I
Atty. Yhera’s eyes narrowed while looking at Shandall who sweetly greeted Seigfred as if no one is around but them. She could feel her desire towards Seigfred and she did not like what she is seeing and what she is feeling.
“Ahmm, Ms. Shandall, remember my friend Buddy here and also this is Tony another good friend of ours,” Atty. Yhera interrupted the novelist in her attempt to flirt simply with Seigfred. She then gently hold Seigfred’s right hand and squeezed it.
Seigfred looked at Atty. Yhera, who is smiling at her, and in a second, he could understand what’s in her mind. He gently removed his hand from her hand and wrapped her shoulders instead with his arm.
“Oh, hello Buddy and Tony, nice meeting you both. And by the way Buddy and Tony, this is Dr. Pol, the one who took good care of Mr. Seigfred when he was here,” Ms. Shandall said trying to plaster a warm smile on her face.
Tony and Buddy, both offered a handshake to Dr. Pol and Ms. Shandall. Tony could sense that his friend, Buddy seemed to be acting and smiling oddly, towards the novelist and he wanted to laugh at him.
“Hello, Dr. Pol. Good thing you are here. We just passed by here but our real intention is to visit your clinic.” It was Seigfred who interrupted.
“Mr. Seigfred, I am glad to see you also as I really wanted to personally express my gratitude and appreciation for all the medical types of equipment and supplies that you sent to my Clinic. Mere e-mail message and call were not enough for such big help.” Dr. Pol said in his most humble and charming way.
Buddy looked at the young doctor as if assessing everything about him. He would admit that the young doctor is quite charming; handsome and with a good body built and somehow he felt a bit of intimidation. He composed himself, bearing in mind that he was once a winner in a local face of the year competition and his looks could definitely compete with Dr. Pol.
They followed Ms. Shandall going inside her beach resort up to her villa.
They were served with Filipino types of snacks by Ms. Shandall’s maids such as hot Batangas brewed coffee, rice cake, and banana rolled in sugar.
All throughout, Buddy’s attention was with Ms. Shandall.
After more than an hour, they left the beach resort of Ms. Shandall, and together with Dr. Pol, they went to the medical clinic of the latter.
Seigfred felt so light seeing that his generosity helped a lot of locals in nearby islands.
II
When they returned to Seigfred’s beach resort, Buddy has been so silent that Tony was not able to control himself.
“Buddy, don’t tell me, you are still thinking about Ms. Shandall?” with raised eyebrows, Tony asked his friend, who seemed to be in deep thoughts.
Buddy laughed at Tony and nodded. “Yeah, you are right Tony and I am thinking how I could be able to get her attention if she likes someone else already.
“Oh, you know that’s not a problem with you Buddy. You have proven your poisonous charm with women several times already. You even got into your pants a former beauty queen, so what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of Dr. Pol?” Tony asked teasingly.
“Hmm, not quite with Dr. Pol, but Ms. Shandall seemed to like someone very much already and he was not Dr. Pol,” Buddy said, intriguingly.
“Ahh, ahh, I can guess who?” Then Tony laughed out loud.
Seigfred joined with them in laughing and then held Atty. Yhera’s hand and kissed it.
“Friend, Yher, hmmm, have you seen the way Ms. Shandall looked at Seigfred?” Buddy asked grinning.
“Of course my friend. Things like that will never pass unnoticed in my keen eyes.” Atty. Yhera said while looking at Seigfred with a raised eyebrow.
“Sweety, don’t look at me like that; I did nothing to catch her attention,” Seigfred said with a serious tone and then kissed her hand again.
“Yher, your fiancee is very eye-catching, so no wonder, even if he did nothing, Ms. Shandall was mesmerized by his charm,” Tony said laughing.
“Ouch, as if you said that I do not have that charm that could mesmerize a woman like Ms. Shandall,” Buddy acted being hurt and they laughed as if nothing dreadful things happened weeks ago.
After a while, Buddy became serious. “I will stay for another two weeks,” he said His expression is definitely that of a determined man.
Atty. Yhera and Tony looked at each other, both with raised eyebrows but smiling.