Page 28 of Dr. Billionaire's Fake Marriage

I motion to take the flower to my room, but I stop when Mother asks about the gentleman who sent them.

"Are you seeing someone already?" she asks. "I don't mean to snoop, but those flowers cost a fortune."

I shake my head. "I am not seeing anyone, Mom. The flowers are only from a friend." She doesn't believe me, but she lets me have the moment.

I smile as I take the flowers to my nose again, wondering why Troy would bother. But my grin soon fades. Amelia's words ring in my head:I don’t want your heart broken… and falling for Troy Robinson is the first step to that.

I call Troy, and he picks up as if he wants to be sure I am calling him. "I am calling to thank you for the flowers," I say, but he jokes about thinking I was calling to thank him for last night.

"What flowers?" he says, remembering that he hadn't gotten any for me. "I don't want to sound rude, but I didn't get you flowers." He wasn't joking and didn't send the flowers at all.

"Okay, Troy, I will figure it out," I tell him as I hang up.

I can't think of anyone besides Troy and Amelia, but I don't rack my brain for too long when another call comes in.

"Hey, beautiful, I hope you got my flowers." I recognize the voice; it is Joshua. The man I had met at the state’s masked party. I draw in a deep breath.

“Joshua!” I say. “How did you get my address?”

“Let’s say I have a way.” He goes on to brag, “I know we didn’t start on a good note, but I am hoping that I can take you out some day.”

"Someday" I respond, and Joshua promises to call me back some other time.

As I drop the call, I feel like a fool for thinking that Troy had bought those flowers. Maybe Joshua is how I can get away from Troy.

I look forward to going out with Joshua but deep down, I wish the flowers had come from Troy.

Chapter nine

The Big Request

Troy

Maybe being on the same team as Camile is a bad idea. I had kept near because I wanted to keep her close, but it turns out that I have kept her closer than I should.

I have taken her from my office into my bedroom, and it is strange because I wish she doesn't have to leave. I saw her today in the surgical room.

Being in the same room with her with the rest of my medical team wasn't even as bad as I had expected. Before the surgery, I saw Amelia drag her to the storage room; I guess she'd tell her about last night.

Now, I just got off a call from Camile asking me if I had sent flowers to her house.

I am not sure why she thought I would send her flowers.

I am not in love with her and not crazy enough to send a woman flowers after a one-night stand.

I clench my fists; whatever is happening in my head right now, I can't help but wonder who had sent them. I can only think of one person whose interest was piqued. Joshua! That bastard!

Why does he want to go after Camile so badly?

Something doesn't feel right about his sudden interest in her. He might want to taunt me with Camile, just like he did with my ex-fiancée.

Henry enters the house, dressed in white shorts and a white t-shirt. He tells me we are running late for our usual weekend golf club. I roll my eyes and reluctantly change into my shorts.

Maybe going to the golf club will help me clear my head. I tell Henry about Joshua and his plans to steal Camile away from me.

“Away from you?” he repeats my words. “Do you have her already?” he scoffs.

As we sit under the tent, I am sure Amelia hasn't told Henry anything about the one-night stand.

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