The Billionaire's Black Book (Newport Billionaires, Book 1) by Amy DeLuca

Author:Amy DeLuca [DeLuca, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford South Press
Published: 2019-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Curiosity Killed the Article

Bonnie regretted declining Jack’s invitation to bathe as soon as she got a look at his spectacular bathtub.

It was a huge, sunken garden tub with a view of the ocean through the picture window beside it and a gas fireplace at the end. Correction to that earlier statement on the beach—if she lived there, she’d never leave this room. Gleaming white and lined with sparkling mirrors, it was the bathroom of her dreams.

Unable to resist, Bonnie climbed into the dry tub and stretched out. She leaned forward and touched the knob next to the fireplace, wondering how to turn it on, then pulled her fingers back and folded them against her stomach.

Curiosity had always been her downfall, though she supposed it made for a good journalist. Relaxing for a moment against the very comfortable back wall of the tub, she stared out at the gorgeous view.

If she really believed there was any chance of making this kind of money with her writing, she’d go directly to her laptop and start revising that neglected book of hers tonight.

Actually, after what Jack had said today, she was considering dusting it off for a fresh read-through and maybe even sending a few queries to literary agents. What was the worst that could happen? They’d say no. It would sting, no doubt. But if she never tried, the answer would definitely be no.

Sure, the chances of her becoming hugely successful like Jack were infinitesimal, but there might be some editor out there who’d like her book and want to publish it. And if not that book, maybe the next. Jack’s first book hadn’t been a huge hit, either.

Bonnie’s insides vibrated with excitement as she thought about writing something new. She even had a spark of an idea. Something about a regular girl being suddenly dropped into a world of fame and luxury and not quite knowing whether she liked it or hated it. Bonnie definitely liked that tub, though.

Reluctantly, she climbed out of it, changed into the dry clothing Jack had given her, and left the marvelous bathroom. Jack’s bedroom was just as impressive. Spacious and tastefully decorated, it was masculine and yet luxurious at the same time. The comforter was pulled back on one side to reveal the softest looking sheets she’d ever seen.

She did manage to resist testing those out—what a nightmare it would be if he walked in and caught her taking his bed for a test drive. He’d instantly re-visit that stalker-put-the-real-reporter-in-a-trunk theory.

Instead, she walked over to appreciate the view from the floor-to-ceiling windows before leaving the bedroom. Once in the hallway, there was no confusion about which way to go—she could see the top of the grand staircase down the hall.

On her way there, Bonnie passed several doors she assumed led to other bedrooms and then a narrow opening with a smaller staircase leading up. How intriguing.

She stopped walking and leaned forward into the gap, craning her neck upward. It was impossible to see where these stairs led because the staircase curved out of sight.

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