Ruin The Billionaire

“If you want a drink or anything to eat, find it in the kitchen. You should have called me before you came because this is a wrong time. I have to get to spa. My man is arriving today so I guess you know why I have to go there.”

“Why do you have to go there, mommy?” Amy asked.

“Yes, why? Hailey.” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

My sister rolled her eyes and walked into the bedroom.

“Mommy doesn’t like to answer my questions,” Amy said. “I don’t know why. Do you think she hates me?”

I pulled her closer. “Oh no, of course not. Some questions require answers that children may not understand so it becomes hard to answer.”

“My teacher explains something when I don’t understand.”

“Well darling, teachers are trained on how to deal with children. They know better that the rest of us. Don’t worry about it. What are you watching?”

I could not tell the child that her mother was a b! tch who only cared about herself. It seemed losing one child had not taught her to treasure life with the living one. Amy was going through what I had gone through growing up with a narcissistic sister. As a child it’s hard to understand and accept the realities of people’s characters.

The more my sister brushed me off, the more I had tried to please her. It had never worked but I never gave up until I grew up and realised she was never going to change. Her narcissism benefited her so she kept it up. She would not suddenly love me the way I wanted. It was why there had been distance between us until she landed in jail and remembered she had a sister.

There was a knock on the door. Amy leapt off the couch and went to it.

“Who’s there?” she asked and put her little ear against the door as if that would help her hear well. I smiled. She was so cute.

“Joan.” An unfamiliar voice said from outside the door.

“Yes,” Amy said excitedly and opened the door. Whoever this Joan was, Amy truly loved her.

A young woman wearing green jeans and a yellow jumper closed the door and walked in. a cross bag was slung over her shoulder. I figured she was a college student trying to earn some extra money

“Hello,” she said, her lips curved into a sweet smile.

“Hi.”

“Joan, this is my super aunt Lilly. Aunt Lilly, meet my baby sister, Joan.”

“It’s nice to meet you,” Joan said.

“Likewise.” I said

Hailey came out of her bedroom. “Good you’re here, Joan. Could you please go to the grocery store for me? I’ve written a list. It’s on the kitchen table. Lilly will take stay with Amy while you go.”

“Okay,” Joan said. She immediately went to the kitchen then returned to leave.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

I focused on my phone while I waited for Hailey to leave. Joan being gone leaving me alone with Amy was going to make things easier for me. Amy was fixated on the animated movie on TV so I didn’t have to worry about her following me around.

After Joan had left, I waited for Hailey to follow suit. She took so long I was going from impatient to ‘frustrated’. Just when I was about to break, she came out of the bedroom and closed the door. Her strong perfume filled the whole room with its essence.

Hailey kissed her child before leaving. “Take good care of this one. Make sure she doesn’t go to the kitchen alone.”

“Okay,” I said, nearly telling her to get out already.

When she was gone, I waited for seven minutes before getting into action. Telling Amy I was going to the restroom, I got up and went into the short hallway. I passed by Lilly’s bedroom and the bathroom next to it. Opposite was Hailey’s home office where she did website design for clients. At the end of the short hallway was the door to the master bedroom. Opening it, I entered. It seemed she had a lot of trust for this Joan girl or she’d have locked it.

I headed for the closet and tried opening drawers but they wouldn’t budge. I looked around, hoping Hailey had not gone with the key or I’d end up having to take something other than jewellery.

“Where would Hailey keep a key?” I asked myself as I remembered the bedroom we shared growing up.

I stared at the clothes on her side of the closet. Within a minute, I had seen it. The ugliest pyjamas were at the bottom of one of the compartments. They were green with red flowers. Weird combination but my sister loved them more than anything. Mother had bought them for her.

I lifted the clothes above it and removed the pyjama top. Sure enough there was a key in the chest pocket. So predictable. Removing it, I opened the middle drawer. There were black and red boxes housing jewellery. I needed something that would give me enough money after selling.

I took a pair of ear rings and one necklace. I had seen her wearing them at a party and asked for the price. She’d told me. Adding the two would be enough to pay my debt. I wouldn’t even have to look for buyers myself. Miles could do that. Tilly had informed me that Miles had contacts in the black market so it would be very easy to sell through him.

After getting what I wanted, I closed the boxes and returned them as they had been. I locked the drawers and put the key back in its original location. Folding the PJs, I placed the clothes back on top of it.

Slipping the jewellery into my pocket, I stepped out of the room and closed the door. I passed by the bathroom before returning to Amy who was so engrossed in her movie she didn’t seem to notice I was back.

I went to the kitchen to pick up some snacks to eat while I waited for Joan. My work there was done.

I went straight to get my jewellery priced. The shop owner even offered to take them so I sold them off. The prices were a little bit below what Hailey had told me but that was okay because they were second hand. I went straight to Miles and gave him all his money, then he gave me my property which I happily took back home. When all was said and done, I finally relaxed. Calling Tilly, I told her that everything had gone well and she was happy for me.

As soon as I was done, I packed up a few of my clothes plus my stupid laptop and got a taxi to take me out of the city. When I arrived, I dialled Hailey’s number.

“Heard you left early,” she said. “What do you want now? Did that loan guy catch you or something?”

I laughed out loud. “Of course not. I’m not stupid. I have paid up the loan. Thank you so much my dear sister for helping me out.”

She groaned. “Don’t be sarcastic. It doesn’t look good on you.”

“I’m not being sarcastic. You really helped.”

“I don’t have time for this. My man is almost here and I don’t want to ruin my mood.”

I laughed, and she hang up.

I called again.

“What do you want?”

“Are you at home?”

“Yes, just about to leave for the airport. Lilly, please grow up and stop disturbing me.”

“Okay, I’ll tell you what I want. I want you to check your jewellery drawer.”

“What the fvck did you do Lilly? Did you rob me?”

“I guess it’s my turn to hang up now.”

“Lilly, if I find one thing missing, I’m going to kill you.”

“I’m not in the city right now. Byeee…”

I hang up and switched off my phone. Tossing the phone to the bed, I went to stand on the window and stared at the starry sky. The moon was shining over the beautiful beach behind the hotel. Thanks to the remainder from my sale, I could afford a bit of luxury for a night.

I deserved it, after everything I had been through.