The Billionaire From New York City: A Steamy BWWM Billionaire Romance (UNITED STATES OF BILLIONAIRES Book 4) by Simply BWWM & Lena Skye

Author:Simply BWWM & Lena Skye [BWWM, Simply]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter10

Ethan hadn’t realized how much he’d come to rely on Brianna’s presence in the office—and the relief of her availability to him—until the day came when she called in sick. He didn’t think for a second that she was faking it, either; she’d sounded sick indeed when she’d called him that morning, well before she needed to be in the office.

He sat back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling of his office. It was going to be an absolutely interminable day—he knew that without even having to know what was on his schedule. With no Brianna to break up the strains and tensions of the meetings, decisions, and phone calls that the day would be made up of, it was going to last seemingly forever.

The ringer for his office door buzzed and Ethan took a breath, reminding himself that he’d been in business for years without having someone like Brianna around; he could get through it, and he would, without taking his stress out on anyone. “Yeah?”

“It’s Cassidy,” the voice on the other end of the intercom said. “I wanted to go over today’s schedule with you, Mr. Hale.” Ethan tried not to exhale on a sigh.

“Come on in,” he said, pressing the button to unlock the door. He sat up in his chair and told himself not to spend the whole day dwelling on Brianna’s absence—that would just make it worse.

A moment later, Cassidy came in, letting the door close and lock behind her as she approached his desk, her notepad in hand and a pen tucked behind her ear. She did—Ethan had to admit—look beautiful, with her long, dark hair pulled away from her face in a bun, dressed in business-best: a skirt and blazer that had probably come from Nordstrom, shoes that he was pretty sure were Valentino or another designer, or at least a very good knockoff.

From the day of her interview with him for the position as his primary assistant, Cassidy had always dressed up; she always had her nails done, and he was pretty sure that the majority of her disposable income was spent on making sure she always looked like a “perfect 10.”

“So, tell me what’s on the docket for today, Cass,” Ethan said, turning his chair away from his computer to look at her as she sat down. Cassidy was—in a certain way—as different from Brianna as someone could get; both women were beautiful, but there was something about Cass, some lack of spark, something about the very normality of her beauty that just didn’t appeal to him. Not to mention the fact that you couldn’t imagine in a million years propositioning her the way you did Brianna, he thought absently. He pushed the comparison out of his mind and focused on the work in front of him.

“You’ve got a meeting with the Board of Directors right before lunch, about the ongoing investigations in HR and about the end-of-year profit reports,” Cassidy began, looking at her notes. “This afternoon, you’ve

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