Undercover Billionaire Boss: A BWWM Contemporary Romance by Mia Caldwell

Author:Mia Caldwell [Caldwell, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-06-10T18:30:00+00:00

But as it turned out, she did not get the chance to try again. That evening when she returned home, she went to the basement to talk to him … and saw that he had cleared out his backpack and few belongings.

When she rang his cell phone it just kept going to voice mail.

Still, she told herself. Christopher was reasonable. He had to know something was amiss. She knew it was anger and betrayal controlling him and would soon calm down.

She looked for him everywhere, to no avail. She knew that he was avoiding her and she resigned herself to not seeing him that night.

The day dragged on and when she welcomed the kids home that night, Christopher’s absence was obvious.

“Where’s Uncle Chris?” Jeremiah asked at the dinner table.

Raina looked at the three pairs of eyes waiting on her to give them an explanation. This was exactly what she had wanted to avoid.

She had introduced Christopher into their lives, and they had grown attached to him, and now he was gone. Pain pierced her heart and she missed him with an intensity that left her drained.

And something else—anger stirred in her heart. Anger that he had pushed her aside, yes, but more that he had pushed the kids aside too. Knowing what they had been through, knowing their loss—how could he leave without saying a word to them?

But she could not even sustain the fleeting anger she felt at the children’s disappointment. She had to hold on to some hope that he would return to her and to them, that they would be able to put this misunderstanding behind them.

Perhaps he had decided to get his own place now and that they needed some space. Raina could handle space, what she couldn’t handle was losing Christopher just when they had found each other.

The worst bit of it was that it wasn’t her fault. Bloody Roger! He had to go on and spoil everything good in her life. Her mouth tasted bitter and she knew that her eyes were sparkling with unshed tears. Raina swallowed hard and plastered a smile on her face. Self-pity was not a part of her and she now shook off the despondency that had descended on her.

“He’s gone on a short trip, that’s all.” Raina lied.

“Did he die, like mama and papa? They went on a trip, and then they died.” Jeremiah asked. Raina closed her eyes and no matter how much she tried, she could not hold back the tears.

“No. No, he’s not dead, sweetie. Just on a trip.” Raina tried to keep her voice calm and upbeat.

“Then what is it Aunty?” Chantal asked in that solemn voice she used, more mature than her age. “Are you thinking of mama and papa?” Raina nodded and wiped off the tears in her eyes blinding her.

“I miss them too, but I know they are always with us. Isn’t that what you said?” Chantal said.

Had she said that? She nodded. It was a comforting thought to know that her sister and her husband watched over them all the time.

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