Owned by Wallace Monzato (Monzato Brothers 1) COMPLETED

Chapter Nine

Paige

When the plane landed on the Philippines, my heart thudded. My heartbeat is beating so fast like I jogged for three hours straight. I don't feel nervous back in Italy but right now, I'm starting to think all of my stupid decisions in life, including this trip. Suddenly, I want to go back in Italy and forget that I have father and brother. 

I should've stayed with my mother, do my routine for everyday life. I felt sick. I felt so stupid flying here. 

My mind went back to my present when I felt Wallace's hand on my hand. I looked at him and he is frowning. He felt the tension on my shoulder, that's for sure. Somehow, his affection made me at ease. When he held my hand, it calmed my nerves, I felt okay and safe. 

"Are you okay?" I can't help but to nod my head. I don't want him to know that this trip is starting to make me feel so stupid. I shook my head to clear my mind. I just need to try my luck. There's nothing wrong with that, right? 

I held my necklace with a moon pendant my mother gave me on my nineth birthday. If I feel anxious, or my anxieties hitting me, I always hold this to calm myself. I tried to think positively about this trip. I don't back down on everything I do. Whatever happens, well s**t okay. 

I waited for my luggage to come out while Wallace is talking to someone I don't know. His staffs are treating us like a f*****g VIP. Well, he is the owner of this damn airport. He owns this place and this people. He's powerful like that. 

His movements are quite intriguing. Is he always like this to his friends? Men tend to be overprotective to their girl friends but also, they want to f**k them too. Just like Wallace want to do with me. Well, men have girls friends but I'll be damned if not once in their life they thought about f*****g their girl friends. That's my rhetorical statement. No need answer, just facts. 

I don't know if Wallace sees me as his friend but I do. Because, that's the only thing I can offer to him— just a friendship. That's why his affection don't do anything to me. I don't jump to any conclusions unless he will say a word to me, then I'll assume. Yes, we had s*x before but that's not gonna do some justice to his affections towards me. We met in a bar. We hooked up, we flirted each other that night but, that's it. You shouldn't fall for someone you met in a bar, that's ridiculous. 

People in a bar are wild. They want some s*x not true love. They want some one night fling not serious relationship. Whatever Wallace's intentions, it's only about s****l needs and desire. That's all. It is impossible to fall in love with someone you had s*x for a night. 

"You're spacing out, again." I faced Wallace. He is now holding my luggage. "This luggage of yours came out three times but you're deep in your thoughts." 

I spaced out like that? That deep? 

I shook my head and I flashed a smile to him. "Just thinking stuff. Thank you for getting my luggage for me." I snatched my luggage and walked pass by him. Whatever his business to me, that's nothing important. I'm noting that on my head. 

I walked to go to my hotel. I reserved a hotel. I took out my phone to see where's the direction, I will just rent a cab. My head is spinning and I'm sleepy. I want to go to my hotel room now to take a rest. 

I also need to get my mind, my body prepared before I met my father and my brothe later tonight.

"Where are you going?" Wallace said, he's still behind me. 

"I reserved a hotel room in Villavicencio Hotel. Gonna stay there and get cozy."  

"Nice. I know the owner, he can give us the presidential suite." 

"I cannot afford that." I just reserve the average room since I'm not planning to stay here for a long time. I'm only here for one business, nothing more nothing less. I'm not planning on having a vacation. 

"Don't worry about that. Psyche will not let me pay, we are sort of best friends." He stated confidently. He started to walk but I stopped him, "Whoa, bro. Stop right here. I paid for my room I don't want to waste my money. If you want to stay in the presidential suite, then go. I'm going to use the room I paid for." 

"But we are together. I came here to accompany you." 

"I know. And  I appreciate that but I don't want the money I paid for the room to be wasted. I am not rich, I worked hard for that money. " I will not let him decide for me. We are friends yes— for my own understanding, but he cannot decide where will I stay in this country. 

He sighed and stared at me, emotion is not visible on his handsome face. "Is it okay with you that I will stay on that room with you?" 

"Yeah. There's two bed." He nodded. If he wants to accompany me, he should ask for my word not deciding whatever he wants and expect me to just agree. That's not how I roll. He wanted to join me on this trip, he wil ask for my opinion not the other way around.

We rented a cab to go to our destination. Villavicencio Hotel are not so far but not so near the airport. The drive time is only ten to fifteen minutes depending on the state of the traffic. 

The traffic state here in the Philippines is worst. There's a lot cars and there's no proper lane. People are just stopping and moving their car, simultaneously. There's a lot street vendors with different products. There's the one who sells balloons with different cartoon character like hello kitty, superman and others. And then there's someone who sells cigarettes and candies while walking, probably walking around the corner to find someone who are interested to buy. 

The whole place is crowded under the heat of the sun. "Is this your first time here?" Wallace put his hand on my thigh. "Yeah. I haven't left Italy since the day we moved, this is my first time." 

"I've been here several times to attend business. You have to see their islands. This country have a lot of beautiful island as their tourist spots." He stated while staring at the window. 

As much as I would like to explore Philippines, I can't. After my business here, I need to go home immediately to join and help my mom. There's no space for vacation for me. I need to work, probably I will work two jobs at a time to support my mother's medication. I'm planning to take her place at the flower shoppe. I'm not only good with multimedia arts, I also have skills on arranging flowers depending to the customer's request.

The cab stopped in front if a glamorous hotel. This is the Villavicencio hotel. We got out of the cab and we headed to the information desk. Just like in the airport in Italy, Wallace immediately got the attention of the desk lady. Wallace didn't seem to care about the stares of the people around him. He rested his hand on my waist. He's really the crowd favourite. 

"I have reservation. Paige Martin." I got her attention. She gave me the key card. 

The room is wide for a cheap price. There's two king sized bed, there's a balcony to see the skyscraper and the city. The bathroom is just like any other simple hotels, there's soap, shampoo ang towels. It's just basically a typical hotel room but bigger. 

"Not bad." I looked at Wallace. "Yeah. At least there's two beds. Or we can just sleep together." He wiggled his eyebrows jokingly. I shook my head. Silly boy. He cannot stop hitting on me. 

I settled on the other bed. I put down my shoulder bag. As soon as I sat down on the bed, I felt sleepy. The jetlag is hitting me already. I badly want to sleep. 

I lay down, and I closed my eyes. I heard Wallace's voice but the dark wolrd of sleep already got me. 

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It's already evening when I woke up. I checked the bedside digital clock and I its already six in the evening. I saw Wallace sleeping on the other bed, tucked in the sheets. I fixed myself to go out with a presentable look. 

Tonight, I will meet my father and his son. I sent an email to Seth, my brother last week asking them to meet me. He politely responded to me and he gave me an address and their recent photo. 

I arrived at the restaurant, seconds ago, someone called my name, "Paige!" and I saw Seth, smiling. 

My heart thudded. After twenty two years, I saw them again. Anger immediately filled my system, I started to see red. All the bad memories from my childhood flooded my brain. All the abusive calls, insults came like a storm. I don't miss them, I hate them. Every fiber of my system hates the both of them. 

I composed myself. I walked confidently to their table. "Hi." I pressed. 

My father looked at me in disgust, while Seth look at me with strange emotions in his eyes. I feel so small and unwanted. The boiling anger inside me is ready to burst out, but I relaxed. 

"What do you want from us? Money?" father asked me. He doesn't really happy that he see me face to face after they abandoned us. My presence don't really matter to him. 

To finish this business, I stated my mother's condition. "My mother needs your help. I know you're a cardiologist so I guess you can help me." 

"She needs to undergo heart surgery. Please, help us." I voice cracked. 

"You think I will help your mother? Think again, little girl. I can but, I don't want to. Ever since, she is really a pain in the ass." 

"Dad." I looked down. I expected this to happen, but I still tried my luck. 

"Do not call me, Dad. You are not my daughter. That's why we abandoned you and your mother because she cannot help me with anything. She's bleeding me dry because I need to support you. You're my unwanted child. I told her to abort you but she didn't listen. We only planned to have one child, and that's Seth. I did not see you as my daughter because you're just an accident to our relationship." 

"Just help my mother, I am not asking for you to treat me as your daughter. Just help her to get cured and you will never hear anything from me." 

I heard a chuckle from him, "No. You're mother's gonna die anyways. Just let her die since that's the purpose of all of us, to die. What can you say Seth?" 

"Yeah, mom can die." He didn't look at me. Seth told that and then they left. 

I got insulted again. They slapped right to my face that they don't want me and my mother. They wished she's dead. The agony in my heart got heavy. The cut deeper than blade. I'm angry, I got insulted and I didn't got a chance to stand up for myself for my mother. 

I found myself in a bar in front of the hotel. I ordered a drink. I don't know what drink is this but I requested for a hard drink. 

Now I'm confused, what do I do now? They're the only hope I can get but they refused to help us because they don't want me in to their life. I dont know the other purpose of this trip. I'm helpless and disappointed. Not to them but to myself . My mother knew this is a bad idea but I tried my luck. I'd swallow my pride and dignity to face them and beg for my mother's health, I begged for nothing. 

I have nothing left inside me. They drained all of my confidence, they slapped me with the words I cannot believe I will hear from my own blood. I felt so small, unwanted and no purpose. I'm just an accident baby for him. I felt like this is my fault when they abandoned us to death. 

They threw me like a piece of trash. I don't know what to feel anymore. My mother's getting critical day by day, her heart will stop beating in no time and I cannot do a anything to avoid it. I cannot help her. 

"Planning to get wasted tonight, babe?" I heard Wallace's voice but I ignored it. I'm not really in the mood to entertain his flirty jokes. I'm in pain and I planned to have a pity party. 

When I didn't answer him, he let it go. He ordered himself a drink and we drink side by side, no words, no jokes. I ordered another bottle, but this time, I ordered rum. 

"Rum? That's so hot of you, babe." I just gave Wallace smirk. "So, What are you drinking for? You didn't invite me. I just woke up, and you're nowhere be found. If you didn't notice, we are together in this foreign country, babe. Do not leave me." 

"You joined me here, I didn't invite you." 

"Point taken. But what is up? You cried." 

"I came here to see my father and my brother to beg for some help. Because she needs a good cardiologist. " I started. I have no idea why I mentioned my business here. Wallace is a good listener, that's what I observed. "And you know what? They just slapped to me how unwanted I am. My father told me that he asked my mom to abort me." 

"That's cruel." He pointed, he clenchedhis jaw, "Evil you say. I came here hoping that they will have some sympathy and they will help us but no. They wished her death. f*****g evil." 

"I just want my mom to be okay. I don't whose gonna help me now. My only hope left us." I drink again right from the bottle. I want this anger to be gone. I want this pain to go away. I want to get wasted and forget this stupid decision I made. 

"I can help you." I scoffed. "Yeah right, Mr. Pilot s***h airport owner s***h engineer" 

"I'm Wallace Monzato, babe, I can help you. I can use all of my connections to find your mom her good cardiologist and help her. But you have to do something for me in return." 

Out of nowhere, all of my attention is on him. "You're a Monzato? You came from the Monzato clan? The filthy rich family from Russia? Oh boy." He nodded. "The first born of Virgilio Monzato." 

That family is richer than all of the billionaires around the world. His father's net worth is close to trillion. No wonder he walked with grace and power because he was born with a golden spoon inserted in his mouth. Who knows if he's bed is made up of gold and diamonds. He came from the rich and powerful family. 

"Would you really help me?" I'm desperate. He came from the Monzatos, he can f*****g help me. 

"Of course, babe. But there's one thing you need to do for me. My money is yours if you say yes." 

"I'm not a f*****g gold digger, Wallace." He maybe came from the richest family but I don't care. 

"I know that. But you need my connections, admit it babe, you need me as much as I need you." This smug son of a f*****g rich b***h. He got a point. "What will I do?" 

"Carry my baby. My heir." 

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