Break: A dark, billionaire romantic suspense by Angel Devlin & Tracy Lorraine

Author:Angel Devlin & Tracy Lorraine [Devlin, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Scarlett

"Oliver, please..." I beg, but I can see from his face that he doesn’t want to look at me, never mind listen to me right now. He stomps off in disgust and who can blame him?

Ellie is looking at me while she worries on her lip. “I fucked up, didn’t I?”

I shake my head. “No, Ellie. You didn’t fuck up. I did.”

Sighing, I sit back down. If Ellie wasn’t here, I would be chasing after Oliver and forcing him to listen to me. But she is, and Ant would kick my arse if I left her in this state. Staring at my smoothie, I realise it’s not going to hit the mark.

“Fancy coming to a bar with me for a quick vodka? I just need to make a call first.”

Ellie nods and slides onto a seat waiting.

I dial the number and it rings out and I’m praying Jack won’t answer, but I’m shit out of luck.

“Everything okay?”

“He knows.”

“Fuck. How?”

“Ellie just came into where we were eating and outed me.”

Ellie mouths ‘sorry’, and I wave my hand in an ‘it’s fine’ gesture.

“So where is he now?”

“I don’t know. He dashed out and I’m staying with Ellie for now. I’ll go after him shortly.”

“You want me to go?”

“No. I’ll do it.” It’s on the tip of my tongue to confess I’ve been sleeping with him. I mean, he might tell her. But I just can’t. Not right now. I need to talk to Ellie and to try to speak with Oliver. It’s all I can handle right now.

“Okay, well, if you need me just call.”

“I will.” I end the call.

I turn to Ellie. “Okay, come on. There’s definitely a vodka with my name on it.”

We head into a bar. Ellie’s no longer seeing me for therapy, we’re now into our auntie/niece role. That is where I’m the kind of auntie who leads her niece astray. Ellie’s an eighteen-year-old wild-child anyway so this drinking excursion could go either way.

I’m surprised when she gets me to grab a seat in a corner of the pub and heads to the bar herself. She comes back with a drink for me and what looks like a coke for herself.

“I’m not drinking, it’s a school night.”

“You don’t go to school.”

She shrugs. “I’ve started a business course with the Open University. I’m hoping to start working at B.A.D. Inc at some point. Take after my dad.”

I smile. “That’s really good news. Sounds like you’re making steady goals for yourself.”

“Yeah, I am, though I’m still fucking Demetri Marlow on a regular ‘non-exclusive’ basis.”

“You mean he’s keeping his options open and you’re enjoying it while you can?”

“I am enjoying it greatly. And I have no history of reliable, steady relationships, so it’s fine by me. Can’t expect him to be faithful with the amount of pussy and cock he gets offered on an hourly basis.”

Time to change the subject because my head can’t deal with Ellie’s logic right now. I pick up my drink.

“It’s a double,” Ellie says.

“Appreciated,” I tell her before taking a good deep swallow.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.