Page 16 of In Love with a Cruel Billionaire

Chapter 5

To catch a Greek billionaire, he must first be made aware of how desirable you are.

She said: Being desirable means being your own woman, being true to yourself—-

He said: Again, you overcomplicate things. The fuck of the matter is—-

She said: The FUCK of the matter?

He said: Yes. The fuck of the matter is, you had me by the balls when I realized other men found you desirable...and worse – that they could steal you away from me.

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THERE REALLY ARE BIRDS.Mairi dizzily counted them as she swayed a little on her feet, mind rattled by the impact of hitting the heavy metal doors of the conference room on her way in.

Are you okay?That sounded like Diana.

I’m calling a doctor.That seemed to be Damen Leventis, and he didnotsound happy.

Everyone, please settle down. Everything is all right.That was definitely Rose Thorn, and she didnotsound happy either.

The voices reached her like distant echoes. Mairi couldn’t really pay attention to them. She was still counting the number of chirping yellow birds flying around her head.

“Ms. Tanner, are you okay?”Snap. Snap.

Her gaze gradually cleared. The first thing she saw was Damen. A smile curved on her lips. “Hi.” Her voice sounded a little drunk even to her ears, but Mairi couldn’t help it. She felt like she had just been woken up by her prince – oh, wait, no, she had been woken up bytheGreek billionaire of her dreams.

Velvet and Mandy were both on their knees next to Mairi, and they exchanged looks at their friend’s faraway tone. Mandy looked at Rose Thorn, who was frowning suspiciously while Velvet stole a look at Charity, who was scowling.

If Rose Thorn found out about Mairi’s little secret “dream’, she would be fired. And if Charity found out about Mairi’s interest in the Greek billionaire, the bitch would likely create a situation to have Mairi fired.

One way or another, if they didn’t do anything now, Mairi was totally screwed.

They made a snap decision.

“Up you go, Mairi,” Mandy said briskly, pulling her friend up and not-so-subtly pushing Damen Leventis away.

“We’ll take care of her, Ms. Thorn. Please don’t worry about her,” Velvet was saying at the same time, using her hips to push Charity out of the picture. But unlike Mandy, she did not bother trying to be subtle about it.

Before anyone could react, Mandy and Velvet had quickly gotten their friend past the crowd and inside the closest washroom. By the time they were inside, Mairi had started to recover from her little bump. She also started to remember what she had let slip.

A long moan escaped her. “Oh my God.”

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