The Heiress

TH Chapter 47

And just like Sleeping Beauty who awoke from a kiss by the Prince, so did Mary Dale slowly opened her eyes and found herself face to face with Edward.

She was so startled that she immediately sat up.

"What are you doing here?!?"

Kinabahan naman si Edward.

"I came here to talk to you."

"Naramdaman nya kayang hinalikan ko sya?" tanong nya sa isip.

Mataman nyang pinagmasdan si Edward.

"Panaginip lang ba yung hinalikan nya ako?" ang tanong naman ni Dale sa isip.

"I wanted to clear things up with you." ang pagbasag ni Edward sa katahimikan.

"I'm sorry!" ang sabay pa nilang sabi.

Nagulat pa sila sa pagkakasabay nila.

"Okay, you go first!" sabay sabi nila ulit.

Napangiti sila.

"Okay, ako na! Since it's ladies first!"

"Okay! Fine with me!"

She heaved a deep sigh.

She looked straight into Edward's eyes.

"It wasn't really my intention to pretend to be a yaya, kaya lang napagkamalan ni lola Melba si Juliana bilang ako. Ako naman ay napagkamalan nyang katulong."

"What?!? Ang ganda mo namang katulong!"

Napangiti si Dale sa sinabi ng binata.
"Sorry! Go on!"

"Anyway, I didn't try to correct her assumption since okay lang naman sa akin. I don't see anything wrong with being a maid! But then things got complicated when Marco visited us and you were there with him."

"What do you mean?"

"The ruse wouldn't have mattered to Marco since he knows us but I couldn't correct my lola's mistake in front of other people meaning you, so I just decided not to, I didn't want to embarrass her."

Hindi nya magawang sabihin yung totoong rason kung bakit hindi nya itinama ang pagkakamali ng lola Melba nya.

Hindi na kailangan malaman ng binata na naghahanap sya ng mapapangasawa na kaya syang tanggapin bilang ang simpleng si Maymay at hindi bilang ang heredera na si Mary Dale.

"That's it?"

"That's it!"

Pakiramdam ni Edward ay meron pang hindi sinasabi si Maymay sa kanya pero hindi na muna nya ito pipilitin.

"Your turn!"

"Ahm..."

Paano nya ba sasabihin sa dalaga na sinadya nyang magpanggap dahil naghahanap sya ng mayamang mapapangasawa?

Kaya nya na bang ipagtapat ang totoong dahilan kung bakit mayaman ang hinahanap nya?

Paano kung hindi matanggap ng dalaga ang paliwanag nya?

"Yes, Mr. Edward John Barber? Why did you pretend to be Dodong the driver?"

Bahala na!

"Naghahanap ako ng mapapangasawa na hindi tumitingin sa estado ng buhay kaya nagpanggap ako na driver ni Marco."

"Ano?!?"

Napatayo si Maymay sa sinabi ng binata.

"You heard it right! I'm looking for a wife!"

"My grandfather wants me to marry immediately and give him grandchildren!" hindi na idinugtong ito ni Edward dahil baka lalong magulat ang dalaga.

Tumayo si Edward at hinawakan sa mga kamay ang dalaga.

Tumingin sya ng diretso sa mga mata ni Mary Dale.

"And I think I already found her!"