Bought By The Billionaire

Chapter 33: Bought By The Billionaire - Chapter Thirty-Three

Later:

“Can I ask you something Master? Richard?”

He looks at me. I only ever call him ‘Richard’ when we are in company. In private, between us, he is always ‘Master’.

“One of those questions eh?” he says. “Go on then. But I’m not promising an answer.”

“Why didn’t you marry Adele? She’s so beautiful, and obviously more experienced with life. Why did you ask me and not her?”

He looks away, clearly taking the time to choose his words. “She is beautiful, yes, and you’re right. In some ways, she is more obviously ‘wifely’ material for me, but there was something about her that, as I came to know her well, it…. well, it repelled me. There is a coldness about her. Beautiful; yes, she is, but beautiful like a statue. You are so much more alive than she. There were other things too.

“Such as?”

“Well, for a start, she was too obviously after the money.”

“What makes you think I’m not interested in the money?”

He laughs. “You’d be foolish to not be at least a bit interested in the money, wouldn’t you? And you are anything but foolish. Adele, when it comes down to it, is not all that bright. She is more worldly than you, less naïve, but not nearly so intelligent. Then too, she tried to make herself dependent on me. You have never done that.”

“I’m living with you.”

“Yes, but it was at my invitation.” He pauses. “Insistence actually, with the danger to you from Mack Kane until we track him down. Adele tried to simply move in. I arrived one day to find that she’d arrived, with her clothes and goods, and taken over one of the rooms. I didn’t allow it and she took the huff and left.”

My Master comes to sit beside me, taking my hand in his. “Besides, you are working on your studies. Working hard to make yourself independent. You want to be your own woman, not a just satellite to me.”

if I am working hard at

tutors.” I glance at him startled. My Master has been checking up on me? He continues “I have high confidence that

my life with you, but you can’t spend the rest of your life with me. When the time comes, I want you to be alright. Not just because you have a pile of money in the bank, although I intend that you do have a pile of money in the bank, but I want you also, to have the knowledge, the experience and training, in how to handle the money. How to look after the business. How to deal with the people around you. That way, I know that whatever happens to me in later years,

than me is beginning to upset me. We should be celebrating today. My Master suddenly seems to realise that he is sounding gloomy and, almost visibly, shakes himself out of it.

the diamond bright.

beautiful. How could I not like it? Can I…. can I wear it in public?

beams at me. “Yes, of course I do. I’m proud of you. I want to tell the whole world about us. We’ll announce it at the dinner tomorrow evening with the

“That would be lovely.”

to celebrate, to announce our engagement publicly, although I have a wardrobe full of beautiful clothes, I want something new, something really special. How

Time to go shopping.

going,” he says “Take Ross

Ross, my Master’s driver, has been my shadow ever since Mack Kane attacked me and escaped. Whenever I go out and about, Ross is with me. I like Ross. He is

“It’s not

careful.” I promise. “If I see

am sure he is going to refuse, so I press my point. “What can he do if I’m in a public

promise, that you will have your phone on you at all

promise. At all times. And if there is any sign of Mack, I’ll call

finger

by the main entrance. Please do be on time, even if it’s just to say that you want a bit longer. If I don’t keep track of you, he’ll have

Ross.” Checking my watch. “Three hours. If anything

that.” He waggles a finger at me, waves

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