so you can drive it to work" he added.

Elvira lean over the table and held her son's hand. She opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. This her son is too caring. He even thought of giving his mother a car. Carissa was speechless. She turned her head to look at her mother and she was already crying. Leonel pulled out a tissue and wiped her tears.

"Do not cry" he said.

Elvira smiled and said, "Thanks so much, but I can't drive"

Leonel said, "Don't worry, I will get a driver for the both of you, who will drive you everyday to work"

Isabelle said, "Thank you, Leonel"

Carissa frowned and tugged at Leonel's sleeve. "I want mine too. Kuya, I want mine"

Leonel was confused. "Want what?"

Carissa answered, "A car and a driver"

Before Leonel could talk, Elvira had already said, "No.Can you not bother your kuya. He has a lot on his plate, okay? Don't bother him with your problems"

Carissa refuted. "It's not as if I am actually bothering him. He is my kuya and I also have the right to ask from him whatever I want. He has given you yours and now I want mine"

Elvira stared at her daughter speechlessly. This girl sure has mouth to talk, huh?

Leonel smiled and patted her head gently while saying, "I will do that for you"

"You are pampering this girl too much. She will get used to it" Elvira was not ready to give up.

"Nay" Carissa looked at her mother and pouted her lips. Elvira quickly raised her hand in the air and said, "Fine, fine. Do whatever you want"

After they finished eating, Leonel paid for the bills and they left the restaurant.

On their way.

Leonel looked through the side rear view mirror and noticed a Maybach car has been following them since they left the restaurant. He thought of Horace's words: "Leonel, you should be careful from now on. That person might want to revenge" His heart skip a beat and fear overcame her face. He remembered someone was following him yesterday, but he didn't get to see the person's face.

His heart began to beat faster. Now that his family are with him and he doesn't want any of them to get hurt. He looked through the rear view mirror and saw that the car was still following him. He stepped on the gas pedal and the car speed off.

"What happened, anak?" Elvira asked with a confused look on her face.

"We have been followed" Leonel said as he looked through the side view mirror and turned the steering wheel.

"What?! We have been followed? You mean someone is following us right now?" Carissa asked in horror. Her voice was trembling.

"Yes," Leonel answered.

"What do we do now?" sweat broke out off Elvira's forehead as she asked.

Leonel looked through the rear view mirror and said, "All of you should lower your heads"

Leonel opened the glove box and brought out his gun. On hand on the wheel and the other holding the gun. The man in the car noticed that Leonel had already noticed him, so he stopped the car, picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"They have noticed me"

"Idiot. How did that happened? You must get every information about them. You must follow them everywhere they go, okay?" the man said coldly.

"Okay" he hung up his phone, turned on the ignition and drove the car to another direction.

On the other side.

The man threw his phone on the bed and put his hand on his hips. His eyebrows furrowed and his face expression darkened. The door slowly opened and his daughter came inside.

"Dad, why is your face like that? Did someone annoy you?"

When he heard his daughter's voice, his face expression softened and a smile appeared on his face. He walked over.

"It's nothing baby"

"Dad, if you need my help, don't hesitate to tell me, okay?"

The man hesitated before saying, "Actually, daddy will need your help later in the future. I want you to take over my business, but as for now, all i want you to do is forcus on your studies, okay? Be a good girl"

"Of course, dad. I promise I will"

"That's my girl" the man smiled and hugged his daughter tightly.

At alvardo street, Binondo.

After Leonel noticed that nobody was following them anymore, he drove his family home. He knew from now, his family won't be save going out on their own without a security guard. His family means a lot to him and he won't allow anything bad happen to them. He has also promised his father that he will protect them and of course, he won't want to fail his father. That night, they prayed for protection from God.