Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Deal With The Billionaire (English Version): Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 26

I woke up feeling hungry and instinctively held my head, still aching."How are you feeling, hija?" asked an elderly woman. I looked around, confused."You’re here at Sir Lucian’s condo. I’m Nanay Linda. He asked me to take care of you since he had something important to attend to, hija," she explained."Ah, I see. Thank you so much for taking care of me, Nanay Linda. I’m sorry for troubling you," I sincerely replied, which made her smile."You’re not fluent in English, huh? I thought you were a foreigner earlier. Would you like something to eat?" she asked teasingly."No, Nanay Linda. I grew up in the province. By the way, what time is it?" I asked, curious about how long I’d been asleep."It’s only five in the morning, hija.""It’s still so early, Nanay. Did you get any rest?" I asked, worried I might have kept her up all night.She chuckled at my question. "Oh, you sweet child. I did get some rest. I just woke up recently, so don’t worry. Now, let me prepare something for your brea

23Lucian became even more affectionate toward me in the following days. He hardly wanted me out of his sight, and he even skipped work, insisting that he would take care of me.What happened that night never repeated. After I reached my climax, he gently cleaned me up and left the room."Lyrica, darling, what do you want to eat?""I’ll leave it up to you, Lucian.""Why do you always leave it to me, hmm?" He hugged me tenderly from behind."Because you're the picky one when it comes to food."He laughed at my remark."Don’t laugh! I’m telling the truth. Oh, by the way, I’m going back to my apartment later."His arms loosened around me, and he turned me to face him."I'm already feeling better, Lucian. I need to go home."He let out a sigh."I can't stop you," he said nonchalantly."I’ll just drive you home later."I smiled at him. "Thank you, Lucian. I also need to return to work—otherwise, I won’t get paid." I scratched my head."Hmm… okay."Since that night, I haven’t called him “Si

25What are you doing here, Marco?" I asked him as soon as I recovered from my shock.I glanced around and saw that he was alone."I should be the one asking you that, Lyrica. Where have you been, and why are you dressed like that?" he asked angrily, stepping closer.I noticed our nosy neighbor peeking from behind the wall. It was barely six in the morning, yet gossip was already spreading.I sighed before inviting Marco inside. He followed, likely noticing the prying eyes from next door as well."So, Lyrica? Aren’t you going to answer me?""Calm down, Marco.""How do you expect me to calm down? Do you know what your neighbor told me? That you’re working in a bar, Lyrica! And that you’re with Mildred’s cousin!" His voice was nearly a shout, his anger evident."I’m just a waitress there, Marco. That’s all." I sighed deeply."A waitress? Lyrica, you’re educated! You’re not stupid. Why would you take a job like that? Are you even thinking? I came here to surprise you, but I was the one w