Billionaire Secrets by Erica Frost

Author:Erica Frost
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Billionaire Romance, New Adult Romance, Nanny romance, Crime romance, Virgin romance, College Romance, Age Gap romance
Publisher: Erica Frost
Published: 2024-08-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Dominic

“That is bullshit!” I shout much louder than I intend to, but I can’t control myself at this point.

I’ve heard this accusation three times already today, and it’s only eleven o’clock. I’m afraid to think what the afternoon might bring.

“I know,” Hank Turlington, my lawyer, nods.

His glasses are giving him an old wise sage look, although he is only two years older than I am. His clothes have the same effect, a dark and light gray plaid suit, with a white shirt. I’m sure that his sartorial style suits the courtroom, but here, it’s only exacerbating the situation.

“But it’s his word against yours,” he continues.

“That motherfucker,” I growl through clenched teeth. “Why would he want to pin this on me?”

Hank shrugs. As my lawyer, he should trust me. But we’re not friends, although we’ve known each other for quite some time. All we share is a business relationship, like most of my relationships.

“You’re not under arrest,” he reminds me. “But you’re not allowed to leave the city.”

“Which means that the police are doing their best to gather non-existent evidence against me,” I snort angrily.

“Don’t get upset,” he tells me, but it means nothing.

“How the fuck am I not supposed to get upset, when someone is accusing me of a crime I haven’t committed?” I shout again, as loudly as before, but I don’t care if anyone can hear me.

This isn’t how I imagined my day to be. It all started so pleasantly, with Marley jumping into my bed and showering my face with kisses, pulling my hair a little as she did so. I had breakfast, and even managed to have my morning coffee in peace, instead of in the car, because I woke up earlier.

Then, as soon as I arrived at work, it all started to go downhill. The police were already there, those same two detectives. They came to ask me more questions, which I understood as if I were being interrogated. I told them I would not answer any more questions without an attorney present, and that is when things escalated. As always, they tried the old game of “if you have nothing to hide, why do you need a lawyer,” but I saw right through that and saw them out.

Still, one thing is clear. I am the main suspect in this case, because Morris told them that he believed he heard my voice, although his eyes were covered the entire time. According to Hank, that isn’t enough for them to officially accuse me of this crime, but it is close enough. They just need to find another thing, no matter how small it is, and I would be taken to court, facing thirty years in prison and losing everything I’ve ever worked for. Most importantly, I would face losing Marley.

I could survive losing my empire, all the money, all the assets, everything. Just not her. Anything but her.

“You need to understand that you can’t take this lightly,” he warns me.

I frown at him. “Does it look like I’m taking it lightly?”

I feel like punching the wall, but it won’t do any good.

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