Page 23 of Mr. Billionaire's Second Chance

“Out of a few millions of dollars, maybe.”

“Oh come on, Kat. I know there are probably a thousand questions running through your mind right now that you want to ask me. So, how about we grab a cup of coffee and you ask them, huh?”

“You going to rent out the entire coffee shop?”

“No, but I’ll take you to a hole in the wall so there won’t be too many people there ready to ask questions,” I said, with a wink.

“I don’t know, Preston. I have a lot of work I need to get through, and-”

“And it’ll probably be a lot easier once you get to know the person you’re investigating. Call it unprofessional, but it’ll probably be effective,” I said, holding the door to her office open.

She sighed, grabbing her coat and her purse. I was beaming at the thought of spending more time with her, but as she passed me, she just rolled her eyes.

“This is just for research purposes only, okay? I’m here to learn more about your business, the people in it, and how much it has changed since your father was the one in charge. Got it?”

“Got it,” I said, smirking.

Claire rushed to catch up to us with her iPad in her hand, going over my schedule, looking like she was about to lose her mind.

“Sir, you have a meeting in-”

“Cancel it. I have somewhere to be,” I instructed.

“How long will you be gone? You have another one at three o’clock.”

“Don’t you just love that I keep you on your toes, Claire? I’ll be back soon,” I said, waving at her.

The elevator doors closed and Katherine turned to me, folding her arms across her chest, smiling.

“You just love to torture her, don’t you?”

“Yes, I do. It’s not like she can’t handle it. She’s been my assistant for years, and she knows exactly what to do in these situations.”

“And what situation would this be exactly? Another chance for you to try to win me over so I don’t sink your company?” she snapped.

“No, see if I was trying to do that then I would’ve suggested dinner.”

“Ha. Of course you would,” she said, with a chuckle.

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