KEIZEL NAZARENE SANDOVAL
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"Maganda ba ang bigote ko?" he asked while caressing it with his thumb and forefinger.
"Mr. L-La Guardia?" Cheska asked in disbelief.
"Can I talk to Ms. Sandoval privately, please?"
Cheska looked at me like asking for an approval. Simple akong humugot ng malalim na hininga at umupo sa swivel chair na nasa tapat nito.
"I'll leave you two now, ma'am."
Narinig ko ang pagsara ang pinto. Diretso akong tumingin sa lalaking nasa tapat ko na noon ay dahan-dahan nang tinatanggal ang nakadikit niyang bigote.
"What are you doing here?"
Ngumisi ito sa akin. "I want to invest in your hotels. Can you show the best to me?"
I knew from the very beginning that he was playing with me and he meant it when he said that he would be very persistent.
"You don't believe me,
