Shagged_A Billionaire Romance by Alex Wolf

Author:Alex Wolf [Wolf, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07CGNBKZ3
Publisher: Alex Wolf
Published: 2018-04-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Christina sighed as she hung up the phone and started to type an email. At his age, Mr. Emery really should be handing the business to his daughter. She understood this world much better than he did. Unfortunately for him, part of his misunderstanding was that women were not capable of running a company.

Even though his daughter was far smarter, with a degree in business and another in accounting, her dad didn’t trust her with anything. He wouldn’t even let her answer phone calls for him, in case she “got ideas” about her place in the company.

He’d said she would only have a role to play in the company when she was married. Then her husband could take over the business and make sure she ran things correctly when Mr. Emery was no longer around to manage the place. If only he knew a little more about social media and the internet, perhaps he’d have known that Gracie Emery was a lesbian.

At least it meant Christina had work. Unlike other women, she was a trusted business partner for Mr. Emery. She was different in his eyes, though. She was calm and collected. She never wore her hair down or showed her knees under her dress. She didn't blush or giggle or even slap when she was hit on at work. She was bitter, snarky, and mechanical. As far as Mr. Emery was concerned, she wasn’t a man, but she wasn’t far off either. More like a robot, which he seemed to rank above women in terms of their ability to reason.

It was ridiculous thinking like this that got her most of her work. When she’d started out she’d wanted to just be herself. To be professional, of course, but also to be able to go for after-work drinks, joke around, and dress however she wanted. Make friends and just be normal. She’d learned fast because that was her strongest skill set. Adapting to her surroundings. Most of the people she made friends with in order to succeed at her job were like Mr. Emery—older men, from privileged backgrounds, with antiquated attitudes.

Smiling at them was flirting. Wearing something too bright or too low-cut was unprofessional. Going out for drinks was a date, even if there were ten other people there. There was nothing she could do that wouldn’t be misinterpreted. There was no way she could carry herself that wouldn’t ruin her career prospects. The best she could do was be cold, cruel, and hope they forgot about her quickly.

In fact, most of her employers no longer considered her a woman. The worst part was, she didn’t really mind. They’d just give her work and let her focus.

Her entire childhood she’d been ashamed if she wasn’t warm and friendly. But what had that got her? Condescension and oversight. The “bitch” always got the promotions. The “bitch” got respect. The “bitch” got a life. She was happy to star in the role of “The Bitch.”

But now, with Mr. Spencer, that understanding had been turned on its head.

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