Love In Disguise: The Billionaire's Gamble

on the 13th floor of the 22-story building which was my father's company. Any free time I have in

who w

I graduated from college. I had been offered a well paying job immediately after I got out of college by a Public accounti

n was on my stepmom and her daughter,I poured my heart and soul into my

the thoughts running through my head tha

ly

back to reality and I made my way

from the other end of the phone.

e only God knows when. I met her in

n't bl

Abig

presence in his office right

gail, I'll be th

l and made my way to my dad's office. I wondered what

office. Even a stranger would doubt it if someone told them he was my dad. As I entered,I fo

forming in my stomach. The office was dimly lit,the aftern

aracteristically vulnerable as he directed his g

roat as he started to speak. His voice

in my seat, a churning unease creeping through me. I could s

is i

eyes fixed on the papers

sal. His son,Lucas,is in need of a partner. In exchang

Smith's Groups of Co

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the room spin as I processed what he had just sai

right," he sai

arry me and you of all people are aware of that. Do I just go to

is expression

Lucas's business is completely down the drain and this arrangement could be mutually beneficial. You need to set your prioritie

the right spot,like a sinner l

he expensive cost of her surgery. The weight of the decision pressed down on me

in his chair,

Although this is partially about business,you ne

I knew my dad didn't care about my mother,not since their divorce when I was just 7. I had deli

y I ha

a way to test the love he has for

e was a dev

greatly about business. But since I had a more serious matter to at

the options before me weighing down

lied,his tone

is getting worse. We

of the clock on the wall the only

k." I said as I stood up,

hat's at stake." he said as I

h the bustling corridor of the company,each step I took felt like I had a rock ti

me. The drive home was blurred with the

e. My father never had my time since he got married to Monica, my stepmom. He spends most of his time out of office with her an

miracle I drove home safely. I tried to gather my thought

f lavender welcomed me,but it brought no comfor

" I asked myse

a twinkle of an eye, I fell