Chapter 4

Yassmin's POV

She immediately closed her bedroom door and took her bath towel, then went into the bathroom. Yassmin just took a quick shower because she was drowsy and then get dressed. She was about to close her eyes when her cellphone suddenly rang. Yassmin reached for it and looked at who the caller was.

Unknown number.

Who could it be?

It might not be HLC because she saved the name of the company in her contacts in case they called. Although hesitant, Yassmin answered the call.

'Hello,' I said.

'Good evening Ms. Smith, I am Harry Lee of the HLC and I just want to inform you we hired you and shall start working on Monday.' the man declared on the other line.

Monday?

Hm, today is Friday, so she still has a few days to get ready to go to work.

'Thank you, Sir, I won't let you down,' she happily replied.

Mr. Lee has already lowered the line.

'Yes !!!! I'm accepted at HLC, I'm accepted!' she shouted happily while jumping on top of her bed.

Yassmin can't sleep because she's so happy.

She will finally be able to regain the company my parents worked for. Yassmin can't wait to tell her Mom the good news. She also cried for a while with joy and then took a break because tomorrow I will buy clothes. Yassmin fixed her messy bed, then lay down smiling and fell asleep.

The noise coming from her alarm clock stunned Yassmin. She handed it to the side table and then turned it off. Then stretched a little and then got up. Grabbed her towel and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. She's thinking about what would she wear to the Mall.

She wore only a simple black T-shirt and pants. She tucked her shirt into her pants.

After getting dressed, she went downstairs to have breakfast. When Yassmin got down, she saw Manang and Mom preparing breakfast.

"Good morning!" Yassmin greeted them loudly and cheerfully. Manang looked at her first.

"Oh Hija, you wake up early today?" Manang was astonished.

"I'm going somewhere, Manang," she stated, then turned to her Mom who was still busy preparing the dishes.

"Good morning, Mom." Yassmin greeted her and then came over to kiss her cheek.

"Why are you so early, Hija? It's only 6:00 in the morning, am I right? Looks like you're going somewhere and you're all dressed up?" her mom asked.

Manang and Yassmin sat down to eat.

"I'm going to the Mall, Mom. I'm going to buy clothes," she exclaimed while spooning rice.

"Clothing? Why do you need new clothes? Are you going somewhere? Will you travel again?" she asked crookedly, as she looked back at me.

"I will not travel, Mom. I will buy clothes because they accepted me at HLC! they hired me, Mom!" she happily announced.

Her mother got surprised by what she revealed and could not speak at first. It was a few moments before what she said sank into her mind. After realizing it, she stood up and happily hugged Yassmin.

"Really? You got accepted, Hija? Wow! I'm so proud of you. We can get our company back. Thank you, Hija,"

"Your welcome, Mom. But we haven't talked about that yet because of course, I have to finish my two-year contract with HLC before our company can finally recover."

"It's okay Hija, the important thing is to make sure we own our company again."

Yassmin just smiled and then finished her meal. Then got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

She went to her Mom and Manang in the kitchen to say goodbye. They are washing the dishes.

"I'm leaving," she said goodbye to both of them.

They just nodded, so she left the house and got in her car. She's going to Sm Makati again since it's closer. Just a few minutes later, she reached it. Yassmin went straight to the parking lot and then parked on the left side. It was just around the corner from the entrance of the Mall. She grabbed her bag and then got out of the car.

Then walked towards the entrance of the Mall. Very few people were visiting today. Yassmin was sure many people will come tomorrow because tomorrow is Sunday, Family day. She's looking for a store of clothes, then saw the store of Plain&Printz.

After entering, she went straight to the women's section and then chose sleeves, T-shirts, coats, and skirts. Then she went straight to the fitting room to measure if they were the right size for her. Everything fit in her, so she got dressed again and then went out.

Yassmin went straight to the counter to pay. Fortunately, there was no line, so she quickly approached the counter. She immediately handed the staff the clothes she had chosen and then the staff removed them from the hanger and looked at the price. The staff fiddled with the computer in front of her for a few more minutes and then looked at her with a smile.

"That's Php 15,899.00 Ms. Card or cash?"

"Card please,"

Yassmin handed her card to the woman; the woman took the card and then placed it in the payment terminal next to her computer. Then she returned Yassmin's card and then handed over the paper bags.

"Thank you, Ms. Come, again,"

Yassmin just nodded and smiled, then walked out of the boutique.

'I have 6 paper bags with me today!? I just bought few things, but it looks like they're too many,' she can't believe it..

She continued walking while looking around if she can see an interesting shop. Yassmin was passing a few boutiques when she stopped. She turned her back because she heard someone calling her last name. It surprised Yassmin to see Mr. Lee walking towards her.

As he approached her, she glanced at the entirety of it. He's wearing simple clothes. He's wearing just a black polo with three buttons left unbuttoned. Which had caused of barely see his chest. Wearing just pants and black rubber shoes. His posture is far from his posture when they were in the company.

"Do you want to have lunch with me?" Yassmin didn’t expect him to ask her out.

She looked at him to see if he was serious about what he has said. He doesn't look like joking and is waiting for her answer. She raised an eyebrow in astonishment.

'Why would he invite me?' she thought.

Harry's POV

"I mean, when we're just the two of us facing each other, just call me Harry. Mr. Lee sounds old."

"Okay," she stated, and shrugged. Then drank the remaining wine in her glass.

Harry looked around to find the server. He waved at her and then motioned to come. The server immediately approached them.

"Our bill, please," he demanded politely.

She nodded and then went to the counter. Then she returned to the table carrying their bill.

"Here's your bill, Sir" she said while smiling.

Harry looked at the bill and then took some money out of his wallet. He took 3k and then handed it to the server.

"Keep the change," he said to her; he gave her a five-hundred tip.

"Thank you Sir/Madam," the server thanked them.

Harry stood up and pulled Yassmin's chair so she could stand up. She looked at him and then smiled. Then they went out of the restaurant together.

"Are you going somewhere else, Yassmin?"

"No more Sir- I mean Harry. I'm going home to our house,"

"I'll drive you home. I'm going home too,"

"I have my car with me," she declared, and seems like she's really confused about my sudden behavior.

"Oh, is that so? All right, let's go to the parking lot together. I'll help you there," he insisted as he took the paper bags she was carrying.

"Are you serious? All right," she replied, then finally handed him the paper bags.

She was already walking, so Harry followed, too. They silently walked to the parking lot.

He noticed that the direction she was going was also in the part of the parking lot where he parked his car. She approached the black car, then turned her face to him.

"I'll be going, thank you,"

"Okay. Do you like black?" Harry asked her as he handed her the paper bags.

He just noticed that she was wearing black, and the car was also black.

"No. I Love black. You? Where did you park your car?" she asked him.

"That's my car next to yours," he replied, then laughed.

Surprised, she turned to look at his car.

'Okay. All right, I'm going in," she stated as she opened the driver's side.

"Wait! Where do you live?"

Harry didn't pay attention to its address on the resume.

"We live in Belle Heir Village,"

"Wow! Do you live there too? My house is there too,"

"Really? Wow, so I'll go ahead?"

Harry pulled over to his car as Yassmin pulled over. It even blew her horn before finally leaving. When Yassmin left, he immediately got in his car and it was the worst.

He could no longer reach Yassmin because the traffic light caught up with him. After a few minutes of drive, he safely arrived home.

Their gate opened immediately, so he entered.

After parking his car in the garage, he went to the back of it and dropped off his purchases. Manang came out to meet him.

"You're already here, Hijo. What do you want to eat? I already ate earlier,"

"It's okay, Manang. I ate at the Mall." he stopped her when she was going to enter the house again.

"I'll get you a glass of water instead," she exclaimed, then went inside.

One by one, Harry dragged his purchases into the house and then took them to the kitchen. He put the rice in the rice container and let Manang fix the rest. Then reached for the glass of water that Manang was giving him and then consumed it. He said goodbye to go up first and rest.

Entering his room, he immediately changed his clothes and then lay down on the bed. It's tiring. He smiled while reminiscing Yassmin's face. She looked like an angel before, even though she was wearing simple clothes. Until he had fallen asleep. Harry gets up because of a bad dream. He was sweating profusely and had tears on his cheeks. He dreamed again of Aimy's betrayal.

By the way, it's night already, it's almost 8:00 pm. He was no longer aware of the time when he slept. Harry also didn't turn on his air-con, so that's why he's sweating.

Later, he heard a faint knock on his bedroom door. He approached it and opened it; it was Manang Lita.

"Dinner is ready, Hijo,"

"All right, Manang, I'll go down for a minute,"

She nodded, then left.

I closed the door and changed my shirt, then went down to eat as well.

"Please send some wine to my room later, Manang," Harry said in the middle of their dinner.

"Sure, Hijo. But don't drink too much," she told him.

Harry nodded, then finished his meal. He said goodbye and went up to his room again.

He sat down at his study table and opened his laptop. Harry has to finish some of his paperwork. After an hour of typing and reviewing transactions, he leaned back in the swivel chair, then looked up.

He stood up when he heard Manang Lita's knock on his door. She brought the wine he asks earlier. It was on a tray, together with a bucket of ice and glass. Manang placed the tray on his table. Harry has a sofa and a small table and it's like he has a small living room in his bedroom. And when he's working, he uses a study table.

"Thanks, Manang."

She nodded, then left the room. Harry stood up and poured the wine into the glass, then immediately consumed it. He poured some again and went out on the veranda of his room. Harry place his two arms on the grills and then looked up at the stars.

The sound of the sliding veranda of the house next door distracted him. Their veranda is almost next to each other, so you will know if anyone comes out of it.

A woman came out wearing only a robe and also carrying a glass of wine. She is also obviously just got out of the bath because her hair is still dripping. She drank the wine and then leaned back on the iron grills and then leaned over to stare at the glass.

Harry was so shocked when the woman turned her face in his direction. It also surprised her to see him staring. But Harry was even more surprised to know who the woman was.

It was Yassmin…