Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 71
It had taken a week and a half for me to be fully functional again. After nearly two
whole weeks of being in bed with minimal movement and feeling helpless, I was
finally back on my feet and ready to restore the sen of normalcy in my life again.
My wounds had heeled nicely and my sutures were removed with a very satisfied
grunt from Dr Hannigan. It no longer hurt when I moved and all that was left of
them for the most part had been the scars. Scars which I could only wish would
fade over time but they did not bug me too much.
When the first day of the new week had arrived, I was more than ready and
prepared to get ready and head back to work. There certainly would be a lot for
me to catch up on and I had enough rest in me to be able to absorb it all in.
I had a shower before drying off and throwing on a pair of skinny black jeans. I
tucked a white flowy blouse in to the hem before adding a thin belt to the waist. I
ran a brush through my hair to undo the tangles that had formed from sleep and
the shower before curling it to form gentle waves. I didn’t need too much make
up except for some concealer under my eyes to hide the redness but it was
easily fixable. I added a neutral I*p tint before applying some perfume to my wrist
and n*eck.
I searched through my jewellery collection for a simple silver n*ecklace when I
caught sight of the velvet bracelet box that had been the newest addition to my
collection. I stared at it for a few moments before reaching for it and popping
open the lid. The diamonds glittered and sparkled just as they had when I had
first seen them.
For a moment I entertained the idea of sl*pping it on and wearing it. It hadn't
been worn before and it was so beautiful but I resisted my temptations and
placed the lid back over the box and returning to where it once sat. I ought to
auction it off or sell it or give it away since that chapter of my life was closed now.
Dante rarely dropped by since that night I had spoken my mind to him and I was
thankful that he had finally backed off. He did show up a few times but that was
tos
Hayley and most of the time they were downstairs instead of in my bedroom.
Even though I had made up mind, my b*dy still rose to attention when he was in
the vicinity but I guess that was some thing that would eventually die down over
the course of being away from him and focussing on better things. I was no
longer in the loop of deciding whether or not I wanted. some thing with him.
I shook my head and snapped out of my dwelling thoughts before sl*pping in a
pair of heels and head downstairs. It was still rather early for Hayley to be up yet
but I did pop in to her room to give her a k*ss before I left.
After a long time of forming a routine together and spending most of the day with
each other, I could only assume that today was going to be a small time
adjustment for Hayley but I knew that she was strong enough to cope and adapt.
When I had reached the office, Lucy was more than relieved and ecstatic to see
me. The minute I
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had walked through those elevator doors, her face split in to a smile.
“Oh, you're back! It feels like cons.” Lucy dramatically uttered.
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“I take it you missed me.” I grinned at her and she nodded immediately sending
her hair moving around her face.
“Duh, isn’t that obvious already. I couldn't help but feel that some thing was
missing around here.” She flattered me as she gathered some files in her hand
which I knew were for me to take a look at.
“I missed you, too, and if I could come to the office I would have. Believe me,
laying in bed and sleeping away is only fun for the first two days before it became
a minor form of torture.” I joked and Lucy looked like she disagreed with me here
but she didn’t say it.
“I'm just happy you're back. Did you have the flu?” She questioned curiously.
“After you took that week off then disappeared after the meeting, I really thought
some thing horrible happened to you.” She was all concern now as she spoke
with a frown forming between her perfectly shaped brows.
“Some thing like that. I said vaguely not wanting to even hint about the ordeal
that I had gone through. “But the important thing is that I am back. I diffused the
topic and darted my attention to the files.
“Those for me?” I asked and she nodded.
“Yes. Let me leave it on your desk. She offered but I reached out for them.
“That will be fine, I can take them. I carried the stack of files and it had been
heavier than I had thought they would be but I being away for so long meant piles
of work left for me to see to.
I had been reading through the one at the top as I walked to my office when Lucy
spoke again causing me to stop in my tracks.
“You did get the email I sent you about Mr Crawford's proposal?” Her question
had me frown now.
I turned back around to look at her. “Mr Crawford's proposal for what?" I asked in
confusion.
“For the company.” She said like that was going to be enough information for me
to know what it was all about.
“I have no idea what you are speaking about, Lucy” I muttered feeling a bubble of
anger rise within
me anyways.
Lucy looked surprised but then went on to explain. “An email arrived on Friday
addressed to you. but arrived at my inbox. I sent it to you without opening it but
the subject line said some thing about business proposal and I thought you'd
know about it by now?" She shrugged chalking it down to bring nothing but an
investor email and I could only hope that she was right.
“I actually have not even an inkling about it. It's news to me.” I didn't wait for her
to respond as I rushed in to my office to check out this email for myself.
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1 set the files down on to the desk before rounding the table and opening up my
email. I scrolled down not caring too much at the moment about the other emails
that had been sitting there in my inbox and went straight to any that were
received on Friday.
I found it and opened it before roughly scanning my eyes over the lengthy email.
With each paragraph that my eyes had moved across, I felt then widen and my
I*ps sorted in utter disbelief at what Dante was proposing.
His entire email was a detailed document about taking over my company as per
the bet on agreement between us. Since I had not managed to produce the
percentage agreed upon, making his move and taking full advantage of it.
he was
He proposed that the transfer of ownership should be done as soon as possible
and even suggested that the matter be concluded before the end of the month.
I couldn't understand what the need was for him to strike when I was out of work.
He didn’t even wait for me to recover fully before he went and and planned this
whole email out
Was he so butt hurt by my decision and unwillingness to bend to his will that this
was how he saw. to take it out and get revenge? It sounded small even for Dante
but I was not surprise just disappointed.
This company was all I had! It was all I owned now and it was a profitable one.
The statistics even. suggested so. If it hadn't been, Dante wouldn't even have set
his eye on it. He knows what this company is capable of and he wants it from me
before it begins to hit the good phase but I will not
allow it!
“Is every thing okay? You look like you've seen a ghost” Lucy's voice cut through
the air but I still stared at the monitor.
“The man is insane. I muttered under my breath but she had caught it. “He wants
to take over the company.” The rediculousness was audible in my words.
“What?!” Her voice raised an octave. “Why on earth does he believe he has even
the closest right to suggest such a thing? We are not in financial trouble for him
to suggest such a thing” She stated. logically as she tried to figure out what
prompted this.
“He isn't suggesting any thing. Lucy. He is demanding it.” I said tightly and saw
her confusion grow
stronger.
“On what footing does he stand to make far fetched demands?” She leaned her
hip against the edge. of my desk before looking at me expectantly.
I shrugged sheepishly and she raised a skeptical brow at me. “Well, the business
may have been used in a bet- one agreement.” Her eyes widened the size of
saucers the second the sentence left my I*ps.
“You what?! Oh, my god. This is terrible.” She began pacing the length of my
office with a hand pressed against her forehead.
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“No, don’t say that. I'm not going to give the company up, especially not to him.” I
ground out but Lucy was still in a panic.
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“This is all about the progress meetings, isn’t it? That was why you demanded
another: because you knew what it meant if the percentage didn’t change. She
connected the dots faster than I thought she would and I felt like a total and
complete idiot.
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undermining of my abilities that I just went for
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“What are you going to do?” She questioned seriously.
I was quict for a few moments but I realised that there was only one thing that I
could do and that was fight for the company and try to persuade him against
wanting it.
“The only thing there is to do. Deny him what he so claims with so much of
entitlement.” I said. through clenched teeth.
I was not going to go down with out a fight. Dante had taken too much from me
from the very day I had married him and even when my life had hung in the
balance, it seemed like it was still
insufficient for him.
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