Blessed (The Dark Billionaire, #7) by L.N. Pearl

Author:L.N. Pearl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: billionaire, erotica, contemporary romance, romance, sex, sexy, office
Publisher: L.N. Pearl
Published: 2014-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Jennifer gave the final touch to her last dessert of the night. It was also the last client she would have for a while. As Bruce had requested, she had stopped taking new reservations and her agenda was empty for the month to come. She wasn’t comfortable with this situation, well aware that she had to get as many clients as possible before it was too late. There was absolutely no sign that her business would slow down any time soon, but she was very cautious, almost paranoid to lose everything.

She shared a glass of champagne with her clients, following her usual networking routine, and got ready to leave. Patrick helped her to clean everything and to load the mini-van.

“Well, thank you, Pat,” she said, shaking his hand. “It was a great night.”

“My pleasure,” he said, slightly bowing his head.

“Patrick, there won’t be any work for you for a while.”

“Why not? You just called me back a few days ago. I thought I’d be working for a few months at least.”

Jennifer sighed and nodded. She felt embarrassed to let him down again. “Something unexpected happened. I won’t be able to take any new reservation.”

“For how long?”

Jennifer had been thinking about the same question and had pressed Bruce to let her know the answer. “At least a month,” she said. That was what Bruce had told her. It was better than being totally kept in the dark but it was still pretty vague. It wasn’t a month exactly - it was at least a month, meaning it could two or three or even more.

“So what do you want me to do?” Patrick said. “Should I wait for you? Or can I take another job?”

Deep inside, Jennifer wanted him to wait. She knew she could count on him. He was punctual, fast, smart, reliable, and could handle a conversation with clients if needed. After her disastrous attempt to recruit people for her cooking school, Jennifer knew too well how difficult it was to find good employees. She certainly didn’t want to experience another round of interviews with unmotivated and incompetent candidates. Patrick was an asset and she was now fully aware of his worth.

“I’m not going to lie,” she said. “I don’t want to let you go but I know you have other opportunities to work. You can take anything you want.”

Jennifer didn’t really mean it but she couldn’t be selfish. She didn’t know how things would turn out and couldn’t ask him to wait with false promises.

“What happens after a month? You won’t take any new clients?”

“Of course I will.”

“How are you going to do then? You told me you didn’t need me anymore a few months ago. I thought you would do everything by yourself. And then, you asked me to assist you again. What is it going to be next month?”

“Patrick, I’m really sorry. We were supposed to keep working together this time but my husband needs me. It seems to be very important and I have to put things on hold.

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