The Billionaire Is Mine

was doing poorly so she could go to college. And now that she was pregnant there was no way she could go to college, at least for the time being

her dad and another to Jacqueline. She couldn't bear seeing the shock and disappointment on her dad's tired face if he found out she was pregnant. S

. It had been a busy week. He showered quickly, changed into his pyjamas and crashed into bed. He turned to the side of the bed where his wife usually sleeps. He was lonely. He missed Mia. He missed his family. Things had chan

. She had lost her brother and didn't have her parents around anymore yet she never complained.

en quite a while since they spent quality time together. He got out of bed and strode to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. Hunter came running up to him, trying to lick his fingers.

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umped his cup and turned off the lights. Vanessa had not come out of her room yet. He walked to Vanessa's room and knocked again. There was no response. There was no way she was still sleeping

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anessa's number. It was switched off. He dialled it again, his eyes sweeping across the room. It was switched off. His eyes caug

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me being. I spoke with Miss Darnell a woman I met at the park about employment opportunities in Las Vegas and she hooked me up with one of her fema

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his doesn't make sense. Who was Miss Darnell? Where does she live? He took

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any idea where she

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t on her shoes and hurried out of her house after telling her mum she was headed to Vanessa's house. She got a taxi and in a few minutes, she arrived at Vanessa's

queline said mentally prepared f

as Jacqueline should know because she was her best friend Peter thought. Jacqueline was confused. Who in Christ's name

nformed her at least. Peter watched her, observing her different facial expressions, the clu

?" he asked breaking

y because Vanessa didn't tell him herself in the note she had written. She

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to know. The

would have told you where

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stress and grief in different ways. Jacqueline watched him think. She should tell him so that he could stop being worried about Vaness

t call any of us till noon I'd call the poli

to notice. She heard the sound of Peter's car as it eased out of the driveway. Vanessa had gone t

. She opened the closet. Few clothes were gone. She glanced all around the

book she had lent to Vanessa and opened it. A note fe

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over an issue like this. Well, I should be home in a few weeks if I have his co

een us. I'd call you to

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t she had written and hop