Pamamanhikan part II

"What are you guys doing in here?" Tom question them

Everyone was looking at them

"What are you doing in here?" Chairman Yang asked him, he knew that Tom would come

Anna walked toward her parents, she was nervous and felt Chairman Yang made up a story that her parents would believe in him, this was Anna's worst nightmare,

"So it is true?" Anna's mother questioned her

"What?" Anna was nervous, her feet were shaking, she didn't know how to start, how to explain everything about those people, the engagement and the boyfriend thing.

"What are you doing?" her mama asked "You were dating this whole time...and you brought him here, I thought you were studying upstairs"

Anna looked at her, but she didn't say anything" She knew her mother was angry and disappointed in her" Ma, we were just talking outside" she slurred

"You have a boyfriend and he proposed to you ?" Her mother asked with teary eyes " And what about Kevin? " She was confused

"We are not in a relationship" Tom Interrupted " and she liked Kevin"

"Shut up!" Anna's mother said to Tom "I'm not asking you ?" she said while pointing at him "This is not so-called a relationship? She showed them the picture "Look at it, kissing, engaged?"

Anna and Tom were kissing in the study room, the night he proposed to Anna in front of Them, " And what do you call about that ?" she asked "Flirting?"

Tom and Anna were surprised when they both saw their picture kissing

"Ma Does not true" she explains "Promise" she was trying to explain

"How could you do that ?' Tom asked Chairman Yang

"And what about this ?" she threw the pictures were taking on the day of their engagement

Anna can't explain everything, she was disappointed and didn't know how to convince them that was a fake

"Anna, we trusted you, Papa trusted you, you lied to us," she said with teary eyes "Is this what we have been taught "She was weeping

Anna held her tears" Please Mama..." she begged her

"Go upstairs and go to your room, You were grounded "

"Tom was angry with Chairman Yang " What are you doing ?" " how can you do that to her?" Tom faced Anna's mother " I am so sorry, but I believe there is a misunderstanding here" he explains

"What do you want me to say? huh" Anna's mother said

"Ma...please let me explain" Anna interrupted and she was surprised when her mother slapped her

Anna felt her mother's palm, she was humiliated and embarrassed in front of those people

"How dare you lie to us...you were engaged for a few months, and you wanted to explain..."

everyone was shocked at what they had seen, Janet stood and walked toward them "Mrs. Rodriguez, calm yourself first " she said

" We were just a brother and sister" Tom interrupted them

"TOM please" Marvin tried to stop him "Sit down " he continued "You are not helping..."

Anna's father smiled and exhaled "Brother and sister are now kissing?..." he asked

Tom looked at him

"Do you really think we were born yesterday?" he replied to him

Tom looked away and slowly exhaled, he saw Anna's tears falling down her cheeks, and he felt pity for her

Janet and Anna's mother went to the kitchen and Janet tried to calm Mrs. Rodriguez

Anna remained standing and didn't say anything but her tears continued to fall, but a few seconds Anna walked to the kitchen and begged her mother

"I don't want to see your face for now Anna," Mrs. Rodriguez said, "get out !"

"Ma! I'm so sorry !" she's weeping

Mrs. Rodriguez was disappointed and hurt. she walked out of the kitchen and walked to the living room with Janet. Mrs. Rodriguez sits beside Janet.

Meanwhile, the Chairman cleared his throat "The best solution we can have is to let them marry "

"Chairman Yang!" Tom protested

everyone was looking at him "That is not going to happen" Tom protested

"You proposed to her and you don't want to marry her," Chairman Yang said

"We've already talked about it," he says "This is not what we talked about this morning" he excused

"What we have talked about?, Coz I didn't remember," he replied and pretended not to remember

"Chairman Yang!" he raised his voice

"uhuh!" Chairman Yang interrupted

"Tom, " Janet interrupted him

Tom stood up and walked towards the main door

"And where do you think where you going?" Chairman Yang asked

Tom stopped

"Don't try me, young boy..." He warned him

Tom walked back toward the sofa and sat beside his Dad, he calmed himself but deep inside he was on fire.. he was mad.

"Let's settle this now...we need to marry them as soon as possible"

"As in ...I want my daughter will finish her studies before they get married " Anna's father insisted

"Don't worry, Your daughter will graduate this semester, Tom will not disturb her thus she can focus on her studies " Chairman Yang reassured " I was hoping they would be married next month/ before the year-end, and the company will settle for everything about their wedding "

"Oh my !" Tom whispered and stood up "Are we done?" he said

"Are you sure that this guy, my daughter will be marrying? I am sorry but I don't like your son's attitude " Mrs. Rodriguez brutally said "Maybe he will hurt my daughter one day"

Tom's family was jaw-dropping after what they heard

"Ugh! I am sorry for my son's behavior, But I assure you he's a good person " Janet defended him

"Can we postpone the wedding ?" Mrs. Rodriguez asked "I bet she doesn't know the responsibilities of being a wife, she's still young "

"Don't worry about it, Janet will assist her " Chairman Yang said

Mrs. Rodriguez gulped and her tears fell from her eyes

"If they love each other... why can't we support them," Anna's Father said and he looked at Tom "Don't hurt my daughter...You know marriage life is not an easy thing, that is a commitment to each other, learning to accept everyone's flaws," he added "marriage is not a game... and if you plan to hurt her please you can give it back to us...she is my precious thing...all of my daughter are my pearls my wealth..." he was worried

"I assure you" Marvin replied "That's not gonna happen...Anna is part of our family since she was betrothed to my son," he said

Mr. Rodriguez agreed to him

"Done, the wedding will be next month," Chairman Yang said