Billionaire's wife by Ashleh Queen (best ereader for epub TXT) 📕

Mostly, at times like this, I only notice more how they know big shots or what Mr. Lucca saying that he needs tolerance in me meant. Of course, being a part of his son’s life was going to be a lot of work. I wonder if I had to spend a lot of time in Italy too with his son because this way I won’t be able to see my family more.

A knock made me look at my door. “May I come in?” Rachael asked making me smile. “Yea,” I replied,

She came to sit on my bed saying, “Your room seems great,”

“Thank you…”

“…I…you should haven’t done this…not for us at least.” I looked at her embarrassed not knowing what to say.

“You have no idea what life would have been without you,” I told her hoping she would understand.

“I was dying knowing my daughters have someone.” This made me smile.

“…you…you should have hidden this fact from me that you are doing it for us…you could have told me that you have found someone and you are marrying. I would haven’t stopped you…” This made my eyes narrowed.

“You…you think I am lying. I…”

“I know you are not lying. I know you have done this for us…but knowing…” She let out a long sigh before adding, “…that you are doing this much for all of us…you don’t deserve it, Julie. You have already done enough,”

I held her hands in mine for a few seconds. “You know I have never considered Anna and Sarah any less of a family…you have no idea how much…how much this word family meant for me…”

“I know…I know Julie…I always knew.” I smiled before shaking my head.

“Relax…I am fine…and this man…I have met him. He is quite a big shot…he seems perfect,”

“I know but…you still didn’t deserve this. I am sure that Mr. Lucca must have reminded you many times how he has given you money.” I didn’t know how Rachael knew this. Maybe it was her experience of how people work. But it didn’t matter, right? Even if Mr. Lucca makes me remind this…he was not entirely wrong. And, I take this…job…a lifetime of job…that now seeing how Mr. Lucca's son is doesn’t seem much difficult.

“He hasn’t. Believe me, I am fine…” I lied.

“I need to tell you something…no ask you…something.” She cut me off and the edginess in her voice was settling something in me.

“What?”

“I don’t ever want you to do anything for us…in your new life. Just focus on you and…and your real family…and…and…and…remember one thing, Julie. You deserve love even if you don’t work for it.”

The words made me remind something…to be exact…someone but I shook my head before getting close to Rachael and held her in my arms before whisperings. “I know...I never worked to get dad's love...Sarah's and Anna's affection...I love you...I always loved you...I will cross oceans if I have to…I will never live my life knowing my family is in trouble. And, you three will always be my real family." I took a long sigh before stating the fact she already knew, "I have transferred money to your account and that will be enough. With dad’s store, you will be fine on your own….” My speech got disturbed when I found her hiccupping louder.

“Hey…Rachael…what’s wrong?... I am fine, I promise I am fine,” I held her face in my hands and tried my best to smile so I could show her I was strong enough.

“your father was…friends with father George.” Of course, even after years, I knew this one name. It could make me chill or disgust…but how he could be friends with dad? He only met him when he came to pick me.

“We…we knew you were one of the kids who had been sent back by three families…and…is the most disciplined kids at the orphanage.”

“I know you that you two know this…where is it going?” I asked,

“…we didn’t adopt you because you were ….his daughter. We hired you because…after Anna I had hypertension and…we knew you will be a perfect fit to help around,”

“Why are you doing this?” my voice came out louder than I wanted.

“I am so sorry,” She hiccupped.

“No…I know he was my dad…I know…you are…lying…why are you doing this Rachael?”

“I am telling you the truth. So…you don’t get yourself in any more trouble for us.”

“I…will get to the orphanage. I will ask them…”

“If you…recall it correctly,…I was not rude with you in the start. But the moment your dad decided to treat you as his real daughter was the moment everything started going downhill. You…you make him recall his sister…and the way you used to actively take part and were disciplined…anyone could fall in love with you…though his intentions at the start were mean he really lived a friend and a daughter in you.”

My body was going numb. For a huge part, I still believed that it can’t be true. The way he used to drive for me. Yes, I remember helping him out in the store after my school but it was…it was always fun to be around someone who loves me unconditionally. Or maybe not…

“I am…am so sorry. But… I don’t want you to…” Rachael tried to say something.

“Why…you could have told me that you two are adopting me?”

“This way you were more compliant for the visits from the orphanage even though you were working with your dad…you never once mentioned. You always think you are doing it for your own family.”

My jaws dropped while the woman sitting in front of me? I didn’t know her anymore.

“Rachael…leave…please…” She left while catching my head in my hands I sank to the floor. Resting my head against my bed I tried to take deep breaths.

“You are crap! Unwanted crap! If you want to survive out there or get accepted? You work!” I recalled father George shouting at top of his lungs, shivering with anger as he cried on me and three other kids in his office and gave us the punishment to stand for two hours.

I…I never believed this fact was true in my case but now…I think I was living this all the time without my knowing,

I tried to recall any time when dad wasn’t good with me and I couldn’t. Yes, I helped him in the store but he was never mean to me.