Page 121 of Billionaire Temptations

I cleared my throat. This wasn’t a conversation that should be had over the phone.

“No. I’m not.”

“She’s my sister, man.”

“I know that, Adam. What’s going on with you?”

“Nothing. I know how you are with women, and I don’t want my sister to be a part of that.”

What the hell was he talking about?

“You know how I am? Do you know how your sister is? How many hearts she has broken all over the world? I nicknamed her ‘heartbreaker’ until she threatened to break my balls.”

He chuckled. “Oh, God. Did she really? Sounds like Emerson.”

“Yes, she did. I’m going to warn you. Your sister has no plans to stick around.”

“Has she talked about where she wants to settle yet?”

“No, and I don’t think she will settle.”

“We’ll see about that. I’m sorry for asking what I did, but I had to make sure.”

“I understand. You’re her big brother and her protector.”

“Yeah. She’s all I have left.”

“I know.”

“How do you know that?”

“She told me about the accident.”

“Why? If she told you, then the two of you must be talking a lot.”

I sighed.

“I had a health issue, and she took me to the hospital. When we were there, she freaked out and had a panic attack. It was after that when she told me.”

“Are you okay?”

“I have high blood pressure. Nothing I’m not managing. I’ll be fine.”

“Sucks, man. I’m sorry to hear that. Is Emerson okay?”

“She’s fine.”

“Okay. Thanks again for taking her in, even if she’s a pain in the ass. I’ll talk to you soon, Alex.”

“Bye, Adam.”

I let out a deep breath. If and when he found out I’d been sleeping with his sister, shit was going to hit the fan real hard.

I finished my work at the office and headed home to shower and prepare for the charity event. As I walked through the door, I looked around for Emerson. I knew she was home because Adam’s car was in the driveway. I went to her room and knocked on the door.

“Emerson, are you in there?”

“Yes, but you can’t come in. I’m getting ready.”

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