At Odds with the Billionaire: A Clean and Wholesome Romance (Billionaires with Heart Book 1) by Liwen Ho

Author:Liwen Ho [Ho, Liwen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Seraphina

“Where are you, sweetheart? Are you all right?”

Seraphina ran her fingers across her laptop screen, tracing the outline of her father’s face as she spoke to him on a video call. Her heart ached to see the worry lines on his forehead. With shoulders sagging, he looked unusually tired as he sat in his plush leather chair. “I’m fine, Daddy. I’m at Uncle Larry’s resort. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you where I went.”

“I know you’re a grown adult, Sera, and you don’t have to answer to us anymore, but your mother’s been worried sick.” He paused as he ran a hand down his face. “I know the news of my health wasn’t easy to hear. But running away isn’t the answer.”

Sniffling, she smoothed out her embroidered shift dress and tucked her legs under her. After she’d left Gabriel’s villa yesterday, she escaped to the private Hawaiian island of one of her father’s old friends. She snagged her favorite presidential suite on the top floor and spent the evening trying to make sense of her current situation.

Gabriel’s accusations had angered her, but more than that, they had hurt. She hated that he had called her out for being selfish and spoiled. He was right on both accounts, but he had left out one name that she deserved the most: coward. It was as her father said, she’d run away. She hadn’t wanted to deal with the pressures of taking over the family business. Moreover, she didn’t want to dwell on her father’s diagnosis, on what it would mean to lose him. Instead, she’d escaped to a place she hoped would take her mind off her troubles … but ended up face-to-face with the one man who had a knack for pointing out her faults.

She may have argued with Gabriel like a kid yesterday, but it was time to grow up. And time to face the facts. There were some things that money couldn’t fix. Sure, wealth made life easier, but it wasn’t a magic cure-all. It was up to her to make some changes, starting with her attitude. She could either pretend her problems didn’t exist, or she could do something about them.

Now as she sat in the suite’s open-air lanai with a cup of her favorite coffee and the warm, salty breeze blowing over her bare legs, she felt ready to face her responsibilities. That’s why she’d called her father first thing in the morning to make amends.

“I’m done avoiding reality, Daddy,” she replied confidently. “I’m coming home tomorrow, and I’ll be ready to start the transition at work on Monday.”

His face brightened. “I’m glad to hear that. There’s a lot we’ll need to discuss. Not only regarding the company, but our family as well. I’d like us to spend some time together. There are plenty of things I’ve put off for the sake of work that I’d like to get around to doing. I hope it’s not too late to start a bucket list.”

“Of course not, Daddy. It’s never too late.

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