Chapter-284

Tired

Keifer's POV


I won't last a day without seeing her. This is hard. It's very difficult especially for me. I badly want to see her. I
miss my Jay-jay.I almost crumpled the paper I was holding as I glanced at the cellphone I was using that only
had one number saved. Her number. It probably wouldn't be bad if I messaged her now. Keigan is not here yet.
I was about to grab my phone when I heard my original phone ring. I took it out of my pocket and looked. It
was a text message from Mr. Ryder. From: Atty. Raider. Message: Hanamitchi's only heir is no longer engaged.
I straightened up as I stared at the message. They're no longer engaged. A smirk form in my face. I finally
heard good news. I thought I needed to consume the Hanamitchis just to ruin that engagement. Yuri's family
was probably the one who made the move. In your face Angelo! In your face! Jay-jay is mine. Only mine! No
man can have her except me. This should be a lesson to learn for Angelo. I hid my phone again before turning
back to what I was reading. Somehow I have a new reason to continue doing what I'm doing. One of my
problems has been solved on its own. But there's more! I still have a lot to deal with. My head hurts right now .
But this is a good start. "Kuya, can I go home now?" Keiren asked me while playing with his tablet. "No. I told
you we're staying here for a month." "What about my school?" He put down his tablet and looks at me. "My
girlfriends will miss me." I put down the papers I was holding. He just said girlfriend with an S. "Excuse me?
What girlfriends?" I ask emphasizing the S.
"The girls whose giving me gifts everyday. They're my girlfriend."
I rolled my eyes. He has a different understanding about dating.
I heard the door of the suite we were staying in open. I
immediately took my secret phone and put it in my other pocket.
"By lunch you'll meet are relatives. Mostly our cousins from a far."
Keigan said before laying down at the long sofa.
I looked back at the papers. This is the brief information about
the Watson Enterprise and of course the latest happening inside.
This is complicated than I expected. It's more extensive than
I expected. What about when I'm inside the company?
This isn't really what I thought not even close. It still hurts
like I'm really going through the needle's eye.
"You will never become the CEO of Watson Enterprise."
Those words from my cousin Clyde suddenly pop up in my mind.
"You don't have a degree. No experience or understanding about the
company. You're under age."
I felt ashamed of myself when I heard those words from him.
Even though it was just the two of us in his office yesterday, I felt ashamed
of our entire family.
"So, how will you handle this position?"
I suddenly threw down the paper I was holding because of irritation.
My two siblings immediately looked at me. I stood up and quickly walked to
the balcony. I was planning to get some air. Keigan immediately stopped me
when I'm about to open the glass door.
"Don't Kuya!" He shouts.
I frown and look at him. "What?"
"That's not a good place to die."
I hold the bridge of my nose. I almost forgot. We're in London and most
people here are dying to see me soaking in my own blood.
I raise both of my hands as a sign of defeat. I just walked to
my room. I almost slammed the door shut.
My body collapsed on the bed.
Fvck! I don't want to end up in vain for all my suffering. I'll probably visit
Clyde again tomorrow. I need to find a way to
get into the company.
I don't care if I'll get a small position, as long as I'm inside. I'll do
it little by little until I get what's mine.
I took my secret phone and messaged Jay but
he didn't reply.
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep. I just woke up because
of the strong shaking.
"Kuya! Wake up! Kuya Keigan said that you need to wake up now!" It
was Keiren.
"Stop... I'm awake!" I said and forced my eyes to open.
He stopped and came right up to my face.
"What do you want for your birthday?" He asked that makes me stop.
He knew when my birthday is but we don't celebrate. So
it was surprising that he was asking about the gift.
"Are you giving me a gift?"
He shook his head. "Nope. I'm just asking."
I grew loudly while he laughed mischievously. I heard his footsteps
leaving. I got up and sat on the end of the bed. I searched for my phones to
check the time.
I found the secret one under my pillow while the original one is at the
bedside table.
I looked at both of them. I didn't know I could sleep for
long. It's already 11am. I also checked my messages. There's no message
at my secret phone.
Is she loading? She's too lazy to load that. So I won't be
surprised if she can't reply because she hasn't replied.
Maybe I should put her number in line so she won't worry about contacting
anyone.
I checked my original phone. My forehead creased upon seeing Yuri's
name as the first message in my inbox.
From: Chickenhead
Message: You leave the country without saying goodbye to me.
I immediately send my reply.
To: Chickenhead
Message: Don't cry. I'll be back soon.
I didn't wait for her answer. I got up to go to the
bathroom. I took a bath.
Water was still dripping from my hair when I left. I glanced at my
phone before picking it up to check his message.
From: Chickenhead
Message: Don't return. Stay where you are. Jay-jay will be mine.
I almost chuckled bitterly.
To: Chickenhead
Message: Keep dreaming. It's free anyway.
I haven't received a reply from him yet. I just kept
going. I changed my clothes to something
appropriate.
I was just about to go out when I met Keigan who was almost running towards
me.
"I thought you sleep back again."
"Why in a hurry?"
"Our cousins are waiting for us."
I nodded and walked after him. This is their plan when they get here to
confront our relatives. I confronted the others yesterday
when we got there. As usual they don't like my presence near them or the
company. I have cousins who are clearly just sucking it in.
Most of them live in Scotland or Ireland, some live in the province side
of England. Only those who work or are interested in our company live here in
London. I know that I have cousins who are abroad and
just visiting here.
The Watsons have a big family. They have as many children outside. I'm
not surprised. Despite their size and wealth, only a few are recognized
by the main family.
Unfortunately, I'm not one of them. Despite being the grand
child of my late grandfather. I don't know if it's because of my Monster
Father or because I didn't grow up with them.
I was in the lobby when I heard people talking in
different languages. They're everywhere. Everywhere I turned, I saw
my cousins and other relatives.
I know, at first glance I can tell already. That's how obvious the
appearance of a Watson is.
"Gordon Bennett! It's you!" A man walks beside me with an amusement
expression.
His accent is deep. He obviously grew up here. I almost
asked who Gordon was. I almost forgot that it's an expression and it
was me who was talking to her.
She held my hand and arm to shake hands. Even though
I was confused, I just did it. The others immediately noticed us and approached
me.
Keiren and Keigan are watching just behind this people. They were all
excited to talk to me. While I was just observing them.
"Jemelle Ruth, I'm from Slovakia." A woman with a weird accent
approaches me. "We're third cousins."
"Hi, I'm Miracle!" Another woman introduces herself. "My Dad is your
second cousin but his not here."
I force a smile at them. Another woman approaches me.
She kisses my cheek.
"Francheska Grace, half Filipina. So if you want to talk in
Tagalog, just call me." She said and smiled sweetly.
"Excuse me!" Another woman interrupts us. "Martina Carla from
Spain." She said with a weird different accent.
I notice that most of them are all women. People from
different countries.
Martina pulled a woman and forced her to face me.
The woman with her smiled shyly.
"H-hi, I'm Irene Flores. I'm from Spain like Martina." He said and
smiled. "We're second cousins."
I force to smile at her. I chose to turn away from them first. I was about to
approach Keigan who was talking to someone else but someone else
came up to me to introduce themselves.
"Bonjour, I'm Zrapyire. I'm a fashion designer from France."
He kissed me on the cheek and hugged me tightly.
I wasn't surprised by what he did. French are known for being
sweet and intimidating.
"Nice to meet you." I said before walking again.
I saw that Keigan was the woman I was talking to. When I approached them,
Keigan immediately introduced his companion.
"This is Franchezka Reigne, she's from Finland and she's a lawyer,"
Keigan introduced her.
She offered her hand for handshake. I accepted it and smiled.
"If you need help about your rights in this family, just call me." She
said in her hard accent.
I simply nod before facing Keigan and pulling him away from these peopleâ€"
I mean from our cousins.
"Where are these people from?" I asked in Tagalog.
I knew that those standing near us would listen. It would be better
if they didn't understand us.
"Our cousins. They want to get to know each other."
I shook my head. "Do you believe me? They're no different
rom our other cousins."
"So take advantage of the opportunity. Use them to
have many allies in this family."
What's the point of having many allies if they're fake.
I couldn't do anything but let Keigan do his thing.
He knew better than me what to do.
He introduced me to our cousins again. This time,
men approached me. Most of them were from the
upper part of Europe. There were also some from Germany and Poland.
If there's one thing that stands out about my male cousins, it's
their behavior that's never far from me, which is probably because the
Watson blood has also been passed down to them.
Some of them no longer carry our surname. Others
can't really be used because they are illegitimate children who are not recognized
by the Main Family.
We looked at one of our cousins who suddenly clapped.
We looked at him and the others immediately fell silent.
"I know, we're all excited to meet Keifer but let's continue our
conversation... With a nosh!" He said with a very hard accent.
My cousins immediately clapped and walked towards the
hotel restaurant.
I saw Keiren frowning as she approached me. "What is
nosh?"
"It means food." I ruffled her hair. "Do you want to
eat?"
"Yes, I still haven't eaten lunch." She turned her back on me and followed
our cousins.
I did the same. The concept of the restaurant was old-fashioned,
probably because of the hotel's preserved looks. They were confused about what
to eat. I could hear different languages.
"Jahzara! Alexandra! Sit here!"
"Hannah Lois! Call your brothers now!"
"Stop shouting Jay Belle!"
I stopped when I heard my name. Remembering her now
suddenly makes me want to contact her. I want to know if she's eating
properly. Maybe she's still asleep. I wanted to text her to answer
my concerns but Keigan was in front of me. Maybe he would notice and
start asking questions.
The waiter arrived with a menu in his hand.
I ordered the same as Keiren's. Keigan was very comfortable chatting
with them. While I was just listening. They
often talked about our lives in the Philippines
.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" One of my male cousins asked me. "We heard
this news that you're going crazy because of a girl."
Their voices changed in tone. Most of them whispered to me in
other languages, but I knew what they were getting at.
"You know what exactly happened to a Watsonâ€"."
"There's no such thing. It's not real." I said and looked at them deadly.
If it was just an ordinary person, I would probably avoid him, but since
he is a Watson, I just laughed while shaking my head.
"It's real Keifer. What do you think is the reason why most of us are
single?" My female cousin said with her French accent.
Like I care why.
"Because they leave us. Most of the people we love leave us," One of
my Male cousin said. "Our possessiveness is the reason."
I almost rolled my eyes. Excuse me, I'm not possessive. Yes, I easily got
jealous but that doesn't make me possessive.
"Even Clyde has been left by his ex-fianceé." They added.
"He was left because his an idiot." I said and they laughed.
"But seriously Keifer. It's like a curse, a real curse. And only those
whose lucky has the ability to overcome it."
I look at them confidently. "Then I'll be one of those lucky bastards."
Most of them smiled at what I said while shaking their heads.
They shouted and went back to their own stories.
I looked at Keigan who clearly didn't agree with what
I said. But he can't do anything about it. I can't hide the truth from them
or even the Elders of the family.
Just don't let them make the mistake of fooling him. I'll eat them
all up.
"There will be a game on Saturday! Let's watch it!" Someone
suddenly shouts.
Everyone looked at me as if waiting for my decision. I
simply nodded before they cheered up. There was endless talking and
laughing at their actions. We were already at lunch.
To be honest, I felt different about these people compared to
the first cousins I introduced myself to. Easy, because maybe like me,
the Main Family doesn't accept them either. It's amazing that they're okay with
that. They have the right to many things but
they don't fight for them anymore, is it because they're happier with what they have?
I want that!
But it's not possible. I have a lot to lose, a lot of wasted
suffering. Mom's death would be wasted.
It took a while before they even thought about leaving.
Some of my male cousins even stayed behind to have a drink.
"See this? She's my girl!" One of my cousins said while showing a
picture to us.
"She's out of your league!" Answered by another.
Our other cousins immediately laughed when they saw the annoyance on
her face. The conversation ended with showing her a picture.
"Can we see the picture of your girlfriend?" One of them asked me.
I stopped myself for arching a brow. I had no intention of showing them
Jay-jay. I didn't want them to be interested in her. As long as I know
she's beautiful, I don't need anyone else's opinion!
"I don't want to," I said and sipped at my drink.
They shook their heads as they understood what I meant. Luckily
I didn't have to explain to them what I was thinking.
We had already consumed 23 bottles but they were still not drunk.
It was true that the Watsons had been drunk for a long time. It took us until
the afternoon before they even thought about going home.
I took them to the hotel lobby where Keigan was waiting
or me. We said our last goodbyes before they finally left.
"They never ask," I said and Keigan looked at me. "They never ask
about the company."
They also never asked me to get them a job at the company.
Not like the cousins I met before.
"What do you think of them?"
"I noticed their connection to each other. Even though they were from far away,
they seemed like neighbors. Things that I never saw from
the main family."
Keigan nodded shortly. "I like them."
"Me too," I said before walking back to our suite.
It was still daylight but I was already feeling heavy. I wanted to
lie down and close my eyes. When I entered,
the first thing I saw was Keiren holding the tablet again.
I just let him go and continued to my room. I sat on the
bed and rubbed the back of my head. I felt like this day had been so long
and I was so tired.
I took out both my phones. I looked at the one that
only had one number saved.
I miss Jay-jay. I miss her so much. I feel like I want to go home to the
Philippines even if it's just to catch up with her for a moment. I just want to hear
her voice.
Out of no where I notice my phone. It was dialing Jay's number.
I didn't know that I had already pressed the call button.
I immediately canceled the call. I held my chest because of the nervousness.
She can't hear my voice and she might recognize me.
My phone pops up a message from....her.
From: MyFutureMrsWatson
Message: Crazy!
I smiled. At least she texted me first. I immediately typed the answer.
To: MyFutureMrsWatson
Message: Is that you? Yes, I do!
I know she'll answer me with her usual curses and profanity.
From: MyFutureMrsWatson
Message: What's wrong? You're on a trip to the world! If you're just going on a trip
, can I still go? I don't have a problem, I don't know what to do. Don't
join.
I'm quite surprised. The message is so long that I can't
understand it anymore. She really likes this kind of text.
I tried to read it, word for word. Few minutes after I understand it. She
has a problem and I have this feeling that it's about the cancellation of
engagement. She needs someone to talk to about it.
Should I talk to her?
I can't. If she heard my voice she'll recognize me. If she does, she will no
longer answer my messages.
What should I do then?
I stood up and walked around. She needed to talk. She can talk
to me but I can't talk to her. Then it's not talking at all. Maybe she doesn't
like talking to someone who doesn't answer.
My hair is messy because of the irritation. It's okay.
I just shouldn't talk.
I dialed her number and waited for her to answer it.
["H-hello?"] I heard her voice.
I close my eyes to feel it. How I miss hearing her voice. I badly want to
speak and say how much I love her.
["Hello? Is there a person there? Is there an animal there? Alien? Fairy?
Impact? Tarantado? Idiot?"] She said and I almost laughed.
She always seemed to be challenging.
["If you don't speak, I'll kill you."] She said sounds
pissed.
I'm expecting that already. Who wants to talk to someone who doesn't
speak? But it's better to be this way.
["Hey! Can you? Stop it! Don't be so mysterious
! It's not funny! It's annoying! You're just adding to my
already huge problem!"]
I ended the call. I can't tell her over the phone. I composed a message and
sent it immediately. I imitated her way of texting so she can
understand me easily.
To: MyFutureMrsWatson
Message: I can't talk but I can listen. Tell me your problem. At least
you're not being so damn funny.
I gave her a few seconds before calling her again. Just one ring and she
answered it. I didn't say a thing and waited for her.
["You idiot..."] She said and my forehead creased. ["...you don't
know me. That's why I named you."]
Seriously? She is really a weird woman. She doesn't know me but she
has the audacity to call me Stupid. I smirked and tried my best not to make a
sound.
["I really can't get your trip in life. You can
introduce yourself, why are you acting like that. Maybe you're really behind
meâ€"you're so embarrassed by your appearance."]
Yes. I'm really behind you. So much!
["I have so many problems. In my family, at home, at school, with my
classmates and in that love-love trap. Add to that the idiots who
are really on the trip."]
She looked like she was having another argument. I will contact Rory about this.
"Hhmm..."
["I don't know if you know my whole personality.
I'm from a broken family. My mom gets married in different ways, I can't be
with my dad. I feel like I've caught all the pain they've
both suffered."]
I know she's been carrying that. Probably her whole life. I wouldn't be
surprised if she found someone to talk to about that.
["At home, I was just living with them but they really considered me as their
amily, but of course not all the time.
They set me up with my classmate's daughter, their business-kin.
They tried to get me marriedâ€"but they backed out,
only to have the company completely collapse."]
I know that. It's also my fault because I let Yuri into
his plan. I guess we have our own planned back then. I'm so confident
that I will win.
["My problem at school is probably the students' problem.
The long graduation!"] I simply chuckled. ["To my classmates"] I
became serious. ["They believed me. I thought I was part of
them. But I was just a toy for them, gambled on and
singled out as if we had nothing in common."]
Yes you are. You're part of Jay. You're part of us. You're part of our
Section ever since you step your foot inside that room.
["The person I love is gone. He's in trouble! He loves
to slap me back and forth. He's playing with meâ€"is he like Barbie
to play with? He's so hot. I think he's gay!"] Did he just call me gay ? I almost reacted. ["That's gay !
Do you know Mark Keifer Watson? That's gay! Gay!
"] And she really did call me that .
Just wait and when I get home I'll prove to you that I'm a man . " Ss To: MyFutureMrsWatson Message: sory, i
hve to go. I said and put my phone under my pillow. I got myself into trouble. Next time I need to concentrate
to make sure it doesn't happen again. So stupid Keifer!