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“This year’s most anticipated wedding between actress Olive Concepcion and famous business personality and Hotelier Nate Sarmiento is set to be held this coming Sunday. For more of this story, here is Ynez Solis…” "Mommy, I'm sleepy." From the celebrity news that I am watching, my attention shifted to my baby playing next to me.Elisha was yawning and her beautiful eyes were already half closed. I smiled before carrying my daughter in my arms. "Okay, let's get you to bed now, my love…" I carefully laid Elisha on the bed in the only room of our small apartment. I then hugged her and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Good night, mommy. I love you…" "I love you too, Eli. Good night." I waited for her to fall asleep completely before I went out to turn off the TV that I had left open in the living room. The news about Nate and Olive was over. I sighed. I am happy for my best friend, Olive. But I am also afraid that their marriage would change her mind and think of taking back the
Last Updated : 2022-07-30Raising The Billionaire's Child 2. Be careful.
"Mommy." Elisha approached me but her eyes were fixed on Olive. I looked at Olive. My friend was surprised, stunned even. Then she smiled at Elisha with tears in her eyes when she realized who the little girl was. "Hi," Olive said. "Elisha," I said. But it was more to remind Olive of her daughter's name. "I'm sorry, baby." I picked her up and sat her on my lap, directly facing Olive. "She's grown," said Olive, crying. "Go ahead, Liv. You can hug her." I smiled even though in my heart I don't like this scene. What if Olive changes her mind and then takes Elisha? Can I handle it? "Hi, Elisha!" Olive didn't move. "I'm Aunt Olive." I don't know if I would be happy with the introduction. But at least Olive spared me the trouble of telling Eliha about her real mother at the moment. "Hello," was Elisha's short reply in between yawns. "I see you're still sleepy. Want me to put you back in bed?" Olive asked her daughter softly. "No... I want my mommy." Olive smiled at me. A bit hurt
Last Updated : 2022-07-30Raising The Billionaire's Child 3. Undefined fear.
“Bye, Eli. Behave in class, okay?" I took Elisha to her pre-school the next morning. "Remember, you're only going home with your nanny, okay?" I was referring to Eli’s daytime nanny, Yoly.“Yes, mommy... I love you.""I love you too." I kissed my little girl before leaving for work.It was Monday so I had to get to the office right away. Well, being a college undergrad, I am still an assistant until now. But I was lucky that someone still accepted me despite my having no college diploma.I have been an executive assistant for almost ten years now. That long service already earned me the status of being our company’s little boss. It was because no one had yet to work with our boss, who seemed to have been conceived out of a bad mood, longer than I had.When I arrived at the office, the employees rushed back to their respective workstations from their earlier huddle while gossiping."Good morning, Hannah!" Mia greeted me. She was the closest to me because we came to the company almost a
Last Updated : 2022-08-08Raising The Billionaire's Child 4. Deaf ears.
The village where Nate's house was located was huge and extravagant. But I didn't have a hard time entering the exclusive village because it seemed like the security were already informed of my arrival. Actually, I was asked to wait at the gate because someone was supposed to pick me up.Every minute that I waited, I felt like my heart was breaking. I was afraid for Elisha. My baby was with the man who tried to kill her while she was still a fetus. What was the reason for his sudden interest in being a father to her then? And he was even so sure that she was his daughter!"Ms. Hannah Rodriguez?" A black car pulled over in front of me. The driver got off when I nodded. "Mr. Sarmiento asked me to pick you up," he added, as he opened the car's door for me.I murmured a 'thank you' before getting into Nate Sarmiento's beautiful car.All I was just able to see was Nate’s car and the driver, but they already screamed luxury. The driver didn't seem like some ordinary chauffeur. He seemed mor
Last Updated : 2022-09-19Raising The Billionaire's Child 5. Elisha's wish.
"Good morning. I'm Hannah Rodriguez. May I know the office of Nate Sarmiento, please?" I was in the lobby of the NS Hotel owned by Nate."Do you have an appointment with the GM?" The beautiful receptionist shot me a judging look."N-nothing. But he'll see me---" I didn't finish what I was going to say because she already picked up the phone to make a call to Nate's office.It was already the third day that Elisha was in Nate's care. It's the third day that I haven't seen my daughter. It's the third day that I’ve been going to each NS Hotel one by one to see if the owner, Nate, holds an office there. The one where I am now is the last branch in Manila. After this, I will have to go out to the provinces.But it is impossible that he is staying in the province. I am sure that Nate is based here in Manila. I’ll just need to go back to each hotel again if I’m still not successful today. I am already so worried and I feel like I am on my wit’s end. I even think I am going crazy already. Wh
Last Updated : 2022-11-02Raising The Billionaire's Child 6. Indefinite leave.
Moving in with Nate Sarmiento never crossed my mind in the slightest. How could I even think of it if I despised the man for treating both Olive and Elisha heartlessly? We have just arrived at Nate’s huge house. I noticed that there were a lot of people and all of them looked formal. From the guards to the maids, they all seemed like hotel employees. Well, Nate is a hotelier. That shouldn’t be too surprising."Let me get this clear with you," Nate said once Elisha was out of earshot. "You will resign from your work and be full time watching my daughter." "But—" "I'll pay you, of course," he added insultingly, like it was very important to me to get compensated. "I just don't want Elisha to think that I'm not treating her 'mommy' well." "I do plan to tell Elisha – and I’ve already told Olive – that I am not her mother. But not until she can already understand." "That's actually my plan, Hannah. You're here with us just so you can have enough time to break it to Elisha gently," Nat
Last Updated : 2022-11-05Raising The Billionaire's Child 7. New school.
Nate transferred Elisha to another school. Of course, it would be a shame that Nate Sarmiento's princess was studying in a cheap school. So no one dared question him even when the school year was ending and such a move was not needed. As long as Elisha was transferred to a good school, then it’s all good and acceptable."Thank you so much for entrusting your daughter to us, Mr. Sarmiento. We assure you that she'll be taken good care of," said the school administrator of the super-exclusive school that Nate enrolled Elisha with a smile.Ms. Cruz was a young school administrator. She was pretty and sexy too. Obviously, she'd been trying to charm the too formal Nate Sarmiento since we entered the room."I'm counting on that, Ms. Cruz. By the way, this is Hannah Rodriguez," Nate finally introduced me. I thought he had already forgotten I was with him. Nate and Ms. Cruz has been talking for a while now and he never introduced me, that I could only guess based on Ms. Cruz' subtle gaze that
Last Updated : 2022-11-07Raising The Billionaire's Child 8. A good man.
Nate was indeed a very busy man. But he made it a point to drive Elisha and I to school every day —at least for three days straight already. And it should have been a good thing. But I am hurt every time I see how happy Elisha was with Nate's company. How did that happen? I never mentioned the word daddy to her, so she wouldn't look for one. And Elisha never asked me about her father. I thought I had succeeded in erasing anything that would connect her to her real parents, to Nate in particular. But here we are, it's only been a little over a week since Nate came into Elisha's life and yet it seemed like they'd already known each other forever. Elisha loved her daddy so much it already hurt. Because I knew that when I got that chance to take Elisha away, it would be difficult for me to erase Nate from her life. That is if I’ll ever get that chance in the first place... I always got in the backseat because Elisha wanted to be in the passenger seat. She loved pestering her daddy
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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
