Taming the Billionaire CEO ( Daniel Monroe )

26 THE ROMANCE EXPERT 

“If you say so,” Paul said with a nod. 

“Is there anything else I need to know?” Davis asked with a tired sigh. 

Paul nodded. “I don’t know if you’ve heard of ‘Il Destino Crudele‘?” he asked. 

Davis thought for a while, “The name doesn’t ring a bell. Who are they? Or what is it about?” he asked. 

“They’re one of the Mafia gangs in Italy. For a very long time, they’ve laid low, but now they’ve expanded their chain of operations to New York and have been attacking our men and trying to take over our operations-” 

-We caught one of the men a few days ago and after torturing him for days, he finally spoke but it turns out he’s just one of the underlings and doesn’t know much, although he did mention their target is us-” 

-I already deployed some of our men both here and in Italy to find out what they can about this gang, and why they’re after us,” he said, hesitating before finally adding. “I’m not a fan of assumptions, but I believe Giovanni might have a hand in this.” 

Davis closed his eyes, massaging his temples. He slowly opened them, anger swirling within his pupils. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s the one behind this. This can’t be a coincidence.” 

“Which is why I think it’s risky for you to abandon Miss. Anna when her life is in danger. You might not care for her, but would you be able to handle the guilt that comes with being responsible for whatever bad thing happens to her?” Paul asked. 

Davis turned to Paul again, a frustrated look on his face. “I’m puzzled by your sudden concern for her. Since when were you worried about her?” he questioned. 

“Since you announced her to be your wife, sir,” Paul said, his expression unchanging. “You came out of the shadows and as though that alone isn’t a big deal, you also revealed your wife who you claim to love. I’ve known you long enough to know if she’s in danger, you won’t sit back. 

Davis leaned back in his seat. “Of course, I took all these into consideration, but 

he let out a groan of frustration. 

“According to the movies I’ve been watching, things will be easier if you treat her a bit better when you don’t need to act,” Paul said, pausing as he tried to recall the lessons he had learnt from the romance drama he watched the night before. 

“As someone who hasn’t received love for a very long time in her life, it’ll be hard for her to resist her first and only love when he’s trying everything he can to make her come back to him. I can’t ask you to love her since you strike me as one incapable of romantic love-” 

“I just can’t waste my time on something so Insignificant to my goals,” Davis snapped, shooting daggers at Paul. 

Paul nodded, his expression unchanging, “Of course,” he cleared his throat and continued speaking, “The conclusion of all I’ve been saying is to give her a second chance and treat her like a friend.” 

A deep frown settled on her face. “I’ll just leave it at not being cold to her. I can’t be friends with someone so desperate for love.” 

“Every human craves love,” Paul stated. 

“I think it’s time you stop watching those dramas of yours. I don’t know what they’re doing to you, but it’s not good,” Davis said, turning off his laptop. 

“I still have six episodes to watch,” Paul said firmly. 

Davis was about to pick up his phone to dial Anna’s number when his screen lit up with her name. “Perfect timing.” 

AAA 

“Seriously?” Anna exclaimed, disbelief etched on her face as she dropped down. on the couch. “Even with all your connections, you couldn’t get his address?” 

Lily let out a defeated sigh. “A few months ago, some reporters went to his house. to get his picture. Not only were their equipment destroyed, but they spent two weeks in prison and the companies that sent them were shut down.” 

Anna’s eyes almost fell out of her socket, “That’s wild!” 

“Tell me about it. Since then, no one has tried getting a picture of him. If you try to and your company finds out, you’ll be fired instantly and I doubt you’d be able to get a job when people discover the reason why,” Lily shuddered. “Are you sure you want to get yourself involved with someone like this again? It’s a surprise you weren’t hanged for breaching the contract.” 

Anna’s lips curled downwards in a frown. “Sometimes I wonder if you’re trying to make me feel better or worse.” 

Lily threw herself at Her, wrapping her arms around her waist, “You know I love you,” she chirped. 

Suppressing the smile making its way to her face, Anna rolled her eyes, 

“I’m 

starting to wonder if it’s real.” 

“Think whatever, but my love for you is greater than whatever Daniel could ever have for you,” Lily said with a grin. 

“Now that was you insulting me,” Anna said, but couldn’t help laughing. 

“Now that you’re smiling, what are you going to do now?” Lily questioned, her tone serious. 

“I’ll have to call him. I hoped I’d be able to see him in person since that would give me a better chance of convincing him,” she picked up her phone. “He’ll probably hang up on me, but it’s worth a try. I’ll just call him till he gets tired and blocks my number. If that happens, I’ll use the wife card.” 

“The wife card?” Lily asked, confusion plastered on her face. 

“I’ll cause a scene as his wife-” 

“And that’s a very bad idea and also inconsiderate,” Lily cut her off, making Anna roll her eyes. “Just call him and then we’ll decide what to do if he doesn’t take the call.” 

Anna nodded, her heart pounding against her chest as she dialled his number. Please pick it up. “I-” 

“I’ll be at your mansion in thirty minutes. I expect you not to keep me waiting and come in whatever you’re wearing now,” he said and hung up. 

“And?” Lily asked expectantly, her fingers intertwined as she hoped it was good. 

news. 

“He said ‘your mansion‘,” Anna squealed. 

Lily crossed her arms and tilted her head to the side, “And what does that have to do with what is going on?” 

Anna bounced from one foot to the other, her eyes sparkling and gleaming. She stopped in front of Lily, a wide grin on her face. “Darling, it means I have a chance at a second chance-” 

“That shouldn’t make sense but it does,” Lily commented. 

Ignoring her, Anna continued, “He told me to move out of the house but now he addressed it as mine, which means he probably wants to give me a second chance.” 

Lily pursed her lips in thought, fiddling with the bracelet on her wrists, “What if you’re just overthinking his words? I mean, who-” 

Glancing at the wall clock, Anna cut her off, “Lily, I’ll just go now and find out. 

25 THE ROMANCE EXPERT 

He said I shouldn’t be late and I don’t want to find out what will happen if I’m late.” 

Lily raised her hand in surrender, “Fine then. What’s the worst that could happen anyway,” she said, drawing a long, heavy sigh as she handed Anna her bag. 

“See ya!” Anna dashed out of the house without waiting for a response. “Hey, baby,” She said to her Porsche, a proud smile on her face as she got into it. “At least he didn’t say anything about taking you away from me. 

“Keep me updated!” Lily yelled as she ran out of the house. 

Anna nodded as she drove her car to the road and headed for her mansion. “She worries too much,” she said with a smile. 

She suddenly heard a loud pop and lost control of her car.