Taken By The Arrogant Billionaire

She was speechless when she saw who was before her.

“Boss” she called out, not believing he was actually here.

“What did I say about calling me by my name?”

Her throat tightened. Sandy was in the house, for goodness’ sake.

“Um… why are you here?”

“Because I miss you” She almost screamed at him to stop. Sandy was at the back of the door now. Her arms were crossed and an amused smile on her lips.

“Sorry, I’m busy right now”

He struggled his way in, only to come face-to-face with Sandy.

“Hello Jared”

One could see the surprise on his face. Valerie rubbed her temple. She suddenly felt fatigued.

“Oh. You’re here too”

On hearing his voice, the little animal came running to him, wagging its tail and trying so much to climb his legs. Sandy raised a brow. A dog would only do this with someone it was familiar with. It was awkward as Valerie could not meet Sandy’s eyes.

“Please have a seat” Sandy offered.

“Actually, I was just about to-”

The doorbell rang again, cutting him off.

Valerie was confused. Who was it this time? She barely had any visitors, so what happened today?

She opened the door and her heart dropped to the pit of her stomach. The president was here. If he had arrived before his brother did, it would have been better, she would have been glad that he had come to fetch his wife, but at that moment, she wasn’t. Jared was here! How was he going to explain to his older brother?

“Hi, Valerie”

She forced a smile. “Good evening, Mr president”

“Come on. You don’t have to be so formal. Just call me by my name. I believe Sandy is here, right?”

She nodded weakly.

“Aren’t you going to let me in?” He asked when she stood rigid, holding the door knob tight.

She reluctantly moved and let him in. Sandy’s expression was blank when she saw him, though her heart was pounding. Her looked so hot in all black, with a few of his buttons undone, that she felt like throwing herself at him.

The two brothers were standing side by side and she could not help but admire their beauty. It was no wonder that they had fans all over the world. Mostly females.

Now that she thought about it, it felt surreal that this man was her husband.

“Jared? Why are you here?”

“Why are you here?” He returned the question.

“Obviously to take my wife back home. Answer the question”

Valerie almost fainted from nervousness.

“Valerie and I had to go over some important documents. It’s work stuff”

Dylan turned to Valerie, asking if it was true by raising his brows.

She nodded her head in a hurried manner.

Dylan turned to Sandy, who was looking the other way.

“Sandy”

No reply. He called again. Still no reply.

“Look I know you are upset, but this isn’t the right thing to do. I was just protecting you”

She rolled her eyes and snorted. Dylan looked so pitiful at that moment, and Valerie felt so sorry. Sandy was playing hard to get. Dylan’s back was facing her, so she made faces at Sandy urging her to agree. It was uncomfortable to have the president in her house, despite being her friend’s husband. Also, his brother was there too, so it was……. weird and choking.

Sandy understood it and sighed.

“Fine”

Dylan was surprised she agreed so easily. He had thought it was going to be a lot tougher.

Sandy bid her friend farewell, giving her a warning look, while Dylan shot a glare towards Jared before helping Sandy out.

Now, it was just the both of them, with Sadie who was now in Jared’s arms.

“Why are you here? You are going to make them misunderstand at this rate”

“Like I said earlier, I came because I miss you, and who is going to misunderstand”

“Everyone”

“I take care of it” He began to walk closer to her.

“Don’t. Stay away” She walked backwards till her back hit the wall. His captivating scent hit her and she almost lost her mind. His face inched towards hers.

Her eyes closed but itself as she puckered her lips. Jared smiled in amusement.

His mouth went to her ear. “You want me. Don’t deny it anymore”

She opened her eyes and came back to her senses. She was so mad that tears gathered in her eyes.

“Bastard! You were teasing me”

He smirked.

“Leave. Get out!”

She was so hurt that he had to mess with her feelings like that. She headed to the door, but he held her back. His face had turned serious.

“When I said I loved you, I meant it. I really do. Believe me”

“Even if I believe you, even if it’s true, I can’t be a mistress. I can’t be a third wheel”

“I’ll take care of it”

Valerie shook her head. “What about your family? You think they will be happy you left your rich, capable and popular fiancée for me? What will the world say? You think we both won’t suffer backlash if we start dating. Do you think your relationship is just your affair? The world is watching and you will suffer if you choose me”

“Your’re wrong. It’s my life. My relationship. I just need to ask you one question and I’ll solve everything. I promise”

“Do you love me?”

Valerie froze. Did she?

She wrung her hand free from his grip. “Goodnight Jared”

She turned her back to him, waiting her him leave as lumps formed in her throat. She fought back tears.

“Goodnight” Jared replied, patting Sadie on the head before leaving. After making sure the door was locked, she fell and let it all out.

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“Can we talk?” Dylan had his hand in his pocket as he tried to convince his stubborn wife seated on the bed.

“Not interested” she found sudden interest in fondling the pillow.

Dylan sighed. “I understand that you are mad, but this is your father we are talking about”

“The more reason I had the right to know he was dead”

There was a pause.

She figured there was no use dragging this with him and was about to say something, but he beat her to it.

“I’m sorry”

She nodded. “We need to hold the funeral quickly. It should be simple. He wasn’t exactly a good man , so no big deal”

He narrowed his eyes at her. “Aren’t you sad?”

She looked up at him.

“Like I said, he wasn’t a good man. He only made us wallow in debt. I was almost taken by those loan sharks because of him”

“Your reaction when you heard what we were saying kind of proved otherwise”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

She glared at him. Great. He saw through her. No matter how bad her father was, he was still her father and she still had a sentimental fondness for him somewhere deep within her. After all, blood was thicker than water.

“Maybe you are right. I’m going to bed. Goodnight” she pulled the blanket up to her neck, burying her face in the pillow.

“The old man wants us to go over for dinner tomorrow night. Will you be able to?”

She nodded her head.

“Okay. Goodnight”