“Jamole.” Susan called in like manner, letting a contagious smile deck her face.
Jamole was still star-struck; his weight heaved on his knees and he suddenly realized his legs couldn’t carry his body anymore.
“Who is she? Who is Susan for Christ sake?” who did I propose marriage to?”
Millions of such questions hovered in his thought as he stared engagingly at Susan who was being ridden in her wheel chair by her security.
“Susan!” Jamole called once more through teary tone, “Is this really you? What is happening?”
He needed to ask such questions because Susan wasn’t just looking dashing but glamorous and charming than any country side celebrity. Unlike the other day when he met her begging in her wheel chair, looking all dirty, smelling and unkempt.
She had her French hair made into a ponytail. Her dress was mini gown from the royalty fashion style. The diamond bracelet and necklace that wound round her neck and wrist were worth one million dollars.
“Who the hell is Susan?” a thoughtful voice queried in Jamole, especially the moment his gaze settled on the plate numbers which had Swan Pablo inscribed on them.
“My fiancée,” Susan called once her security rode her to the side of Jamole, “Don’t be astounded.”
Jamole hadn’t been so dazzled in his entire life. He kept swallowing hard and struggling to steady his gaze on Susan who couldn’t help blushing and smiling cheek to cheek.
“Do you remember this?” Susan asked, rubbing the Arabic gold ring on her finger in one emphatic way.
Jamole stuttered, “Ye… yes…yes, I do,” he nodded.
It was the same Arabic Coral Gold ring Jamole used to propose marriage to her a few days ago. Although the Arabic gold ring was supposed to open healed wounds, yet Jamole was rather possessed with the uncertainty that was playing before him.
Over a million times Jamole’s eyes winked at the plate numbers again and he need not be told he had proposed marriage to the daughter of a big wig in Antipolo.
He was almost plunged to question her real identity when Susan said, “I know you have a lot to ask me and I have plenty answers waiting for you too.” She kept at her smile.
Jamole had already nodded in agreement even before she spoke. He only could gape and stare sheepishly at her.
“Do you mind joining me in my convoy, fiancé? We have a lot to discuss. We deserve a better environment than this.” She gestured her hand around the obscene surrounding of the municipal post office.
From the blues, Jamole had lost his voice; all he could do now was nod in agreement to whatever Susan had to say, because the shocker of his life was happening right before him.
Jamole swirled around and gazed upon his boss, Dean Bur who had been stunned as he.
All the while Dean Bur had been possessed with cold shivers down his spines. He wondered what was happening before his eyes and how Jamole became acquainted with Susan Pablo. Through furrowed brow Dean Bur stared thoughtfully at Jamole.
“Um..um Jamole, my dear,” Dean intoned remorsefully with courtesy hanging in his voice. Shamefully he lowered his gaze.”How did you get to know her?” his voice was cold and calm.
Jamole , who was still bewildered by Susan’s true personality , snorted in fury, gave Dean the cold shoulders and dimmed his eyes at him to remind him of the retaliation that awaited him for all the paltry , wickedness he poured on him.
“Sweetie,” Susan called, sharing a stare between Jamole and Dean, “Who is this man?” she asked, pointing at Dean who was as humble as a flogged dog.
Jamole let a thunderous grin across his face. He wanted to open his mouth to say a few words but got choked by the event happening before him; this had got to be a dream.
What! Susan who? Susan Pablo? Oh my God! Jamole raised his gaze at the sky and warm tears trickled down his cheeks.
“Dear, why are you all tears? Why?” Susan queried Jamole and dared to pull her wheel chair closer before her security helped her. “You don’t have to cry anymore. I have come for you.” She pulled Jamole on the arm to pet him.
Jamole sniffed repeatedly , daring to fight back the wave of sorrow sweeping through him. “Is this me? Could this be happening? Or am I a victim of fortune?” he spoke inwardly as he wiped his tears.
Dean Bur raised an inspective gaze upon Susan in a bid to be humble before her, “Susan Pablo, the only daughter of Swan Pablo, the richest man in Antipolo!” he eulogized her, with his head bowed.
Jamole rolled his eyes at Dean and got shocked at the way he humbled himself before Susan. This was a man that served him sack letters a while ago.
“it is an honor to have you in our midst ma’am,” said Dean, his head still bowed, “But ma’am permit me to ask who you really are to Jamole because for all I know Jamole has been the janitor at this hall and a poverty-stricken fellow nobody would want to reckon with.”
Susan raised her quarrelsome gaze at him, “I beg your pardon, this is my fiancée.” She pointed at Jamole.
Dean squeezed his eyes and winked nervously at Susan as though to remind her she probably didn’t know what she was saying.
“Jamole? Your fiancée? How come?” Dean queried and gazed upon Jamole with a quick glare from head to toes.
Jamole thought he was going to tolerate dean’s excesses, but grinned in fury. Honestly he was still stunned to realize the personality of the disable girl he proposed marriage to.
Promptly Susan’s security approached Jamole and bowed before him, “Boss, can we take you to the car now? Our boss demands you join her.”
Jamole swallowed hard as he winked out of the shock of the moment. The security led the way but before he joined them, Jamole shot a threatening stare at Dean for one last time.
Dean lowered his gaze and wouldn’t want to lock eyes with a poor man he thought wasn’t going to succeed in life.
“Dean,” Jamole finally called, “As you can see, Susan Pablo is my fiancée. But I want it registered in your memory that I will be back for you.”
Dean raised a thick brow. “Hold on Jamole. My dear…my dear…boss,” he called Jamole, and paced after him.
But then it was too late. Jamole had hopped into the Lamborghini and zoomed off, leaving a cloud of dust behind.
“Oh my God!” Dean exclaimed, stroked his hair in confusion and squatted to ponder over what just happened right before him, “How the hell did Jamole get to know Susan Pablo? I am in deep mess,” he said in his head.
Trouble ahead…
Jamole kept pinching himself just to be sure he wasn’t dreaming. Swan Pablo kept ringing in his head and he began to recall all about Swan Pablo.Swan Pablo was the richest tycoon in Antipolo who had avarice of group of companies in real estate. He was the CEO of the prestigious Swan Real Estates and a few months ago he was worth two billion dollars. Swan Pablo was a fat cat everyone wanted to reckon with.Anitpolo never knew much about Swan’s private life and family even everyone thought he never had family. And never in Jamole’s life had he thought the disable girl he proposed marriage to was Swan’s daughter and only child.“I am Susan Pablo, my dear,” Susan intoned, all smiles, as she sat next to Jamole in the Lamborghini.“Oh my God! So this is true. What is about happening to me? What fate is about to befall me? Susan Pablo? Swan Pablo’s daughter?” Jamole sounded in his mind.Seeing the cloud of surprise on his face, Susan explained yet further, “As a matter of fact I am the only
For over thirty minutes Jamole sat behind closed doors with Susan as he perused through the documents. And he stared at the documents and the information therein.He couldn’t believe his eyes. Swan Real Estates Group covered a wide array of real estates in England, America, Philippine and Spain. With over ten thousand houses and five hundred acres of land.“There we are Jamole,” Susan slammed a document into her palms. Flipped through them and pointed into it, “You know, father being industrious has always admired the hospitality industry. But unfortunately his sickness couldn’t let him do that. This is just the master plan for his hospitality business.”“If I work harder with the best team I can help him bring that to pass, dear,” Jamole replied. “Right now I am no only serving as your husband but heir to the Swan group. I promise to make your family proud and double the total net worth of the group in the shortest time.”Susan shook her head in confirmation as she flipped through mor
Jamole stood to his feet, advanced to the mirror opposite and took a glance at himself. His face lacked emotion and there was nothing on his mind other than vengeance.Susan was still mad at him. She steered her wheel chair toward Jamole as she couldn’t stop questioning him. “It is absolutely demeaning and embarrassing that my husband who is supposed to be the heir to the prestigious Swan Real Estate is opting for the position of a janitor.”Jamole gazed upon Susan and saw her face go crimson. He owed her a lot of explanation and he was going to let her into his pain in a short while. But for now he would have to disguise as a janitor. His vengeance was going to be slow and steady. None of his enemies will escape his stroke.“I know my dear. I appreciate this opportunity your family has offered me and I promise to be loyal till the end of time. But you see I am just a simple, humble man,” he lied and wouldn’t want Susan to know that Stella was his ex wife and she cheated on him with he
“That is not going to work. It is absolutely non negotiable, daughter!” Swan refuted and was interrupted by a whooping cough.Susan had visited him in his sick bed to brief him about Jamole’s intention to disguise as a janitor at the office and his quest for a quite wedding.“Go and tell your fiancée that I, Swan Pablo will not be a party to such awkward intention. He is serving as the heir to our empire because we are not healthy. You have to make him understand what position he holds. Doesn’t he know that he stands to inherit my wealth when I am gone?”“I have made him understand, father,” Susan replied and was pushed in the wheel chair by one of the securities. She rode closer to have a tête-à-tête with her father. “I don’t know what he is up to, father.”Swan Pablo averted his gaze to the wall, feeling hurt about Jamole’s sudden decision to disguise as a janitor and to go for a quiet wedding.Swan returned his gaze on her. “He is not going to disguise and your wedding will be loud
The next day Jamole rode on a scooter to the Swan Real Estate complex. As usual the rush hour on Monday morning couldn’t let him go into the sky scraper which had SWAN REAL ESTATE GROUP written on it.Jamole sucked a deep breath upon seeing the splendor of Swan Real Estate. Indeed Swan Pablo was the richest tycoon in Antipolo and he was fortunate to serve as his heir.“I can’t believe I own all of this now and these busy staff are under my control. What a life,” he said in his mind as he gazed upon the towering sky scraper.Jamole could see the tons of staff that rushed into the elevator to sign into their offices and get down to work. He was having handy a brown envelop which had his application letter for the post of a janitor he was applying for.When he saw two young men in blue jumpsuit and Swan Janitor written on their back, he knew those were the people he would work with, while he carried out his vengeance.“Hey, hey,” Jamole called on the janitors who were about to get down to
Roger burst into a maddening laughter and almost choked on it. “Come on darling you should have given the pig an opportunity to be one of our janitors. I think we would need him for our dirty toilets.”They burst into a huge laughter again and stamped a peck on each other’s cheeks.Jamole snorted, breathed uneasily and lowered his gaze. The table had turned now so he wasn’t going to cry like he used to. Right now he was very much aware of the fact that he was the heir to Swan Real Estate and Stella and Roger were his staff now.“Would they ever believe it that they were answerable to me now? Would they believe that the same dirty-looking fellow standing before them has been given the supreme power to pilot this two billion dollars worth of company?” he said in his mind.Jamole protested. “You shouldn’t have done that. You should have handed to me my envelope the same way I handed it to you. I have come to make money and not to make troubles…”He was left gaping when Stella interrupted
“Whatever job he came for is granted,” Susan said.“What!” Stella and Roger exclaimed in tandem.Roger was infuriated but Stella was more infuriated. When they got back to their office it was nagging all through the day.“Dear can you imagine what our boss just did out there, she just employed my ex-husband as our janitor. Light and darkness have nothing in common. He is darkness and I am light. He should just give way. I don’t want him closer to me.” Stella fumed, her face crimson, and she paced up and down the office, her arms on the waist.Roger sighed and forced a smile. “You don’t have to get walked up, my dear. Since Susan Pablo has decided to employ your ex-husband, we are going to rubbish him until he finds Swan Real Estate unfavorable.”Stella tossed her head in irritation. “Do you think we can ever make this company uncomfortable for that dirty man, huh? Not only is he comfortable with poverty, also nothing seems to shame him. Come on, how can I be sharing roof with my ex-hus
“This is unbelievable,” Susan remarked as she flipped through the documents which Jamole presented, “When did you discover this?” she queried and slammed the documents on the desk.Jamole’s eyes lit with indignation and chin pulled down with smile. “Yesterday while I was dusting the window pane at the penthouse I overheard him discuss over the phone about the sales of the land which he plans not to remit to Susan.Susan scowled her face. “This is ridiculous. I wonder how long he has been doing this fraud behind us. Roger James is as old as this company. When my father founded Swan Real Estate, Roger was the first staff he employed…” suddenly she broke down in tears.Jamole drifted to her side and rubbed her on the shoulders, “Be of good cheer, sweetie. Perk up dear. You don’t have to cry especially now I am involved.” He squatted to her. “You see this is the reason I decided to disguise as a janitor. If I reveal my true identity now they will withdraw their arsenal and even elope out o