Virgin for the Trillionaire (Taken by a Trillionaire Series)

Author:Ruth Cardello [Cardello, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RCardello LLC
Published: 2017-04-24T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

A long afternoon dragged into a nearly unbearable and uneventful evening. At first, Jessica had resented Simone’s presence. As more time passed without so much as a word from Ballasare, Jessica was thankful she was there. Having another person in the room forced Jessica to maintain some degree of calm.

Although she had tried to pry more information out of Simone, she’d refused to speak unless it was about her daughter or another marginal subject. Jessica now knew the names of the teachers of each of Simone’s grandchildren and the instruments each of them played. She’d heard about every tooth they’d cut, every serious cold they’d had, and even the names of some of their stuffed animals. The overload of family stories wasn’t entirely Simone’s fault. Every time one story ended, Jessica asked for another. Listening to Simone talk about the banal details of family life soothed Jessica. Surely people who cared so much about their children were not killers or slave traders. They couldn’t be and sound so normal, could they?

On the other hand, I am essentially being held prisoner.

That’s not a good sign.

A while later, after the sun had set and Jessica had given up talking to Simone, she went to stand by the darkened window. “Am I supposed to wait in this room forever?”

Seated in a chair across the room, Simone lowered the book she’d pulled from her purse earlier. “It has hardly been forever, but I am surprised he hasn’t called.”

“He’s lucky I’m not a violent person. How safe is it for you to be in here with someone being held against their will? I could have bashed you in the head with a lamp or something.”

Simone put her book aside. “There was nothing in your file that made you sound the least bit dangerous. In fact, your blog post about having difficulty making friends was heartbreaking. I just wanted to wrap my arms around you and hug you when I read it. You have a big heart, Jessica Quincy, and a strong man like my nephew would be good for you.”

They have a file on me? What is she talking about? And how could a self-serving narcissist be good for me? “I didn’t come here to meet anyone, and I’m leaving the second you turn your back.” Jessica groaned. “I shouldn’t have said that. Actually, I don’t even care that I did. I mean, you have to know that I’m mentally calculating how many sheets I’d need to tie together to escape out the window.”

“Ballasare sent all of the other women home.”

“Lucky them.” If they made it.

“He’s not normally impulsive like that. You made a big impression on him. I don’t think he expected to meet anyone this round.”

“This round?” Perhaps from boredom or out of pity, it didn’t matter which, Simone was opening up. Jessica tried not to give away how excited she was to finally get some answers. “I wish I understood the real purpose of the conference. It might help me understand your nephew.

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