Blindsided By The Billionaire (Carrington Brothers Book 1) by Sophie Blue

Author:Sophie Blue [Blue, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Mia

Malcolm and Evelyn sure know how to throw a party. Huge gazebos line the garden, with a barbeque buffet in each and plenty of seating. There’s also a wooden dance floor that has been set up opposite a DJ booth. They’ve decorated with fairy lights and flowers. They’ve even hired proper toilets, not just a Portaloo, much to my relief.

Standing in front of the mirror in the portable bathroom cabin, I reapply my lipstick. Seeing the door open, I try not to frown when I see Leanne make her entrance. She really is beautiful, it’s a shame she’s so ugly on the inside.

“Don’t get too comfortable, sweetie. After slumming it with you for a while, he’ll come crawling back to me as always.” She smiles with her perfectly white teeth and though I have never been a violent person, I find myself itching to knock them out.

Sending her a fake smile, I tell her, “Sure, sweetie. Whatever helps you sleep at night.” Then I make my way out of there and hurry back to find Jackson.

I spot him straight away, chatting to an older couple and laughing. He’s far too handsome for his own good. His suit is tailored to perfection and he looks good enough to eat. Slowly, I make my way to where he’s standing and his face lights up when he sees me.

“I was about to send out a search party,” he jokes, taking my hand and pulling me into his side. “Mia, I’d like you to meet Paul, a business partner of mine, and his date, Kyra.”

“It’s nice to meet you.” I smile, and we exchange pleasantries. Paul is an older gentleman, definitely older than Jackson. His dark hair is receding and he has combed it back. Paul and his date excuse themselves to refill their drinks and Jackson and I make our way to a seating area to rest our feet.

“Are you having a nice time?” he asks, with such hope in his voice that I daren’t ruin it just yet by telling him about my encounter with Ex-Asaurus-Rex.

“Yes, I’m having a lovely time. Thank you for bringing me,” I say, smiling up at him and looking over to the DJ booth where he has just announced his set is starting.

Typically, the first song he plays is a slow number, and he encourages all the couples to get up on the dance floor and ‘spread the love’. Jackson holds out his hand for me as he stands and I look up at him in bewilderment.

“I don’t dance. I have zero coordination,” I admit, staying firmly planted in my seat.

“Come on! Live a little. Plus, you need to burn off some calories to make room for Evelyn’s famous four-tiered cake.” He grins at me with a knowing smile.

“There’s cake?” I perk up immediately, looking around. He chuckles and grabs my hand, pulling me to stand beside him.

“Dance first, cake later,” he barters, leading me to the dance floor.

“There had better be,” I grumble and he laughs, spinning me around to take me in his arms as we sway to the song.

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