บท 9: Welcome Aboard!
Mr. Regan Alcala reached for his phone and dialed Ivory's number.
"Ivory, I am expecting by this time, Chlea's place is already settled. Am I clear?" Regan asked his personal assistant over the phone.
Inside his massive office located at the Global City, Regan then reclined on his swivel chair and massaged his forehead while waiting for Ivory's response.
"Yes, Sir. Everything is settled. Including Lady Kiyomi's arrival at the airport tomorrow afternoon." Ivory replied from the other line.
Regan smiled, "Good. I want everything to be perfect and ready for her to move in. Call me for any update there in Cebu, Ivory. I'm hanging up."
"Alright, Si-..." Ivory was stopped midway her response.
"Oh, before I forget. Send me the pictures of Chlea's place. Even though she chose it over her condo unit in Lahug, I still want to check it."
Ivory nodded, "Will do, Sir."
Moments later, pictures were sent to Regan's personal email. He hurriedly opened it and scanned every detail of the house.
Chlea's house, which is just a few blocks away from Hyolyn's, has a perfectly pale aesthetic of a Scandinavian interior which creates a crisp look that makes a viewer's eyes calm. The walls are painted white and white furnitures mixed with cool grey accents with scattered black based notes brings a classic balance to the abode. The overall feel of the house is minimalist including the kitchen and bathrooms. It is a two-story house with 6 rooms. Its enormously high ceilings are painted black and have small LED lights which when the lights are out, seem to look like stars in a vast night sky. It has an indoor swimming pool accessible to the dining area.
'It's not that big but I must admit, the Scandinavian interior is wonderful.' Regan thought to himself.
After thoroughly scanning the pictures on his iPad Pro, Regan then reached for his phone to call Chlea.
"Hey, Dad, what's up?" Chlea casually answered the call.
Regan, curious as to where his daughter is, held himself to ask. "Everything's settled for you to move into your new house any time and Lady Kiyomi's arriving tomorrow at 3 PM. Catherine and Aristle will be accompanying her. I will send you 2 housemaids and of course, our trusted cook Fe is at your service." He informed Chlea.
Chlea, walked away from their table before saying anything to her father.
She let out a deep breath, "Dad, what's with the housemaids, and did I hear you right? Aristle your most skilled and trusted bodyguard is coming too? I have told you already, I can take care of myself." Chlea ranted almost whispering, careful not to be overheard by somebody.
Regan is controlling himself not to snap angrily due to her daughter's resistance, "Chlea, Cebu is not as safe as you thought it is. Please give me this favor, at least for me to have peace of mind while you are away. I'm certain these people will protect you to the best they can, even if it means risking their lives for you. I'm not doubting your capability of living alone, I'm not. But, I want to make things easier for you as you are studying and are bound to be married anytime soon. I don't want you to be under any unnecessary stress. Do you understand?"
Chlea looked down and replied in surrender, "Yes, Dad. I'm hanging up, bye."
The next day, Chlea made sure to be at the airport when Lady Kiyomi arrives. For almost 5 minutes of waiting, Chlea saw a head-turning lady who is around 5 and 6 feet tall, a 6-foot dashing man, and a brown dog with a golden leash coming her way.
Catherine Perez, 29, is Chlea's designated personal assistant. A graduate of Oxford University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics. Back then, she used to be Chlea's personal tutor. But now that Chlea has other matters to attend to aside from studying, Catherine became her personal assistant.
On the other hand, Aristle Tiu is now her personal bodyguard. He is the best and top performing bodyguard of Top Watch Agents which specializes in VVIP security for executives, celebrities, athletes, businessmen, and or anyone knew or high profile. Aristle, 33, is a highly trained problem solver, security specialist, excellent escape planner, good communicator, trained with medical skills, firearm handler, and is an expert in tactical response. He is good in almost everything which is why Regan Alcala considered him as his best security asset.
Catherine looks stunning in her nude lipstick and Aristle looks as bulk and handsome as ever. If Chlea didn't know them personally, she would mistakenly think of them as a couple.
Chlea hurriedly approached them to hug Lady Kiyomi, an Aspin (a Philippine native mixed breed dog). Lady Kiyomi's tail wagged endlessly as she is elated to finally see her furmom, Chlea.
Kiyomi is sporting a Loui Vuitton scarf that goes so well with her gold leash.
After reuniting at the airport, they are immediately headed to Chlea's house located in South Hills Subdivision. Chlea feels so happy as she is complete now, with the love of her life Kiyomi by her side.
Chlea's POV
The moment we arrived at the newly bought house, three women who were around in their late 20s lined up at the front door. They have later introduced themselves as Maria the tanned girl with a bob hairstyle, Fe who has a bulked physique and is sporting a pixie haircut, and Marjorie who has fair skin and waist-length straight hair. These girls bowed as I passed in front of them.
The sound of Catherine's pointed heels resounded the whole area as we walked through the aesthetically lit hallway. Aristle was behind me with his usual "ready to counterattack" posture as if anybody or anything poses a great threat to my safety.
I came to a halt and turned around to face all of these people, which is a total of 5, including Catherine beside me and Aristle behind. The housemaids were obviously trembling as their heads are bowed down with their eyes heavily fixed on the floor. From the looks of it, Catherine has surely commanded them beforehand to better act right. She tends to be a perfectionist at times, seeking perfection in every little way possible, including how these maids should act when I am around. And this is exactly what I hate about her, her ability to train and intimidate people who are in lower positions than her as to how they should act in front of their madam.
Based on her demeanor, Marjorie is a newly hired house helper. She fiddles with both of her thumbs while biting her bottom lip as if she's trying really hard not to cry anytime soon.
Catherine looked at the house helpers with her eyebrows arched and then turned to me, "Do you need anything?"
I shook my head, "No but as everyone among us here might have already known, I am trying to live in Cebu as discreetly as I can. This means I don't want anybody apart from you guys to know that I am Regan Alcala's daughter. I don't want to cause any unwanted attention from the people around us. Can I count on you guys?"
Aristle put his right hand inside his pocket and his left hand formed a thumbs up, "Of course, Chlea."
I looked at Catherine and she gave me a reassuring smile. I glanced at the house helpers and they pursed their lips while zipping it by their hands.
"Alright, let's all have dinner together! Catherine, can you order at Jollibee for all of us?" I cheerily asked her.
Marjorie's eyes filled with delight like a child.
Catherine's eyebrows furrowed, "But-..."
"Come on, Cat! Please?" I begged her while rubbing my hands together.
"Oh, please do bring Kiyomi to her bedroom. She must have been tired from the flight." I asked, pertaining to Marjorie.
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