Hidden Billionaire become my driver

Chapter 3 (Coffee Shop)

After my last mission that night a year ago, I was finally done with my military service. My experience shaped me both physically and mentally. I am more protective of my family now, especially my dear sister. I have been a protective brother since before, but I can say that I am more protective now of her. I went home and my family welcomed me. Then my father came to me and hugged me just like he had just met me.

“Look at you son, you are grown up. You are the man that most ladies are looking for” My father proudly says, but my sister is still the same. She’s always making fun of me. And I missed it.

“I knew there would be no woman who would come near him. He was always strict. Last time there was this guy outside who was just being friendly with me, but Chris, my brother, immediately came beside me and talked to that guy. Of course, the guy left me because they are afraid of this big man right here, right brother?” Claudia pinched my left ear just like what she always did before. But don’t let her get mad, even me. I am afraid of her when she’s mad.

“My little boy is now a perfect man. Who will be the lucky one to capture your heart?” My mom hugged me. I miss my mom. But I just smiled at her when she asked me who captured my heart. They didn’t even know that someone had already hit my heart.

My parents wanted me to go back to the company. But I requested another year to rest before going back to the company. My parents and my sister agreed. I told them that I wanted to go to California just to relax. Without any question, they said yes, but on one condition. After one year of vacation, I need to go back to the company and I will be the Chief Operating Officer when I get back.

I spent 1 month in Singapore to spend time with my family and to keep annoying my sister before I went to California. We have a property in California. I don’t have things to do. I have dual citizenship so I can do a part-time job in the states. I am just staying here for vacation and not for a lifetime, so part-time will be enough to kill some time while staying in California. I went out to apply to one of the coffee shops near to my place. I applied as one of the baristas. I love coffee but I usually prefer to drink tea every day.

Being a barista is not enough for me. I looked for another part-time job in California. I also worked in a car shop. I love cars. Back in Singapore, I have a few car collections. I didn’t realize that my decision to stay in California would lead me to meet the woman that caught my eye a year ago in Singapore.

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It has been a year ago since that incident in Singapore happened. I didn’t even notice that time flew so fast now. I was so busy with work. Shooting for a movie, pictorial, and press conference. Sunday morning, I decided to drive my car to a coffee shop to get some coffee because I was out of coffee beans on my shelves and Katie forgot to buy me one the other day.

I parked my car, then I went inside the coffee shop. There were a few people inside. I was wearing jeans and a white shirt with a baseball cap so that people wouldn’t recognize me. My manager told me that I couldn’t go out alone because she was afraid that there would be paparazzi that would keep on getting my way. I have had a bad temper lately and I don’t know why. I went to the counter and I ordered a cup of coffee while I was holding my wallet and I tried not to look at the cashier directly so that she could recognize me.

“Can I have a hot Americano please, on the go,” I ordered, and asked the person at the counter how long the order would take. I paid using my card because I didn’t bring cash. And she looked at me and smiled. Did she recognize me? I lowered my cap and sat down at one of the tables in the corner.

We are in the 21st century now. Who brings cash nowadays? Everything can be done online. Mostly, all transactions right now are online. So, I put my card back in my wallet and waited for my order. I noticed that there were paparazzi inside the coffee shop. But I didn’t put that in mind. In my 10 years in this industry, I got used to having the paparazzi keep on following me. What annoys me is when they don’t give me privacy. There are some paparazzi that will annoy you or keep asking offensive questions.

There is this one guy that keeps on taking pictures in front of me. Just like he is having a photoshoot inside. I started to get annoyed, but I controlled my emotion because I didn’t want to hear news about me being rude. I couldn’t wait for my coffee. I decided to leave the coffee shop and went back to my car. But this guy keeps on blocking my way. He didn’t let me get inside my car. He keeps on blocking my way. Until there was a guy who helped me to clear the way and helped me get in my car.

“Excuse me, sir, please respect this lady right here. Give her way please?”

I hear a deep and husky voice. A sexy male voice that is pleasing to the ears. He helped me get in my car. I left after I got in my car. I forgot to say thank you to the man who helped me earlier. This is the second time that I haven’t thanked someone who helped me. What’s wrong with me?

I went directly home. I don’t want to deal with anybody today. That paparazzi guy at the coffee shop annoyed me earlier. I did control my emotions earlier. It’s so hard if you don’t have a driver or assistant or bodyguard with you. I will call Katie to look for a new driver/assistant/bodyguard for me.

“Hey, Katie. I went out earlier to buy some coffee and guess what? The other paparazzi annoyed me, but don’t worry, I was just relaxed and calm earlier. When can you get me a new driver or assistant/bodyguard?” I asked her and I told her what happened earlier. I need to tell her what happened, because just in case there will be news about me, she will know what to do.

“Oh, my Maddie! How many times have I told you that don’t go out alone? Why didn't you tell me that you don’t have any coffee so that I can buy you or let someone deliver it to you?” Katie asked me, just like I didn’t remind her the other day to buy me coffee beans,

“Uhm, as far as I remember Katie, I told you the other day to buy me coffee beans because I am out of stock already”, I replied to her but in a sarcastic voice. I knew Katie could feel that I was starting to get annoyed.

“Okay. Sorry, my bad. I will let someone deliver it to you. Don’t go out alone, Maddie. Paparazzi keep on bothering you lately, so much better if you are going to stay at home.”

“I will. But when are you going to get a new driver for me? It’s been a while since I didn’t have a driver and I keep on bothering my best friend to drive me to my work. Do you have someone who can be my driver?”

“I am still working on it, ma’am Maddie. Your standard of hiring a driver is so high. And also, based on your description of the job, you are not looking for a driver only. You are looking for an instant driver who can drive you to work, who can be your assistant, and also who can be your bodyguard. You are looking for a 3-for-1 job.”

“You know that I don’t want to be surrounded by more than 3 people inside my car. I can have only a few people. Me, you, my best friend, and the driver inside the car, that’s it. I don’t want anyone inside the car.”

“I am still looking for your ultimate driver, Maddie.

I am still working on it. I will call you once I find one for you. I hope you will not be choosy and please be good to your driver and control your temper please.”

One of Katie's problems with me is my bad temper. I don’t have a permanent driver or no one will stay longer as my driver because I have such a bad temper. I easily get irritated and annoyed. There are two people who can stand my bad temper, Katie and my best friend. They knew how to handle my bad temper. They are the only ones who can survive. I stayed at home that day after I went to the coffee shop and Katie sent a delivery guy for my food and my coffee. I think I need to watch Netflix and forget what happened earlier. But I am so sorry for that guy. I haven’t thanked him for what he did earlier.

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I met her in a coffee shop where I work as a part-timer. It’s been 1 year since I last saw her in Singapore during the robbery incident in a*****e. Why does she keep on covering her face? I noticed that there were some guys on the other table that kept on taking pictures of her. And this one guy came in front of her and kept on taking pictures of her while she tried to avoid him. What’s wrong with them? They didn’t respect the lady.

I grabbed her order so that I could give it to her, but she immediately went out to get in her car. This is too much. These men are bothering her. I went to her and helped her to get inside her car. I made a way for her so that she could get inside. She’s too feminine. I think she’s 5 foot 9 tall. I opened her car and let her get in. She went inside and she left. Leaving without saying goodbye?

I heard one of our customers talking about that lady. I just found out that she is a celebrity and her name is Madeline Shaw. Madeline Shaw? What a nice name.