Chapter 4: The Youngest Multi-Billionaire in Town?

[Lexxeignne]

"Wow! Is this your house?" Sam said while her mouth hung in awe. That was her reaction upon entering the gate of the house.

After class, I brought Sam directly into the mansion. Sam didn't stop at their house to change. She’s so excited about coming to the mansion.

"Actually, this mansion was not mine before, but now it is," I said with a faint smile.

"I don’t get it?" she said, with a confused look.

"I'll tell you later, Sam. Come on, let’s get inside first."

We walked into the mansion and Mother Fe saw us and greeted me with a smile.

"Mother Fe! This is Sam, my bestfriend!" I said as she approached us while carrying a drink.

Sam greeted Mother Fe with a smile.

"Hello, Sam! Oh, I let you two be, because I still have things to do. Just call me if you need anything, okay?" Mother Fe said while smiling.

"Yes, Mother Fe!" Sam and I said in unison, and we laughed. Mother Fe left quickly, leaving us in the wide living room. Sam looks at the photographs displayed on the wall.

"Is this Vanessa Crisostomo? Isn't she dead?" She asked while looking at the large painting and she looked at me, confused. The mention of Vanessa’s name sends a pang of pain in my chest. I motioned her to sit across from me.

"Yes, Sam. She is Vanessa Crisostomo, the owner of Crisostomo Group of Companies and many more. She died 1 year ago because of a car accident." I can't help feeling sad as I remember Vanessa.

"Then what is your relationship with her? Are you her sister? Cousin? Relatives?" she asked and shook my head.

"No. We're not blood-related. I'm just her personal assistant slash housemaid 2 years ago when I ran away from home." I said.

Sam looked at me in surprise. "Wait! I'm confused, Lex."

I take a deep breath and close my eyes for a sec.

"Okay, I'll start from the very beginning." I pause and let out a sigh. I continued, "3 years ago, I ran away from my real home. My family hates me to death, so I decided to run away because I can't take their hatred towards me. One day, I thought I would starve to death, but Vanessa helped me when she saw how pitiful I was. Then I beg her to take me even if I become her maid. And I'm so lucky because she's looking for a new housemaid. I became her housemaid and personal assistant." I heaved a sigh and Sam listened carefully.

"Until one day an accident happened that changed my life. When Vanessa died because of a car accident, she left all her properties to me. Everything passed on to me because she no longer had any relatives. She was alone in life." I said.

Sam stared at me like I’ve grown two heads. I laughed at her reaction. It's priceless! Hahaha. Because of her, my sadness slowly dissipated.

"OMG! Beshhhh! I can't believe it! So, it means you are the youngest multi-billionaire in town?!" she said and her eyes widened, then she stood up in surprise. I laughed at her reaction.

"Woah! You're one hell of a lucky girl! Are you kidding me? In just a blink, you became a billionaire! OMG! Am I dreaming? Please slap me!" she said, so I slapped her face.

Slap!

"Ouch! It hurts! Why did you slap me, beshy?" she pouted while rubbing her cheek. I laughed and pinched her cheeks.

"Well, you wish for it!" I said, while laughing.

"Sam, thank you. Because of you, I could laugh like this again. Because of you, the weight on my chest has become lighter—" Sam cut me off.

"Why? Do you have a chest?" she said, while laughing. I glared at her.

"Hahaha. Ok. Ok. Continue," she said, suppressing a laugh, and then she cleared her throat.

"Sam, I'm very thankful that I met you. I can now tell someone about my life. You know, I just thought of committing suicide back then because what's the use of me being alive if my family hated me? But when I met Vanessa, she changed my perspective on life. Her kindness inspired me. Even though sometimes she was rude, I knew she appreciated me."

Sam just listened intently.

"But my world suddenly came crumbling down when she passed away. It was as if heaven and earth had fallen on me. At that time, I wanted to disappear too, but I promised her I would take care of all her properties. That's the only motivation I have to move on with my life." I smiled at her.

"And now I have another motivation to move forward and it's you, Sam. I just felt that you were kind because you accepted someone like me, even though you first met my ugly disguise. You are not like the others who despise me. Only you approached me. So, thank you, Sam." I told her sincerely, and she cried. She suddenly walked closer to me and hugged me.

"Oh, Lex! Baby! How could you make me cry! Huhuhu. Thank you, too. You are my one and only bestfriend! And your secrets are safe with me! I promise!" She said while sniffling.

"I know you would, Sam," I answered while still hugging her.

"So, bestfriend forever?!" Sam said when we pulled away from the hug and raised her pinky finger.

"Bestfriend forever!" I said, and we clasped our pinky finger as a sign of our promise.

"By the way, Lex. Can I just call you Lexxy baby?" she said while smiling widely.

"No. Just call me Lex."

"Please? Please? Pretty please? It's kinda cute! Please? And you can call me Sammy baby too! Please?" she said with a pout. I pinched her cheek.

"Ouchy!" she rubbed her slightly red cheek.

"Ok, Sammy baby!"

"Waaahhhh! Really?! OMG! Thank you! Thank you! Lexxy baby!" she jumped and danced like an idiot. And she looked funny! Laughter filled the entire room as I joined her to dance. Hahaha.

~~~

Sam had just returned home. We just had dinner because I didn’t allow her to go home without eating.

I am now laying in my bed. It's already 10 pm and yet I'm still wide awake. Because I couldn't sleep, I just opened my F*****k account. When I opened the app, many notifications greeted me. Seriously?! I have 1,540 notifications, 1,002 messages and 5,970 friend requests. And when I looked at my profile, I saw 8,000 followers. This many? In just a day?

This is insane because the number of followers is still growing! And there are plenty of pictures of me that were tagged. There are ugly photos of me and the beautiful ones. Mostly stolen shots. They even created a page for me.

Suddenly, a notification pops up. Samantha Aguilar (yxes) sent you a friend request. I immediately accepted it.

I didn’t waste any time on other notifications. It’s too many and for sure, it will take me two whole days to read those. Ghadd! Just one day so many people added me? Amazing, but at the same time creepy! I winced at the thought.

I immediately logged out after making it private. Social media is insane! I decided to just go to sleep.

~~~~~

[Akihiro]

I'm Akihiro Zohann De Vera, 20 years old. Short for AZ or Aki.

"Wow, bro! Nice chix! She's famous now on F******k! She's a Goddess!" AA, short for Azzan Andrei, suddenly said while looking at his cellphone. AX short for Aaron Xiann moves closer to AA to see the post.

"Sh*t! You're right bro! She's perfect! And those lips look yummy!" AX exclaimed while whistling.

"Tsk. This is unacceptable! Seriously! From nerd to a goddess? Look at how ugly she is here!" AA said and showed his phone to AX.

That made me curious. So I approached them.

"Let me see that." I said, and AA showed me a picture of a beautiful girl. I was stunned. Sh*t! S-she's very beautiful!

"Oh? What can you say, AZ? Cat got your tongue? Hahaha! Did you know she was ugly before? But that was just her disguise!" he said. I was even more curious about what he said. I asked for the account name and I opened my account.

I search her name, 'Lex Morales (ylgu)'

I found it and smiled while looking at her profile picture. She's so damn beautiful! Damn! I scrolled down and my jaw dropped. Another sh*t! This can't be! How?! That ugly girl in the mall and in the cafeteria?! She's a beautiful girl?! I can't believe this! F*ck! She's so damn beautiful and sexy! I regret calling her ugly creature.

I saved her picture on my phone while grinning.

~~~

I was whistling while walking on the high school campus. I intentionally passed the high school department since it was still early for the first subject. The high school girls were screaming my name when I entered. I smiled at them and they screamed with excitement. Suddenly, they became silent, and it was as if they were looking at someone outside the gate.

"There she is!" they said with excitement and glee.

"Waahhh! Get the tarpaulin ready!"

I paused and looked at the commotion. What's with them? Is there a celebrity? More handsome than me? Nah! Whoever he is, I am still more handsome than him. Tsk.

"Kyaaahhhh! Ms. Lex! You're so beautiful!"

"Idol! Idol! Accept me on F******k! Waaahhh! You're so beautiful!"

My ears immediately perked up when I heard what the crowd said. And I was dumbfounded when I saw her smiling at everyone, shining brightly. Is she an angel? If she is beautiful in the picture, she is more beautiful in person. She was not a celebrity, but there’s many people who wanted her signature.

"Awesome! You're very beautiful, idol! I'm your number 1 fan!"

"Ah, I'm not a celebrity for you to follow. I'm sorry, because I'm not used to many people noticing me." she said, smiling awkwardly. F*ck! She looked even more beautiful with her smiles. If beauty is a deadly weapon, maybe I've lost my breath a while ago. And her voice was pleasant to hear. She has an angelic voice.

I moved closer to the crowd, and she still didn’t notice me. I suddenly pulled her away from the crowd and ran away. The students' faces were priceless while looking at us and soon I heard them shouting. I couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Kyaaahhh! They look good together!"

"Yeah! Kyaaahhh! AKILEX!"

"AKILEX FOREVER! Kyaahhhh!"

We kept running until I could no longer hear them shouting. Lex pulled her hand away from my grip.

"You jerk! What are you doing?! Why did you take me here?!" she blurted out while huffing. I turned to her, and she was taking a deep breath while her hands on her chest.

"It’s you! Hah!" she said unbelievably.

"Why did you take me here, huh? You really are a jerk! Is this your revenge? Are you planning something against me?" she said, with brows furrowed together. I couldn’t answer her when my gaze fixated on her face. Her beauty really captured my eyes. She still looks nice even though she's wearing pants and a plain T-shirt.

"Yes, partly right. But I'm here to say sorry for what I've done the other day. My head was a mess back then, so that's why I behaved that way. I didn't know you were beautiful. Sorry..." I said while looking straight into her eyes.

Her eyebrow raised. "So, If I'm still ugly then you wouldn't say sorry to me? Is that it? Hah! Boys will always be boys. Tsk. You're just wasting my time! Bye!" she said with a snort, and she was about to leave when I grabbed her arm.

"I really mean it. Even if you are ugly, I would do the same." I told her seriously.

She was just looking at me with raised eyebrows. We stared at each other. And my gaze traveled to her lips. They were red even without a stain of lipstick. Sh*t! My Adam's apple bobbed as it tempted me to kiss her lips! She averted her eyes and then pulled away from me. Then she ran away.

She's so cute.

I looked at her back while smiling and then walked towards the college department. I couldn’t help but whistle as I walked. And I look crazy right now, smiling alone in the hallway.

~~~~~

[Lexxeignne]

When I reach the garden, Sam and the others look at me worriedly.

"Lexxy baby! Are you okay? Did stupid Aki hurt you? Ha? Tell me?! I’ll be mad at him if he did something to you." Sam asked while scanning me. I laughed at her reaction.

"Yeah, Lexxy baby! Just tell us if stupid Aki did something and we'll make that jerk pay!" Mara said.

"Yeah! No one can hurt our Lexxy baby!" Andrea also said, while still raising an eyebrow. Hahaha.

"Hey! The jerk is just saying sorry for what he did the other day!" I told them and their eyes widened.

"Eh?! Really?! Akihiro Zohann De Vera, apologize? You must be kidding us? He never apologized before! He is a bully!" Camila said. I frowned at what she said. So? He's just faking it? Isn't he sincere in his apology? I thought he was really sincere. How come he was serious while saying sorry? Tsk.

But damn it! He's handsome! Hehe. He has smooth skin like a girl. I remembered what happened earlier when he grabbed me. I immediately ran because it seemed like he wanted to kiss me. Tsk. Even though he's handsome, I don't want him to be my first kiss. And my first kiss shouldn't be like that scene. It must be in romantic places, not here at school.

"Lexxxxxxx! Hey, earth to you, Lexxy babyyyyy!"

"Ouch! What the heck! Why are you shouting at me?! Gasshh! My precious ears! I'm gonna be deaf because of you! Damn!" Did they just shout loudly in my ear? Tell me! Please tell me I'm not deaf yet. Four. Four people shouted in my ear. Dang! Did they swallow a megaphone?

"Eh! We’re sorry! We’re sorry, Lexxy baby! It's partly your fault! We called you multiple times, but we couldn’t shake you! What are you thinking, anyway?"

Are they serious? I was stunned.

"Wahhhh! Is our Lexxy baby going crazy?" Mara blurted out while looking at me with her innocent eyes. What?!

Pak!

"Ouch! Who hit my head? Huhuhu," she whined while looking at Andrea. Pft.

"Our Lexxy baby isn't crazy! Maybe it’s you, Mara baby, who is going crazy! Look at yourself, you look crazy!" Andrea said and slightly teased Mara.

I saw Mara pouted. "Waahhh! I'm going to report you to Lethy baby! Hmmp! Lethy baby oh! Andrea baby bully me!" Mara said like a child while pronouncing the letter ‘x’ to ‘t’. Jesus! Why did these girls become my friends?

We all laugh at Mara's childishness.

"I didn't bully you, Mara baby! I just told you, you're crazy. Isn't it Thammy baby? Lethy baby? Camila baby?" Andrea mimicked Mara’s baby talk. Sam, Camila, and I burst out laughing. They really act like a child. Hahaha! My stomach hurts from laughing because of their faces! They look like a big baby with an innocent face.

"No! You're bullying me, Andrea baby! Because you hit my head! That's why! Hmph!" Mara said, still pouting and her eyes squinted playfully at Andrea.

"Oh? Is it hurt, Mara baby? Where? Do you want me to massage it?"

Sam, Camila, and I: "Bwahahahaha."

We could only laugh at these two crazy girls.

“Here, oh!” Mara said while pointing at her head.

"Here?" Andrea asked while massaging Mara's head. Mara nodded while smiling widely, like she won a prize. But her face grimaced when Andrea moved her hand to her shoulder and pressed harder.

"Ouchh! Huhuhu, you don't love me anymore, Andrea baby! You're so bad!"

“Oh please, will you stop it, two? I swear! It's like my stomach is going to explode because of laughing! Hahaha,” Sam said while holding her stomach and stifling a laugh.

"Ehem."

We turned around when we heard someone fake a cough and my eyes widened to see a teacher standing at our back in an imposing manner. Her eyebrow raised while looking at us with a grim expression.

"Miss Santos?" we uttered in unison.

"Ahm. Hello, miss!" We greeted her with a troubled smile.

"May I know where you are now?" she questioned seriously.

"Of course, miss! We are at school! You're really funny, miss!" Oh gosh! I wish we had covered Mara’s mouth. Damn it.

"I know, stupid! What I mean is, this is a school and not a park. With your voice so loud, it reached the principal's office. And you're disturbing other classes! Why aren’t you in your class? And why are you here in the garden?" Damn! I didn’t notice our voices became louder. Tsk. I look at my four friends who have gone pale. I fought the urge to laugh and bit my inside cheek to compose myself.

I cleared my throat. "Sorry, Miss Santos. We didn't notice that our voices were getting loud. Also, we don't have a class right now because our class teacher is not around. This won't happen again. We really apologize." I sincerely said, while looking straight in her eyes. I just hope it will work.

She looked at me intently, and I noticed the slight shock in her eyes. It suddenly vanished, and she cleared her throat, then averted her gaze to Sam and the others. I squinted my eyes. Did the principal show her my information?

"Tsk. This is a warning. If this happens again, you will be in detention. Do you understand?"

"Miss, yes, miss!" the girls uttered in unison like they were in a military training. Pft.

"Tsk. Students these days..." Miss Santos mumbled while shaking her head and walked towards the principal’s office.

The five of us looked at each other while stifling a laugh. My circle of friends is really crazy. I just shook my head with a smile on my lips.