The Billionaire 1&2 novel Chapter 14

AMBER sighed as she puts down her phone, she just finished talking to Mister Lim on the phone. They will meet tomorrow and she will give the two million as an advance. They agreed that they will meet on the parking lot of a mall just near the bank. At first, he is hesitant to get the advance, what he wants is for Amber to pay the full five million but she pleaded until he agreed.

She is about to take a bath when she heard a faint knock on the door, and it sprang open—as expected it is his husband, Rafael.

“Why?” She asked.

“For you.” He said handing him a small paper bag. She grabbed it and frowned when she saw what’s inside—it is the latest model of a phone.

“I don’t need it, Rafa.” She said and putting the phone’s box inside the paper bag and handed it to him. “Besides, I already have my own phone.” She said while getting her phone on the bed and showed it to him. “Same model.” She added, making Rafael surprised and curious.

“I thought…” Rafael sighed and didn’t continue what he is about to say, but she already can guess what he is about to say. Well, he can’t blame her husband, when Rafa is around, she didn’t bother to bring out her phone.

“It’s okay, I understand.” Amber smiled. “I can’t afford to sell this since it is the last present I got from my parents.” Rafael nodded.

“Can I borrow your phone for a moment?” Rafael asked and she didn’t hesitate to give her phone. She thought that maybe Rafa will check if it’s original or just an imitation. But she’s shocked that after a while he returned it to her.

“I already save my number; I also called my own number so that I can save yours.” Rafael said. “Now, I don’t know what should I do with this.” He sighed and looked at the paper bag he was holding.

“Return it?” Amber answered with a question mark. “Ehm, I’m sorry, I should have told you that I already have a phone.” She said.

“It’s okay, it is partly my fault for not asking.” Rafael said. “Maybe I can just sell it to Phil, he broke his phone earlier.” He added. “I’ll go ahead and reach him before he can buy.” He added and exited her room. Amber sighed and took a seat on her bed, she can sense it that Rafael is starting to doubt her identity.

“I don’t know how you managed to get two million but I don’t really care, all what I want is to get my money back.” Mister Lim said as he finished checking the bag full of bills. “You could just have transferred it to my account, why bother withdrawing this huge amount?”

“It’s a long story.” Amber said.

“Well, I don’t really care.” Mister Lim said. “I expect the remaining three million in two months.”

“About that, can you give me nine months to pay back the remaining three?” Amber asked.

“five months is what we agreed on, Miss Santiago.” Mister Lim sternly said. “Now, use the methods you did to gain two million in order to gain another three million.” He added and entered his car leaving her in the parking lot. She let out a heavy sigh and went to the grocery inside the mall to buy chocolates.

While on her way home, she kept thinking a reason to cover-up the sudden withdrawal of that huge amount of money, for sure, Rafael already knew about this.

The cab pulled over outside the gate of Rafael’s house; Tess, who is watering the plants on the yard saw her and immediately approached her.

“Good morning, ma’am, I’ll help you with your things.” Tess politely said and grabbed the paper bags.

“Thank you, Tess.” She smiled as she paid her cab fare. “Thank you. Drive safely.” She politely said to the driver who smiled and thanked her before going.

“Where should I put this, ma’am?” Tess asked.

“In my room, please. Thank you.” She answered. “Where are Nana Mildred and Nina?” She asked.

“They’re in the backyard, ma’am.” Tess answered.

“Go to the kitchen once you’re done placing that in my room.” Amber said. Tess nodded even if she’s confused.

Amber went to the backyard and looked for Nana Mildred and Dina, she saw them talking while cleaning.

“Nana, Dina.” She called them to get their attention. “Come inside for a moment.” She added. The two looked at each other and followed her to the kitchen.

“Is there something you need, ma’am?” Dina asked.

“Ah, no.” She answered. “You’ve been working nonstop since this morning. Take a break and have some cake.”

“Ma’am?” Dina uttered in surprise making her smile.