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The Billionaire's best kept secret

The Billionaire's best kept secret

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BLURP: I am my family's well kept secret! Everyone walks on eggshells around me: I guess they feel Asperger's syndrome makes it hard for me to comprehend things. My Father sees me as something incomprehensible, while my mom treats me like a 5 year old;a fragile china ware. My Older brother is the only one who truly understands me, I've seen him search and read diligently to understand my condition; He knows I have difficulty maintaining eye contact, my social skills are low, but I do enjoy predictability in my activities. This has made Isabella tell people I'm slow, insignificant: I am sorry, I forgot to introduce myself;I'm Carlos Mendoza de la Souza. I'm the youngest son of the De la Souza shipping conglomerate family, And I'm on a mission to find my brother- Antonio Sebastian Mendoza de la Souza - a wife , before New Year's Eve.

Chapter 1 Penny's point of view

CHAPTER ONE:

Penny's point of view.

"This is the second time he has ordered a cup of cappuccino, and left it unattended, while trying to bore holes through you with his eyes," Eunice said in a theatrical tone. Since she started attending night classes on acting, she's been taking every opportunity to force it down our throats.

"Don't you think you should put him out of his misery?" She kept on droning in my ears.

"Fine! I will find out what he needs or wants" I replied, while taking off the mandatory apron that needs to be worn while working.

" Hey! Are you satisfied with our service so far?" I asked, while discreetly observing him.

He is a good looking young man, his clothes, hair bespoke of affluence. We usually don't see his type around this neighborhood. Is he lost? He seemed normal, though he had some endearing mannerisms.

"I, I ,I, I am sorry, are you married?" he asked bluntly. Woah! Where's this coming from? Do I know you?

"I am Carlos Mendoza de la Souza" he replied, as if I was expected to know the name. Anyways I decided to play along: " I'm honored to meet you, do you require anything else from me?" I asked.

" I'm serious, are you married?" My older brother needs a wife, I don't like his current girlfriend so I'm out on a mission to get him a wife. I've been observing you for some weeks and I know you would make a great wife for him. He said, hurriedly as if he was expecting his confidence to falter.

"Well then! Why don't you send your brother to me and I would see if we are a match. In the meantime I have customers waiting to be attended to. On a side note, the young girl of about your age seated adjacent to you - no don't turn - has been staring at you. Maybe you should try working out a relationship for yourself" winking at him, I walked to go attend to other customers.Coming up to the counter to pick up orders,Eunice quickly corralled me-I've been avoiding having this conversation with her since leaving the boy's table. "Hey!, what did he say to you?" She asks."He says he's looking for a bride for his older brother, or something of that nature. Can we talk about this later? This is rush hour!"

By the time It's 4 pm the afternoon rush slows to a trickle, and I can take time off to massage my aching feet: I'm worried about my Dad, he seems unusually quiet these days....I guess it is because my mom's memorial is coming up."I've found it!" Eunice squeals, startling me out of my thoughts. "What is it this time? I grumbled.

"Get out of your funk! I overheard the young man tell you his name, so I googled him. He's really who he claims to be!" Eunice continued with a mischief lurking in her eyes. Grabbing the phone from her I glance through- it's an article describing Palmero's closest family to royalty, it mentions the Patriarch of the family as easygoing, his wife as a snobbish shrew, their younger son as a conundrum.... Wait! Is this Antonio? I can feel my heartbeat accelerating,my palms becoming sweaty,even as I feel moisture gathering in my nether regions.Woah! What's happening to me?Fanning myself vigorously with my apron, I feel eyes upon me. I look up to find Eunice grinning like a lunatic."Finally! You are human too. Though I never imagined that the image of a man could get you all worked up! You have definitely amped the temperature here " she cracked like a witch.

Hugging me, she half drags me out of the locker room, we continue walking down to the eating area, to resume attending to customers.While I'm still trying to understand what happened to me back then when I saw his picture.

In the quiet of the day, my dad and I are closing down so I decide it is time I broach the topic of my mom's memorial with him- I feel it is time he stops getting moody- besides it's not as if theirs was a love marriage. Mom always felt she married beneath her never ceased to remind us of that fact! Her family wanted nothing to do with us, so relocation was the only option left. After talking with Dad, I discovered that the reason he has been moody is that our mortgage payments are due, and sales have not been up, due to the tourist season being over. I think it is high time I dust my certificates and try to get a job. With all these running through my mind I drift off to sleep.

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