Chapter 5

SIMOUN

I am currently wiping my head hair after I take a bath when I get home. After I took Samantha to her apartment, I went straight to my condo unit. It is near Samantha's apartment so I easily when to it.

I still can’t believe I did those things a while ago just to get even with Bea. And to tell her that there are no memories left in my life with her. Even when I use Samantha as my girlfriend, I don't think I can do it. It's a good thing she doesn't complain about what I did to her a while ago.

She probably thought about the status of the two of us, she’s my employee. I’m his boss. Maybe she had second thoughts and she didn't complain because I might fire her which I wouldn't do even if she didn't agree with how we pretended as boyfriend and girlfriend earlier.

If another woman had probably been with me earlier in front of my friends and Bea, I might not have thought to do those things. There is something on Samantha that I can't explain, with her smile, angelic face ... seductive body, I can't help but look at her. And because of what she did earlier to help me, I suddenly thought that she also has a good heart that not all women possess.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I don’t seem to be the person saying those things about Samantha. I usually do not think of women I used to bang in my bed. After one night, they will not remain in my mind anymore, even their body. I was just shocked and sometimes a woman would approach me and say that we had met at another function and were together, only then did I know that something had happened to us. Fuck!

But Samantha is different from them. From the moment I saw her on inspection, I remembered his beautiful face. Her scent and goddess beauty haunt me from the time we met.

And I thought Edward, he was waisted at the bar. If I were Samantha’s boyfriend, I wouldn’t do what he did at the bar before. I will protect her, maybe I won't send Samantha to any bar again.

I tossed the towel I had used in the dirty basket and then looked in the mirror again. I will investigate if Edward and Samantha have a relationship. I suddenly remembered Mr. Nuevo. She loves Edward dearly for her only child, Patty. Patty likes Edward so much to the point that she asks her father for help to get closer to him.

If Edward and Samantha have a relationship, Samantha will only get hurt in the end, knowing Mr. Nuevo ... he will not allow it not to get what he wants especially for his only child.

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"Sir, are you sure you’re not using your private plain going to Japan?" Melody couldn't believe it when I said that I would not board the private plain I used when we went to Japan later, instead, I would board one of the international airplanes I owned and one of the Montalvo Airlines planes.

"Yeah? Is there anything wrong if I board one of the Montalvo Airlines planes?" I asked Melody again, she didn't answer right away instead she just shook her head in response.

I transferred Samantha to international flights so that when I traveled abroad, I could see her. I told the head office to tell Samantha that it's a transition from local to international flights as part of her promotion. I don’t want her to think anything about the two of us, maybe she hasn’t agreed to what I want. Also, I want to keep Samantha away from Edward until I can prove the two have no relationship, at some point I don’t want her to feel hurt.

"I will just inform the cabin crew and the pilot sir that you will be ..."

"No. No need to tell them." I'm cut off from what Melody has to say.

"But sir."

"Let them think that I am one of the passengers of that airplane, in that case, I will know what they are doing during their flights." Suppose I reason. "By the way, can you make some way for me to occupy the space and be alone in the chair?"

"Okay sir I will take note of that, do you have any plans to prolong your stay in Japan after the meeting? So that I can book you at the hotel and everything." Melody immediately asked me, I have no plans to stay long in that country, I just want to see Samantha during my flights. That's all.

"No need, after the meeting we will be back here in Manila. How many flights will our plane take?" Melody took the cellphone from her bag hanging from her arm for a moment and then turned to me again.

"Wait sir, I will check the scheduled flights of that plane in the head office." I just nodded and then I played with the expensive pen I was holding on the table.

"Okay, just inform us if there are any changes in the flights of that airplane. Okay? I'll hang up." Melody says goodbye to the speaker.

"Sir, according to the Montalvo Airlines office, the airplane will return from its flight exactly today. They will just stop over for about 2 to 4 hours, and they will have to wait for the passengers back in Manila that came from Kanazawa.”

"Okay good. Let's just go home with them so Tony won't pick us up." Tony is the pilot who always flies the private airplane that I use on the international flights I go to.

"Okay sir, noted."

Just before 10:00 in the morning, Melody and I were at the airport. I used to wear a black shake, a three-piece suit. Some necessary things needed are all taken care of by Melody.

The two of us continued walking, she was behind my back. I just stopped checking our passports. I even saw the staff looking at my passport, maybe they can't believe I was one of the passengers of my airline.

"This way sir." Melody taught me. And we were already on the plane where Samantha was one of the cabin crew.

In the middle, I sat down. Melody also has her seat behind me. I prefer to sit alone because that’s where I got used to the ride, and Melody knows the thing about me.

Just a few minutes passed, and the FAs walked one by one to sort out the passengers ’luggage. Samantha was the fourth flight attendant who walked to assist the passengers. She hadn’t noticed me yet because a previous FA had asked us.

The captain of the plane then spoke and the head cabin crew himself explained the rules and regulations during the flights.

When the plane finally took off the FAs started touring again to ask if the passengers wanted to order food or need anything while on the trip.

I saw Samantha smiling kindly at the passengers she was talking to. As prescribed, she was wearing a short uniform. I can see her smooth legs with her short sexy uniform. Damn!

The person she was talking to right now is a man who looked like a beast that finally saw his prey in the presence of Samantha.

I was about three seats away from the seat of the man that Samantha was talking to so I couldn't hear much of what the man was talking to. But when Samantha shook her head, I frowned.

"Sir!" Samantha's voice immediately rose as the man tried to hold her hand appropriately as she handed out her food orders.

"Why?"

"Bullshit." Before that man could be rude to Samantha I quickly got up from my seat and headed to the place where she was at that time.

"Come." I took Samantha's hand and pulled her into the chair I had been occupying earlier. The passengers looked at the two of us. Even Samantha’s FA companions on the trip were surprised at what I did. When she realized who I was, she was surprised to see me on that plane.

I sat her in the chair near the window. I removed my shades and then looked back at the man who had abused Samantha. We measured our gaze and he smirked at me before leaning his back on the chair again.

"Sir ..." I turned to Samantha who still couldn't get rid of my annoyance with that man.

"Next time, don't entertain that kind of passenger, okay? Or report him instead." I was still disgusted told her. I also removed a few buttons from my suit and felt like I wanted to kick that guy earlier.

"Sir, is there any problem?" Melody approached my seat in no time and was even surprised to see Samantha next to me in the chair.

"It's just a misunderstanding. Talk to the airport management, and tell them to band that man on any flights that Montalvo Airlines has. Understood?" Melody nodded quickly and even Samantha couldn't understand what was happening.

"Sir, it's my work time maybe ..."

"Samantha, I'm your boss. So, relax, I'll take care of you. Just stay here, and never come near that man again. Is that clear?" I stared at her just like I did at Melody. But unlike Melody, Samantha did not immediately respond or react. I could just see the shock on her face, especially her eyes I couldn’t deny fascinated me.

"But sir ..."

"No buts. I'm just protecting you as a friend and one of my employees here." And I arranged to sit back in the chair until our trip continued. She didn't even try to speak and just sat quietly next to me. I'm not sure but I know it's confusing with what I said and did before, I'm just being true to myself.

I don't want to see anyone insulting her, even just a glimpse I don't want men to look at her. That's what I proved earlier when I saw him talking to that immodest man.

When the plane was on landed, I looked at Samantha again. Before the passengers could stand up, I spoke to her. I noticed that she alternately touched its white and small fingers.

"Samantha."

"Sir," she calls me back.

"See you later. Melody and I will join you on your flight back to Manila." I inform her. Even if she doesn’t speak, I know she’s confused by what’s going on.

"Sir, let's go?" Melody groaned. I couldn’t wait for Samantha’s answer because of Melody’s presence but I didn’t forget to instruct her to tell the lead cabin crew that I was with Samantha in the chair, so she didn’t do the job as FA. And Melody already knew what else to say to Samantha's traveling companions.

We were in the middle of a meeting, but my mind was flying. I think of Samantha, she doesn't seem to like the way I moved away from the man who was rude to her earlier in the middle of her work.

I can't just stop myself to intrude in that scene. She has been abused earlier, but she still prefers to talk to that person. Fuck! Maybe if I hadn't pulled Samantha earlier, he would have done something bad to her. That jerk!

The meeting was over I didn’t quite understand what we were talking about. Anyways, Melody will give me a copy of what was discussed in the meeting.

"Sir, we still have one hour before the flight back to Manila. Are you sure you don't want to go anywhere, or will you stay here in Japan first?" Melody asked me again. I said no again to what she said. I just ordered her to buy food. While I was waiting for Melody, Ezekiel suddenly called. What does this one need?

"Hello bro?" Ezekiel immediately opened up to me.

"Why did you call?"

"Dad is asking you about the event regarding the thanksgiving ceremony next week."

"Melody is currently working on it. You will just receive your invitation, please tell Dad." I even got to tease it on the other line.

"Asshole! Okay bye. Wait where are you now?" This question chases me.

"I'm here in Japan."

"Ohhhh! A little surprise. Anyways, be careful bro. I'll hang up." He said goodbye to me.

Another one I care about is the party that will happen next week. It's not an ordinary party. I need to bring a partner to that party this time to show people that I'm seriously planning on having a family especially since Dad is about to resign.

It is also one of the things that can add to my good image as a leader if I have my own family which symbolizes a positive outlook in life. At the age of thirty-two, all our business partners are asking when I plan to get married. That thing has always been an issue for them. Maybe a person's so-called marrying age can't be met, right?

Then Samantha suddenly entered my mind. I don't know, but her presence makes me feel excited and happy at the same time. I was shaken, remembering her is a good way in managing all my stress at work.