The Billionaire's Oasis

myself up, and a curse fell out of my lips when my head throbbed p

that I hadn't eaten any

r- the perfect way

down when I saw that it was empty. I still haven't bought a stock of froze

drinking the coffee that I made, its war

and walked to the wind

The warm breeze fondled on my face

the morning. It's Sunday and I have no wor

t I only had a few dollars left. These are just enough for

ind money for

t to advance this time because I already did that last mo

collected my resolve. "

ll. As soon as I reached my destination, I went straig

ssities, which will l

enjoying the Tayto sandwich that I bought

eyes were brimming with tears. I would have pinched his chee

am! Can you p

aside and squatte

are yo

face because of how

?" I asked once again in the ge

d in between his sobs. "P-Pleas

his kid is or what Xavier he's referri

criminals and something bad happens to him,

. "Okay. We will find your Uncle Xavier

finally stopped crying. I pulled my scarf ou

oo adorab

Thank you, ma

e. It seriously feels genuine wh

call m

ly and fervently

ours? May I k

tri! I'm already

eight fingers instead. Can I just take

Your name is

o!" He answered

e going to find your uncle, but you nee

le to me. We stroll around, ho

s your

his lips

t again next time, alright? There ar

s right hand

Xavier was looking for a polo shirt. But a toy caught his attention, so he

s since we were walking, but w

want to p

n that Greyson was point

coins with

ey for now? I promise to p

I'm just kidd

and purchased a few tokens. L

s uncle, then I'm going to ask for he

so frus

e machine because he couldn't get the Spon

till have

have o

me

it to me, and we s

, C

he loudly cheered for me, catching

fully inspected if the claw was already in the right

my eyes widened when I success

! We

d the toy, and it put

you h

Thank you, Cleo. You

lders and feigned

want ice

es! I want the winter

lright. Just

ought two cones of ice cream. I a

nk y

head. "You'

tuff. I'm wiping the spilled ice-cream off the corner o

nc

chair and rushed to

e me so

d the

m. "Don't worry, unc

much for looking after my nephew, M

ust call me Cleo. You d

"Cleo it

n return. Just please be more

his nephew. "Come on, bud. Say goodb

ite the brief time that I spent wit

my brother when he was still a child.

ping me and for th

fled his hair for the las

suddenly kissed my cheeks. It e

uch again, Cleo

"Don't m

rted walking away. Greyson look

I watched them blend among the throng of

s remind me of the day

at the mall, and I

•

y special happened to me. I still do the same old boring rou

would be like that as

here s

I opened the gate. I just got hom

and a bar in the evening. For Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I

wards me. "Someone's

ed. "Wh

ther. It's better if

d because I wasn't e

rment grew more when I saw a man dressed up

nd I was taken aback when I

e, Xavier! What is

eo!

. I turned around, and my jaw fell to the f

e world is

wesome! Mrs. Evelyn said

ion, I shammed a

his is not my

. "What do

"Mrs. Evelyn will

n, come

ile before the child came running inside the apartmen

ain, Cleo." The same air

awkward smile

he couch across from him,

the bush. I have a gen

m a questi

onal nanny. It was a collective

he least thing I though

t he's too busy. Don't worry, I may not be as good as him on busi

a chance to respond and

ead, and tha

there any

me here, lay down a bunch of papers, and ex

embarrassment d

orry. Do you hav

you say that it's the

dent that transpired three days

odd

u, which is actually commendable because

ght he had already forgotten m

as his nanny because the previous one had already retired. To keep the

on the table betwe

n't worry. You will gain a five- thousand euro

ar it right? Five fucking thousand?!