Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 49

The air within the confines of my office had turned a few degrees warmer since
Dante had barged in to it. I could not tell if the heat was from the lack of air
conditioning due to maintenance issues or if it was the sheer amount of warmth
radiating from Dante himself.

His signature suit clung to his b*dy like a perfectly crafted, hand tailored, second
skin that was made from the finest and most expensive quality materials and
finishings. It was impeccable the difference a well made suit made on a man but
having said that, I felt like Dante in all his physical glory, would make any piece of
clothing look like a S*x icon.

As if he had read my thoughts, his own orbs darkened with mischief as he took a
single step closer to me, squaring his shoulders to make himself look larger than
he already had been. I couldn't tell what it was but I some how felt like I had the
upper hand between the two of us.

in

After discovering that Pheobe and Dante were allegedly no longer engaged and
having Dante here my office, I felt like I was in the position to refuse him now and
shut him out. It was some thing that I had intended to do from the day he had
doubled crossed me and made me look like a fool. His proclamation of his
affections meant nothing any more and I was done with the man... for good

this time.

“Your little stunt back in the boardroom saved your ass.” He muttered expressing
his disapproval at what I did back there,

I pursed my I*ps, frowning innocently. “I have not the slightest clue what you're
speaking about.” I shrugged moving a few fly away tendrils behind my ears.

“If that verdict was past at the meeting and that percentage was set as the final
count then you know very well that you would have lost the bet on agreement
that we made.” He shook his head in admonishment. “Not very truthful and
ethical of you.” He mocked.

“Oh? I merely asked for a recount so that we are certain of the numbers before
we go ahead and set that as the finally increase. I do not see what was wrong in
my wanting to me thorough.” I pressed my I*ps in to a thin line as I watched him
grin sarcastically.

“I could bet that you wouldn't have asked for such careful reconsideration had the
situation been the other way around.” He spat out and I smirked at him.

“And we both know how fond you are of striking bets.” His eyes darkened at my
words.

“Just as much as you are of playing d*rty.” He retorted causing me throw an
uninterested look his

way.

“The meeting was reserved for company Intel only and not investors yet I still
allowed attend and I'm the one who fights d*rty?” I placed a hand over my chest
dramatically and he

you to

scoffed.

“We both know you had no say in the matter of whether I could attend or not.”
Dante said dryly.

My face fell. “And it's not like you had any ulterior motive by attending today
either.” I faked a smile. at him but he grunted. “In any case, I can’t see why you
came all the way to my office just to speak about such an irrelevant incident.” I
narrowed my eyes at him and he took in a breath deep enough

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that his chest broadened and expanded before he let it out.

“I have a bone to pick with you.” He threw me a scathing look, one that was
totally unexpected.

He moved to the edge of my desk where he leaned his hip against the edge so
he could throw an assessing look up and down my length which annoyed me
greatly.

“I would be shocked if you showed up was not really well recieved by him.

here for

any other reason.” I responded sarcastically which

“Enough with your hauty, high handed behaviour. I have tolerated it and given
you many passes but not any more.” I raised a brow at his rough, scathing
words.

I blinked a few times before glaring at him. “You? You are the one who has
tolerated me?” I scoffed with a laugh. “Please, if any thing it is the other way
around. I countered but he let out a huff.

“You have no sense of moral obligation. You lie and run away from the first sign
of inconvenience to your path. You're just a coward. He insulted me, his teeth
pressing together tightly.

1 actually laughed at his allegations when he was the one who was guilty of all
the things he had just accused me of

“Moral obligation? Are you going to be the one to teach me about being moral
now? Says that man. who lied to me, who deceived me, and all just for what?"
His nostril twitched when I chuckled mockingly. “All for nothing.” I added.

Dante stood up to his full length towering over me. He looked down at me with
warning written all over his face. He was angry, that was clear enough but i was
done with him playing the part of the self righteous leaving me to shoulder the
blame for his fuck ups.

“You left the country with Hayley when I warned you not to. I sent you the details
for the paternity test and sent another reminder not to miss it and what did you go
and do? exactly the thing I told you not.” He yelled this time and the sheer
booming of his voice echoed through the office and reverberated right through
me causing me to jump back in fear.

“I- I couldn't allow,” I stuttered unable to find the words but he cut me off.

“Allow what? Allow me to find out the truth which you have been hiding all these
years?!” He yelled in my face and I could see his anger raging and wreaking
havoc within him but I could also see the pain laced through it all but I didn’t
fixate on it because if I did, I would begin to feel sorry for him.

“I do not know what you're talking about, Dante.” My words were shaky and my
voice was unconvincing.

“Save it. When you used to make all of these claims so confidently before, a
small part of me believed you but now I know better.” He said, narrowing his eyes
accusingly at me.

“You know nothing.” I shot back at him, my chin jutting out defiantly.

“I know, without a doubt, that Hayley is my child. He spoke each word with slow
deliberation making sure that I heard him and prevented any further attempts of
me trying to convince him otherwise.

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Hearing him claim Hayley as his had me absolutely stunned and speechless. I
stared at him blankly not knowing what on earth to say because I did not want to
confirm what he was saying even though he seemed like he did not need it.
“And you have kept her as a secret from me for nearly 5 full years. Have you
shame that you kept a child away from knowing her father? Does it ever get to
you?” He questioned with such judgement that only set my anger ablaze.

“Do not try and pretend like you are self righteous, Dante. If you remember
correctly, I had asked, no, no, begged that we speak in private the very day I
found out which happened to be the same day you broke the news to me that
you and Pheobe were rekindling the ambers of your old flame but you had
refused me mercilessly and didn’t even award me privacy to show you the
reports in my hand that I was pregnant.” It my turn to have at him and finally say
what I wanted to tell him for

years.

I saw his eyes withdraw as he recalled that exact day and moment that I was
speaking off. His guilt bit at him and so did his regret but it was too late.

“But you had already made your mind up by then and chose Pheobe over all else
and who was I to come in between that? I was not going to beg any further like
some pathetic creature begging for your favour. So, I did what I thought was best.
I ended of taking a deep breath in feeling like I needed it.

Dante was quiet for several moments. His face became unreadable and for a
flicker of a second I thought that I had won this one but that assumption had only
lasted a short while because his face contorted in to what it had been before.
“Opportunity presented itself time and time again for you to disclose such a vital
piece of information to me. I had every right to know about my own child and I
could get you in to so much of trouble for what you did.” I couldn't tell if he was
joking or not but it sent a chill down my spine thinking of all the ways he had the
upper hand in this situation.

“You think I didn’t want to tell you? That I wanted to keep her a secret from you
from the start? You are mistaken. I only kept her hidden because of Pheobe. If
only you know what she had attempted on me same day I went to your house to
get my things, you would stop being so judgemental of the decisions I had to
make and perhaps you'd begin to understand.” My eyes prickled from unshed
tears just thinking about how I had almost lost Hayley before she was even fully
formed in my womb.

But I blinked back the tears not willing to show Dante even the slightest sliver of
weakness.

“But Pheobe is no longer in the picture now. She is out of our lives for good.” He
said in gruff, raspy

tone.

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“Soph, please.” He begged but for what I couldn't understand.
I shook my head. “Do not call me that. Your right to use that name on me has
expired the minute. you kicked me out of your house.” I reminded him and his jaw
clenched.
“You can hold all of these incidents over me but let me tell you what you have no
control over. He took one step closer bringing him to stand right in front of me
with only an inch between us.
The anger that simmered between us was enough to extinguish any other
emotions of currents. Dante pierced me with a sharp glare and I tried with all my
might to return just as intimidating of a look to him.
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“So, this is all my fault now?” I felt my own nostrils flare as I angrily exhaled.

“I was not the one to keep a parents from its child. You connect the dots.” He said
roughly.

My hand itched to slap him right across the face and I couldn't hold it back any
longer. Before I knew it my hand was flying through the air and aiming right for
Dante's cheek but he had seen it coming.

His hand gripped around my wrist tightly stopping it from making any contact with
his face. His eyes locked with mine before dropped it allowing it to fall back to my
side in defeat.

“Better luck next time. His tone was low and course.

That was all he had said before he took a few steps back from me before he
turned around and left my office.

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