The Fiancé Hoax (Faux Love Billionaires) by Crystal Monroe

Author:Crystal Monroe [Monroe, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

20

COOPER

“Cooper!”

I had just parked my car in the garage at my company office the next morning. The sound of my own name made me stop in my tracks.

I turned to see Marsh glaring at me from where he leaned against his Porsche. He’d parked diagonally, taking up three spaces.

“What the hell did you get my daughter mixed up in?”

“Good morning to you, too, Marsh. Interesting parking job.”

“Cut the shit, Cooper. I can't believe you're using my daughter like this.”

We were standing near the sidewalk at the front entrance of the parking garage. Two of my employees walked past, sneaking peeks at the scene Marsh was creating.

“Why don't you come inside and we can talk about this in my office?”

“No. Right here.” He pointed at the asphalt, his face twisted in anger.

“Okay, fine. I laid it all out for Felicity as part of our business agreement. She knew what she was getting into. She's an adult and she can make her own decisions.”

“But you're asking her to lie in court, Cooper.”

“No, I'm most certainly not. She hasn't been summoned to speak in the trial. And my custody lawyer said he doesn't expect her to be. A simple declaration that I am engaged to be married, and her showing up in court, will be enough to get the message across.”

He crossed his arms over his chest. That placated Marsh slightly, but he was still too upset to speak.

“I'd never ask her to lie in court, Marsh.”

“No. You just asked her to tell your lies everywhere else.”

“I didn't want to do it this way, Marsh. But you know how Gen is. And you know how some of these judges can be. They don't always see reason.”

Marsh scoffed. “You're talking to a seasoned attorney. I know exactly how judges can be.”

“Then try to understand. I can't lose my little girls.” I raked a hand through my hair, feeling uneasy at the very thought. “Gen is not a good mother to them. And who knows where she would drag them to. She might run off to Europe with a new boyfriend for all I know. She might bring shady guys around. I just can't let that happen, Marsh. Everything I've done has been for Eva and Lily. I can’t lose them.”

Marsh let his arms fall at his sides.

“Fine. I won't say anything if she doesn't have to testify. But if she's at risk of committing perjury, I'll put a stop to this whole thing.”

“I can agree to that.”

Marsh squared his shoulders and opened his car door. “I've got to get to work.”

“See you, Marsh.”

He ignored me, slammed the door behind him, and sped off out of the garage.

Shit. Now my closest friend was pissed at me.

I stepped out of the garage and into the sun to head toward the office once more. But as I turned my head before crossing the street, a movement in the corner of the garage caught my eye.

Trying to be subtle, I shifted my eyes to get a glimpse of a man wearing a black jacket and baseball cap.

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