The Billionaire 3: Tyron Cruz

“Where are we going, ma?” The five-year old Isabella asks her mother, Esperanza who is busy packing their clothes. “And why are you crying?” she added.

“We will leave the house tonight, sweetie.” Esperanza said forcing a smile.

“Are we going on a vacation with grandpa?” she asks innocently. Her mother stopped packing and pulled her closer.

“We will go on a vacation, but it will be just the two of us. Your grandpa will…” Her mother’s voice cracked. “…he will stay here.”

“But why, mama?” Isabella asked again. “Didn’t we used to go on vacation? Me, you, papa and grandpa?”

Esperanza sigh as she stares at her with sad and lonely eyes.

“We can’t do that now, sweetie… at least not now.” She said and hugs her daughter. She needs to be strong for her daughter. “Now, be a good girl and help me pack our things.”

“But mama, didn’t you already pack enough clothes?” Isabella asked. “Why do we still need to pack almost everything?”

“You will understand soon, sweetie.” She bitterly smiled at her daughter. She is still too young to understand what was happening.

“But mama, why are we going on a vacation when we just buried papa?” Isabella asks again making her cry. She still can’t accept the fact that her husband died in a car accident and not to some illness. But she strongly believes that it was not just a simple accident, even the Don had a hunch who is responsible for it but there is no evidence to prove it.

“It’s time to go, Isabella.” She told her daughter who is still clueless on what’s going to happen. Her only wish is for everything to be okay. They didn’t even get enough time to mourn for her dead husband.

They opened the door and Don Samuel is standing in front of their door.

“Esperanza…” The Don said, his eyes were sad and lonely. He glances at Isabella who is clueless on what’s going on.

“Papa, do we really have to do this?” Esperanza asks. “I don’t really want to leave you alone especially now…” She said, her voice cracked.

“This is the only way, Esperanza.” The Don said. “I also don’t want to part from the two of you but there is no other way.” He sighs and hugged Isabella. “Isabella, sweetheart, be good to your mother, okay?” He said, shredding a tear. “I just hope that you will not hate me for this, and that someday, I can freely hug you again.”

“Grandpa, why are you crying too?” Isabella asks as she wipe the tears on his face. “You’re going to get old early.” She added making the Don cry some more. “Grandpa?” Isabella begins to shred tears too. She can already feel that something is not quite right.

you, sweetheart.” The Don said and kisses her forehead. “I apologize in advance to what you will hear and see today, but always remember that I love you and I

don’t have to do this, you

afraid that a snake might be around us.” He said and pulled out a thick envelope from his pocket and gives it to his daughter-in-law. “Use that money to start over again, there is also an address inside that envelope, go there and start anew. That is a house I bought secretly and is under Ricardo Ferrer’s name. You don’t have to worry about Ricardo

“But papa—”

Ricardo, but you have to live a lie-low life and away from this luxury, so that the enemy will believe that I really chased you

tears falling from her eyes. “But you

too. It will be heart breaking but we need to endure it.” The Don said. “I never thought that there would be a time that I will be grateful to those rumors that I am despise you for marrying my son.”

us?” she asks, bursting in tears. “We already lose Hernan and now we will lose each other

for Isabella, Esperanza.” The Don said. “We have to protect her from them.” He added and glance at Isabella who is curious on what is going on. “I will do my very best to protect the two of you.” He added as he hugs his daughter-in-law and Isabella for the very

now.” Hugo said cutting their moment. The Don sighs and look at

really want to

Esperanza softly said

while later, shouting and crying is heard throughout the whole Morgan mansion. Just as they agreed,

so loud that the Don’s heart is clenching, he wanted to hug her tight but he cannot do it, they don’t know who the snake around them is. The only one they

.

.

up by Tyron’s worried

asks, worried. “I think you’re having a

at

is a dream or a memory.” She confesses. The dream felt so real that makes her heart felt heavy. “But—Ahh!” Her head suddenly felt like spinning and throbbing and it hurts.

pulls her closer to him. “What’s happening?” He asks. “Should we go back to the hospital?” He asks again but she didn’t say a word as

shouted as she run around the house. “Where are you, grandpa?” She

his daughter. They just got home from the

miss grandpa.” Isabella pouted. “Grandpa didn’t come with us to the park. He’s been like that for the past few days.

looks at each other before

that’s why.” Esperanza

“But…” Isabella pouted.