Billionaire Series 1: Auctioned by a Billionaire

CHAPTER TWO

Chapter 2

ARIELLA's

Lulan na kami ng sasakyan pauwi at ang sabi ng lalaking katabi ko ngayon ay ihahatid niya ako sa bahay ko. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin alam ang kaniyang pangalan. Nahihiya rin akong magtanong sapagkat nakakaintimida ang awra nito na hindi mo maintindihan. Nakakatakot at nakakapangamba ang tindig at mga titig nito bagamat alam kong isang harang o maskara niya lamang ito dahil sa estado niya sa buhay.

Tahimik lang ako sa gilid habang binabaybay namin ang daan patungo sa lugar ko. Inihahanda ko na rin ang aking sarili sa mga panghuhusgang matatanggap ko kapag nalaman ng mga tiga samin na hinatid at bumaba ako sa isang magarang sasakyan. Hindi lang iyon ang isa sa mga iniisip ko. Bagamat aanihin na naman ng kantyaw ang aking pamilya lalo na ang mga anak ko sa aking ginawa. Pagpipiyestahan na naman nila ang buhay ko, namin.

"Uhm.." tumikhim ako para kunin ang kaniyang atensiyon at hindi naman ako nagkamali dahil agad siyang lumingon.

"Do you want to say something?" tanong niya sa mahinahon na boses.

"P-pwede ba na r-riyan nalang a-ako bababa sa may kanto?" utal at nahihiya kong tanong sa kaniya habang unti-unting yumuyuko.

"Why?"

Maiksi niyang banat na hindi ko matukoy kung galit ba siya o seryoso lang. Nakakaintimida ang tulad niya at hindi ko mawari kung ano ba ang tumatakbo sa utak niya. Sobrang lakas ng awra niya na matatakot ka talagang suwayin siya. Karespe-respeto ang tindig at kabuuhan niya kaya kahit sino talaga manliliit at matatakot sa kaya niyang gawin o kahit sa magiging reaksyon niya.

"H-huwag nalang p-pala hehe." Utal na sagot ko sa kaniya at nahihiyang umiwas ng tingin.

"If you can just tell me the reason why, I will have no problem about that." Walang emosyon niyang sinabi kaya mas lalo ako nahiya.

"Narito na po tayo, Boss. Ipapasok ko pa po ba ang sasakyan sa loob?"

Tanong ng kaniyang driver pagkatapos tumigil sa gilid ng kalsada. Sumilip ako sa bintana at nasa kanto na nga kami papasok sa looban namin. Paglingon ko sa kaniya, nakatitig na pala siya sakin kaya napalunok ako.

"You can get off from here," suhestyon niya at bumukas ang pintuan ng kotse sa gilid ko kaya napapitlag ako ng bahagya. Nagulat kasi ako.

"S-salamat," ani ko nalang at naghanda na sanang bumaba nang magsalita siya ulit.

"Wait, before anything else.." simula niya at tinitigan ako. Nag hintay lang ako sa sunod niyang sasabihin at hindi na ako nakareact sa mga sunod niyang sinabi dahil naging blangko ako pagkatapos.

"One of these days, I will have to call you again to get my end of the bargain. So you better prepare. Technically, I owned you by 10 billion default. Have a good day."

Iyon ang mga sinabi niya na kinalutang ko. Hanggang sa makarating ako sa bahay ko ay lutang pa rin ako at pinoproseso ang mga sinabi niya sa akin. Hindi ko man wari maintindihan maigi ang kaniyang sinabi bagamat isa lang ang tumatak sa aking isipan. Darating ang araw na sisingilin niya ako sa binayad niya sa akin at mukhang kailangan kung ihanda ang sarili ko hanggang sa dumating ang araw na iyon.

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THIRD PERSON's

Reaching his office, Timothy sit on his chair and having a deep thought about the woman he just dropped home. There's something about the woman that he got interested to.

He picked up his office phone and dialed his secretary.

"Call Desmond, I have something to ask him to do."

After saying that, he dropped the phone and waited for his other personal assistant to arrived at his office.

"You called for me, Boss?" Desmond asked him the moment he arrived at his office.

"Yep, I want you to investigate about this person," Timothy said and handed him a photo. "Know everything about that man, every back story, every informations and details. Don't skip anything. I want it all piece by piece, descriptive and clear. Got it?"

"Got it, Boss. Is this ASAP?"

Timothy just gave out a serious look and Desmond understood the meaning of it. No need to ask twice.

Nagpaalam na ito pagkatapos at sinimulan na ni Timothy ang kaniyang trabaho. Pero habang ginagawa iyon, laman pa rin ng isipan niya ang babae at hindi ito mawaglit sa isipan niya.

While in the middle of his work. His phone ranged and he was receiving a call from his home nanny. Thinking there could be some emergency at home, he picked it up. It was unusual for his nannies to call him in the middle of his working time unless there's an emergency.

"Auntie Oding, what's wrong?"

After asking, Timothy heard a loud scream and weeping on the other side and he knew what is already happening. Alam na niya kung bakit napatawag ang nanny niya sa bahay. Pero hinintay niyang kumpirmahin iyon ng nanny.

"Sigñor, si baby girl nagtatantrums na naman hinahanap po kayo." Sagot ng nanny at naririnig ni Timothy ang boses ng bata sa kabilang linya na panay sigaw ng 'I want daddy'.

Timothy pinched his nose due to stress and he heaved a deep sigh before giving in.

"Pakisabi po auntie na pauwi na po ako." tugon nalang no Timothy sa ginang.

"Oh baby girl! Uuwi na raw si daddy kaya huwag na ikaw iyak po." ani naman ng ginang sa anak niya na huminahon kalaunan.

"Sige po auntie. Mag liligpit lang po ako sandali bago umuwi." bilin ni Timothy at pinatay ang tawag.

He sighed again thinking how much he had spoiled his daughter too much. Well, he couldn't do anything else but spoil her because she doesn't have a mother she can grow up with. He's a single dad and trying his best to be a mother figure for his daughter but he's having trouble about it all the time.

"Jas, ask Desmond to prepare my car. I'm going home early today. Thank you."

After calling his secretary about that, he rose up from his chair and took his coat and wear it. Then he left his office seriously and some of the employees greeting him as he goes out from his office. And when he reached the lobby, Desmond assisted him to his car and he took a ride from there to his home where his daughter is throwing a fit.

Pagkarating sa bahay niya, rinig na rinig ni Timothy ang sigaw ng anak. Panay sigaw nito sa mga yaya na aakalain ng maririnig na inaano na ang bata sa loob.

The moment he stepped inside his house, the scream grows louder so he had to shout to make his daughter stop.

"What is this all again, Krizzia?" Timothy shouted and his screaming daughter fell quiet after.

"Daddy.." Krizzia came to him and asking him to carry her and he did.

"I missed you, dad. They don't want me to go to you." sumbong nito sa kaniya kaya napabuntong hinga na naman ulit si Timothy.

"Daddy is working, anak. When dad is at work I can't accomodate you and you can't disturb me while I was working. I need to work for you and for other peopls. We are helping a lot of people, sweetie, and if I stop working and the company put at risk they will lose a job, and losing a job means not able to provide for their own family too." he tried explaining to his daughter in a simplest form so she can understand it directly.

"But why do you have to work for them dad? Aren't they the one who need to work for you? And why would it be our problem if they have a problem? are we responsible for their misfortunes dad?"

Nahilot nalang ulit ni Timothy ang tulay ng kaniyang ilong dahil mahihirapan na naman siya mag explain sa anak niya.

"It's not about being responsible, sweetie. It's about gratitude. We have to be grateful for them because they are helping us to achieve what we have right now. This house, the money and all the things we own. We have all of those because of their hardwork so being grateful to them doesn't hurt a lot. We should give back to them, sweetie. You will understand it when you grow much older in the future."

"Okay dad." his daughter commented like she doesn't care and all Timothy can do was just sigh.

It's so hard to raise a kid. He thought but eventually played with his daughter after. He has nothing to go or do anyway. And that's just how his day went but still with the presence of Ariella in his mind.