Adopted by the Billionaire✔️

[6]

ANTONIO

Our meal came briefly and I had asked Ellie for her surname which she replied without fidgeting around.

"Locks" she simply said and proceeded to eat.
I never thought I'd be content with seeing someone eat,
Then I opened the file that Dr. Cortez sent me.

Eliana Locks
Age 5
Sex: Girl
Weight: 39.5 Ib
Height: 3"2 (96.52 cm)
Father: Henry Locks
Mother: Julia Locks(deceased)
Siblings: None
Custody: Henry Locks
Additional notes:
Henry Locks was fired from a financial firm, after the death of his wife.
He has become a drug addict along with a alcoholic and gambling.
Julia Locks worked multiple jobs to make ends meet.

She has been paying for Ellie's treatment.
She died on August 6th, 2016.
Her parents have passed already.
Conditions: Development delay,
Selective Mutism.
I looked over the file information again.
Could the guy I stopped be Henry Locks?
There is no way in hell would I allow Ellie back in his care.

I continued to read the notes that Dr. Cortez wrote.

Eliana  Locks does not have much friends. Well that's a sure way to start off, i mentally rolled my eyes then continued to read the rest she has been picked on due to her Selective Mutism.

Selective Mutism? Perhaps that's why she doesn't talk much.

I went back and read what selective mutism and how it was caused.

She had been through a trauma at such a young age too.
I was determined to get princess under my care.

Antonio are you hearing yourself? You thought of Ellie as your princess, how ridiculous are you? don't you understand that if you take in this child, your image may be tarnished or worse people may even look down at you, realizing you aren't 'all' that.

i really wanted my conscience to shut the fuck up, so i did my best to block it out.
I had to ensure that she was under my custody.

About half an hour.

"Ellie" I said setting the file down and put it back into my briefcase.

"Would you like some dessert?" I questioned and then I saw her eyes lit up.

"Server" I said and then the server came.

"Yes sir?" she asks.

"I'd like to get a hot fudge sundae" I said.

"Of course" she said then hurried off.

"Thank you" Ellie says.

I gave her a pat on the head.

I can't believe that yesterday I met this girl.

If my employees didn't give me such a headache I don't think I would ever meet Ellie.

I guess I should be happy at my employees.

She was already changing me from the first moment I saw her.

The hot fudge sundae came.

"Here you go princess" I said cooling the hot fudge down.

I just called her princess, she's such a bundle of joy, I smiled looking at her in awe,
'Antonio you fucker. think this through.'
without thinking, I scooped some ice cream along with fudge onto the spoon and brought it close to her mouth as she exclaims
"Yummy!"
Then to my astonishment she had told me to give her the spoon.

Which I did then she scooped up a ice cream.

"Open" she demands, this was very odd of her to hold such authority against me.