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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
Last Updated : 2023-03-07Raising 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
Last Updated : 2023-03-13Raising 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
Last Updated : 2023-03-29Raising 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
Last Updated : 2023-03-29Raising 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.
Last Updated : 2023-03-31Raising The Billionaire's Child 21. Nuisance adoptive mother.
Olive was traumatized. She was always crying and shouting and would only calm down in Nate's presence. Nate, on the other hand, managed to clear his schedule to stay beside his ex as per Olive's doctor's advice.In fact, it was already a whole week that Nate was there, and during those times, he would just call and talk to Elisha for a few minutes everyday.Nate and I hadn't talked since that call when we got home from the trip. Besides, I didn't want to add to his worries. I knew that he was going through a hard time.It was also a good thing that Elisha's school was on break. Because there was circulating news that Olive was really Eli's mother. I had no idea how the media got a hold of that truth. But these days, everything is already possible.Nate has yet to release an official statement. Up to this time, he had refused any interviews.But the problem was, since the issue was all over social media and the news, Elisha and I couldn’t go out of the house. Especially because some m
Last Updated : 2023-04-01Raising The Billionaire's Child 22. The right to intrude.
I have been unleashing someone that wasn't really me. I hated doing it but I had to. For the sake of one family that I had unintentionally kept apart.Just now, Elisha's been crying for the nth time this week because I’m always scolding her. I was making even the smallest thing an issue just so I could have a reason to get mad at her. But I’m not hurting her physically because I’ve no reason to spank a good kid. My Eli was a good girl. I am proud to have raised her like that.But I need her to resent me. That's what I have been trying to do. But Elisha was always begging for my forgiveness. She wasn’t getting mad at me for scolding her for no reason. That’s why it’s becoming more difficult for me. I wanted so badly to pacify her, but I needed to be hard on her."Mommy... Sorry! Mommy!" She hugged my thighs. "I'm not going to play with dolls again if you don't want it, mommy." It was because I made her dolls an issue. No reason at all. They’re not even all over the place. I just wanted
Last Updated : 2023-04-01Raising The Billionaire's Child 23. Give her a chance.
From my room’s window, I could see Nate, Olive and Elisha having breakfast together in the garden. I was also supposed to be there by Eli’s request. In fact, she had come to my room many times but I refused and pretended to be sick so I couldn't join them.Their family was getting complete little by little. But it was happening faster in my heart as I felt I was not needed there anymore. I weakly returned to my bed. Pretending to be sick seemed not a good excuse as I could feel my body weakening for real. I was feeling bad and my eyelids were heavy and hurting from crying. I could even feel my head aching like hell. It was as painful as the invisible wound in my heart that’s becoming deeper by the day.I found myself sleeping again. It seemed that it was the only thing that I wanted to do– sleep the pain away. Forget about eating and everything else. At least, while I’m sleeping, I can rest my overthinking mind.It's like a temporary escape where I needed not to face Olive, hurt Eli
Last Updated : 2023-04-03
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"Eli," I gently approached my daughter who was sitting in a daze on her bed. "Time to see your doctor, Eli." I felt a pain in my heart when Eli didn't even look at me. My little girl was drowned in her thoughts again. "Elisha, Dr. Railey is already waiting for you." I sat beside her and kissed her head. "I don't need a doctor, daddy," she said in a weak voice. "I'm not sick." "He will just talk to you, Eli." Dr. Railey was Eli's therapist. For a week now, they have been doing sessions in an attempt to make Eli the way she used to. "Hey, do you like to visit mommy Hannah?" Upon hearing the word mommy, Elisha nodded almost eagerly. It’s always been like that. Whenever she was unresponsive, mentioning Hannah’s name always did the trick. Elisha would start responding like her normal self. "Yes daddy! I miss mommy so much!" "We're going to visit her. But, first you have to talk to Dr. Railey, okay?" "Okay," she voluntarily stood up. I bent and carried her in my arms. "I love you,
Raising The Billionaire's Child 40. Evil plan.
"Olive," Hannah tried to calm Olive down. "Let's talk. Not like this. Please, don’t scare Eli…""No... We will talk like this. Eli has to know what a slut you are, Hannah!" Olive pulled back Eli’s hair and pointed the knife to her side. "How you ruined our family!"Eli wasn't complaining even though her tears were already brimming her eyes. She was a brave child! I was not sure if I’d be happy or not. She shouldn’t even be seeing Olive and I like this in the first place!"Don't hurt her, I beg you." I was the first to cry. I just can’t bear seeing Eli hurt. "She's your daughter, Liv! Your own flesh and blood!" I couldn't do anything. One wrong move and Olive could hurt Eli."I know... " She drew the knife away a little. "I'm not going to hurt Eli. I needed her so Nate would come back to me. But– " she paused and held the weapon close to Eli’s neck. "If you're not going to cooperate with me, I will slash this kid's throat in front of your very eyes." Then she smiled like real crazy and
Raising The Billionaire's Child 39. Patch things up.
Nate held a meeting with his whole security team at his house when we arrived. Why? I had no idea.After an hour, he told me he was going to do a conference call with his hotel staff...I told him okay and decided to just bake chocolate chip cookies for my husband and Elisha. They were like crazy with cookies. They really were father and daughter.I smiled to myself. The problem that arose couldn’t stop me from being happy with my status. Nate loves me and even though we can’t be on our honeymoon now, it’s still okay with me. I knew Nate, he'd made up for it. That's for sure.I was preparing the ingredients when my phone rang. It was Olive."Hannah," she said when I answered the call."Hello, Liv," I greeted, a little bit hesitant."Eli's with me. I'm wondering if you can come and get her? I have an appointment in two hours. I cannot drive her back. I still need to prepare myself.""Sure. Uhmn wait, I'll just ask Paul to drive for me," I agreed.It was the first time that Olive talked
Raising The Billionaire's Child 38. With this ring.
I woke up to the feeling of a hand stroking my hair.What??? Who??? How???I was alone in the townhouse! Who could possibly be with me?"Hannah," it was Nate's voice. I froze. Just last night, I dreamed of him. In fact, it's still so vivid, I could actually remember every detail of my dream. So hearing Nate's voice when I was already fully awake, though not still opening my eyes, made my heart skip a beat. "Hannah." I heard him chuckling. "I know you're already awake. Come on, open your eyes or I'll kiss you."With that warning, I immediately opened my eyes. Only to find Nate's face directly above my face. His amused gaze stared back at my surprised wide eyes."N-nate?!" I stammered and hastily got up, totally forgetting that he was above me. So I ended up head-butting Nate Sarmiento."Ouch!" He exaggeratedly held a hand over his forehead ."I-I'm sorry!" I worriedly apologized. "Nate? Does it hurt so badly?" I inspected his forehead. Nate nodded as if he was in deep pain with his e
Raising The Billionaire's Child 37. The best dream.
"Welcome back, GM!" Paul, my best friend slash Eli's bodyguard, greeted me with a huge grin on his face. He was the only one who knew I was arriving."How's everyone?" I asked once inside the car."You mean, Hannah?" he teased and an involuntary smile lit up my face. But it faded when I saw Paul’s sudden serious face. "Not good.""What do you mean not good?" I frowned at him."The news isn't true, right, Nate?" ."What news?" "That you and Olive are getting married.""What?!" I was surprised. "Of course not!" Where did that even come from? "Well, that's what Olive's been telling everyone. That you're getting married. There were pictures of you and Olive circulating online. That you're together in Macau and you're having your sweet time together." He pulled over and took his phone out. "Look at this."I took his phone and saw the pictures he was talking about. Anger crept within me."You even cut off communication. What happened to you, Nate? That was a very stupid move. We're all tr
Raising The Billionaire's Child 36. Just this one time.
It was just supposed to be three days. But I was not able to leave due to a lot of problems that arose along the way.I hated every freaking time I needed to spend in Macau. Each second away from Elisha and Hannah was almost driving my thoughts into nuts.I missed Hannah so much that I needed to disconnect myself from my phone during my stay in Macau so that I wouldn't be tempted to call her every hour. Worst, fly back just so I would have her in my arms again. Because, admittedly, I was so in love with Hannah that I would move mountains to be with her. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that at the given time.I never thought I was capable of loving a woman this way.I had Olive for five years. But I was not that crazy for her. Although I believed I used to love her, separation had never been a problem for me. But with Hannah, it's a whole lot different story.Hannah Rodriguez.The first person to fight against me. She was not scared and did everything in her power to take Elisha back from
Raising The Billionaire's Child 35. Together.
It's the weekend.I decided to pay Leah a visit. I brought Elisha with me so she could play with Seth and meet her friend’s baby sister.As expected, Eli's reaction was adorable. Seeing Bethany for the first time, Eli repeatedly told me to give her a sibling. "Eli, mommy and daddy need to get married first," Leah told her."When are you getting married, mom?" Eli asked me, refusing to let go of Bethany’s tiny hand."At the right time, baby.""When is the right time?""You'll just know it, Eli." How will I explain to her that my relationship with her father had no label yet? Eli won't understand."Okay," she pouted and went with Seth to the playroom."So, how’s everything going? It’s been four days since Nate left for Macau.” Leah asked me.I shook my head sadly. Four days in Macau and he had only called me once. After his call when he got there, I haven't heard from Nate again. I’m also asking Sarah but she told me that Nate wasn’t calling her either, and he only gives instructions t
Raising The Billionaire's Child 34. Say that again.
"Coffee, Sir?"I am still working for Nate. But I live in his house and we go to work together after dropping Elisha off at her school. I wanted to watch her at school again but Eli told me she could manage with her nanny and Paul."Yes, please." Nate answered, but not lifting his gaze as he was fixated on his laptop. I carefully placed the cup of coffee on its usual spot on his table. I had already prepared it before I asked him."Express?" He looked at me and smiled."Yep..." I answered. "For the ever busy GM.""Come here.""Hmn?" I frowned, moving a little closer to him but with his table between us."A good employee deserves a reward." He pushed his laptop to his side, then leaned over his table, almost closing our distance while looking at my lips teasingly."I am not aware of such a reward." I didn’t back down. "I must have missed reading that in the employee handbook.""Come closer," he whispered. "I'll let you know what's not written in the handbook.""Yeah?" I knew what he w
Raising The Billionaire's Child 33. Come back home.
"What was that, Nate?" I asked Nate, who closed the room's door behind him.Elisha was now out of earshot as Adam took her with him after much convincing that her mommy wasn't going anywhere."Can't you stay for Eli?" he asked back. He walked towards me, and pulled himself a chair to sit in front of me. Then he started to gently press a cold compress on my swollen cheek."You know that I'd do anything for Elisha," I answered, heartbeat fast at Nate’s proximity to me. I was more aware of his hand touching my skin than the cold compress pressed against it. “But how about you? Is it okay with you?""What do you think, Hannah?" He stopped what he was doing and just locked gazes with me."I- I can't really tell," I admitted.He sighed before pulling away."Please do this for Elisha. I want her to be happy," Nate pleaded."It's not like I can say no, right? I'm still working for you. So, I'm obliged to obey you." I smiled faintly. "But I really need to know if it's okay with you. I don't wa
