Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 13

“I look forward to working with you, Miss Miller.” Mr. Levinson, an elderly man and
CEO of Hatchys Imports, said as he exited the banquet hall.

“It is my pleasure.” I smiled agreeably and he nodded curtly before heading out.
I spent the next few minutes receiving the same comment or just a simple
farewell before we dispersed from the meeting and up to the ball room where
refreshment and an open bar was set up courtesy of Dante Crawford.

So, the meeting had gone on well enough and I was rather relieved by the end of
it for two reasons. One, that this was finally over and two, it gave me a whole lot
of confidence and reassurance that I needed.

The existing stakeholders were not willing to sell yet there were new faces
present who were more than keen on becoming part of the company in the role
of an investor. It was absolutely riveting to see the potential.

Despite Dante's doubts and his condescending glances, I was happy to say that
he was wrong. Reaching 15 percent will be a piece of cake and before he knew
it, he'll be coughing up a decent portion of his wealth to the company. It was a
day I couldn't wait for.

“You did well, Sophia.” Adam joined me at the door smiling from ear to ear. “I
never doubted you for even a second.” He pulled me in for a bear hug which he
usually would not have done but there were still two remaining people in the
room and the last of the crowd to leave.

“Tone it down a little bit. I don’t want any fights. Especially not here.” I whsipered
close to his ear before he pulled back.

Dante and Pheobe were just a few steps away from us now. I noticed Pheobe
eye Adam up and down and I knew that no amount of money was enough for this
woman.

“I must thank you, Mr Crawford. His jaw clenched at my use of such a formal
addressing but I didn’t care.

He opened his mouth to speak but Pheobe’s face contorted in to concern. “What
for?” She asked sounding on edge that Dante might have done some thing for
me behind her back.

“For setting the venue at this location. Although I don’t approve of it having being
done with out any consultation with me prior to such and intrusive change-" The
distate for his high handed action was thick on my words. “but it worked out well
in my favour.” I said a bit lighter as I beamed but Dante was not amused at his
plan that back fired.

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“Nevertheless, it was a success. I hope you're ready to accept your defeat soon
enough.” I grinned and his nostril flared but I turned to Adam.

“Shall we join the rest of them in the ball room? I do believe that we should share
a celebratory drink together.” Adam lead the way and walked with him close
behind but not with out being ever aware of Dante's watchful eyes follow us.

The mingling was full swing by the time we had gotten to the ball room. The men
were more than happy to see themselves to a drink at the bar and the rest of
them engaged in conversation that, by the jovial energy of the room, had not
been business related.

“A glass of champagne to celebrate?” Adam appeared after a few minutes
holding a delicate fluted glass in his hand filled mid way with bubbling, golden
champagne.

1 took it from him. “Don’t mind if I do.”

I took a sip then another feeling the cool liquid fizz on my tongue and cool my
parched

throat.

“Some one is making use of the open bar, I see.” Adam whispered with a
scandalous look in his eye as we both looked away to nod at a passerby.

“Us? we've only had one glass since we got here.” I pointed out but he quickly
shook his head before nudging it to the left side of the room.

“Not us.” He said and my eyes followed the direction he slyly motioned in to find
Dante drinking a glass of amber liquid in one go.

“Not used to losing. It's a shame but I'm not surprised.” Pheobe was next to him,
of course, pretending like nothing was awry.

I always wondered why they hadn't settled down yet. I mean Dante seemed to
sure that she was her every thing yet he hadn't popped the question as quickly
as I expected him to. Our divorce had gotten finalized within a month and these
two were not even engaged. It was questionable and I refused to entertain any
possibility as to why that

was.

“He is really irked by my presence especially when I'm around you.” Adam
pointed out the obvious but I was glad that it hadn't been just me who had
noticed it.

“I did notice that but I can't understand why.” I shrugged in bafflement but Adam
just looked at me dumbfounded.

“You really don't know? Come on, you can't be that clueless, Sophia.” He took a
sip of his drink while I frowned at him waiting for him to explain what it is that I
was missing.

“The man is clearly jealous.” It was my turn to look at him dumbfounded. “What?
I'm

being serious. Any one with a paid of eyes could see it.” I laughed at that.
“That's rediculous, Adam. The man wanted nothing to do with me. He made his
choice and I don't think he regrets any of it. He may be irritated that I have you
around as a guiding light but I don't think it's some thing as far fetched as
jealousy.” For Dante to be jealous, he would have to care for me to a certain
extent which I knew was not there.

Not after what he had done to me.

“Take it from a man, we never want to see what was once ours belong to some
one else.” His eyes had tightened at their edges as he glared in Dante's
direction.

“But I was never truly his. I was a mere convenience to him and that was it.” A
small lunp formed in my throat and I didn’t want to talk about this any more.

a few moments of silence had passed between Adam and I until he glanced at
his wrist watch. “I better get going before I'm late for the follow-up meeting. if you
need anything I'm just a phone call away. “he winked at me then placed a friendly
k*ss on the side of my head.

He left and my gaze, by chance, fixed with a pair of stormy, furious ones that
roared with anger. Dante downed another glass of alcohol and Pheobe looked at
him in disgust. She muttered something beneath the stiff smile she tried to
maintain and Dante didn’t even acknowledge a word she had said.

I brought my own glass to my I*ps and took sip then mustered up the social
energy to make my rounds about the room and engage in lighter less business
oriented conversation. I met a lot of new people who knew my grand father
personally and were eager to work with me. Having said that, I also met a few
people who conveyed the opposite.

An hour later, guests began leaving and I was thankful for that. I was exhausted
and I also wanted to take Hayley out for a little bit. I scanned the room quickly
taking of who had been left and it were just a handful of people enjoying the last
of their drinks, I knew that Pheobe had left a while ago looking rather annoyed
and Dante was some where around but this was his property so it didn’t bug me
too much.

I headed to my car shielding my eyes from the sun as I did so. I unlocked it the
reached for the handle but I heard shuffling behind me causing me swing around.
There stood Dante Crawford with a sombre look on his face and a bitter setting to
hist I*ps. His eyes were pained yet angry and I couldn't understand what the hell
was going with him.

“Mr Crawford.” I muttered and he scoffed narrowing his eyes at me.

He swayed a little but then propped his arm out to steady himself. “Do you call
Adam

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by his formal name or is that reserved just for me?” I groaned not in the mood for
this pettiness right now.

I crossed my arms over my chest. “It is none of your concern what I call-"

“You must call out to him with familiarity. He’s employed you in his company
when you had no one, serves as your shoulder of support, and he has staked his
claim.” I stared at him, flabbergasted at what he was saying.

Adam was right. Dante was jealous of him being around me but this still shocked
me because it did not make any sense.

“If you have followed me to my car to utter nonsense then please do not waste
my time.” I warned him but he swayed forward.

He was not outright drunk, just a little out of sorts.

“Nonesense? On the contrary, Sophie.” No one had called me Sophie but him.
Ever. Hearing it after all this time sent a weird feeling through my chest.

“You were seen frequenting a doctor in the early months that you ran off to
Canada. I thought it was iliness but turns out-"

My eyes widened and a gasp escaped my [*ps. “Have you been stalking me?!” I
snapped at him. His lack of boundaries and carelessness for others privacy was
infuriating.

He ignored me and went on. “You were pregnant when you left America. It makes
me wonder who had wronged who to begin with.” His words were like a slap in
the face.

I felt my anger bubble like a hot wave of fire washing over me. The utter nerve of
this man! He was the one who had thrown me out of his life with out sparing a
second thought yet here he was trying to assign blame on me insinuating that I
had been the one who had stooped to a low level.

“What is it to you? We were never a love couple to begin with. A point you made
abundantly clear before making your decision. If I chose to carry out my own
endeavours on the side then why would that bother you?” His I*ps pressed in to a
thin line.

Perhaps it was better for him to think otherwise. I owed him no explanation after
what he had done. If he wanted to think that I carried a child that was someone
else’s then so be it. It would save me a lot of complications.

“So, Huxley was in the picture when we parted ways. That was why it was so
easy for you to just sign those papers.” His words placed a lot of blame on me
and took it off him.

“What did you want me to do? Beg you for your favour, insist that you pick me
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you've made your choice.” His expression turned regretful but I didn't care. “I'm
sorry but you have no right to stand here and pass the blame that may feel too
heavy for you to carry.” I yanked the car door but his hand reached and pushed it
shut again.

“You could have at least told me you were pregnant.” He said angrily and I
resisted the urge with every ounce of me not to slap him.

“Why would I inform you of me carrying some one else's child?” I asked
sarcastically.

His face grew hard and he took a step forward causing my back to press against
the car with his large figure towering over me, locking me in. I shrunk in to the
side of the car. to ensure that even his blazer didn’t touch me but it was of no use
because with easy breath I had taken, my chest rubbed against his clothes.

The familiar heady smell of his cologne mixed with his natural scent filled my and
sent my pulse racing.

nostrils

“You have done me wrong, Sophie.” He whispered a pained whisper close to my
*ps.

“No, Dante, you were the one who did me wrong but there is no use for us to go
digging in to the past.” My words were breathy and his eyes lowered themselves
to my I*ps.

Lust and desire swirled through his orbs chasing the pain away. I swallowed in
anticipation despite my better judgement telling me to end this charged situation
that had suddenly enveloped us but my b*dy was frozen to the spot.

His I*ps hovered over mine just a hair width away from mine. “The past, you
say?" He moved a tiny bit closer and my head moved back to brush against his
ever so lightly.

“Y-Yes.” I quivered.

Dante lowered his mouth to mine but just to torture me with a lingering peck.
When he moved away, a protesting groan escaped me causing him to grin..

“I don't quite agree with you on that.” He growled before his mouth devoured
mine.

There was nothing calm about the way he k*ssed me. His I*ps moved against
mine hungrily until his teeth bit against my lower I*p causing me to gasp. He took
advantage of that and delved his tongue in to find mine where we both fought for
dominance.

My heart slammed against my chest and the blood rushed to my nether region.
His b*dy pressed against me further, his groin pressing against my thigh showing
me just how desperately he wanted me.

A car approaching snapped me out of the trance Dante had me trapped in. I
broke the k*ss and nudged him away roughly but he barely even moved.

“I have to go.” My voice sounded foreign to my own ears.

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I didn’t wait for him to say anything before getting in to my car and driving off.
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