As I walked towards the mini kitchen, I couldn't help but notice the stunned expressions on Hajie's face and his companion, Shanelle.
I slowed down my pace and turned left, making a beeline for the coffee machine. Hajie's face was a picture of shock, and I couldn't help but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation.
"HAHAHAHAHA, his face was epic!" I thought to myself, grateful that I had decided to take a detour.
I quickly brewed a pot of coffee and headed back to Hajie's table, where they were still seated in silence. I handed Shanelle her coffee and watched as she took a sip, her face scrunched up in distaste.
"PWEEEHHH! The sweetness is too much!" she exclaimed, wiping her lips with the back of her hand.
"That's why I'm so sweet," I philosophized, "because I'm not better." Her expression turned even more annoyed.
"What? Better? Duh! It's bitter, it means bitter!" Shanelle snorted, turning to Hajie. I followed her gaze, noticing that Hajie was still grinning in his swivel chair.
Just then, Chanter approached me, her eyes flashing with anger. "Why are you here?" he demanded, her voice low and menacing.
"I'm here for my fiancée," she spat, her eyes blazing with intensity. "Don't you dare call me snoopy again!" I raised an eyebrow, taken aback by her sudden outburst.
"Wait a minute," I said, confusion written all over my face.
"Fiancée? I thought Alexandria was the one you were going to marry Hajie?" Chanter's expression turned even more furious.
"Only she will be my brother Chion's wife, not you!" She shouted, marching over to me and standing me up.
"Sister Chuchi, sister Alexa is referring to Kuya Hajie Tyler Fuentes-Tonacci. Kuya Tyler is my half-brother, I mean our brother," Shanelle explained.
My jaw dropped as the truth dawned on me.
"OMG?! Really? 'I'm not surprised anymore, I know you all.' But I have to be surprised HAHAHAHAA!"
It turned out that what Hajie had said earlier wasn't true - Alexandria had made him kineme, talk about Hajiemaw ka! -,- Just as I was about to process this new information, Chanter scolded Hajie.
"But she's... hmmm... Okay, I get it," she said, just as smoothly as before.
"Alright! It's like this, Kuya Hajie Chion and Kuya Hajie Tyler are just the same age, Kuya Tyler is our brother in our daddy."
I pretended to nod along, trying to keep a straight face.
"Is that so?" Chanter smiled at me, her eyes sparkling with amusement.
"Little sissy," Shanelle asked her, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Don't you smell her?" Chanter frowned, his expression darkening.
"You're not my sister and I don't want you to call me sissy 'cause I hate you! You don't have the right to insult MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW that way!" She yelled at her.
As we were eating in the cafeteria later that day, Chanter turned to me and asked if I had a boyfriend. My face fell as he added teasingly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention it sister." Aisshhh this little brat is teasing me huh, but need to act accordingly. Calm, Rhanzie, calm your nerves, shessh!
I smiled at her and nodded. After we finished eating, she said he was going somewhere and left. I went back up to Hajie's office again, finding it empty except for a sticky note on Unggoy's table.
It was an emergency at home and Harmie and Airish were waiting for me downstairs. We took a jeep to the secret dorm and picked up Kuya Tyler before heading to the interrogation room.
When we arrived, we found Pikachu being scolded by the Empress.
"Hey! Get your answer right or you'll be hiding dead from everyone," she shouted at him.
Pikachu looked up at us nervously. "I really don't know," he stammered.
"Why are you following me?! Besides, you're also the guy in Palawan."
The man who had been following us earlier spoke up. "I don't know anything ok?" Pikachu said again.
I was annoyed with him. "HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Harmie laughed at my comment. "It's just my codename!" Pikachu turned to us and gave us a sharp look.
"What's your real name? Add you on Facebook HAHAHAHAHA charot! Get rid of me! You cannot get what you want."
The Empress glared at us. "Uno please be serious this time, I'm losing my patience with him!"
We all bowed down except for Pikachu. "Why are you following us? Are you also the one who planted the bombs in the speedboats?" I circled behind him.
I looked for a tattoo of a 🔱 symbol on his neck - it was a sign of Derovloux membership.
"Hey Pikachu, are you going to talk or are you going to talk? Don't be a philosopher if you don't want me to consume your race! I'm being kind just for now, answer me or you'll be dead?"