Taught: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Sienna Ciles

Author:Sienna Ciles [Ciles, Sienna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Billionaire Romance
Published: 2017-09-13T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Lanie

When I saw the Quickchat that Jax sent, with his friend Pete lying unconscious in the hospital bed behind him, I wanted to cry. He looked so sad, so distraught—and his friend looked so badly injured, too. It was a horrible thing to witness. I just wanted to hug him, to hold him tightly and tell him that everything was going to be all right.

“You are looking so, so stunning,” a voice said from behind me, interrupting my thoughts.

I turned around to see Chad Burton standing there, staring unashamedly at my body. I felt instantly uncomfortable. I remembered the apology he had made to me earlier, and thought about how his current behavior seemed to be nullifying the sincerity of it. Well, the seeming sincerity of it. Maybe he had just been putting on an act.

“Um, thanks,” I replied, wondering if he would pick up on the discomfort clear in my voice. “You uh, you look nice yourself.”

He did look very good, I couldn't deny that, but I was saying that more out of politeness than any genuine feeling that he was attractive. Indeed, his attitude made him repulsive to me. It didn't really matter how good he looked on the outside.

“Well, I did just go to my favorite stylist this afternoon,” he said, trying to sound casual. “She does a lot of Hollywood A-listers, you know. She only takes on clients strictly by referral. I know some people who know some people, though, so I got in with her. What do you think of this suit? Tailor made for me by an up-and-coming designer in New York. I invested in his company, and I'm pretty sure those stocks are about to skyrocket.”

As obnoxious as he was, I was kind of interested in what he was saying. “So, he's a specialist suit designer? Or does he branch out into other areas of fashion as well?”

“Oh, he does it all—men's stuff only, though. He's given me advance previews of his spring collection, and man, he's gonna blow the competition right out of the water. I guarantee it, this guy is gonna be as big a name as Versace and Armani in a couple of years. And I'll be riding those profits all the way to the bank.”

He smiled arrogantly and sipped on his glass of whiskey. “This is actually decent whiskey,” he remarked. “Obviously single malt, you can't expect people like us to drink blended. Ugh. So, what is this, eighteen-year-old? Older? Very smooth, just the right hint of a piquant, woody aftertaste . . .”

I wondered if he was trying to impress me like this. It really wasn't working. I was happy to talk about business and investing, but if he thought that showing off about his taste in whiskey or clothes was going to charm me, he was way off the mark.

“It's twenty-one-year-old whiskey, actually,” I said, hoping that he would pick up on the coldness in my voice and take the hint that I didn't really want to talk to him.

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