The Billionaire's Son Chose Me!

A middle aged woman tapped her feet impatiently on the marbled floor, her brown eyes darted to the clock one more time..

"Mum, I've told you already, that b*tch won't come down anytime soon, after all she doesn't need our help anymore because she now owns a petty restaurant" Vivian, a blonde lady who sat on the cushion filing her nails spoke out scornfully obviously trying to instigate her mum against her step sister ..

"Well who is going to do the house chores? just because she owns a restaurant doesn't make her skip the chores!"

A light footstep was heard descending down the stairs, the mother and daughter duo snapped their head to the direction and in came a beauty!..

A lady came in view, she had a small smile on her heart shaped lips.. Her black sharp orbs pierced through the mother and daughter who were ogling at her, she could already tell what was going on in their mind..

Today was just like any other day when they ask her to do the chores..

Her black long and shiny hair was let loose to cascade down her shoulder..

"And where do you think you're going Arya?" Joyce questioned walking towards her..

Arya pointed to the clock present in the mini living room.. "it's late already, I don't want to keep the city hungry and when did you start caring about my whereabouts stepmom?"

Vivian sprang up to her feet glaring at her step sister.. "no one gives a f*ck about your bloody restaurant.. don't expect me to do the chores for you!"

Arya sighed, she dropped her black purse on the table.. Her lips turned into a mischievous smirk as she tied her hair into a bun..

"You want me to do the cleaning? but what if I don't?!" She fired harshly at the two..

Joyce was taken by surprise, Vivian launched an attack on Arya only to be held back by her mum..

"If you don't do the cleaning, you won't leave this room"

Arya grabbed her purse "I'll like to see who stops me"

Vivian grabbed Arya's arm only to be pushed down by Arya..

"Don't you both ever get tired of creating troubles for me?"

Joyce rushed to her daughter who was pushed heartlessly on the hard ground..

"B*tch! how dare you?! I'll kill you when I get my hands on you!" Vivian cursed out loudly..

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Chloe gasped as Arya narrated the incident that took place a while ago at her house.. Chloe was Arya's best friend since childhood so they practically knew everything about each other..

"I can't stand them anymore, they keep making things difficult for me"

Chloe touched Arya's arm and gave it a small squeeze "You know I'm always here for you sweetie.. anyways forget about those nasty people..the city needs the best cook right now"

Arya smiled and nodded to Chloe's words, the only time she felt alive was whenever she cooked and make tasty dishes

"I'll handle things over here, you can go attend to everyone out there"

In a large conference room filled with business men and women talking among themselves and at the same time waiting for the big boss to arrive..

The large double doors was opened by a guard who bowed as a tall figure walked into the room, everyone present stood up to acknowledge the big boss who just arrived..

His black orbs were fixed ahead as he walked in elegantly, his hair was perfectly gelled that not even a strand was out of place..

He took his designated seat at the head of the table..

"Good morning Mr Anderson" The business partners greeted in unison only to receive a nod in reply..

They took their seats and resumed their purpose for holding the meeting..

"Mr Anderson..our business deal was a success and we would like you to...

A buzzing phone interupted the meeting, all eyes fell on Mr Anderson...

He stared down at his phone, he picked it up and raised it to his ear..

"Speak!"

His authoritative voice echoed in the conference room..

The next word he heard made him rise up on his feet abruptly.. "What?!"

He hanged up and walked out of the conference room and never for once looked back..

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Kyle got out from his car and hurried into an elementary school.. he came across a lady who he recognized to be little Ray's teacher..

"Mr Anderson, thank goodness you're here.. Ray suddenly disappeared, but we found this note he left behind"

Kyle hissed in anger, he already knew what this was about , he collected the little note and scanned through it..

"Off to find mum"

Sweat broke out on the lady's forehead as she saw Kyle's knuckle tightened into a fist..

'Will he shut down our school?' she questioned herself, her lips quivered as she thought of the things that will befall her if the kid was not found..

"How can you allow a five year old run off? what manner of incompetence is this?!"

"Mr... Ander... Anderson....

Kyle turned and walked away in large strides, he pulled out his phone.."Block the city's exists.. and send the news to the media.. whoever finds him will be rewarded generously.. make it quick!"

A little boy wandered about in a school uniform on the busy road, he hid behind a car when he sighted his dad's guards moving about. he was so sure that they were searching for him..

He sighted a small restaurant a few distance away from his current hiding position before he sneaked in..

Arya smiled at the man who just tipped her, "You're always welcomed back here sir" She added before she left for the counter.

Chloe nudged Arya and wiggled her brows, Arya sighed, she knew what her friend meant by doing that..

"Of course, here you go!" she placed a few notes on Chloe's outstretched palm..

Arya was just about to leave for the kitchen when she spotted a little boy of about five years sneaking in.. she chuckled at his cute behavior..

"Umm Chloe..I'll be back" she murmured to which Chloe nodded to..

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Arya slowly followed him and was surprised to see him bend and crawl underneath a table..

She found his attitude cute yet strange, she hurried to the table and slowly went on her knees..

Ray's heart beat increased when he saw a pair of legs at the table he was currently hiding at.. his little hands searched his blue back pack till he found a sharp pencil..

Arya raised the table cloth and was surprised to see a pencil pointed to her face..

"Who are you? are you here to take me back to daddy?!"

Arya's heart warmed up, she smiled and raised her hands to touch his head..

"Why are you hiding under this table? and where is your daddy?"

Ray pouted at the mention of his daddy, "I don't want to go back to him"

Arya nodded, she took notice of his school uniform..

'did he run away from his school?' she questioned herself.. it's not even closing hours yet.

"What is your name?"

Arya snapped out of her daze when she heard him speak again..

"Arya"

Ray hummed in reply and stretched his hand to her..

"I'm Ray.. nice to meet you Arya"

The table cloth was suddenly pulled off..

"What are you...?" Chloe's words was cut short when her eyes fell on the boy..

Her jaw dropped, she pointed to him in uncertainty..

"this boy?"

Arya stretched her hand out for him to take, "Come on ray"

Ray stared down at her palm, "Will you take me to my daddy?"

Arya shook her head in return, he stretched his pinky finger towards her..

"Pinky promise?"

"Pinky promise" Arya replied intertwining her pinky finger with his..

He reluctantly came out from hiding under the table..

"Can I get something to eat?"

Arya nodded her head and led him to an empty table..

She turned back to Chloe and caught her giving Ray a mean look..

"Chloe? get him something to eat"

Chloe nodded and left the two alone, Arya drew out a seat and sat in front of Ray..

"Ray..did you run away from your school?"

Ray shrugged nonchalantly fondling with his pencil..

"I don't want my daddy to find me"

Arya sighed, she had previously thought that his dad was in the restaurant but by the look of things he really came here alone..

And who the hell is this daddy he keeps talking about?!

Chloe returned back with a tray of food for little Ray, she placed it on the table and drew out a seat for herself..

Arya pulled the tray gently to herself, she took the spoon and slowly fed Ray..

"Why are you so nice?"

Rays question caught her off guard, she chuckled while wiping the smudge off the corner of his small mouth..

"Because you're a cute little angel, and hey! don't you know table manners?"

Arya whispered to him which made Chloe roll her eyes, she knew she had seen this boy somewhere but where exactly? he looked really familiar..

Her gaze trailed off from the scene before her, her jaw suddenly dropped when the TV show was interrupted with a breaking news..

"Raymond Anderson a five year old kid and our country's own Anderson's heir said to run off from school grounds has been declared missing..Mr Anderson has promised the sum of ten million dollars to anyone who is able to find him" The reporter on the news said with a broad smile..

Chloe fell into a daze, the large sum of money kept on playing in her head, ten million dollars? for this little boy? She tugged at Arya's hair..

"Ar.. Arya.."

"Spill it out.. I think Ray needs more.. get him another plate"

Chloe spranged up to her feet pointing at the TV at the far corner of the room..

"He is on the news!"

Ray's once smiling face dropped, how could he have forgotten this trick? whenever he goes missing his dad promises a huge amount of money to anyone who finds him..

Arya's lips parted in shock, Ray was the Anderson's heir? the spoon on her hands fell on the table..

She stood up and moved back, if Mr Anderson finds out that his son was at her small restaurant, he might accuse her of kidnapping his son and shut it down.

Ray noticed the change in the atmosphere, not only Arya, but the other people in the restaurant were looking at him greedily..

His eyes watered as he returned his gaze back to Arya "You are not going to take me back right?"

Arya was moved, she has always had a soft spot for kids, but today she had to choose between this kid she just met and her restaurant which she worked so hard to achieve..

Chloe was the first to grab him "Arya what are you still thinking about? call the number on the screen we will be rich as soon as we hand him over to his father"

A tear drop slid down his eyes as he stared at Arya..

"You are not nice! you are just like everyone else!"

Arya was taken aback by his harsh words and in the next minute, he sprinted out of Chloe's hold, others who tried to catch him ended up tumbling over tables and chairs as he dodged them..

"My money bag!" Chloe cried out

Arya pulled off her apron and threw it at Chloe "quit whining..I'll be back"

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Arya stopped for a while panting slightly, who knew that a five year old could run so fast..

"Come on little Ray.. I promise I won't take you to your daddy please come out.. we made a pinky promise didn't we?"

Passersby stared at her weirdly, but she didn't care about that..she would get into a huge mess if Ray wasn't found, after all he was last spotted at her small restaurant..

She sighed and sat down on a pavement along the street..

A fleet of cars sped past her closely accompanied by blaring sirens from the cops vehicle.. she didn't need a genie to tell her who that was.

Arya's eyes trailed the car till it vanished, However she noticed a slight movement not far from her and that was when she spotted someone..

Her lips drew a small smile as she hurried to the car across the street..

She went on her fours, and crawled under the car, "You sure love hiding a lot don't you?"

Ray raised his head to look at her, Arya gasped when she saw his teary eyes..

"Little Ray are you alright?"

She brought her hand to his head caressing his hair softly..

"I don't want to go to him, he doesn't want to tell me anything about my mummy"

Arya sighed, she was already getting uncomfortable under the car, she slowly wriggled herself out..

She rised to her feet, stretching and massaging her waist when she spotted a few people staring at her..

Arya released a weird laughter, now people thought she was mentally unstable because of a little boy..

She sighed in relief when they were finally gone "you can come out now Ray"

Ray slowly crawled out and smiled but his smile died down the instance he saw the men behind Arya.

Arya noticed the change in his expression, she followed his line of sight and was shocked to see five husky huge men..

"You found him..thank you miss and here is the promised reward" One of the men said stretching a cheque to her..

Two other men suddenly grabbed Ray who was trying to run away..

Arya was left speechless as she stared back and forth between the cheque and the man in front of her... her gaze rested on Ray for a brief second..

She could see disbelief and shock written in his adorable face, even she could not understand what was going on..

"Take him to the car!"

Arya raised her hand to block them from moving..

"He doesn't want to go.."

One of the men held Arya back as they led Ray away..

"You have no right to interfere miss! take your generous reward and leave!" He barked loudly and pushed her before returning to the car..

Arya fell on the rough ground and was just in time supported by Chloe.. They both watched the car speed off leaving behind a cloud of dust..

"Are you alright Arya? come on get up" Chloe worriedly asked helping her friend up from the dirty ground..

Arya pulled Chloe's hand away from hers "You called them didn't you?"

Chloe's lips parted to speak only to be cut shut by Arya..

"Don't say anything! it's the money you want right?!" She picked the crumpled cheque from the ground and placed it on Chloe's palm..

"There! enjoy it! did you for once care about what type of torture they must be putting him through? he's just a little kid and he ran away just to be away from his father"

Chloe touched Arya's shoulder "Yes! it's my fault Arya, blame me! I'm so stupid and greedy, when I heard the large sum of money I couldn't think straight anymore"

Arya sighed in defeat, she couldn't put her years long friendship with Chloe on stake because of a little kid she knew barely a few minutes ago..

"Don't worry I won't spend out of this money, we will use it to replace all the damage he caused at the restaurant and the rest we will give it an orphanage"

Arya chuckled at Chloe's fast paced explanations, but a part in her heart still felt bad for little Ray.. how bad can his father be?

In a large and spacious living room with high ceilings and a large window, which gave a beautiful view..

The furnitures were made of the finest wooden and leather material, the flooring was also marbled.

The décor was elegant and sophisticated, with art on the walls and beautiful plants in the corners giving it a warm look.

There was a fireplace and a large flat-screen TV, as well as a bar and a wine cellar.

The overall atmosphere was of opulence and sophisticated.. everywhere seemed Peaceful until.....

"Hey let me go!"

The men obliged and released their grip on him, Ray huffed loudly straightening his school uniform which was already rumpled..

"Young master please wait patiently for your dad to return, he is almost here"

Almost immediately a screeching sound was heard as a car drove into the surrounding, Ray could already guess who that could be.. some minutes passed by before the door opened slowly, and in walked a tall figure.

He was dressed impeccably in a tailored suit, and his eyes scanned the room with a cool, collected gaze.

He moved across the floor like a cat, smooth and graceful.

There was an air of confidence about him, but not arrogance.

He was in control of himself and the situation, and everyone in the room knew it.

He stopped in the center of the room, and his eyes met those of the person across from him

A small devilish grin graced his handsome face "Hello son"

Ray sneered and crossed his arm, he pulled his gaze away from his father's burning eyes..

"I don't want to talk to you" Came Rays short reply..

Kyle gave a small nod to his men and they all dispersed from the living room leaving only him and the angry little Ray.. He calmly walked to the black leather couch where Ray was currently sitted on and took a seat..

"You got me worried today Ray, why do you keep running away?"

Ray shot him a mean look "you don't want to tell me who my mummy is so I will keep on running away until I find her!"

Kyle sighed and massaged his temples softly, how was he going to explain to Ray the real truth about his birth..

"But I thought you liked Vanessa"

Ray's lips parted, he scrunched his face in disgust at the sound of that..

"Eww no! I don't like Vanessa.. she gets on my nerves.. you won't understand since you hardly spend time with me"

A hurried clicking footstep was heard and in came a curvy lady on red.. she had a hour glass figure and an undeniable pretty face which complimented her brown eyes..

Ray rolled his eyes when she came into view, speaking of the devil and here she comes..

Vanessa threw her purse away and hurried to Ray, she suddenly engulf him In a tight embrace..

"Sweetie you got me so worried thank goodness you're okay" She released her embrace on him and planted multiple kisses on his cheeks..

Ray shrugged her off and wiped his cheeks with the back of his palm..

"That's enough! stop pretending to care about me when you actually don't!"

Kyle was pissed off at the tone Ray used on Vanessa "Be quiet Ray!"

"Don't scold me! I don't want to pretend to like her, you never pay attention to me because of her, I don't want her to be my mummy either!"

Endless streams flow down his eyes as he was done, Kyle was about to speak when Ray bolted out of the living room and shortly after the sound of his door banging was heard..

Kyle returned his gaze back to Vanessa who was sobbing quietly, he knew Ray's words must have hurt her badly..

"I just can't fathom why the kid I love so much could say such mean things to me, I was so worried about him that I left my movie shoot.. and at the end I....

Kyle placed a white neat handkerchief on the couch beside her and walked out of the living room without saying a word to her..

He was already used to Ray's behavior by now but Vanessa was just getting the hang of it.. He thought his son will finally be happy once he found a new mother for him but Instead he got the opposite...

Vanessa's fingers dug into her skin as her eyes were fixed at the direction Kyle followed..

Her eyes burned with intense hatred towards the rude and spoilt little brat..

"He ruined my perfect chance once again like every other day!" She gritted her teeth in anger..

Kyle had been her main goal since college days, and when she finally had the chance to be with him, his son got in the way.. first it was Charlotte now it's Ray..

Later that night...

Kyle knocked slightly on Ray's door and pushed it open..he stood still seeing it was dark.. his hands calmly roamed on the wall till he found the light switch..

The lights came on to reveal a torn apart room, with toys littered everywhere..

He searched around the room till he spotted Ray on his torn apart mattress..

"Come on Ray..are you still upset with me?"

Ray clutched onto his big brown teddy bear tightly "Don't listen to his apologies Conny... he is a bad daddy" Ray whispered to his teddy bear named Conny..

Kyle made his way to Ray who wasn't giving him a look..

"Listen Ray I know you're upset with me because of the way I scolded you but I did that for your own good"

Ray shot his dad a look "You scolded me because of Vanessa...can't you see that she doesn't care for me?"

Kyle raised his hand to touch Ray's head but was shunned.. "Daddy! not my hair"

Kyle smiled and pulled Ray into his arms, how could he have forgotten how Ray hates it whenever someone touches his hair..

Now that was a trait, Ray got from him, he chuckled at the silly thought and planted a kiss on Ray's forehead..

"I love you a lot silly boy... I'm always nice to you yet you don't see that"

Ray pulled away from Kyle "But Arya is way more nicer than you.."

Kyle had a confused look on his face, Ray hardly ever made friends.

"Arya?"

Ray nodded eagerly, but when he remembered how she was pushed by one his father's men his mood changed..

"She is...

Kyle's phone rang out, he pulled it out of his inner pocket.."Aidan this is important.. I have to take it.. you can spend a night in the other room.. I'll get the servants to clean this place up goodnight son" He said hurriedly and planted a kiss on Ray's forehead..

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Chloe embraced Arya warmly before getting into the cab waiting for her..

"Goodnight Arya.. make sure to give me a call once you get home"

"I sure will.. bye" she waved as the cab sped away..

Few minutes passed by and a cab hasn't stopped for her yet, she noticed a shadow behind her and when she turned she saw no one standing close enough to her..

This went on for two whole minutes, her eyes darted to and fro.. she opened her purse to get the pepper spray she got last week just in case something like this ever happens..

Her eyes remained fixed on the shadow as it came closer, just when it was close enough she turned around with the spray ready to blind whoever it was.. but her hand was caught back as she saw who was standing in front of her..

"You?!" her eyes widened in shock and surprise, it was him...

The young man in front of her gave her a small smile.. "Yes babe.. me!"

Arya smiled at Cole before throwing herself into his embrace..

"You jerk! you scared the hell out of me!"

Cole bursted out laughing hard at Arya's frightened face..

He snatched the pepper spray from her and brought it close to his face..

"Pepper spray? do you really want to blind the eyes of your soon to be husband?"

Arya's ears reddened, she threw a light punch to his chest..

Cole was her soon to be husband, they got engaged six months ago after two years of courtship but he had to leave the country two months ago to sign a business deal.. and today he suddenly showed up to give her the fright of her life..how romantic..

"I'll drop you off at home it's getting late"

Arya nodded and obliged to his words, how could she refuse his offer? they had a lot to catch up on..

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Vivian rushed to the window when she heard the sound of a car pulling over..

She sneered at the two who were acting lovey dovey with each other.. her nails dug into her skin at the sight...

Minutes later they bade each other goodbye, Cole watched her Arya's back leaving.. he averted his gaze to the window with the lights still on..

Immediately he looked up Vivian turned her back to him, he sighed and returned back into his car..