The Fake Girlfriend's Billionaire Match: A Caprock Canyon Romance Book Four by Bree Livingston

Author:Bree Livingston [Livingston, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bree Livingston Publishing
Published: 2019-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“Hey, Dad.” Winnie shuffled a little closer to the bed, not feeling like an adult at all. That was typically how she felt around her dad, though. Like the nine-year-old in pigtails and a poufy dress when all she wanted to do was dig for bugs. It had always been difficult for her and her dad to see eye-to-eye.

Her dad laid his head back on the pillow. “Your mom didn’t need to call you and make you fly to Houston. It was just a minor stroke. I’m fine.”

Scoffing, her mom said, “They said you need to take a vacation.”

He rolled his eyes. “I’ve got too much work, but…” He cut a glance at Winnie. “If I had my daughter, maybe my workload would be a little lighter because I’d have someone I trust to lean on.”

Winnie inhaled and let it out slowly. “Dad, I hate law. Yes, I have a degree. Yes, I have the ability. No.” Aside from that, she hadn’t fit in with her classmates when she was in college. She wasn’t a pantsuit kind of girl.

“You could do something other than divorce. I’ve been looking into intellectual digital property rights. You could do that.”

“Dad, I prepared Thanksgiving dinner for Bear’s family. I wish you could have been there. I wish you could have heard them. I wish you could…I wish you could see me.”

His face fell. “I do see you, sweetheart. I do.”

“No, you really don’t, but I want you to know that I’m sorry for all the horrible things I said to you the last time we spoke. I know you love me. You want the best for me.”

He sat up a little and looked down at the bed. “I just don’t want to see you fail. Restaurants are so hard. There’s food cost, staff, people you’ll have to depend on.” He lifted his head. “Every day, people come into my office with sad stories of someone letting them down. Every single day. I didn’t want you hurt like that.”

Winnie had never seen it that way. That he was wanting to protect her from heartbreak. “Dad, Tammy ran off with the money.”

“She what?”

Her mom sighed. “Tammy emptied the bank account and ran off with her boyfriend.”

“Oh, honey, I’m sorry.” That wasn’t the response Winnie expected at all.

“You don’t think I deserved it?” she asked. All this time, she’d thought for sure he’d laugh at her and hold it over her as proof he was right.

Shaking his head, he said, “No. Never. The reason I didn’t want you opening a restaurant in San Antonio is because the industry is volatile. Between food costs and paying staff, it’s so easy for it to go under. Yes, I want you to be a lawyer, but only because it’s safe. Everyone needs a lawyer.”

Winnie snickered and then barked a laugh, and before she knew it, she was laughing harder than she had in a long while. Bear was right. Her dad loved her and didn’t want her to get hurt.

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