I was really speechless. I didn’t know that Emerald may put me in a bad light like this. Using Rios’ name as if I’m connected with him romantically makes me feel like the hardwork I invested from the previous conference will be put into waste. Iisipin ng mga nakarinig sakaniya na may namamagitan saamin ni Rios kaya lang naging successful ang conference. That I was just favored again. Though I’m not guilty, it still strikes my head to think that people may think it that way. Lalo pa at binisita ako ni Rios rito sa opisina noong araw ng conference.
Tinaasan ako ng kilay ni Emerald. “Cat got your tongue? It’s just evident because you’ve been favored for all these years. Star Architect my a*s! Opisina? Opisina para sa isang junior architect? You’ve been using people in your favor–
“Shut up!
