Page 387 of Billionaire Temptations

I ran up the stairs to the second floor and tried to collect myself. This had to be the worst time for me to see him. Once I calmed down and took in a few deep breaths, I came to the realization that there was no way he’d remember me, and I was acting like an anxiety-ridden child. Perhaps he didn’t have a girlfriend when we hooked up. It had been four months, and a man like that wouldn’t be single for long. Or maybe that was his wife, and he was in London on business and cheated on herwith me. Maybe it was something he did when he was away from home. Now, in my mind, he was a total douchebag. I was acting ridiculous, and if we ran into each other by some chance, I would pretend I didn’t remember him. Taking in a deep breath, I slowly walked down the stairs with my head held high. This was my night, and I wasn’t going to let the likes of the stranger from London ruin it for me.

I saw Sienna and my parents standing over by the portable bar. Walking over, I hugged my mom and dad and thanked them for coming.

“Are you okay now?” Sienna asked.

“Yes. I am perfectly fine.” I smiled.

“Good girl.” She winked. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, your mom and dad have some art they would like to see.”

“We’ll talk to you later, sweetie, when you aren’t so busy.” My mom smiled as she touched my cheek.

I carefully scanned the gallery and didn’t see him. Maybe he got bored and left. One could only hope.

“Do you have any Chardonnay?” I asked the cute bartender.

“I sure do. Would you like a glass?”

“If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have asked.” I smiled.

As he poured the wine into a glass and handed it to me, Connor walked up from behind.

“Chloe, I would like you to meet someone.”

Turning around, I gulped, and my eyes widened as they locked with the sultry brown eyes of the man from London.

“Chloe, this is Sebastian Bennett. Sebastian, this is Chloe Kane, the talented woman responsible for putting this all together for me.”

The corners of his mouth curved upwards as he held out his hand.

“It’s nice to meet you, Chloe Kane.”

Carefully extending my hand to his, the moment our skin touched, I felt a jolt of electricity course throughout my body. A jolt so electrifying that it left me breathless.

“It’s nice to meet you as well, Mr. Bennett.” I was barely able to get the words out.

“Please, call me Sebastian. You did a wonderful job. I was giving all the credit to Connor, and he told me that you were the one who put this all together. I’m highly impressed.” He smiled.

“Thank you.”

Suddenly, the brunette appeared by his side.

“Sebastian, you must come and see this painting over here. It would look perfect in your home.”

My heart was racing a mile a minute, for I knew he remembered me. I could tell by the expression on his face.

“Like I said, it was nice to meet you, Chloe,” he spoke with a sly smile. He placed his hand on the brunette’s back, and they turned and walked away.

The air slowly started returning to my lungs as I went to the bathroom. Sebastian Bennett. After all these months of wondering about his name, I now knew what a sexy name it was. When the brunette walked up to him, I quickly scanned her finger and saw there was no ring. As I was in the bathroom, I pulled out my phone and texted Sienna.

“You need to come to the bathroom now! He remembered me, and his name is Sebastian Bennett.”

“WTF! You met him? I’m on my way.”

A few moments later, the bathroom door opened, and Sienna walked in.

“What the hell happened, and where was I?”

“Right after you left to go look at some art, Connor walked up with him and introduced us.”

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