The Billionaire's Daughter novel Chapter 3

I had been thinking about becoming his wife for more than a week now. Not that I loved him, but I just wanted a motherly figure there for Sofia.

I thought I was going mad.

That still didn't change the thought of that man being a sick, proud billionaire father in my head.

Sofia on the other hand said she didn't know about her mother. She grew up partly with her nana and most of the years with her father.

I really wished I could help her, help her find happiness in this cruel situation.

"Miss Athena" Sofia said while she folded her hands behind her.

"Yes darling, how're you doing?"

"Good, I made something for you" she said while she gave me one of her very priceless smiles.

"Really?! What is it " I asked in surprise.

"I made you a picture" she held out her arms and gave me a piece of paper.

She drew a picture of me and her holding hands in a park.

"Wow, this is lovely" tears had already began welling up in my eyes.

"Since my papa doesn't love me, I know you love me and I love you and I wish you could be my mama" she jumbled all her words together in one sentence.

"Aww that's so sweet, and I wish you could be my baby too" I said caressing her cheek.

"Can you please be my mama?" She asked with all the innocence in the world.

"Hmm Sofia, that would be a really hard one, why don't you ask you papa?"

"Okay I would" she said and walked back to her seat.

The day went well, of course Sofia asked me to be her mama, it was like someone asked me to be his wife. Such a privilege. That was my first time being asked out by any human.

My phone rang while I was day dreaming and I immediately picked it ;

"Hello" a male voice said

"Hello, please who am I speaking with?"

"It's Sofia's father"

"Oh, the asshole" I said hissing

"I'm not an ass hole, watch your tongue" he fired

"Yeah you're not, you're a an ingrate"

"Whatever, please can watch Sofia for me? I need to be somewhere very urgently" he hesitated

"Oh so you can ask for help now right?"

"Please can't you do it for me? I'll pay you $1000, she is very fond of you"

"I don't need your filthy money "

"Are you watching her or not?"

"You're making it sound like it's under compulsion"

"Okay, PLEASE can you help me watch her?" He begged.

"I will, but only on one condition, which I will discuss with you when we meet"

"Okay" he hugged up

Such an ungrateful pig, he couldn't even say a simple thank you!

I called Sofia and told her that she was going home with me. It seemed like that was the best news she heard all week from the way she reacted.

She looked happier than ever. I guess money wasn't always the solution to every problem. It was quite obvious that Sofia didn't care about wealth or anything, all she needed was love.

I didn't have much money, but I treated her like she was my own child and her response showed she loved me.

I held Sofia with my right hand and with my left I held her bag and my bag and we started walking home.

On our way home she whispered " I love you mama"

I was so emotional at that point in time, I wanted to cry but I had to be strong. It seemed like I started falling in love with her all over again. "I love you baby" I whispered loud enough for her to hear.

Since I knew how much she loved Avocados I always bought many of it just in case she would come to my house again.

It crazy to say but, I already pictured this girl like my own child, I wanted to take her away from he father. It was a selfish thought though, but I just wanted the best for her.

"Can I open the door?, Papa never allows me open the door" she said as we got to the entrance of my apartment.

"Sure you can!" I replied her very happily and I gave her the key.

She first of all found it difficult to open the door but after three trials she finally opened the door.

"Yay!" She screamed in an enthusiastic tone.

I Carried her up and gave her a nice hug. I then dropped my bag and her's on the bag rack. She removed her shoes and placed them at the entrance of the door and removed her coat and tried to hang it on the bag rack. She was really short so she couldn't reach the rack, when I noticed it I helped her place it on the rack.

She was given some assignments at school, and that was the first thing she began doing.

I gently picked Sofia up and tucked her into my arms. I opened the door and meet the asshole standing by the door of his car.

"Oh, she is asleep?" He said

"Like you care" I hissed and rolled my eyes.

"I do care, she is my child"

"Well, I don't think your daughter thinks of you as her father anymore" I said

"No, she is just an unappreciative child, she always complains about everything, always wanting me to spend time with her-"

"Will you shut your trap!" I cut him because he had already soured my mood with the irritating words than left his mouth.

"Wow, rude much, please give me my daughter I need to get home and attend to more important things" he said and carried Sofia from my arms very restlessly ignoring the fact she was asleep. "Here is a hundred box for the inconveniences" he stretched his hands holding some amount of money.

"Number one, Sofia is not an inconvenience to me and secondly I don't need your filthy bloody ass money" I screamed and left him for my apartment while slamming the door in anger.

I was really pissed, he had already gotten me to my boiling point, at that moment I want to break his neck and just slap some sense into him, he was behaving like Palermo in money heist.

So annoying.

He really knew how to get to me, I couldn't even sleep well in the night. I was just restless. I rolled on my bed thinking of Sofia and her assholed father.

I finally dozed off to sleep finally. And for the very first time in my entire career, I woke up early.

When I checked my phone I saw that it was still 5:34am. I yawned and cleaned my face.

I began doing my house chores and took my bath, by the time I was through it was already 6:00am, so I decided to make some breakfast.

I planned on making toast, but when I saw the Avocados on my cabinet I thought to make an Avocado sandwich because of Sofia.

I made the sandwiches in bulk, stored some in my mini fridge, ate some, and packaged some in a trasperent bag for Sofia.

When I finally finished all my work and ate, it was just 6:50am. It seemed like the day was going super slow, I was very bothered.

When it finally clocked 7:00am I took my bag and locked the door and went to school.

I got to school and signed in, the receptionist was still very surprised on how early I was.

"Miss Athena! What happened, did someone die?" The receptionist asked in shock.

"People change you know" I replied we giving her a smirk.

Getting to class met Sofia in the class room sleeping with tear lines on her face.

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