Redeeming the Billionaire Playboy by Sierra Rose

Author:Sierra Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, contemporary fiction
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
Published: 2017-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“WHERE THE HELL HAVE you been?” Madison hissed the second I walked through the double-doors. “I’ve been calling and calling you!”

“I’m sorry,” I apologized as I was swept down the hall. “I’ve been having, uh...phone troubles this morning.”

“Phone troubles?” she repeated with an acidic glare. “If the damn thing didn’t die, you might, Della. We have serious work to do here.”

“Wow. Crabby much?” I muttered.

She said nothing and just kept marching, with all the rage of a drill sergeant.

“Hey,” I said, tugging her elbow to pull her to a stop. “What’s wrong?”

When she turned to glare at me, I noticed the tell-tale warning signs: her wrinkled, askew designer dress; the frazzled, messy bun instead of her usually perfectly coiffed do; and the naked lashes on one eye while the other was coated with mascara. It was even more evident in the tone of her voice when she spat, “Billings. I lost Billings.”

After a beat of silence, I exploded, “You what!?”

For possibly the first time in her life, Madison bowed her head in shame. “I know. I just... I don’t know what happened. He was onboard one minute, but in the next, I received a call to let me know he sent back the contracts unsigned, with a message that he’s taking his business to Aegis!” Her voice shook in panic, and for a split second, I honestly thought she might cry. “Della, I-I don’t know what to do. Billings was our gateway to at least three subsidiaries, and I treated that wanker like a god. I honestly have no idea what could have possible scared him away.”

By that time, her little meltdown was beginning to attract attention. People poked their heads out of their offices and cubicles to see what was going on.

“Madison,” I said, trying my best to calm her, “you need to keep it together. Everything is going to be okay. Just take a deep breath, and we’ll go in my office and—”

“Okay? Nothing is okay, Della!” she shrieked, ripping the tissue I gave her into a million pieces and tossing it on the floor like the unhappiest confetti of all time. “Do you have a hearing problem? Billings, Della! Billings, the man who made up a third of our entire European account.”

I took a careful step back, looking at her the way one would look at a rogue tiger that found its way out of its cage. I wasn’t sure if she’d bolt for freedom or rip my head off, but either way, I needed to keep my distance.

“If only I knew what I did,” she cried again, her voice crumbling to a fraction of its original volume as her tiny shoulders wilted with a sigh. “Everything was perfect before—”

In what had to be the best timing ever, the elevator doors opened, and Caleb Hart walked out. After one look at the broken girl in the hallway, his mouth fell open in silent surprise, and he instantly dropped everything—quite literally spilling folders, clipboards, paperclips, and a wayward highlighter—then crossed the room in three swift steps.

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