Marrying My Billionaire Hookup by Lee Nadia

Author:Lee, Nadia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Four Isles Press
Published: 2020-09-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

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Since Aaron refuses to drive me back, I call for an Uber. On the way home, I call David Darling back and apologize profusely for not making the appointment. This is another black mark against Aaron. Professionalism is my middle name, and I’ve never stood up a client and called after the fact before. Ever.

Since I can’t tell David the truth about my humiliating drama, I invent a family emergency. I offer to take care of Erin now, but he asks me to come back later after dealing with my family issues.

“Family is everything, Josephine,” he says. “Erin can wait a day or two.” His understanding tone intensifies my guilt for having lied to him.

When the car stops in front of my building, I climb out, my legs still a little shaky. I realize I haven’t eaten anything since whatever breakfast I had came back up. My mouth is still astringent and overly minty from the mouthwash I used back at the courthouse bathroom. Thank God I keep a travel-sized one in my purse, just in case. Personal hygiene is very important, but who would’ve thought I’d be using it after puking all over a grotesque ex-boyfriend-turned-faux-fiancé?

Even though I’m hungry and slightly lightheaded, I giggle a little at the memory of Aaron’s disgust and horror. He ranted and raved like a loon, and that helped me get even more sympathy from Wanda the fairy god-clerk. But even with her help, I could only delay the ceremony to tomorrow. And Aaron swore he’d bring his own officiant and witness.

The reminder sobers me up. I need to figure out my own Plan B. If I’m not going to marry Edgar, I’m certainly not going to marry Aaron.

Come on. Think. There has to be a way.

My mouth pursed, I start walking slowly back to my place, a hand over my forehead. I focus on breathing because I know when I freak out and panic, I get stupid. I can’t afford to be stupid now.

Maybe I should ask the girls what they suggest. Yuna might offer to hire me a hit man…although I’m not sure if you can hire anybody capable on such short notice. Or even volunteer to shove four jars’ worth of jalapeños in him. Neither is practical. And what can Kim and Hilary do? If I ask my brothers and cousins for help… Well, they’ll beat Aaron until every bone in his body is broken. But that still won’t stop Plan B.

What about Edgar?

He said he’d take care of Aaron. Maybe he can do it faster than planned. But I hesitate. I feel like if I ask him, he might…

On the other hand, I have less than twenty-four hours. Edgar said he wouldn’t pay Aaron off. So what can he do that isn’t as drastic and illegal as contracting a hit man or beating the stuffing out of Aaron? Kidnap him? There isn’t enough time to hire a hacker to destroy all the data on Aaron’s phone and cloud storage, is there? Either would still be illegal, but at least wouldn’t involve bodily harm.

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