I LOVE YOU GIRL.....

"I'm just wondering why he didn't bring his former secretary here from his previous company. I've already seen Mayette. She is beautiful and sexy."

​"Maybe she didn't want to come here because the company she's at now is much larger. Or maybe she just doesn't want to work for your brother anymore."

​"Maybe so. When Mrs. Magbanua arrives, send her to my office right away, okay?"

​"Yes."

​"Are there any letters for me?"

​"I'm going to the mailroom."

​"When you get back, make some coffee for us, okay?"

​She nodded. Sandi entered his office. When Jackie opened the outer door, she came face to face with Jeslie Afable, who was apparently just about to enter.

​Jackie steeled herself. She didn't know what to say to the engineer. He looked so intimidating, not only because of his height, which was more than six feet, but because of his massive body. He was not fat...

​...but he was muscular. His features were hard, but his lips were sensuous. It was obvious that his nose had been broken a long time ago. His hands and feet seemed to be oversized. In totality, he looked like a bronze statue of some ancient God.

​The girl stepped aside to let the newcomer pass. Her hair stood on end as he brushed past her. He had a frightening vitality and an aura of pure menace if his temper was not good.

​And most of the time, it is not.

​"I am expecting a letter from Davao City," the engineer said. "Bring it to me as soon as it arrives."

​"Yes."

​His bulky figure disappeared as he entered his private office.

​She glared as his door closed behind him; the girl didn't know what prompted her to stick her tongue out and mock the door that had just closed. At that very moment, the door suddenly opened again, and Jeslie caught her red-handed in her antics.

​One of the engineer's eyebrows rose as he stared at her blushing face. The girl didn't know...

​...whether to run or close her eyes in the embarrassment she felt.

​"By the way, I need you in the office after half an hour. I have some correspondence for you to do. And if you’re practicing for a comedy film, don’t do that here."

​Jeslie slammed his office door shut. Jackie heard a giggle behind her and knew it was Sandi.

​"Caught red-handed, huh?" Sandi teased. They laughed together and headed to the hallway to laugh out loud there.

​This was Sandino Afable at his best. An accomplice in mischief. A happy person with a sense of humor. Jackie liked him very much.

​He was the complete opposite of Jeslie in almost every way.

​"I thought you wouldn't be able to pull your tongue back in earlier," Sandi said delightedly. "You made my morning, Jackie."

​"I just didn't think he would open the door again since he had just entered."

​"Jes is really just like that, but honestly, he’s a good person. He’s actually kinder...

​...than me in many things. Just give yourself a chance to get to know him well."

​"I don't know, but ever since I first caught your brother's eye, I’ve had the feeling that he does not like me. Even though we’ve only just met now."

​"I don't think so. Just endure it a little, Jackie. Maybe he won't be here long and will eventually get his own secretary."

​"It's okay, for your sake," she said. For your sake, I am ready to swim in a river full of crocodiles, the girl thought to herself.

​"I'm going to the mailroom now and then I'll make the coffee."

​"Take your time, I can wait. And don't mind Jes so much. For all you know, that person might just be lonely."

​"Lonely? Your stepbrother has so many women, how could he be lonely?"

​"Aha, that's where you're wrong. Despite all of them, he might not have anyone he truly loves. And that is what's lonely."

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