SWNOVELS Chapter 80
Chapter 80
“Mr. Vanderbilt called. He would like to have lunch with you this afternoon.” I looked up from the monitor and at Lucy.
“Nope. I’m not available.” I told her knowing that that would not be enough for Scott to listen and he was probably going to pester her again.
Lucy groaned and leaned against the door frame. “Why can’t you just go to lunch with this man? He is hot. He is unfathomably wealthy. Most importantly, he wants you!” Lucy had sl*pped out of her employee role and was now full on behaving like my best friend.
I wasn’t annoyed or mad about it since, truth me told, she was probably the closest thing I had to a female friend that I could trust.
“He wants every thing that can walk, Lucy.” I threw her a wink and she gasped but chuckled shortly after.
“All I’m saying is you could have some fun of your own with him if you just loosened up a bit.” She suggested with a grin but I shook my head.
“And have my image become known as the woman who sleeps with her investors. Not thanks.” I dismissed it entirely.
“Jeez, no one said anything about sleeping with the man.” She turned that in me and I shrugged inwardly.
“Yeah, because the man just wants to be my friend and go get manicures together.” She scoffed at my sarcasm but then left to convey my refusal to Scott.
I tapped away at the keyboard but was only at it for a few minutes before Lucy came back. “Mr Vanderbilt called again. He is having drinks on his yacht this weekend with a few friends and asks that you join.” Hmm, that was a new excuse
but oh well.
“Again, I won’t be available. I have a child to take care of and I can’t leave her alone.” If Scott wasn’t aware that I was a single mother then he was about to be made aware of that fact in moments and maybe, just maybe, that was what he needed to leave me alone.
Lucy sighed but kept her thoughts to herself before she left again. I sent of the
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document that I had been reading through to the relevant department for approval before Lucy knocked on my door for the umpteenth time.
“Mr Vanderbilt says it’s fine. Bring the kid along with you.” She said looking at me like the ball was back in my court.
I grunted and, for the first time, actually gave it some thought. I know Hayley. would love to be on a yacht and experience that for the first time and if I could take her along, surely Scott with behave himself considering my child would be present. Besides, he did mention a few friends would be joining him so we wouldn’t be alone.
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“Okay, tell him I will think about it and let him know.” I hoped that that would have been enough to get him of my back about it.
Lucy rolled her eyes but left anyways to convey the message and she hadn’t returned since allowing me to relax and take a quick peak at what my agenda was for the rest of the day. Aside from a meeting the ended before lunch, there wasn’t much else for me to do and I considered calling it early today and spending some time with Hayley.
In the past few days, Dante had visited her frequently and he did bring Jessica along with him one more time. Hayley was loving Jessica and couldn’t stop talking about her. Jessica had shown her how to make an origami swan and Hayley was
wasall
impressed. It was all she had spoke about when I got home and I couldn’t do any thing but listen to her gush about the woman her father was involved in.
I couldn’t tell if at almost five, she knew what the relationship between Dante and Jessica was exactly and I didn’t want to ask to be honest. The less I knew the better it would be for me.
Jessica coming in to the picture made me want to be reckless and actually dally with Scott just to get on Dante’s nerves but I was better than that. I wasn’t going to lead any one on, least of all a womanizer like Scott, just to prove a point.
I left the office immediately after my meeting and informed Lucy that I wouldn’t be returning for the rest of the day. As much as I wanted to head home and be with Hayley as soon as possible/ I also wanted to be alone for a while. Away from work, away from Scott’s badgering, free from any thoughts that involved Dante.
I found myself driving to the fancy bakery that Dante had once picked up baked goods from. It was empty around this time of day since their rush hour was mainly
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around four in the afternoon with every one trying to buy some thing on their way back from work.
I ordered a pain au Chocolat and a large coffee and drove of to the marina were I watched the water and enjoyed my beverage and treat beneath the bright azure sky. The pain au Chocolat was sublime and every bite was heavenly. It was like biting in to a chocolate filled pillowy goodness and I loved it.
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The next morning was a whirlwind of mess ups. Between rescheduling a major meeting that had some how got mixed up on the agenda and trying to get every thing in order before the next meeting that we had. By 11 a.m. I could finally take a breath as things were a little more under control. I headed to my office fully intending on taking a few minutes to relax but once I had reached my office and pushed open the oak coloured door, I immediately knew that relaxation was not on the table any more.
A tall, broad back greeted me as the man that I knew all too well looked out of the floor length window of my office. When he heard me enter, he turned around revealing his cleanly sha ven face and cu nning eyes and I knew that this was not about to be a civil interaction.
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