The Billionaire's Redemption

Chapter 23

"What?" Xandro whispered in a croaked voice and Ritego sighed and held his shaking hands.

"Yes Buddy, Camila is the girl you kept thinking about, she was the girl you ruined, and that child you keep bragging about is your child" Ritego said and Sandro shut his eyes slowly tearing his hands from Ritego's own and he held his forehead, his head was pounding hurtfully, painfully.

The memory of her behaviors suddenly hit him and he grabbed his hair tightly.

The memory of her always being scared of him touching her, when he asked her of that drink, what the hell has he done to her? How the heck had he ruined her to the extent she was traumatized.

How had she coped having Lily all alone in 8 years, how the . . . .

"Sandro! . . . ."

"Leave me Alone!" Sandro yelled raising his head and Ritego blinked, Sandro's eyes was getting red and his nose was same color.

"What have I done" Sandro whispered harshly and Ritego sighed rubbing his forehead.

"No it is what have we done?, she is not the first but how could it be that hers was different?, gosh, she doesn't even recognize us" Ritego uttered.

Sandro's mouth shook as he sobbed slowly, and he raised his head.

"What if it's not true, what if she was not the one?"

"Do you even know what you are saying?, this f*****g s**t happened to her at our steady club, I saw her Sandro, I was the one who approached her"

"Then how come she doesn't recognize you!" Sandro yelled at him and he sighed.

"She doesn't because the club is a colorful place, and she wasn't even staring at me that much, it is 8 years ago Sandro, 8 not 2!" Ritego yelled back and Sandro sniffed and stood.

"I'll get her to tell me her story herself, and about Lily, I'll get a DNA test on her" Sandro said and Ritego stared at him, wondering what was going through his friend's head.

"And then what are you going to do if it is true?, are you going to tell her that you are the father of her daughter? Are you going to tell her that you were the rapist that night? Huh what are you going to tell her?" Ritego questioned and Sandro balled his fist.

"I'll come to conclusion when it is certain" Sandro rasped and Ritego chuckled and came down from where he was sitting, he stood before Sandro and stared at him.

"When Franca explained everything to me, do you know what she said? She said Camila kept cursing and hating the bastard who ruined her life, I hope she will ever forgive us, mostly You for what happened to her. I'll get the maids to clean up the mess" Ritego said and tapped Sandro's stiff shoulder before walking away.

Sandro blinked and ran his fingers into his hair continuously.

"Aarrgghhh!!!" He yelled and breathed heavily.

He rushed upstairs to his room and shut the door hard.

He took off his shirt and got naked before going to the bathroom, he stood before his bathroom mirror and stared at himself in hatred.

The pleading voice of Camila that night suddenly played in his head and he held the mirror stand tightly closing his eyes.

*let go of me!*

*I hate you!*

*you bastard!*

*let go of me please!!*

Sandro gritted his teeth's in pains and threw his head backwards, why did it have to be her? Why did it have to be Camila whom he was slowly getting close to.

He thought of her smile, Lily, Lily was his daughter after all, that child grew up for almost 8 years without a father,

His thoughts went to how she was being bullied at school for being fatherless, how Camila was been rejected for having Lily out of her waywardness.

How had she coped having a child she didn't know who the father was, it was all from his foolishness, his carelessness, his stupid rough past.

He stared at himself with deep hatred and sniffed, she hates him, she hates the bastard who ruined her that night, what will be his plan, what is he going to do?

He stared at his Chest and his eyes caught the fading moon tattoo, he swallowed and touched it immediately.

"Lily" he whispered and suddenly went back to the room, he grabbed his phone and called the elementary school head teacher Jennie's number.

She picked and he narrowed his eyes darkly.

"I want the mother of that kid sued, and her child expelled" Sandro said in a husky voice and dropped the phone.

He sighed and swallowed, yes he couldn't stand it that day even when he didn't know Lily was his child, but now that he knew he was mad and enraged.

He went back to the bathroom and turned on his shower and he hissed as the water hit his head slowly.

"f**k me!" He cursed angrily and slapped the wall twice in a hard way balling his fist on the wall, how was he going to face Camila? The thought of him having a child of his own gave him an unknown butterfly in his stomach.

How the f**k had he not noticed from the beginning?, yet every other person did.

CASSIANO'S APARTMENT.

Chloe opened her eyes slowly and shut them again at the damn headache she was feeling.

She finally opened her eyes and rubbed her palm on her forehead weakly.

She stretched her hands to the table beside the bed and made to reach for water but didn't find anything.

"Ugh?, I always keep water beside me before I sleep" Chloe muttered and she suddenly stopped and sat up.

She smelled the bed covers, it wasn't smelling like hers, she gasped and looked around the room, it wasn't her room, she wasn't in her room, where the heck is she?.

She stared around the room and her eyes caught a photo frame by the bed stand and she gasped staring at it, it was a picture of Cassiano and a little girl.

"What! Cassiano's room!" She whisper yelled covering her mouth as her eyes widened.

How did she get here? She remembered being drunk after Ritego failed to show up on their date, she was scared that she had done something stupid.

She was well known for acting stupidly when drunk.

"I'm doomed!" She cried fixing her fingers into her hair almost crying out.

She stood from the bed and suddenly looked down at her body, gratefully she was dressed with last night's clothes.

She looked around for her bag but couldn't find it, she tiptoed to the door and slowly opened it, she sneaked out to the sitting room and saw her heels and bag by the couch.

She bit her lower lips and knelt to the floor, she suddenly heard a sound and she looked up to see Cassiano I his kitchen space drinking water from a bottle, he was wearing a sweatshirt and sweating all over like he had gone for exercise, his hair was also damped and she swallowed.

His back muscle was so enticing that she thought she might be lost and she shook her head, she needed to escape from this apartment, it will be so embarrassing to face him if she really did anything stupid.

She crawled to the couch and grabbed her heels and bag, she made to stand but fell back when she saw Cassiano standing in front of her.

"You are awake" he said and Chloe swallowed hard and stood immediately holding her things tightly not staring at his face.

"Di . . did I do any . uhm . .an . . . ." She stuttered and licked her lower lip while Cassiano raised his brows and tilted his head at her.

"Did you do what?" He questioned and she scratched her neck.

"Did I make any mistake last night?" She questioned finally staring at him and he chuckled.

"Don't you remember? We had s*x last night" Cassiano said casually and her eyes widened as her body vibrated.

"What!" She yelled and he grinned, he loves the look on her face.

"What? Don't you remember? It was so hard wearing back your clothes this morning" Cassiano said and Chloe dropped her things and jumped on him hitting his chest with her fists.

"how could you! How could you take advantage of my drunken state you pervert!" She yelled and Cassiano laughed holding her waist so she won't fall.

"You are kidding right?" she asked suddenly stopping and he smiled.

"Why would I make a joke out of something like that?, and I was also drunk last night, you asked us to have s*x and we did" Cassiano quipped so she pushed from him immediately standing straight.

Her hair was scattered all over her face so she took them behind her ears.

"you are kidding you fool, how could you even think of doing that to your Lecturer and someone older than you" Chloe muttered and his mood changed.

"Why can't I do that with you? Is it an offense?" He asked and she bent and took her heels and bag.

"Stop thinking ahead of yourself kid" Chloe muttered and brushed passed him walking to the door while Cassiano balled his fist, hurt by her words.

"Stop calling me a kid" he yelled and she back turned to him.

Chloe could sense the seriousness in his voice and could see it on his face.

"Cassiano" she called with a frown and he stormed to her and pushed her back to the door, she gasped opening her eyes wide.

"What are you doing?!" She snapped but he held her chin making her look at him in the eyes.

"Do I still look like a kid to you right now?, but you are at a kid's house looking all nervous and scared " Cassiano rasped and she swallowed her wide eyes widening the more.

"Ca . . . ."

"You really don't remember anything from last night or you are just pretending?" He asked and she pushed him off immediately batting her lashes.

"I don't know what you are talking about and stop what ever thoughts you are having towards me" She muttered and opened the door walking out of the apartment.

Cassiano sighed and closed his eyes, his main aim was forgetting about her, but when she came to him last night and they kissed, it changed his resolve and right now, he was more determined to have her.