The Billion's

Chapter 14

THIRD PERSON POV

Iva stopped in front of a huge building. A valet offered her a card and Iva climb off her bike and let the valet parked it for her.

"Name?" A bulky man asked her.

"Iva Billion." The man looked up with his piercing blue eyes.

"Mrs. Vera mentioned about you earlier." He turned to a beautiful and well-endowed woman. They talked about some things before the woman smiled at Iva and lead her inside.

Iva looked around and everyone was wearing something formal. The thing that made Iva wonder was the mask. Some even wore a creepy looking rabbit mask as if she's going to attend an occult gathering.

The woman stopped and moved sideways.

"Mrs. Vera.." Iris turned and smiled at her sister.

"Ahhhh. Sister." Iva noticed Blanche next to her and smiled too.

"Where is this?" Iva asked while Iris pay the women with a $100 bill.

"You'll see." Iva watched as Iris and Blanche talked to a guy about the weather and some politics things Iva doesn't care about.

Suddenly the bulky man from before opened the double door and cleared his throat.

"Please enter.." He gave way to the crowd to entered and again he smiled at Iva. Iris lead them to the second-row seat and Iva sat in the middle between Blanche and Iris.

Iva noticed Blanche wearing a very revealing dress and it seems like Iris wore the same thing as well.

A song was heard before the curtains suddenly arise and the whole hall is in complete darkness.

"Showtime.." Blanche whispered. Iva was surprised to see a man only in his underwear walked out from the backstage. He grinned before opening his arms wide.

"Welcome to the annual human auction." He welcomed. Iva's eyes widen when he said that.

"What?!" Iris holds Iva's hand and placed a finger on her lips.

"Trust me." Iris looked at her sister. Iva nodded and leaned back.

"I am Mr. Bill and I will be your auctioneer for today. For today's collection, we have girls from various country, some pregnant, some not. Bid as many as you want but the minimum wage will be $20,000."

Everyone chattering and nodded in approval.

"LET THE AUCTION BEGIN.." Mr. Bill clapped his hands before the lights on the stage were turned off. Iva noticed Iris hold the auction sign.

"Are you going to buy them?!" Iris nodded.

"Trust me on this sister." Iris convinced her sister.

The lights turn on once again and now cages were visible. Iva noticed how the girls reacted to their surroundings. They're obviously here without their own approval or even consents!

Iva was disgusted by how greedy human can be. How can such people doing this kind of stuff to other human beings?!

"Cage 1.." Mr. Bill announced.

The woman who showed Iva the way went to opened the cage and pulled the woman out. Blanche leaned in.

"Iris... She looks like she's pregnant." Iris looked at her and nodded.

"Any bidders?" Mr. Bill grinned.

"$30,000." A guy in front of them raised his sign.

"$50,000." A man next to Iris bid. Iris looked at the woman who scared.

"$70,000," Iris announced. Everyone gasped.

Mr. Bill can't believe his eyes when he saw Iris of all people joining his auction. He rubbed his hands together and waited for anymore bidder.

"$70,000 going once...." Mr. Bill was interrupted when a man raises his sign.

"$80,000." A guy behind them announced. Iris bites her lower lips.

"$100,000!!" Mr. Bill jumped up and down excitedly on the stage.

"$100,000 going once... Going twice?!! SOLD! To Iris Vera!" The sexy looking woman placed a veil on the woman's head and asked her to stand at the corner.

"Do you understand what I'm doing now?" Iris asked

"I think so.." Iva breathes out.

"Cage 2." The woman walked to cage 2 and opens it. This time, the girl looks like she's only in her teens.

"Fresh meat I must say... a virgin... This girl bid starts at $100,000.." Everyone gasped.

"Here.." A woman raised her sign.

"We have $100,000 over there.." Mr. Bill sounds happy.

"$300,000," Blanche announced.

"We have $300,000...." Iva turned to Blanche.

"Seriously?" Blanche nodded.

"Going once... Going twice...." once again Mr. Bill was interrupted.

"$500,000!" A man behind them announced.

"WE HAVE $500,000 BIDDER!" Mr. Bill beamed.

"$600,000," Iris announced. She turned to the guy behind them and glared. The guy raised both hands in surrender.

"Going once... Going twice... SOLD TO IRIS VERA... Again!" Everyone clapped.

They all whispering to each other about how much Iris spent today.

"How much money did you brought today?" Iva asked.

"Just enough to wait for someone.." Right after Iris said that Iva heard a gunshot and Mr. Bill slumped on the floor.

Everyone began to panic and ran out of the room but the door was sealed shut.

"RELAX!" A voice said and a woman walked out from the backstage and with bloody bayonets in her hands.

"Ahhh... Rish... It's about time." Iris said. And chuckled.

"Yea Rish... We were getting bored.." Blanche said and stood up. Iva watched her sister in law walked to the stage and released every woman in the cages.

"Don't be scared. This woman will give you home to stay in." They all moved backward. Blanche turned to the woman who walked out with bayonets.

"KEEP THOSE THINGS AWAY!" Blanche yelled.

"Oh.. Sorry..." Rish smiled.

"MAMA!!!!" Iva watched as a little girl came running towards the scary woman and hugged her.

"That's her daughter. She was kidnapped by that dead man in his underwear." Iva nodded.

"Harmony... Mama and mom miss you..." Rish picked her daughter up and walked towards Iris.

"Thanks, Iris. I'll take care of the rest." Iris smiled.

"I would like to take all the pregnant one, " Iris said before Rish nodded her head.

"Mom's shelter?" Iva asked her sister. Iris nodded.

"Or they could always work for me as a dancer or stripper. But hey... It's their choice." Iris shrugged her shoulder.

"You seriously considering them to be your stripper?" Iva can't believe her sister just suggest that.

"Like I said, it's their choices." Iris walked towards Rish and whispered into her ear. Rish gave Iris a little nod again before Iris went to her wife.

"Blanche honey, search for every pregnant woman. Adult or teen." Blanche nodded.

"I know the feeling to be raped." Iva noticed her sister's tone differently. It's like she almost vulnerable. Iva wants to comfort her sister but she's not the person to do so. Awkwardly she put her hands on Iris's shoulder.

Iris turned to her sister.

"What are you doing?" Iris asked.

"Comforting you." Iris chuckled. She patted Iva's hand and smiled.

"Thanks, Iva." Minutes later Blanche lead more than 20 women out of the backstage.

"This many?" Iris shakes her head.

"Iris..." Blanche leaned in.

"This girl, she's only 13 years old. She's 4 months pregnant." Blanche said.

"Seriously?!" Iris and Iva's eyes widen.

"Most of this girls were raped repeatedly. Different men each day." Iris looked at everyone's face. They all seem happy and glad that Mr. Bill is dead.

Some even spit on his body on the floor.

"Call for Victor. Bring them all to the Billion's estate. They all need a nutritious meal." Iris suggested while her wife made some calls.

"I want to see what is happening at the back." Iva suddenly said.

"That's not necessary Iva," Blanche said after she's done talking on the phone.

"No... I want to.. Please." Iva turned to Iris. They might be enemies for a while but Iva knows her sister's weakness very well.

Iris try to fight it but failing miserably.

"Fine... Let's go.." Iva gave herself a high five mentally. Blanche ordered Rish's people to open the door and let the other guest walked out.

"I KNOW EVERY EACH ONE OF YOU! Better stay out of sight." Blanche yelled before they all walked out.

At the backstage. Iva's eyes widen when she saw dead bodies piling up.

"Rish's work. Once she's determined, no one can stop her." Iris explained.

"What will happen to these girls?" Iva asked.

"Some will be working for the Christ, some to the Larove and some will be working for me."

"The Larove? You mean Carmen?" Iris nodded.

"That old woman always willing to help."

"Old? Dude, she's hot." Iva corrected her sister.Iris laughed heartily.

"Am I hearing this right? Iva, the motionless ice queen complementing on a woman?!" Iva hit her sister.

"Shut up... Iris... Why are you back? I remember that night when dad pulled you away from me. You swore you will not come back." Iris smiled.

"Let's just say, even though we hated each other, but nothing can break the sisterly bond between us." Iris grabbed Iva's head and mess up her hair like she always does.

***

Jordan sat by Karen's bed. With this many doctors, nurses and tested Karen has to do, he wants his sister to feel at ease. Jordan wanted to help his sister but he has never had anyone in his life who wanted to help him with no strings attached.

He kept asking how he could repay them for all their help but they all kept saying it's alright. They didn't want anything from him. If they only knew the things he had done in the past.

It was his dark shame. He hated himself for letting it happen. He made a bad choice, a choice that filled him with regret. He would never tell anyone. He had to protect his sister.

"Jordan?" Gemma's gentle touch brought him out of his thoughts.

"I'm sorry. I didn't hear you come in." Gemma waved it off.

"Jordan this is Mrs. Barks and she is with Child protective service's. We want to make sure that either one of you ever goes back to your parent's house again. In other words, Jordan, I want to adopt you and Karen."

Jordan was confused.

"You mean you want to adopt Karen?" Gemma nodded.

"Yes, Karen and you as well," Gemma said it with a smile.

"How is that possible? I am an adult. I cant be adopted. Kids get adopted." That is when Mrs. Bark began to speak.

"There is no age limit on adoption. Adoption joins a family together. Gemma is a mother who wants to make you and Karen her legal children." Jordan shook his head.

"I appreciate the thought but you don't have to do that. I just want Karen to be taken care of. Karen needs a family, a mother to take care of her. I don't need that. I have always taken care of myself." Gemma reached out and touched his hand.

"You have done an amazing job doing everything you can to protect your sister. But you have never had anyone taking care of or protecting you. I want to be that person. I want you to worry free for once in your life and find out what its like to have a loving family who wants you. Besides, I can get you to school again." Gemma lures him in.

Jordan just sat there, not knowing what to do or say. What Gemma said was true, It would be nice to finally have these burdens lifted off his shoulders.

"Your parents have made many threats of pressing charges for the Billion's kidnapping Karen and said they would not sign over their rights to Gemma to adopt but with the exam that the doctor's performed on Karen and you, it should be easy to prove that they abused and get your parents thrown in jail and then we don't need their consent. They will lose all rights."

Mrs. Barks stopped when she noticed Jordan's expression changes.

"Oh I see here, you refused to let the doctors examine you, Jordan." That surprised Gemma.

"Jordan I told you not to worry about the money. We need the medical report for you and Karen if I am going to adopt you both." Jordan became agitated and stood up.

"I don't need an exam. It's ok with me that you don't adopt me. Like I said, I will be fine on my own." With that Jordan ran out of the room. He couldn't have the exam.

That would reveal his secret and then Gemma probably wouldn't even want Karen. He had to get away. He wouldn't ruin Karen's chance of having a real family. He just got to the stairs when Gemma caught up to him.

"Jordan wait!" Gemma took a deep breath.

"You do know exercising is required for my job? But there's a lot of cheat days for me." Gemma finally can breathe evenly.

"What is going on? It is pretty obvious that something is wrong. Please let me help." Jordan turned to her.

"You cant help me. Please just take care of Karen. Tell her I love her and that I will miss her." He wanted to walk away but Gemma grabbed his shoulder.

"Jordan I am not taking her away from you. I want you both to be part of my family." Jordan leaned on the wall and slid down to the floor.

"Why? Why do you care about me? I understand wanting to help a child like Karen but why me? You don't know me. You don't know what I've done. I am not someone worthy of love and care. Maybe at one time, I was, but not anymore."

Gemma sat beside him.

"Did your parents told you those awful lies? Did they tell you that you aren't worthy of love? Because they couldn't be more wrong." Gemma assured him.

"No, they didn't have to tell me. I just know it. The things I have done. If you knew, you would hate us both. Please, Gemma just adopts my sister and forget about me." Gemma put her hand on his knee.

"I plan to do a lot of things in the future but forgetting about you isn't one of them." Gemma smiled.

Jordan didn't know what to say. Everyone around him always tried to get far away from him. He didn't know what to do about Gemma because she was offering him a family. But it was an offer he felt he could never accept.

This was the first time in his life someone was fighting for him. He took a deep breath. He was going to have to tell her the truth and pray she didn't change her mind about Karen.

Telling her the truth would for sure make her walk away.

"I am not a good person ok? My mom has a client who pays a lot of money to see us together. So twice a month for the last 3 years I have had s*x with my own mother. At first, I thought I would split the money with mom but I never got any of it." Jordan was waiting for Gemma to react.

"When I told her I wouldn't do it again if I didn't get the money for it, she told me he would still pay the money but instead of paying to see me with my mom, he would pay that money to have s*x with Karen. So for the last 3 years, I have been having s*x with my mom." Jordan turned away.

He wanted her to leave but he couldn't bear to see the look of disgust on her face and then for her to walk away. He stood and waited to hear her leave but she didn't. Gemma came up behind him and hugged him.

Jordan stood shocked. Why was she hugging him? When Gemma let go of the hug he turned around.

"Jordan I know you thought confessing that secret to me would make me run and never look back. But what You really did was make me proud of you. I am proud that soon I get to call you my son." Gemma said lovingly.

"Why? What I did was sick. It is nothing to be proud of." Jordan stuttered.

"What you did, is to protect your sister. You were given only 2 choices. You or your sister and you choose your sister. You went through years of hell so that your sister wouldn't have to. What is not to be proud of? It is your mother and that man who should be put in jail." Gemma smiled.

"You could have walked away at any time and just let your sister fend for herself like you had to your whole life, but you chose to stay. Your sister has a chance now because you gave her one. You gave her the best chance."

Gemma held her hand out to Jordan.

"Now if its ok with you, I would like to make you and Karen part of my family as soon as possible. It's your turn to be given a choice. Whether to be a man with good looks, or a man with a career." Jordan broke down in tears.

Gemma held him tight. She rubbed his back and told him it would all be ok now. Jordan pulled back and excepted her hand. Her gift of a family.

***

Iris pulled into her usual spot at the hospital. Blanche got out of the car and then opened the back door for Adam. Gemma had text Iris to bring him to meet Jordan and Karen.

They walked in and went right up to the third floor where Karen's room was. They got off the elevator and turned the corner.

"Gemma I'm not asking for much. Just enough to get by for a while." Maurice was talking to his ex-wife when Iris walked up.

"What are you doing here Maurice?" Maurice turned.

"This is none of your business Iris." Adam stepped out from behind Blanche.

"Dad?"

"Oh hey, buddy. Why don't you go with your Aunt while I talk to your mom for a minute." Iris didn't let him say anything to her older sister.

"You are crazy if you think I am leaving Gemma alone with you." Gemma stepped in.

"It's ok Iris. Why don't you guys go in and I will be there in just a minute." Iris didn't budge at first but then Blanche took her hand.

"Come on Iris. We will only be a few feet away." Iris watched him all the way to the room.

"Maurice why would I give you money when you still haven't paid me the child support you owe?" Gemma could see him getting agitated.

"I have nothing left after that woman spent everything and left me." Gemma shook her head.

"So you mean to tell me that the mistress that you left me for bleed you dry and now you want me to replenish your bank account?"

Maurice took two steps closer to Gemma. Gemma stood her ground.

"You cant intimidate me anymore Maurice. We are no longer married. You need to leave right now. You're never getting any money from me again." This angers him. Maurice grabbed Gemma by the throat and got right in her face.

"If you don't give me the money, I will take Adam away from you and make sure you never see him again."

"Let go of my mom!" Little Adam ran out of the room and began hitting Maurice from behind trying to defend his mother.

Blanche picks him up and took him back to the room. She didn't want Adam to see what his Aunt Iris was about to do to his dad. Iris didn't speak. She just began to hit Maurice.

She didn't stop until the security guards pulled her off.

"Maurice I will be coming for you! Better watch you back. I will make sure the ground you step on opens up and devour your whole existence! REMEMBER THAT!" Iris release herself from the guards hold.

She then helped Gemma on to her feet and they walked into Karen's room.