Temptation (Billionaire Venture Capitalist #4): A Second Chance Billionaire Romance by Ainsley St Claire

Author:Ainsley St Claire [St Claire, Ainsley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

The owner arrives and introduces himself as Filippo. He loves the wine and won’t accept it, but Greer steps in and stresses, “It’s a piece of home for you and your wife to enjoy together. And we hope you will try the Napa Bellissima Valle and order it for your restaurant so you can share a bit of home made here in Northern California, just like your amazing food.”

His eyes begin to mist. In a thick Italian accent, he says, “You are wonderful people. You know, he’s from a town just over a few hills from where I grew up, and we know people in common.”

Greer takes the food and disappears into the kitchen with it as Filippo and I talk. After almost twenty minutes, Filippo’s phone rings and his wife is scolding him for spending too much time with us. Greer returns, and he tells us, “The wine will make her happy. Thank you for your generosity. Please send your salesperson to my restaurant. I will buy cases, I promise.”

I’m in awe over how easily Greer turned him into probably a big customer for us. “You were amazing.”

“Your wine did that, not me.” She removes the aluminum takeout containers from a warming rack in her oven. “So what did he bring us?”

With each container I open, my mouth waters and I get more and more excited. “We’re going to eat so well tonight.” I plate generous portions of various kinds of antipasti, a seafood pasta, salad, and bread on our plates. This is heaven.

I’ll need to make sure Sophia knows about this place. She and Luke will want to drive into the city for this. We’ve been on the hunt for restaurants of this quality since we moved to the States.

“I set the table on the patio so we can watch the night sky and enjoy the evening outside. Our window of great weather is fleeting.” I nod, understanding that San Francisco is actually colder in the summer than the winter because of the dense fog created by the hot desert on the other side of the bay.

“Filippo knows my brother in France, and I know his sister, who’s married to a friend. What a small world.”

“Wow, that’s amazing.” Popping a shrimp into her mouth, she smiles as if she’s been caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

“I don’t mean to change the subject, but we’ve not really talked about our histories. You mentioned before that you don’t want kids. Why?”

All the color drains from her face. “It isn’t because I don’t like kids. I love kids.” She takes a big breath and continues, “You’ve met my mother. She’s bipolar, and it can be genetic. I don’t show any signs and may never have it, but I could pass it onto my children. My mother and her sister are very tortured by their illness. When my mother is in a depressive cycle, she’s often suicidal. Since there’s a chance I could pass that on, I can’t do that to an unsuspecting child.

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