Page 252 of Billionaire Temptations

“Thanks. I’m going to make an announcement in a few minutes since everyone is here.”

“Have you told Mom yet?” Jackson asked.

“No. Not yet. I wanted you to be the first to know. You’re happy for me, right?” she asked.

“Are you happy, Jules?”

“Very happy.”

“Then you made the right decision.” He kissed her forehead.

Not one,not two, but three orgasms later, I was wrapped up in Jackson’s arms. It was the perfect ending to a perfect party.

“Are you ready for your expansion of the shop?” Jackson asked.

“Ugh. I forgot to tell you. I called Leon, and he told me that he sold the buildings. So now I have to wait until the new owners contact me. Can he sell them like that without telling me?”

“Yes. It’s his property. He can do whatever he wants with them. That means you’ll have to pay your rent to the new owners. Nothing should change since you’re already in a lease.”

“What if they won’t allow me to expand?” I asked with concern.

His lips pressed against the top of my head. “I’m sure they will. I wouldn’t worry about it just yet.”

“I’m kind of anxious to get moving on it. What if they rent the other space out before I can talk to them about it?”

His chest heaved, and a long sigh escaped him. Lifting my head from his chest, I sat up and looked at him.

“Am I irritating you?” I arched my brow.

“No. It’s just there’s something I need to tell you.”

“What?” I asked with nervousness.

“First thing Monday morning, I want you to get hold of a contractor and start planning your expansion.”

“Have you not been listening to me? I can’t do that, and I’m not getting my hopes up and then having the new owner shoot it down and tell me no.”

His finger reached out and traced my collarbone as I held the sheet against me.

“I’m the new owner, and I give you the okay to expand Emily’s Edge.”

“What?” I asked with a laugh. “You bought the buildings?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“For investment reasons and so you could expand. Leon said absolutely not, and I thought he was making a mistake, so I purchased the buildings from him, and now you’re free to do whatever you want.”

“You’re serious?”

“Dead serious, Emily.”

“When did you do this?”

“Yesterday.”

“And you were going to tell me when?” I narrowed my eye at him.

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