The Carrero Effect - Falling for the Boss (Billionaire CEO)

Chapter 20

Felicity makes a beeline for his room with her overnight bag, eyeing us weirdly, but he makes no attempt to follow. As she disappears his expression changes back to full blown frown mode.

“Who was it?” serious, no-nonsense boss tone.

Ughhhh!

I should have known better … He’s hard to palm off even on a good day.

God dammit, Jake.

I turn away breezily, I know he won’t let up … he’ll cancel dinner and stay here if I say nothing. There’s no point being evasive when he has that look on his face, so I resign myself to caving.

“My sperm donor.” I wave an airy hand as though I’m saying something non-important, but I can already feel the tension in my face. I’m glad I’m looking toward the open door of my room away from him and pull out my cell to cradle in the charging dock on the table beside it.

“Your father?” he sounds surprised.

You and me both.

“Yep.” I look around quickly for a distraction, so I don’t need to turn and look at him. I spot his personal tablet on the table nearby and lift it to scroll iTunes, to turn on music. It’s the best I can muster when he’s moved so close.

“You’ve never mentioned a father.” His tone is serious and gentle, body a little too close for comfort.

“I don’t have need to. There’s nothing to mention … I don’t know him.”

“So, why is he calling? It didn’t sound like nothing, Emma. You definitely didn’t sound happy.” He’s moved closer to me, invaded by his body heat emanating against my spine. So close he is touching me.

okay … I’ve met him once in my life and it was

she was as penniless as the charity itself. Sadly sure, that she would be swathed in dollars, and able to help him out with a few hundred to tide him by. Here he is now, after

He thinks I’m loaded and dating Prince

Emma.” He’s standing so close to me that I’m tickled by his breath against my hair.

let my hair down,” I flutter sweetly, moving further from him to give myself some much-needed distance, and finally

the frown on his brow lets up as though the thoughts have floated away

he winks and there it is, back in

you for such suggestions, boss!” I throw

me again, fingers twitching at me as though making threats. I swat him away, he’s not against threats of tickle torture in times of need. Not that

in front of anyone, especially him. I

ego is never shy,

me into my room so that I almost lose my balance and he

a wave before walking across the suite to his own

won’t, I don’t want to talk about this, not

shut my door quickly. Leaning back against it for

he think he was, calling

lump of emotion caught in my throat and shake it off. I won’t

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breathless and figure I maybe should have gone easy on the temperature gauge. My head’s swimming a little, and I’m still feeling

chill out and have some alone time though. I mulled over the call enough in the shower and I’m tired of thinking about it. I’ll have to screen my calls from now on, maybe change my number. I’ll need to call my mother; I have an inkling

goddamn sob story. She

weeks on Jake’s arm at various functions. I guess he figures I’ve hit a goldmine and wants to see what he can get

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