Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 150 +25 Bonus Chapter 150 The trip to Solara had turned out to be far more productive than I'd imagined. I'd decided to come in person with Annie, Matthew, and Raymond-a trusted Kensington employee who specialized in discreet operations-to conduct interviews for my new public relations team. The Milani Hotel had become our temporary base of operations. Over the past three days, I'd interviewed nearly twenty carefully selected candidates.

I'd focused especially on recruiting a few former classmates from the PR specialization course I'd taken a few months ago-talented professionals I knew personally and trusted completely. I'd also managed to convince Lisa, my former assistant from Sunvale, to join the team. Her unshakable loyalty during my time at that rival company had been one of the few bright spots in that nightmare, and now I finally had the chance to reward her properly. It was Lisa who had made the riskiest and most crucial part of our mission in Solara possible.

Using her inside contacts at Sunvale and her intimate knowledge of the company's procedures, she'd helped Annie, Matthew, and Raymond slip into one of the winery's events-a private tasting for investors held right on the vineyards where we suspected the fake "organic" grapes were being grown. I was meticulously reviewing résumés and making notes on the most promising candidates when Annie burst into the office like a whirlwind, her expression a mix of pure triumph and barely contained laughter.

"Zoey," she said, dramatically throwing herself into the chair across from me, "you're not even going to want to hear how we got the soil samples yesterday." I looked up from the papers, instantly intrigued by her tone and the mischievous spark in her eyes. "Yeah, I have a feeling I really don't want to know," I teased, knowing full well she'd tell me anyway. Annie hesitated for a moment, as if debating whether to spill the story, then shrugged with a wicked grin. "Actually, I'm going to tell you anyway.

funny to keep to myself, and you need to know what your siblings are willing to do for the cause." She got more comfortable in her chair, clearly settling in for a long, dramatic retelling. "So, we arrived at the event

guards everywhere, guests were strictly grouped with assigned guides, and there was absolutely no way we could sneak off to collect soil samples without raising suspicion." Annie laughed, shaking her

for us to get the job done."" "And what exactly was this miraculous distraction?" I asked, genuinely curious. "Our dear brother Matthew," Annie said simply, and immediately started laughing so hard she could barely talk. " Raymond convinced him to fake a severe allergic reaction during the

of the main wine, waited exactly ten seconds, and then started coughing dramatically, gasping for breath, shouting that he was allergic to high levels of sulfites and having a potentially fatal reaction!" I covered my face with my hands, torn between total mortification and uncontrollable amusement. "Please tell me it wasn't

into total panic! It was absolute chaos!" Despite my secondhand embarrassment, I couldn't help but start laughing too.

was frantically running around for water, antihistamines, calling an ambulance, and trying to calm Matthew down from his 'near-death experience,' Raymond and I just walked straight into the vineyards, pretending to look for medical help. We collected soil

praised Sunvale's exceptional hospitality. Zoey, I swear, he deserves an Oscar for that performance!" I was laughing so hard my pregnant belly actually hurt. The mental image of my younger brother putting