Prologue
PROLOGUE
Deafining screams of people could be heard all around.
Admiration can be seen in people's eyes as they look at the hot man in front of them.
Heat Alastair Sevilla. The handsome and raging hot but cold and ruthless billionaire. The owner of Sevilla Group of Companies.
"Mr.Sevilla, Is it true that you're going out with the famous actress, Alessandra Gonzales?" one of the reporter asked.
He looked intently at the reporter before smirking and answering, "Sandra knows the real score between us. Why don't you got out and ask her?"
He answered it with rudeness but people didn't pay attention into it as it was already followed by another question.
"Mr. Sevilla, is it true that you just fired a lot of employees?"
"That's true. But I do not fire them without a reason. I don't like sloppy and stupids." he rolled his eyes and looked at his secretary, "Send them out, Ark."
His secretary, Ark, followed quikly. He's about to leave when he felt that his pants are getting pulled. He looked down.
He saw a little girl holding a lollipop on her right hand hand a piece of paper on her left.
He bent down without hesitation to meet the little girl's fae.
Yes. He's ruthless when it comes to business but a softy when it comes to kids.
He gently tucked her hair that's blocking her face and smile at her.
"Hey there, little princess."
He frowned when the kid suddenly gave him a piece of paper. What the hell?
"What am I goin' to do in that piece of paper?"
"Layt."
"What?"
"Layt," the kid also frowned because he didn't get what she said.
He feels embarrassed as she stood up and face his secretary.
"What is she talking about?"
"I think she wants an autograph, sir."
The kid's already nodding the moment he looked at her. Her eyes were shining as she smiles and says, "Yes,yes! Otoglap."
"Yes,yes. I want it! I want it! Thank you,love!" He shook his head at the sudden flashback.
He once again glance at the paper. Looks like a paper for kinder.
"Get me some of my magazine and pen, Ark," he said without taking his eyes away from the little girl. This girl really looks familiar but he didn't know where did he saw her before. Maybe one of the kids in the orphanage? But what is she doin' here? Where's her family? And how did she get in?
He snapped back into reality when the little girl pulled his pants again.
"Faster, please. Ammy, waiting."
He didn't even notice that Ark is already beside him, handing him the magazine and pen.
"What's your name?"
"Fayl."
"File?"
"No. Fayl, heat, belning."
"Oh. Fire." such a beautiful name.
"Yes,yes."
He slowly walked towards the empty table and starts writing an autograph for the kid.
"Where's your mommy?"
"Finding."
"Finding what?"
"Welk."
"She left you alone?"
"No."
"Where is she then?"
"I won't tell. Stleyngel."
He shook his head and sigh. The kid's mother is so irresponsible. How could she left her child alone? Isn't she thinking about the danger that her kid might fall into?
He was about to give the magazine when he remembered something, "What is the name of your mom?"
"I won't tell. Stleyngel."
"I'm gonna write her name,right?" he seemed to have convinced her.
"Isabella." He's stunned for a moment when she remembered a person with the same name. But no. She's already gone. Literally gone. In heaven.
He handed her the paper and the kid automatically smile that melt his heart. Such a cutie.
"Thank you!"
"Do you want me to take you to your mom?"
"No. Ammy will be angly."
He just keep quiet. He's a stranger but she wanted his autograph?
"I'll take you to your mom. We're friends."
"But you just ask hel name awhile ago." The kid said with a frown and he almost slap his face in stupidity.
"I didn't recognize that you're her daughter. You look like your dad."
"That's a ninety pelcent lie. I got my face flom my mommy and mommy said the only thing I got flom my dad is his atittude. Well, I don't know. I haven't meet him even once."
He stood up and put his hands at the side of his hips.
"Why do you want my autograph?"
"Mommy had been spacing out whenevel she heals yol name on oul ladio ol television. I think my mommy likes you." Heat almost smiled but fades quickly when he realized it.
"See? Your mom's spacing out because she," he coughed, "misses me."
"It's bad to lie. Al you telling the tluth?"
"It's bad to lie, Heat Alastair. Are you telling the truth?"
"Yes. Mommy isn't going to be angry because we're best buddies." He even put two of his fingers together to show how close he is with her mom.
"Plamis?"
"Promise." inilahad niya ang kamay dito, "Let's go?"
"Let's go!" The kid said while smiling and he was stunned for a few seconds again. He can't understand why he's seeing another person in the kids face but can't even name it. Can't he really name it or he's just afraid to know the truth and be disappointed?
They were holding hands as they walk into the parking lot. This kid doesn't look like an orphan kid because of her way of speaking. So fluent in english. And she just told him awhile ago that she exactly look like her mom.
"Hey,Mistel."
"Hmm?" He answered her without looking at her, still thinking.
"If you al my mom's bestflend, what should I call you then?"
The truth is, he wants to give the kid back to her mother just to scold her for leaving the child behind but on the other hand, it can not be denied that he has one more request.
"Hey, Mistel, answel me!"
He just shook his head at the kid's stubbornness. He opened the door so that the kid could go in and he put her seatbelt on.
Then he turned around to get inside the driver’s seat.
"Why alen't you answeling me?" The kid held his face while struggling to sneak out into the seatbelt. “Help, please.”
"Call me whatever you want."
"I want to call you Mistel Grumpy because you’re so grumpy. Mommy will be angry at you because she dislikes grumpy people. Hmp.”
“I’m not grumpy.”
“Yes, you are.”
“I said I’m not.”
He can’t continue on driving the car because the child keeps on sneaking out into the seatbelt and it worries him. He sighed before taking off her seatbelt and placing her in his lap.
So this is what it feels having a child huh.
"Stay there. Do not move." he ask her where’s her mother and learned that she’s not even far away from where they are.
"Why al you so nice to me?” the kid asked while playing with his hands that where in the stirring wheel.
He didn’t answered and just kept quiet.
"You said I can call you whatever I want, right, Mistel?"
"Hmm."
"You know, Mistel, I am vely insecule of othel kids because they have a complete family. Mommy said my daddy isn't with us because he has so many works to do."
"And then?" he asked because interest was slowly building up inside him.
"I hate my daddy. I don't want him anymore. I want you to be my daddy instead.”
He hurriedly but carefully parked the car before facing the kid.
"What did you just say?"
"I want you to apply as my daddy."
"I don't want to."
Heat’s eyes widened when the kid’s eyes suddenly pooled with tears.
"You al bad. Yol so bad! Huhuhu!” The kid pouted like she was stopping herself from crying hard.
"Listen, little princess. You can’t get all the things you want. Remember that.”
"But you just said that I can call you whatever I want!" the kid answered back and just start crying loudly!
"Shh. Hush now…” she is still not stopping from crying so he sighed heavily, "Fine, fine. You can call me whatever you want. Even," he faked coughed, "...even daddy."
When he took a glimpse of the kid, she was already wiping her tears while still pouting. How adorable.
"How old are you?"
"Telning five."
"Does your mom always leaves you alone?"
"No. I'm with hel awhile ago." his eyebrows went up but he remained his eyes on the road
"You sneaked out?"
"Yes. I badly want to see you.”
"Why?"
"I don’t want to talk anymore. I’m tired.”
He slightly chuckled but it faded when something or someone caught his eyes…
R-rage...
He squinted his eyes to check if he’s just hallucinating but furrowed his brows when she didn’t disappear just like how it always goes whenever he thought he sees her.
He hurriedly stopped the car. Heat put the kid in the shotgun seat at put her seatbelt on.
"Just stay here, Okay?"
And because she’s already tired from talking, she just looked and nod at him.
He hurriedly went out of the car and looked around the whole place.
Where are you, love?
No...
It's not just hallucinations! He’s sure!
I saw her!
Shit!
She's just here awhile ago!
Damn!
His knees became weak and he slowly sat on the ground, feeling so hopeless.
He closed his eyes and calm his breathing down.
'Accept it... She's gone... She's already gone... She will never come back..'
He stayed like that for a while before standing up ang looking around again. I’ll find you, love. I promise.
He felt like a loser while going back to his car. But he was so shocked on what happened!
The kid’s already nowhere to be found!
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Miss Ryeuki.