The Billionaire I Never Married

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Accounting just brought it to me." my assistant, Vanessa, s

now," she said before sli

it has quickly gotten annoying. He's everywhere I go,he just so conveniently appear there when I do, he calls my phone

me as the CFO since he's no longer acting CEO. Grayson is. So he did the next beat thing, cut

he rather casually s

ful city skyline view. He looked so...intimidating. Yet the instant he started rolling up his s

here. Not after everything. But here he was, as calm and collected as ever, w

round my desk, he grabbed my chin in his han

t his touch but just as qui

ice laced with accusation. I leaned back in

to discuss." His lips curved into a fa

lenty to discus

ng me?'He gave

it by now. For a start, we wouldn't behaving this conversation, because it would be

under

it was essential in his role as bodyguard to one of world's richest men....my father . But around me he was always playful... the way I some

s doing the right thing? I must not let him intimidate me, nor allow him to see how terrified I was of losing my onl

ou doing he

le of water ?' he suggested silkil

eeing him again really had affected my brain's equilibri

..surprise,"

it was me?'I lifted my shoulders as there were no words to answer that particular question, and even if

,"To what, Emily? Maybe you c

nd behaving as if.....

ce?'i swallowed at h

l, y

ly. I should have thought that much was obvious. I now own every one of the Hayes

eminded myself. You can do it.You were traine

dn't r

was rich

ls like it's slicing my face in two. 'Or tha

things you don'

'The last time I saw you, you were

self aching to touch it again? It's amazi

aw again . I want one of his incredible kisses that makes everything seem all right again. I swallowed as I m

was." H

sing my brains instead of just my brawn. I realised that I needed to look towards the future. And, of cou

ver said that.

th every damned word, didn't you,Emily? You were complicit in your silence. The little

was working frantically there. 'He called me a thug. He said I would drag you down t

' I asked doing my best to remain calm. 'I dated you when I was a te

he put i

all happened such a long time ago and none of it matters any more.

so defensive now th

d up a gold pen which was lying on his desk and began to twirl it

the past but the present. And, of course, the future. Or rather mo

ite direction. "You've been working for the company for.....how lon

e." He glanced down at it before looking up again. "You join

my offee! As if the thing that I devoted my entire life to-the sport i'd lived an

e and coming straight after

right,'

surprised a lot of people in the industry, since you had zero ex

ped, before I could stop

back in his chair and smiled like he was pleased

ious sexual appetites. You in particular were pretty spectacular in be

hough it was true. He's toying with me. But for th

ate for my shattered dreams. I am proud of all I had achieved and I'm not going to toss it all away in a hea

re you just going to sit there insulting me?'A hint of a smile t

n,' he

n the evening of the Olym

d then mom and dad got divorced?' I stared into his face, but any sympathy I mig

arents ,' he said. "Bu

eel defensive. "But the Hayes wouldn't have kept me on all these years unless

any more, because of your

need to treat him the way you treat any other executive, whethe

les have increased by 14 percent ," i said, managing to produc

charm. And he didn't approve of it very much. I wonder if he thinks I

understand what I

g but insultive ?" asked dropping the smile. "When you've sat t

contract. 'If you want your contract extended, you might want to rethink yo

has been hostile from the moment you walked into this office

f course, this was about the charity. My grandfather's or

it's a waste of the company's resources," he said in a co

ingers, clattering onto t

can't just cut it off, Grayson. Thos

" he interrupted. "He understood that busin

bring him into this. He cared about those

yson said coldly. "But responsibility do

oney. It's about his legacy." For a moment, he didn't respond. His gaze soften

lly. "The decision's been made. Fundi

Please, Grayson. I'll do anything. " My voice cr

tly styled hair. "I didn't come here to be th

my heart poundi

d leaning clo

air between us with tension. "I can continu

but it was short-lived

ice dropping, "it'll come at

cing his hands on the desk, his face

rtain I'd mis

me," he sa

e charity has everything it need