The Odd Billionaire
Chapter 76

Matthew

Following that day, I requested the assistance of my relatives, specifically my grandparents, as suggested by the woman I met.

I told them the whole story. I thought they wouldn't be able to help me, because they are already old. What can they do? My parents are both stronger than them.

I did not know that they could still control my parents. They even gave a long lecture that I do not imagine at all. Mom and Dad started to work for themselves after that, reluctantly, and I stayed at my grandparents' house.

After a few months, my mom called me to attend a meeting about their new investor. They forced me to go with them to check if the investor would help them make their company progress. Nana and Pops did not allow me to go there, so I told them that I would just read it if they had the documents already. After an hour, I got a call from my Dad. They told me that they got involved in an accident. Dead on arrival. The reason why they got into that accident is because of the company issue.

Mom and Dad had a big fight about the company they were dealing with. They needed a large sum of money, and the investors they will be meeting are the conspirators of the other company. In one word, if they are able to reach their destination, they will regret it after.

I am grateful and grieving at the same time. Grateful that I am still alive. If I went with them, I probably would have been cold and in the morgue already. Grieving, because both of them died.

My grandparents did their best to put the people behind the accident in jail. We grieved for a few months and we decided to start a new life with the three of us.

Once again, I followed the woman I met's suggestion. I helped my friend's father, Mr. Arias, with his business and the Dwellsmith company until they got to work on their own. As their payment, they give me a big share.

I realized that instead of helping the others with their business, I decided to make my own business about financing. An all-around one. I studied hard and got the degree. While studying, I kept my shares working left and right, investing where I could make them bigger and better until I was capable of building my own business. After I graduated, I ended up working as an owner of my own company named Grand Finance. I became known all over the world as one of the youngest multi-billionaires.

I started to think of the woman who gave me awesome advice. Whenever I can think of her, I can't help but to smile. Without her suggestion, I would still be rebelling and probably be unable to think of these kinds of ideas. My grandparents started to take a world tour after that. They thought I was able to live without them. I let them, if that is their happiness, I should give it to them, right?

I met my ex-girlfriend, because she has some of the characteristics of the woman I met. Yeah, some. All she wants from me is my money. She will definitely use the black card I gave her to buy the things she is interested in. Go to a different place without me. It continued for a few years, which made me realize that the woman I met and she had a big difference. She can't make awesome movements or words that make me amazed. But the list of items she purchased from various malls and countries will astound me.

I blocked the card and made her break up with me. It made me sad for a month and I decided to look for the woman I met. I want to blame her for making my standards quite higher than before. But I did not make any moves to replace her in an easy way. That won't be interesting anymore, right?

I got to live in a big house by myself. I work for a big company with many branches all over the world. I got tons of money, got to date famous celebrities, models, and high-profile people. I have a long list of wife candidates and buy things such as my sweets without any problems. I also got a cool employee that helps me earn money, but I am feeling so lonely. I don't have someone to talk to inside my office and even in my house. Nothing seems to make me interested, aside from my mobile games and sweets.

One day at night, I decided to treat my employees because we had to stay late in our office to work. I ordered at a nearby Snack Bar but forgot about it when something happened. The next day that night, I decided to order again and was taken aback by what the woman on the other line said to me.

Offended by what she had said that night, I stormed as fast as I could to the Snack Bar. I can still remember the line she said that night.

"I am Zarsuelo, the man who tried to order but got misled by someone." I said, as soon as I got into the Snack Bar then she replied...

"I am someone you are talking to." short replied but it is enough to make me stand in awe.

The moment I look at her, I can't help but to point my finger at her. I recognized that she was the woman who defended her co-worker at the restaurant that morning too.

She is the same as the woman I am replaceing. She has the same vibe and I thought I found her already. She did not seem to remember me, so I thought I should not bother her and just pay her back by letting my employees eat at the Snack Bar. I also thought that we wouldn't be able to meet each other when I met her at the sweet shop I was helping with. That is a good sign that I should bother her.

I can't help but to get amazed by how hard she works. Working at the Snack Bar, in the restaurant, and even doing those kinds of jobs part-time and in the convenience store. She is working too hard. That made me amazed again for the third time. That is why I wanted to hire her to work for my company. She is the kind of person who has that much potential who should not let it slip away.

And I ended up liking her as the time passed by.