The Billionaire One-Night Stand Mistake
slowly turning to see Joan asleep. She was confused at first, but it all came gushing down. She was a disgrace.
top crying already?" "We need to fix this situation."
uld forgive me?" She
u're lucky your sister isn't a
's Mar
our mother forbade her from visiting, but
erly, resting her b
with Mom.... Ju
doesn't want you home. You should come
would just remind me how bad of a choice I was with
, besides, Jonathan is out of the country on business and won't be
n't just leave. She was as Estrella as Marina was. There
arging myself." She took ou
an you at l
et's go
★
ere used to be warmth and comfort, a string of tension and uncertainty filled he
wild one-night stand with only d
er wedding ceremony by showing to the wor
ise to her face. "You? "What are you doing here?" She spat sl
the living room. "Do not worry about him, worry abo
h the air as wide-eyed D
s?" she brea
r of fact, Elvis has agreed to take you ou
r the horror welling up to find out it was some sort of document of
pered, shaking. "Y
ne it. You're no longer my
hed in the gut. She took one back
ion finally boiling over into
ed with triumph. "I've only just b
efore them glacially. "Leav
hing down. She couldn't believe that her mother w
lease," Da
on on her face. "You're
new she had no other option. Elvis had mani
cut through the silence.
ake. "How are you?" Marina asked,
d to compose herself. "I've been be
ent. "I'm coming to get you. W
and tears of appreciation welled in Darnell's
tone spewing from her mouth was venomous. "
leaded with her mother. "Mom, please
"You were a mistake, Darnell. A mis
onto the doorframe to keep herself upri
detached. "Jenkins, would yo
th Darnell's luggage. His face
mother, "Mom, don't
her back still turned to
staring intently at Darnell'
on of the door, the luggage following them
e connotations of a prison sentence. Darnell we
ody inches from hers.
te in her eyes, though her voice
leaming with something sin
n some silent communication, apologized. "M
for the cab, Elvis's presence in the room seemed to fill
As the car pulled away, Darnell saw Elvis stan
hat cab until it vanished into the nigh
ight, his second in command
ost merry. "She can't run forever, Louis. For now, just kee
brow. "You want her
s, it's better fo
inquisitive. "You
ell, and he sco
ore, following Elvis
d not leave Louis' mind that Elvis h
ally letting her go?"
stare ahead. "Just make sure she d
fell, and Louis knew better
s swam in her head: her mother's
dialed the number of Marina.
uring. "I'm on my way, D
t the thought. "Thanks, Marina. I d
apartment building, and Darnell steeled hersel
ll the time, his eyes were on