The Deal: A Billionaire and a Virgin Office Romance by Sarah J. Brooks
Author:Sarah J. Brooks [Brooks, Sarah J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-03T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter 25
ABBY
I thought Theo was going to get himself shot. He was so angry, so out of control, I honestly didnât think he was going to leave like he did. I couldnât believe the mess of a situation I had gotten myself into. Surely I had a way out, but for the life of me, I couldnât figure out what it was.
âIâm glad heâs gone, now we can finish our meal in peace,â Aldo said.
I certainly didnât feel like eating anything. And I couldnât figure out how they expected me to just sit there like nothing had happened. Nicole had literally just pointed a gun to my head and threatened me, now I was supposed to simply sit next to them and eat my meal like nothing had happened.
âWhere is Briggs? I thought he was supposed to be here a half of an hour ago,â Nicole asked.
I just sat there in silence as the two of them talked, not having a thing to say to either one of them. I should have known right away when Aldo made me such an offer that he was going to have Theo there as the person I needed to convince. It was very clear to me that Aldo was some sort of sick man and his wife was too. Every desire I had once had for him was gone and had been replaced by hatred.
No longer did it matter to me if I had money at all. I would just send for my sisters to come stay with me. If the three of us were all working, we could certainly afford some sort of apartment. Or maybe even we could stay with Theo although I suspected he wasnât going to want to have anything to do with me after what had just happened.
âLetâs just eat darlings; I know for a fact that Abigail is hungry,â Aldo said as he touched my hand.
It took every piece of willpower that I had not to yank my hand away from him in disgust. But I couldnât show my true feelings. Not after what I just saw, not after knowing that Nicole had a gun, and she was willing to shoot people.
I was starving, so I decided to make good use of my time and eat the food that was out. I had gotten myself into quite the mess and wasnât going to get out of it right away. Certainly, there was a way to figure this mess out; I just wasnât seeing it just yet.
âHey guys, what did I miss?â Briggs said as he came galloping up to the table out of breath.
âWell, Nicole almost shot Theo in the head,â Aldo said nonchalantly as he took a bite of chicken.
âOh, man, nice! Wish I could have been here for that. Did he run away crying?â
âNot crying, but I think he got the point.â
âThat guy, man you have given him his entire life. The nerve of him to piss you off enough that your wife wanted to shoot him.
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