The Billionaire's Little Secret | RBS 2

SPECIAL CHAPTER

4 Years later...

ALEXUS

I sat at the drivers seat. Staring at the wheels trying hard not to grip the console. Iniwasan ko ang nagbabadyang pagtulo ng luha ko. I can't cry. I don't want to be weak. Not in front of the girl I love.

Warm hand enveloped mine. I can't help but to stare at the eyes that once captured my heart, body, and soul. The same eyes that brought me to the highest of heights and lowest of depths.

I smiled. Why am I even crying?

"Daddy please don't cry. Mommy will get mad."

Alexia Morzette Mardoni. My four years old daughter. My unica ija. Her eyes are the exact photocopy of her mother.

She's smart, bold, carefree, brave, and beautiful like my wife. They have the same soft features. Ang tanging namana lang yata sakin ng anak namin ay ang ilong ko at buhok kahit na ako ang pinaglilihian ni Aria noon.

I smiled.

"Who's crying? Hindi umiiyak si Daddy noh." Sabi ko habang hinahawakan ang maliit niyang kamay.

She made a cute "whatever" face. Natawa ako.

"Kahit kailan talaga 'di mo sineseryoso si Daddy. Isusumbong kita kay Mommy sige ka." I jokingly warned her and pinch her cute chubby cheek.

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya sabay ngumuso. I sighed at her cuteness.

"Give Daddy a kiss before we go to Mommy."

She smiled and obliged, giving me tiny kiss on my cheek.

I drove past the famous architecture and streets of France. Hindi magkamayaw ang puso ko nang parang ulan na bumuhos ang napakaraming alalaala. It was that fateful night in the auction when I met the woman who will turn my world upside down. Completely turning the tables. Never in my life, after the accident happened, I played with every girls heart. I lived with the guilt that whenever I try to love someone, laging kukunin sakin o kaya naman ay ilalayo.

"Do you think this will fit in her?" I asked Aria as we shop for our baby's clothes.

Iniwan muna namin si Alexia kay Alrius at Claudia kasama ang kanilang anak na si Claus sa bahay. I'm glad that my brother decided to live with us. Hindi na tahimik ang mansyon ngayong apat na kaming naroon, isama pa ang mga anak namin.

"Alex kaka-one year old niya pa lang. Pang six years old na yang hawak mo!" she sighed. Napakamot naman ako ng batok habang binalik sa lagayan ang princess dress na kinuha ko.

Those were just one of the days I'm excited to buy things for our princess. There were also times that I get Aria to some romantic dinners and dates. Ngayon, hindi yung kaming dalawa lang ang kumakain sa labas, our baby will always tag along. Mas masayang nakikita ko silang dalawa habang masayang kumakain o tumatanaw ng mga tanawin sa labas.

"Say Mama baby... Alexia say mama..."

Isang araw narinig kong kinakausap ni Aria ang anak namin. Masyadong madaldal si Alexia pero hindi ko pa naririnig na nakapag utter na ng salitang naiintindihan like mama or papa.

I loosened my necktie. Kakauwi ko lang galing sa Archius Designs. Hindi na kinuha sakin ni Papa ang kompanya ko. Wala na sa mga kamay ko ang MAPS Shipping Line. Hindi ako nagsising kinuha sakin iyon kapalit ng desisyong ginawa ko. Choosing Aria means choosing my freedom. Aanhin ko nga naman ang mga bagay na iyon kung hindi naman ako magiging masaya.

Its a matter of choosing things that will make you happy. Things that will make your life worth living and I chose this path with her. Hinding-hindi ko pagsisisihan ang naging desisyon ko dahil kahit kailan hindi ako naging ganito kasaya. If losing Aria and gaining the whole world, I might let myself die.