Breaking Billionaire Rules

Breaking Billionaire Rules

MysticQuill

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One rule. One intern. One scandal that could ruin everything. Ethan Blackwell built his billion-dollar legacy on discipline and discretion. No distractions. No drama. And absolutely no entanglements with employees. Then Isla Morgan walks into his company-sharp-tongued, brilliant, and completely off-limits. He's her boss. She's his weakness. What starts as tension in the boardroom quickly spirals into secret meetings, stolen glances, and a connection neither of them can ignore. But when ambition collides with attraction, and whispers of their affair threaten to surface, the real risk isn't just exposure-it's destruction. Because in a world fueled by power and deception, falling in love isn't just reckless-it's a scandal waiting to explode.

Breaking Billionaire Rules Chapter 1 It All Begin

Isla's POV

The elevator doors whispered open, and for a second, I just stood there.

Forty-seventh floor.

The air changed here. It wasn't just colder - it was cleaner, as if only filtered ambitions were allowed to circulate. Everything gleamed.

Marble floors. Glass walls. The steel logo that sliced across the lobby wall like a signature with a knife: BLACKWELL.

I stepped out, adjusting the blazer I'd ironed three times this morning, even though it didn't wrinkle. My heels clicked a little louder than I liked, drawing eyes and uninterested glances from men in tailored suits and women with surgically perfected cheekbones.

No one smiled. No one hesitated.

Good. Neither would I.

The receptionist didn't look up as I approached. Blonde bob, expression bored.

Her nails clicked against the keyboard like a countdown. "Can I help you?" She asked, without breaking rhythm.

"Isla Morgan. I'm starting today. Intern for department 7A."

Her fingers paused mid-click. A moment's scan of her screen, then a curt nod.

"ID?"

I slid my badge across the counter with fingers that only barely shook. She glanced at the card, then at me. Something flickered behind her eyes - judgement or indifference, I couldn't tell.

"You're early."

"I figured being early wouldn't hurt."

Another beat passed.

"Take the elevator on the left. Two doors down from the executive wing. Don't touch anything. Don't get lost. Don't be late when they call you."

Noted.

I walked through the corridor like I knew where I was going. Every inch of the hallway had been engineered to intimidate. Lighting like spotlights. Art that probably cost more than my student loans.

I passed two men in suits, mid-conversation. "....hedge risk before Asia opens....."

"........Blackwell's not going to like that....."

Every word carried consequences. Every step felt like a trap disguised as opportunity. Frost glass. Stark white interior.

A secretary looked up from her screen, narrowed her eyes. "Name?"

"Isla Morgan."

Another check. Another nod.

"Sit."

There were five other interns in the lounge area. All of them were male. They were trying too hard to look like they weren't trying at all. One wore a designer watch so big it practically screamed nepotism.

Another was reading a copy of the Economist like it was a casual Sunday morning material. I sat in the empty seat farthest from the door.

No one looked up. No one greeted me.

One guy sneezed and didn't even excuse himself.

Good. I didn't need friends. I needed opportunity. Fifteen minutes passed. Then it happened.

The door across the hall clicked open, and I didn't have to look to sense that something had shifted. The energy changed and thickened, like the air was suddenly aware it was being watched.

Two men stepped into the corridor. The first was older, in his fifties, muttering something into a phone and gesturing toward a leather - bound portfolio. The second....... My breath caught. Even before I registered the face, the posture, I knew.

Ethan Blackwell.

He didn't move like other men. He didn't walk, he commanded space. Tall, dressed in a navy suit tailored like a second skin. His expression was unreadable. I'd seen his photo on the cover of Forbes, in shareholders decks, on financial gossip blogs. But none of those pictures came close to this.

He looked up just as I glanced away - but not fast enough. Our eyes met. Not long. Two seconds, maybe three.

But I felt it.

The weight of his attention. The sharp, analytical precision of his gaze. He didn't smile. He didn't frown. He assessed.

And then he was gone, disappearing down the hall without a word. His phone buzzed. He ignored it.

I exhaled slowly. My hands were still on my lap, but my fingers had curled into fists .

Don't be ridiculous, Isla. He sees hundreds of interns every year. That look meant nothing.

Still, I couldn't stop replaying it.

"Ms. Morgan?" A voice called.

I stood immediately. A woman with her hair in a tight chignon waved me toward a conference room. I followed her inside, where a man with a British accent and a clipboard gave me the barest glance.

"You're the last one. Sit."

The orientation began with the energy of a tane seminar. Rules and Regulations. Expectations. Chains disguised as protocols. The man - Mr. Hendricks, I think - spoke like he was reciting scripture written by HR lawyers.

"No phones in executive spaces. No questions unless directed. No late arrivals, no extended breaks, no violations of clause E under your signed agreement."

He paused dramatically. "And definitely no inappropriate fraternization with employees at any level. That includes assistants, advisors, and definitely executives. In fact...." He looked at the group now, lips twitching.

"Don't even think about Mr. Blackwell."

Scattered murmur broke the awkwardness. I didn't laugh. I couldn't tell if it was meant to be a joke or a dare. Either way, it wasn't funny.

Ethan Blackwell was the kind of man who didn't notice interns. And even if he did, I had better things to focus on - like surviving the next long weeks.

"And while we believe in open communication, I'd recommend thinking twice before offering unsolicited opinions. Especially in meetings where you are merely shadowing. You're here to observe, not revolutionize." That part felt aimed directly at me.

I didn't flinch.

Mr Hendricks clicked a remote. A sleek screen lit up behind him, flashing company motto in black and gold: Discipline. Vision. Execution.

Buzzwords disguised as commandments.

"Dress like your future depends on it," he continued. "Don't post anything about your internship online. We scan public channels. And if you're assigned to an executive, remember you represent the company. Not your social feed."

He walked slowly, his footsteps unnervingly quiet on the carpet. "We don't do second chances here. This place filters out the weak. It's not personal. It's performance."

Something in his tone shifted then.

"Some of you will thrive. Some will disappear. And one or two of you....." he looked up, eyes gleaming just a little too brightly, ".....might get lucky."

A murmur passed through the room. Nervous, excited and hopeful. I kept my face blank. I didn't want luck, I wanted control. And I was surely going to work for it.

I was watching everybody else. Sizing them up. Who would fumble first. Who would talk too much in a meeting. Who would coast on family names. And who, if any, had come here for something deeper than ambition.

"Folders contain your NDA, code of conduct, and initial department placement. Don't switch them. If you have questions, email the coordinator. Do not..... and I repeat.... do not show up at an executive's door unannounced. This is not a college professor's office hour."

He clapped his hands once. Sharp and fixed.

"Dismissed."

Chairs scraped back. I rose with the rest, my folder tucked neatly under my arm. The other interns surged toward the hallway like a flock, their conversations quick and performative. I lingered a bit longer, scanning my sheet.

Assignment: Strategic Innovation - Advisor Level: Senior.

My stomach flipped. That wasn't standard. I had expected some mid-tier department tucked away under data analytics or marketing. Not "senior".

And definitely not the small, scrawled handwritten note at the bottom in a different ink: Temporary Executive Liaison - Week one. Office 47B. Confirm with G. Marlowe. 47B.

I blinked at it. This couldn't be right. That wing was directly off the executive hallway. My thoughts scrambled to catch up.

What did this mean? Why me?

Before I could process it, a voice called from the doorway. "Isla Morgan."

I turned. A woman in navy heels and a sharp gray skirt suit stood with a digital tablet in one hand and an unreadable expression.

"I'm Georgia Marlowe. Executive assistant to Mr. Blackwell." She glanced down at her tablet, then back up. "You're with me."

The hallway behind her gaped open. Every nerve in my body heats up. Wait.

Blackwell?.

No.

That has to be a mistake. But Georgia was already turning, walking away with crisp, decisive steps. I looked down at the note again.

Executive Liaison. 47B.

Heart hammering, I stepped out of the conference room and followed her into the wing no intern was supposed to touch. The door to 47B was already open. And Ethan Blackwell was standing inside.

Looking directly at me.

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“One rule. One intern. One scandal that could ruin everything. Ethan Blackwell built his billion-dollar legacy on discipline and discretion. No distractions. No drama. And absolutely no entanglements with employees. Then Isla Morgan walks into his company-sharp-tongued, brilliant, and completely off-limits. He's her boss. She's his weakness. What starts as tension in the boardroom quickly spirals into secret meetings, stolen glances, and a connection neither of them can ignore. But when ambition collides with attraction, and whispers of their affair threaten to surface, the real risk isn't just exposure-it's destruction. Because in a world fueled by power and deception, falling in love isn't just reckless-it's a scandal waiting to explode.”
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