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12. Trapped.
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Raising The Billionaire's Child 13. At the right time.
We ate at the restaurant inside the hotel. Nate said he was already hungry and didn't want to drive anymore.Even though I felt awkward joining Nate for lunch, I didn't have a choice but to bear his presence. He said he didn't ask me to eat with him, rather, he told me. And that left me with no choice but to obey what he wanted."How's Elisha doing in school?" he asked."She's doing great. She made a lot of new friends. And she already has a best friend and he's a boy. His name is Seth," I said, smiling. Leah and I could hardly separate the two children every time we went home."Boy?" Nate asked with a raised eyebrow. "Is he courting my princess?" He pretended to be mad."What?" I laughed, "You're kidding me...""I think I need to meet him," he added jokingly."His mother is actually my friend, Nate... Her name is Leah. She's a good person. So, I believe that Seth is also a good kid. You know, Elisha wouldn't like him so much if he was not.. .""I'm kidding, Hannah," he said, amused a
Raising The Billionaire's Child 14. The news.
"Mommy!" I heard Elisha calling me. When I turned around, I saw her being carried by someone on his back. I didn’t know the guy, so I panicked."Eli!" I immediately stood up."Mommy, this is Uncle Adam!" My daughter informed me even before I could ask. Elisha was very happy."Hi!" The man greeted me. "You must be, Hannah," he added with a smile, extending his right hand to me while his left hand supported Eli behind him."Hello, yes, I'm Hannah. Please hold Eli well," I worriedly said, shaking his hand very quickly for fear that Eli might fall."Don't worry, I got her well... Right, kiddo?" He even ran around to Elisha's delight."Please, please, put him down!" I begged."Yeah. Yeah, okay." He sat down so that Elisha could get down. She was still protesting though and wanted more."Eli, that's enough," I said firmly. "Are you okay? You're not hurt?" I knelt down so that I could check on Elisha better."No, mommy, I'm fine... Uncle, let's do it again!""Eli," I gave her a warning look.
Raising The Billionaire's Child 15. Overwhelmed.
When I was seventeen, my mother died of cancer. A year later, my father remarried, and as requested by his new wife, kicked me out of his life.Nine years after leaving home, I didn't have the slightest idea if my dad was okay.I'd be lying if I’d say that I didn't care anymore. I still care about my father, but the fear prevented me from going back to him. Fear of being rejected again by the man who should have stayed with me when I lost my mother.But that didn't mean that I didn't love my father anymore. If I were given a chance, I would return to him.Who are you kidding, Hannah? You had every opportunity to visit your father but you didn't.Okay. Maybe I’m a bit mad at him. Who wouldn't? He didn't choose me then. He probably wouldn't now. He had let me live alone instead of accompanying me through that darkest part of my life.He's still my father though... I know he loves me. He just wasn't brave enough to fight for me.I decided that I would find time to visit him. I owed my fa
Raising The Billionaire's Child 16. Repeat.
I am feeling a little bit light-headed. But it's not because I am sick, dizzy or anything. It was the confusing feeling I have been feeling since this morning."Hannah," Leah said."Huh?""Are you listening to me? I've been talking non stop here but it seems like your thought’s been wandering somewhere else," my friend complained."I'm sorry, what were you saying?" I tried to give my attention to Leah."Ah, I know that!" she exclaimed after looking at me intently for about ten seconds. "You're in love!" I could almost see hearts in her eyes."Huh?""Hannah, you're in love," she repeated, grinning widely at me. "So tell me huh, is Nate Sarmiento the lucky guy?""What? No!" I refused, more confused than I was. "What are you talking about?""I went through that phase too. So don't fool me, Hannah," she still teased me. “I can’t believe the improvement! Come on, tell me the details...""What are you talking about? It’s a no. No!"I won't tell anything to Leah. All I knew was that I had be
Raising The Billionaire's Child 17. Disappointed.
On Wednesday afternoon the following week, I found myself in a restaurant with Nate Sarmiento's father, Benjamin Sarmiento. I knew I shouldn't have considered going without Nate’s permission. But the old man insisted that he did not need to know. That we were just going to talk.It was last night when I received a direct call from Adam. He had said that money works, so I didn't ask him how he got my number.And now, I’m here. After much persuasion from Adam, I faced Benjamin Sarmiento."I know you're wondering why," the old man began. I noticed that he wasn't that old. Well, considering that Nate was only thirty and he was the eldest, his father was probably still in his fifties.Maybe it was his condition that made him look older. He was in a wheelchair and he looked sick."I'm desperate, Ms. Rodriguez. I don't have much time. When I saw you at my son's house, I was certain that I could trust you. I saw the goodness of your heart in your eyes. Now, don’t think I'm saying this without
Raising The Billionaire's Child 18. Team Sarmiento.
"Mr. Sarmiento, we met at last!" Leah greeted exaggeratedly.We had already arrived at the Farm and Elisha had forced her father to wear the pink shirt and cap that Leah gave us.To say that Nate carried the attire really well was an understatement. He looked like a model who had just stepped out of a magazine cover. It seemed that whatever he would wear would fit him nicely.I felt a little bit conscious that I was wearing a shirt that was the same as the one Nate was wearing. Then there was Team Sarmiento written on my back, as if I were really a member of the family of Elisha and Nate."Hannah always talks about you!" Leah continued, and if Caleb hadn't been there I might have already strangled her neck for lying.Nate's response was just a small smile and a short greeting, obviously just forcing himself to be nice. He obviously wasn't used to casual talk with a new acquaintance that was not business related."I really don't talk about you that much," I told Nate. I felt I needed
Raising The Billionaire's Child 19. Too late.
Two more hours and my most dreaded confrontation was about to unfold. I was afraid of being rejected. I was afraid to know that my father no longer needed me in his life.My last memory of my dad, David Rodriguez, was when he asked me to leave his house because my new stepmother did not want my presence in their house— our house. I was making his wife remember that she was just a second wife.I remembered that I had begged them because I had nowhere to go. But my father also begged me to leave.He needed his second wife, he said. He said that it was the only way for him to completely recover from the loss of my mother.That's when I ran to Olive for help. And my friend did not disappoint me.Nine years later, here I was. I hope my heart was ready to face my father and his new family."Nervous?" asked Nate."A bit," I admitted.That's right, I am with Nate. I was actually surprised that he came.—"Nate!" I called him when we both went out of Elisha's room. Nate, who was already on his
Raising The Billionaire's Child 20. The emergency.
Aunt Mercy brought us to visit my dad's grave the next day. While we were there, I asked them to leave me alone. Somehow, it was the closest I could get to my dad. I could no longer see him, no longer hug him, no longer talk to him.And no matter how hard it was for me, I had to face the truth. That I am an orphan now and will be alone in life. Even though I have been independent for a long time, the feeling was different now that I knew I had no parents anymore. I have no one to return to. And I knew that I would never see them again.But the worst feeling of all was losing dad without the chance to apologize for my mistakes. I wasn’t able to tell him that I was not mad at him, that he didn’t need to ask for my forgiveness and, just like him, I never stopped loving him either. I didn’t expect our next meeting to be like this. Then again, it’s the truth and I can no longer change it."Hannah." I heard Nate call me softly. I immediately dried my tears before looking at him. "Let's go.
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