I am Mr. Billionaire’s Obsession

7

“Also, that was my first time doing it. And I wanted to experience it with you,” I added before looking into his direction. I noticed that he was looking at me as well before gazing back towards the road.

“Me too, I want to be with you all the time,” he responded before I felt his hand crawling up towards mine and locked out fingers together.

It didn’t take long for us to drive away from the express and onto Tagaytay.

“I’ve been planning to eat some bulalo lately since I just finished reviewing for tomorrow’s examination,” I suddenly commented and looked towards his direction. He was still focused on driving.

Truth to be told, my older sister is in the same batch as Josh. He is also graduating now. He took up Business Administration and I heard that his parents own various hotels and restaurants in the Philippines, although they started way back from Paris, with one restaurant and a hotel

Aside from that, his parents are Italians but seemed to choose to live here. They say that it was because they feel much happier here and their business was taking a good strike which made them adapt the Filipino lifestyle.

“You know that being a bad biy js my defense mechanism, right?” Josh suddenly said and my attention was immediately caught by him. He slowed down his driving when we were now out of the expressway.

“I don’t want to be a golden boy like what other people see in me. I know that when I am a good person, others will just abuse me. I think it’s better that I’m always at my worst so I’ll know that whoever stayed is actually true to me,” he continued, which made me silent.

“All women wanted to be with me, not because of me but because they wanted my money and to use me.” My hands slowly tightened its grip around his.

There was a hint of a bitter smile flashed onto his lips.

I feel bad for him, it’s so sad being manipulated and used by the people you trust. Although, we feel the same way. That is also the reason why I started acting like a b***h.

People wouldn’t understand anyway.

“I had a friend before,” I started. I felt his stare right at me and so I lowered my head a little.

It was now my turn to open up.

“And of course, I thought she was nice. I treated her in every way I could. I tried to please her just so she would stay by my side,” I added before lifting my head up to stare at the ceiling of his car and let out a deep sigh.

“But…” I paused for a second and then stared right through his eyes. There was a weak smile curled onto my lips before I removed his hand from mine and opened a bottle of vodka for me to drink. “I caught that person stealing from my wallet and now, she’s friends with Febi.”

I drank some vodka, only to notice Josh staring right at me as though he was dumbfounded. “Honestly, it’s funny how I’m being treated like this,” I continued.

He remained silent.

“My parents… they treat Febi more of a daughter than I am when she’s only a daughter of a maid. And… it’s suffocating me.” Again, I drank from the bottle in my hand. I could feel my tears welling up and my thoughts sinking down due to my negative thinking.

Damn it. I have to try my best and hold my tears together.

“But don’t worry, I’m actually used to this setup now that I’m older. When I can manage myself on my own, I will never beg for their attention anymore.”

The car stopped in a parking lot and Josh finally opened his mouth to speak.

“I see, then it’s no wonder that most men on campus are scared to approach you.” Josh reached my hand gently and kissed it slowly before looking straight into my eyes. “You have a strong personality and weak men are scared of it because it crashes their pride.” He placed my hand onto his cheek as he closed his eyes.

“You know, Reina… I always love the warmth of your hand.”

Somehow, when he said those words, I felt a ticklish feeling in the pit of my stomach. He was unlike any other men who have approached, it was giving me a europhic touch. I didn’t move an inch while he moved my hands across his cheeks. It seemed like he really liked the gesture and I didn’t want to ruin the moment.

He stayed like that for a few more minutes until I saw him open his eyes slowly. Once our eyes met again, his forehead creased.

What?

He then removed his hand across the back of my palm before removing his hoodie and gave it to me.

“Wear this, it seems that you’re cold,” he added which made me flushed. I thought that he didn’t notice that I was already shivering despite wearing a cardigan right across my clothes. “It’s like, I’m already hugging you from behind,” he added and gave me another smile.

Damn, that smile of his is dangerous. It feels like he can melt me at any time. His teeth were perfectly aligned and the color of it was just as white as the commercial shows.

I slowly reached my hand to touch the cloth before putting it on the side. I removed my cardigan first before wearing his hoodie right across my shirt.

Honestly, it was a good thing that the hoodie was a good styling for my shorts or else, I’ll look like a mismatched clown. It was too long for me, enough to consider that the hoodie became my dress.

When we finally came down the car, Josh escorted me from the passenger’s seat and opened the door towards the place. Afterwards, the two of us walked side by side while our hands were intertwined with each other.

The twenty-four hours restaurant was a small building made of bamboo wood. Unlike when it is morning, the place was packed with only a few people eating, a staff behind the counter and a bus boy who seemed to be cleaning the other tables.

The place was silent. Only the sound of the crickets, the sound of the wind whispering, the clattering sound of plates and the sound of a radio playing an aesthetic music engulfed the space.

Before we could reach any of the tables, I halted for a second which made him stop as well. I then took a photo of Josh while our hands were still intertwined.

His rough hands were bigger than mine and it feels so warm whenever I touch it. I used boomerang on IG to continue the pictures before we settled for a table to sit on.

“What would you like to order?”

Not long after, a waiter came to serve us. I pointed at the food I wanted to eat to Josh and then leaned my head onto the table afterwards.

It’s currently three o’ clock in the morning. I still have some time to get a wink of sleep since my classes start at eleven o’ clock.

“What time is your class today?” I asked and turned to look at him. I failed to notice earlier that he was already staring at me all this time.

I looked away for a second when I realized he had been checking me out. I then touched my skin, especially near my eyes if I have some dirt right across it.

“My class starts at eleven o’ clock in the morning, how about you?” Josh looked torn now and so I held onto his hand.

Is he alright? His nose and his forehead seemed to be red.

“Did you get drunk from the alcohol? We can check out some room if you can’t drive,” I suggested. “Or, I can drive on your stead,” I added. The orders seemed to come at the right time and I suddenly felt famished.

“No, Baby, I can drive,” Josh responded after a short while. “It’s just that, it’s cold and iwantedto” he added, almost mumbling to himself.

“What did you just say? I didn’t understand the–“ He suddenly came near my ear and I could feel hot breath touch my cheeks.

“I said, it’s just that you’re so gorgeous and I badly wanted to hug you,” he whispered, making me feel the heat right across the cold restaurant.

Damn it. Why is he acting like this?

He then put his head against mine while we waited for our meal to turn cold a little.

“You’re just feeling cold,” I retorted and rolled my eyes. After a few moments, I noticed him take out his phone from the insides of his pocket and then saw a reflection of the two of us.

“Say hotdog, Reina,” he suddenly said before he flashed a smile onto the camera while I had a creased forehead.

“What the hell? Why hotdog?” I complained and he finally took the photo. He looked so clingy in the picture with his left arm around my shoulders and my facial expression, an annoyed and confused one.