Total pages in book: 56
Estimated words: 50561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 253(@200wpm)___ 202(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 253(@200wpm)___ 202(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
“What do you want?”
“You’re fucking my niece? Wait until the papers hear about this. What will those associates of yours think of this I wonder? We both know you’re only tolerated in certain circles because of your money, but with your lack of breeding, and now this. How long before they start abandoning ship?”
If her words held any sway, I might be tempted to belt her one. But since I had no fear of being ostracized, they just rolled off my back. Little did she know, that I had the upper hand in all my dealings with my business associates for the very reasons she’d listed. A lot of the old moneyed people I dealt with may have the family name behind them, but it was my money more often than not that was keeping them afloat. But then again, that wasn’t something she would’ve uncovered in her research.
“Do your worst. I’m surprised to see you back so soon. Where’s lover boy?” She didn’t miss a beat and I wondered again what it was that had made her so hard. “I had a feeling you were having me followed. Why don’t you give it up? You’re not going to find anything because there’s nothing there. Your obsession with my past is pathetic.”
“Nice try, but I know you’re hiding something. Or maybe I’ve been going at this thing all-wrong. Maybe it’s not you I should be looking into but him. What was his name again?” I saw that I’d got her on that one. It wasn’t anything outward, just the way she throat worked nervously at my words. Gotcha.
“You’ll only be wasting your time. So, when did you take up with the little tart? How does it feel to be used for your money? You do know that’s all she’s after. What better way to get out of that hovel she calls a home than to sink her claws into someone like you. No wonder she asked me all those questions about you when I mentioned we were dating. I should’ve known when she got all starry eyed at the mention of your many mansions what she was after.”
I knew she was lying out her ass because in the weeks Ash had been staying at my place the girl had hardly shown any interest in anything past the bedroom and the kitchen. I let her go on spewing her vitriol until she wound down.
“Are you done? I suggest you take yourself out of my office and don’t come back again. You’re not welcome here.”
“This wedding will never happen. Not once I tell my sister about you, you slime. I wonder how my brother in law would feel about the fact that you screwed me and is now fucking his precious daughter. Not a good look for the family won’t you say?”
“They already know I never touched you and either way, even if I had, I’m sure they’d understand that a man in my position would trade up if given half a chance.” I smirked at the red anger on her face. She was slipping. I don’t know why or how, but coming here like this, showing her hand, did not play with the person who’d sought me out so methodically. Something was off.
“You think you’ve won but you haven’t. I’ll have that little bitch…” I flew out of my chair before she could finish those words. All pretense was gone now and I could tell by the fear in her eyes and the way she took a hasty step back that she knew she’d gone too far. I stalked around my desk until I was standing in front of her, doing everything I could not to reach out and choke the shit out of her lying scheming ass.
“If you ever so much as look in her direction it will be the last thing you do. Mark me and mark me well, there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to you if something happens to her. Now get the fuck out of my sight and the next time you set foot on my property I’ll have you arrested.”
“Is that a threat?” She tried to be tough but we both knew she was scared as fuck. My only answer was the shark like sneer I gave her before I threw her out of my office. She couldn’t get out of there fast enough. I was tempted to have her ass knocked off no joke. All it would take is one phone call and I could put an end to this shit, but it wouldn’t be right. And fucking Ashley would be the first one breathing down my neck with that shit.
After I’d cooled down some, I went back to my desk and sat in contemplation. Maybe it was time I looked closer at this boy toy of hers, her reaction when I mentioned him was very telling. Up until now, I’d seen him only as a gigolo who was pimping her out for his pleasure. But if he was the one who’d visited Ash at school, maybe there was more to his involvement than I’d first believed.