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.

got a shock okay … I’ve met him once in my life and

simple picture in the paper about the “feed the homeless” charity she runs but he’d been disappointed to find that she was as penniless as the charity itself. Sadly sure, that she would be swathed in dollars,

He thinks I’m loaded

tickled by his breath against my hair. I move away quickly, tense, and jumpy; I need

moving further from him to give myself some much-needed distance, and finally managing to look at him. His look darkens, and

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

down?” he winks and there it is, back in full swing,

could sue you for

as though making threats.

I hate feeling vulnerable in front of anyone,

is never shy,

answer, just steps forward quickly and shoves me into my room so that I almost lose my balance and he

and blows me a kiss and a wave before walking across the suite to his own room and I’m relieved. I fooled him

about this, not with him, not with anyone. I want

room with Felicity before I shut my door quickly. Leaning back against

hell did he think he was, calling me after all this

and shake it off. I won’t succumb to tears over that scum

* * *

and figure I maybe should have gone easy on the temperature gauge. My

had been in the shower an hour and they must have left for dinner. It feels good to be able to 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 that she was behind him getting it and

goddamn sob story.

can get out of me. I push the bile down in my throat bitterly as

A money grabbing

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