The Unwilling Executive by Miranda P. Charles

Author:Miranda P. Charles [Charles, Miranda P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: hot romance, workplace romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, women's fiction
Publisher: MPC Romance Publishing
Published: 2015-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Lucas opened his suitcase and started packing.

Why the hell did he feel so damned lost?

“Because you’re a fucking moron,” he muttered.

He might as well be honest with himself. Jade had stuck a knife to his heart and twisted it.

This was precisely why he didn’t want relationships and all that shit. Too complicated, too consuming, too... hurtful.

Sure, there were great times—the sex, the tender moments, the laughter...

He shook his head, refusing to remember them. They weren’t real. How could they be when on Jade’s part it was all an act?

The fact that she took their breakup so calmly, as if it were nothing—as if they had been nothing to each other—was further proof that her affections were fake.

His eyes stung and he angrily wiped away a tear.

After his conversation with Rick and Connor yesterday, he’d thought long and hard about confronting Jade about whether she was Thomas’ willing puppet. He’d decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.

But in the end, her words and actions gave her away.

He should have doubted Jade’s I-know-nothing act from the beginning, instead of being quick to believe everything she’d said. For all he knew, even the fact that she’d become Ruby’s customer was part of the plan.

He stilled. His mother would naturally continue being friends with Jade if he didn’t interfere. Should he, though?

With him going away for two weeks, and with Jade going to Greg’s surprise party with his mum on the weekend, it would play on his mind that Jade’s friendship with Ruby might be fake, too. It would drive him crazier. He’d need to find an answer soon.

There was only one option he could think of that was available to him right now.

He went to his spare room and opened a desk drawer. The card that Jade had handed to him a couple weeks ago was right on the top of the pile. He picked it up and turned it over. Then he dialled the private number handwritten on it.

“Hello?” came a wary reply.

“Mr. Bilton?”

“Yes. Who’s this?”

“It’s Lucas Renner.”

*****

Lucas took a deep breath before pressing the call button on the security pad by the gate.

“Good evening, Mr. Renner,” greeted a male voice. “Please drive through to the top of the driveway. Mr. Bilton will be waiting for you by the front of the house.”

He thanked the man and waited until the gates were fully opened before cruising in, still marvelling at the fact that Thomas had agreed to see him at ten o’clock at night.

It surprised him that Thomas had seemed pleased and eager for this encounter. He’d expected the man to decline—or at least ask for a more reasonable meeting time.

He followed the curve of the driveway and found Thomas standing by the entrance of the impressive house. His heart pounded. For the first time, he’d be face to face with his biological father. It was surreal.

He stopped the car and got out.

“Lucas,” Thomas said, surprising him once again. He’d expected ‘Mr. Renner’.

“Welcome,” Thomas continued. “I’m pleased to finally meet you in person.

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