All Chapters of TBD #3: Babysit By The Billionaire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

VERANA CIELLE LEE“Verena Cielle!” Agad akong napatakip ng tenga nang marinig ko ang sigaw ng daddy ko.I was in my room, having my beauty sleep, when I heard him screaming. I don’t know where, but who cares? Narinig kong bumukas ang pintuan ng kwarto ko at nakita kong lumakad papasok ng kwarto ko sina Daddy at ang step-mom ko na si Tita Mavy na pinipigilan si Daddy na magalit.“What is this?” he asked, angrily. He turned red. Kulang na lang ay sumabog siya sa galit.He throws the newspaper on my bed at sa inis ko e inirapan ko si Daddy. A simple piece of paper lang pero hindi niya alam, my goodness!“A newspaper, dad,” pabalang na sagot ko. “Are these the side effects of growing old? Nakakalimutan na kung anong tawag d’yan?” I replied sarcastically. “Why ba kasi? I’m having my beauty sleep and I badly need my rest dahil I have photoshoots pa later!” Hindi ko tuloy mapigilan pagtaasan ng boses ang daddy kong kumukulubot na ang balat dahil na-stress na naman siya sa’kin.Ano pa nga b

VERENA CIELLE LEE“What did you do this time, Verena Cielle?” he asked, his voice husky and cold, sending chills not only to me but also to everyone in the room.Ah, there it is—the signature Rouge tone: bored, irritated, and mildly entertained.The officer beside me shifted uncomfortably, and even the girl who had earlier screamed like a banshee suddenly found the floor very interesting. Nice.Pero sanay na ako kay Rouge. Lagi naman siyang sumusundo sa’kin tuwing I’m in trouble. He never said it, but I knew—he kept a mental list of all my chaos, just so he could be the first to pull me out of it.Napairap ako at napahalukipkip sa kinatatayuan ko. “Why do you sound so disappointed? I thought you liked playing the hero.”He shot me a dry look. “Ano na naman ‘tong pinasok mo?” I smacked my lips and stared at them. Ayaw alisin ng babae ang tingin niya sa sahig at nakatitig lang sa’min ang lalaki, seryoso ang mukha. Maybe he’s thinking about how to pay me. Good. Kasi hinding-hindi ako ma

VERENA CIELLE LEE“Dito, Elle.”“Ganyan.”“Tingin sa kabila.” “That’s it!”“Fierce look. ‘Yan!”“Perfect!”“Thirty-minute break, and we’ll continue another shot. Please prepare for the next attire.”Agad akong inalalayan ni Reina pababa ng munting stage. Hawak niya ang kamay ko, habang ako naman ay maingat na hinahawakan ang laylayan ng suot kong gown—isang emerald green couture piece na may crystals sa dibdib at slit na halos abot hita.The lights were hot, and the cameras even hotter, but I am the most sizzling. If I’m not on the runway, I’m busy with endorsements, modeling, and photoshoots. It’s a cycle I’ve grown used to. This is the life I’ve chosen, and I have to deal with it.“Ang ganda mo kanina, Miss Cielle,” Reina whispered habang naglalakad kami patungo sa dressing room.“Kanina lang ba? I’m always beautiful kaya! Are you trying to annoy me, Rei?” kunot-noong tanong ko sa kanya. Napatigil pa ako sa paglalakad dahil sa kanya. Napatigil din siya sa paglalakad at napakamot s

VERENA CIELLE LEE“Rouge—!”Then, before I could even scream properly, I was met with a sudden, violent splash of icy water.“AHHH!” napasigaw ako sa gulat.Cold. Sobrang lamig na parang tumusok sa balat ko ang bawat patak. I gasped for air, choking slightly as the freezing water drenched me from head to toe, soaking my dress, my hair, my skin.“Mainit ba kamo?” he said, his tone sharp and biting. “Ayan. Magpalamig ka muna.”My lips trembled—not from lust this time, but from shock. From frustration. From humiliation.I screamed again, this time not from desire but from rage. From the helplessness crawling all over my body.“Put*ngina mo, Rouge!” I cried, fists clenching at my sides, soaked and shivering. “You don’t fvcking understand—”“And what do you want me to do, Cielle? Kiss you?” he snapped back, his tone laced with mockery—sarcastic and sharp, like a blade twisting inside me.His voice echoed in the cold, tiled room. Nakakabingi. Nakakainis. Nakakagigil.Damn him.Damn this jerk

VERENA CIELLE LEE“Slave?! Are you fvking serious?! The hell will I ever be your slave? No, freaking way!” I frantically replied. Gusto ko pa ngang sumigaw, but the paparazzi are everywhere!The heck?! No freaking way. Me? The iconic supermodel will be this guy’s slave? Hell. That would be hell for sure.Akala ko ba he’ll be babysitting me. That would be fine than me being his slave.Rouge walked ahead like he owned the damn world, and me? Nakasunod lang like some pathetic, glittering prisoner in yellow. Ugh! Never again. And to make things worse, there was this man in black trailing behind me like I’m some VIP prisoner na may death threats. Seriously? What am I, a high-profile criminal?I sighed dramatically as we got inside his car. Siyempre, black luxury SUV because he just can’t help but flex. Tahimik. As in super tahimik. Creepy kind of tahimik. Wala ni kahit isang sound—no music, no small talk, not even aircon hum. Just silence and awkward tension.And I didn’t know if it’s a goo