Playing the Billionaire (International Temptation) by MK Meredith

Author:MK Meredith [Meredith, MK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Indulgence; romance; MK Meredith; Billionaire; Bait and Switch; fake identity; billionaire playboy; destination romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Indulgence)
Published: 2017-04-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

London kissed the older man’s weathered cheek, noting the similarities in the way he and Mateu held their shoulders and the caramel color of their eyes. But where Mateu was hearty and strong, his father’s posture was bent by hard labor.

Nicolau Espasa, Mateu’s namesake, straightened as much as his spine would let him, pride beaming from his sun-crinkled face. “It is oasis. Yes? Everything.”

So he hadn’t lied to her about his name, at least. He truly went by Mateu. That part, at least, had been real.

She took in every word, every view, determined to remember such beauty. The romanticism, the loyalty, of such a business tugged at her heart in a way that surprised her. Keeping her distance from Mateu when every moment was making her feel closer to him was a challenge. But she’d always been a hard worker.

Mateu put his arm around his father. He said in Catalan, then translated for her, “We need to get you off the ladder once and for all before you fall off.” She was beginning to see that he thought of others first, without having to be asked or reminded.

Nicolau scowled. “I will stop working the day I die.”

Mateu shook his head as his dad walked back to where a few of his cousins were pruning.

“He’s very dedicated,” she said.

Her heart broke for the body that wasn’t up to supporting such a strong will.

“To his own detriment, if he isn’t careful. He didn’t grow up with money; his childhood was filled with backbreaking work and few meals. He and my mother built this orchard working just as hard. But he still refuses to slow down, he still refuses to expand out of the family. I have to stay in Barcelona.”

He took her hand, and she peeked at him from the corners of her eyes. The lines by his mouth deepened as did the furrow in his brow. She wanted to soothe him until the worry disappeared. Instead, she tightened her grip in his.

“What do you mean you have to stay; is there any reason you’d leave?” Something else was going on, and she couldn’t help the feeling it had to do with the game he was playing. “What do you do, for real?”

He fell in step beside her, seeming to consider her question. Did he want to tell her the truth? Would it matter?

She tapped her chin. How sad that she was looking for loopholes to make this whole charade acceptable.

“I told you. I oversee the orchard’s supply contracts.” He grabbed her tapping finger. “You always do that when you’re overthinking things.”

She snatched her hand back, then waved it. “Don’t try to change the subject. I know you work with the orchard. But that isn’t everything.”

His soft chuckle tightened the muscles at the back of her neck. “What else do you want to know? You can’t be interested in what I do day to day.” The soft velvet of his accent made everything he said sound interesting. She’d listen to him if all he did was recite the damn periodic table.

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