The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Seeing Patrick again in less than twenty four hours after I shoved him to the ground only makes me want to do it again, but I can't as this is a more public space compared to our meeting place yesterday.

Since it's early in the morning, the outdoor restaurant barely has any customers. I'm sitting with him in the corner, hating the fact that I had to show up here just to hear what he had to say, but it seems to take a while. "Are you going to talk or not?" I glare at him. "If you keep wasting my time, I'll just have to leave."

He scoffs, taking a sip from his coffee. "There's no way you're going to do that when you're curious about why I wanted you to meet me."

Even though he still tries to act as cocky as he did yesterday, I can sense that something is off about him from his subtle movements of unease.

"Get straight to the point because I need to make arrangements for my father-in-law's treatment."

"Really?" He leans forward in curiosity. "What kind of treatment?"

"That's none of your business."

Shaking his head at my hostility, he says, "Whatever is going on right now, he has nothing to do with this. I'll always be grateful to him because he's the reason I have a job today. He gave me a chance and his well-being means a lot to me. That's why I only want what's best for him. So, tell me about the treatment."

"I'm not doing this with you. Just tell me why you wanted us to meet. If you want to know about the treatment, ask him instead."

He nods in understanding, raising his hands in defeat. "Fine, I guess I'll get straight to the point. I can get Shane off your back." My eyes widen in shock. "What?"

"Yes. I know what's going on with him and that you're late with the payment. I know how to get him off your back for good." "How the fuck do you seem to know everything?" I ruffle my hair with a deep exhale.

"I know about Shane because I'm the one who told him your secret."

as it takes everything in me not to reach my hand across the table and grab him by

secret by accident. He and I go way back when he bullied me and it's never really stopped. That's why he took advantage of the situation and decided to make money off of you, but I can help put

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back in my seat and cross my arms, suspiciously narrowing

intertwines his fingers. "I

rage consuming me as I process his condition. "You must be out of your fucking mind with what you

"I mean it."

makes you think I'm going to let

The same way you were openly seeing someone else and she was okay with it, is the same way you're going to be okay with her dating me." I poke my cheek, looking around as

to get rid of Shane. That's why I'll give you what you want and you give me what I want. It's just like I said, there's nothing special between you and

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wrong. I admit that in the beginning, she was just someone I used to achieve my goal. I never even looked at her as my

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broken, but Vanessa was always there and the little things about her began to fascinate me. I still didn't want to accept it at the time so I

cup of coffee in his hand and I can tell I just

just like I have been so many times. Using only my fingers on one hand, I can actually count the number of nights that I haven't been on top

her last

fist on the table, he bitterly says, "So

I didn't know how to put it in words, but now I do. I like Vanessa, so you're wrong to think that everything between us

process everything and he pokes his cheek, then