Heart of the Billionaire by Sierra Rose

Author:Sierra Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary fiction, contemporary romance
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
Published: 2017-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

NICK AND ABBY MET US outside. Doubling over, they burst out in laughter as we told them what happened.

“It’s not funny!” James said.

“I didn’t know this was a Halloween ball,” Nick said.

Abby wiped a tear from her eye. “If James stripped off his shirt, he could totally pass for Aladdin. I love matching couple outfits.”

“Can we please go?” James asked.

“Just call for your flying rug.”

I laughed. “Funny, guys.”

We finally drove home, and James and I quickly changed. It felt so good to get out of that itchy material. I knew Nick and Abby were leaving. They had already said goodbye to me. Just as I was ready to come out and seduce my man, I heard voices. I wondered who was here this late. I slipped on a casual shirt and some jeans, and went out to investigate.

“Have you lost your fucking mind?!” David Camper asked, opening fire. “I know I’ve asked you that often over the years, but really, James! Have you actually lost it this time?”

Nick and Abby took one look at the enraged man before mumbling something about having to check on Arabella and going to bed. They clapped James sympathetically on the shoulder as they walked by, but otherwise kept their eyes on the ground.

I tried very hard to follow them, to just blend into the crowd, but I didn’t even make it into my second step before Camper turned his rage on me.

“Miss Jones, or should I call you Jasmine, where do you think you’re going? Given that you’re actually a paid employee of Cross Enterprises, you’re lucky I haven’t sacked you on the spot!”

James bowed his head respectfully, but his voice was firm. “David, you have to know I will never allow that, so—”

“That isn’t up to you, James!” Camper fired back. “As much as you’d like to think otherwise, you have no say in this company...yet.”

With a look of utter exasperation, he threw his hands up and stormed to the dining room table, where he obviously expected us to join him. It was rather chilling to see my unshakable supervisor lose control, and the fact that he was at James’s house in person was a very bad sign. They didn’t have that sort of relationship that allowed for casual house calls, but they also didn’t have the kind of relationship in which Camper would develop a sudden case of Tourette’s, a fact that had obviously slipped the red-faced man’s mind.

“Are you two coming or what?” he asked, all attempts at professionalism gone.

James sighed quietly and threw me a quick look before he gestured to the kitchen.

Ladies first? Gee, how noble.

By the time he invaded our awkwardly silent staring contest a few moments later, Camper still hadn’t taken a chill pill. “You said you wanted this.” His nostrils flared as he glared daggers across the table, completely unable to rein in his frustration. “Did I misunderstand that somehow?”

“No,” James replied softly, keeping his eyes fixed on the table. “David, I’m sorry. Tonight was

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