Page 69 of Taming the Elusive Billionaire

“All right, sir,” The staff said and hurried off.

I paused for a moment and increased my steps towards the front porch, wondering what the case was for this unnotified visit from the Minister whom I had last seen on the day of the party.

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I stood, hands in my pocket, waiting for the Minister to make his way to me. He was dressed in a blue suit and was carrying a small bag. I had no idea what lay inside.

Phil smiled broadly. “Mason, we finally meet again,” he said, stretching out his hand for a shake while I took it firmly.

“It’s a pleasure, sir.”

“I have been anxiously waiting for your call.”

“Sorry, it’s been a very frustrating two weeks, to say the least. You want to sit here or inside?” I asked, pointing at the garden seats outside and then pointing at the door.

Phil turned around and nodded. “Here’s good. You have a magnificent garden. The flowers, shades, all of it. They are absolutely breathtaking.”

I smiled and pointed to the seat, “Please sit then.”

“Thank you,” Phil replied and sat while I turned, and sat too.

A few seconds later, two waitresses came out, bearing a bottle of a chilled exotic red wine and two glasses inside two ice buckets.

They dropped it, opened the wine, and poured both glasses before they gave a slight bow and left.

“Thank you, ladies,” I said as they walked away. Smiling, I reached for the cup, sipped it a little, and dropped it back while the Minister did the same.

I crossed my legs. “So, tell me, Mr. Minister, to what do I owe this pleasure?”

“We are two very busy men, so I think I will go straight to the point.”

I nodded. “That’s a great idea.”

"Right after the party, it appears that I stumbled upon a surprising development related to your sister, Ella.”

"The drink in my mouth dried up immediately as I turned toward the Minister, surprised.

He chuckled and sipped his drink again when he noticed my shock. “I guess that came as a surprise to you.”

“If there’s a lesson, I have learned the past couple of weeks, I think one of them would always be ready for anything.”

“How’s that working for you?”

“Honestly, I don’t know. I can’t keep up with how it’s been going so far.”

“I can understand that.”

“So, tell me, what is this surprising development with my sister?” I asked, turning toward him.

“Well, at your event, we had a nice little chat. And I find myself interested in her and wanting to continue getting to know her.” He replied with a nod, “We have chatted a few times since then, over the phone.”

“That is quite surprising, as I didn’t know you two were interested in each other.”

“I told her that we should let you know. And well, she said she didn't know how you would take it and wanted to wait.”

I took the glass from the table, swerved it around, and took another sip as I turned my head towards the visitor’s house. My sister was angry about my relationship with her friend, but she’d been meeting, and probably fucking, with the Minister behind my back.

I turned to the Minister and smiled, “Does my sister know you are here?”

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