Page 126 of Bliss with a Billionaire
One side of her family, though, likely wouldn’t stick around. She hoped her sister would stay for at least a week now that everything had calmed down. She’d barely been able to spend any time with her thanks to the drama that persisted since her arrival.
She’d talk to her about it, and hope for the best.
With a sigh, she arrived at Alex’s door and knocked. He pulled it open a second later, a grin crossing his features. “Sunshine, come in.”
Julia wandered inside, spotting his open duffel bag. “Worthington said you were getting ready to leave.”
He crossed to the desk and grabbed his power cord, wrapping it up. “That I am. There are a few fires burning at home that I need to get to.”
Julia winced before offering him an apologetic smile. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t intend for this to be so…involved, but I cannot thank you enough. Sierra’s pictures, Kyle, the company, the murder. Alex, without you…we never would have been able to resolve any of this.”
“Ah, I don’t believe that, kid,” he said as he shoved a few other items into his bag. “Of course, you wouldn’t have done it as fast and with as much tech savvy, but I’m relatively certain you saved the old man from a murder charge and managed to escape a kidnapping before you called me for help.”
Julia offered a soft chuckle. “I did, yes. It’s been…a whirlwind two years.”
“Sounds like it.” He tossed his laptop into the bag and zipped it shut. “But it should be smooth sailing from here on out?”
Julia raised her eyes to the ceiling as she sucked in a breath. “Gosh, I hope so. This family needs to heal.”
“And…will our fair queen be healing with them?”
She grinned at him, lifting a shoulder in the air. “Yes, I will be.”
He narrowed his eyes at her. “With Big G or Little G?”
She giggled at the question. “Big. I am definitely in love with Grant. I was when we spoke at the dinner party, I just…”
“Wasn’t certain?”
She nodded. “Something like that. But we’ve resolved everything, and we’re committed to moving forward together.”
“He’s a lucky man,” Alex said as he slung his bag onto his shoulder.
“Thank you. But I really feel like I’m the lucky one. I’ve found a wonderful family. And I hope moving forward will be much easier than it was with Lydia trying to destroy us at every turn.”
“The Iron Lady was really an interesting adversary. Did she ever reveal her reasons for doing this?”
Julia shrugged as she shook her head. “She said she felt abused by Grant during their marriage. I don’t know. I think she may have had some kind of mental disorder. Or maybe, to her, her marriage was that bad.”
Alex screwed up his face, cocking his head. “Why go after your own daughter to destroy your ex?”
“That she did address,” Julia said with a raise of her eyebrows. “According to her, she…can’t stand the sight of Sierra because she reminds her that she stayed in the marriage for five years with Grant. She said it was so bad she hates Sierra for it.”
“Wow, that is truly messed up.”
Julia bobbed her head up and down. “It really is. How you can hate your child for that, then leave her with the man you thought was so horrible is beyond belief, but Lydia was pretty self-centered.”
“At least you’ll no longer have to deal with her. I bet Grantster finds her death a blessing instead of a curse.”
“I think he does. Even Sierra does. Especially after her bombshell. Sierra seems to be taking it in stride, though. I guess despite her DNA, she really is a Harrington.”
Silence stretched between them for a second before Julia extended her arms to pull Alex into a hug.
“I really do have to thank you again, though. You went above and beyond. We’ll never be able to repay you for this. Oh,” she said as she pulled back, “Grant did say to tell you he’ll be looking to buy back the company soon.”
“Good. I look forward to handing HG back to him. I don’t like to dirty my portfolio with energy companies,” he said with a wrinkled nose.
She chuckled at the tongue-in-cheek statement. “We’ll be in touch. And please tell Ava we are so sorry to take you away from her and whatever is going on at home.”
