Claimed By My Ex's Brother: An Enemies To Lovers Secret Pregnancy Romance by Cheryl Lux

Author:Cheryl Lux [Lux, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Alex

From the moment I stepped into the party I had the strangest feeling. I’d had so much I was going to say to Lena after our passionate coupling by the pool, but for now, I couldn’t. All I could do was watch her, as we drifted further from one another among the crowd of people gathered in the hotel grounds, dressed in black tie.

There were more than a few reporters there, and I greeted them and got them drinks, explaining a little bit about our vision for the hotel.

“Luxury hotels are dropping off in recent years,” said one. “How are you going to cope in the marketplace?”

“We’ll do what we’ve always done,” I replied confidently. “Provide a high-quality service you can’t get anywhere else. Honolulu Hotels will continue to offer those excellent standards. We don’t follow the crowd, because that’s the kind of person we want to attract to our business.”

“Lena Chambers was a relatively unknown model before you signed her on the promotional campaign for the hotel,” said another. “How did you spot her?”

“Actually, Lena was working part-time as my PA before I asked her to do this project. The board happened to see some of her headshots and persuaded me to take her on board.”

“So, Lena wasn’t actually your find?”

“I like to think she was, in a way,” I said, my eyes scanning the crowd to see where she’d gone. I wanted to talk to Lena and explain that I never wanted this. That I found her irresistible. But there was no chance of it happening right now.

Gradually, as I answered the journalist’s questions, they dispersed into the party, and I began to chat with some of my executives. The Kauai Continental was already fully booked for the next three months, and we talked for a while about when to release the next slot of dates. We’d already made our money back on the initial investment, and it looked like our profits were going to rise to over 200% in the first year. It was another success for which I was to be congratulated.

Only, it didn’t feel like a success. I felt like all the people around us, and all the attention were only serving to drive me and Lena apart more and more. How would I ever find time to explain to her the way I felt about her with all these people around?

I was glad when my cell phone rang, and I had to excuse myself from the crowd of people around me, slapping me on the back and congratulating me.

“Alex Alson, private number,” I said. “Who’s this?”

“Oh. Hey,” said a familiar voice.

“Hi Jared,” I said. “What’s up?”

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