The Billionaire's EX
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"are you ready to watch mama slay?" I asked Zoe who has been staring at me with a c
f the restaurant answering a call and my breath got knocked out of me, butterflies erupted in my tummy and my palms got sweaty, but beneath all that was anger. The anger about what happened 6 years ago bur
quietly but that didn't happen because of Zoe, "Mummy, are you okay?" Zoe asked in her high-pitched
stared at me incredulously for a while, before s
d now he was staring at us, no, he was staring at Zoe with a rather stoic look on his face. I immediately pulled Zoe to my
ith a smile on my face took a deep breath as I started walking closer to him, getting to him was barely 15 f
and full of anger, so I took a deep breath to
eted, this time, my voice was f
eat, Miss. Smith" he said with his swoon-worthy voice, which was my weak point back then, that was
to my daughter, who has been staring at him awestruck since we got close enough to him. She g
shook my head at her before I
own the moment we both were seated, "that's not professional, Miss
to babysit me today, so she decided to bring me with her. Please don't be offended an
to caution her but before I could say a word to
d, obviously clueless
nd brought her hand like I did earlier for a handshak
ce name, Zoe
. Zale your na
nce you so nicely asked, I promise I would be polite to your mum if you promise to
immediately intertwined
to grab Zoe and run out of the room, but I shook my head and took a breather. Zale has always been good
to me with a blank look on his face, "So,
nd immediately brought out m
nd propped his elbows on the table, and leaned closer to me, "You d
e knows the role I'm applying for, it's everywhere "Ye
deepened, "You are not applying for the role of a PA, Miss Smit
my head, "that can't be, sir. The
if you read it to the end, you would have seen the littl
hen I got to the end and what he said was true. There was a small note at the end that said he was looki
r wife, I'll be on my way now" I said and made to stand up,
he ordered and I raised an eyebrow, "we mi
here he planned on going with this, but in the end, I sighed and sat back down, "W
wife, be mine again," he said and I burst into laughter, expecting him to join me as well but my laugh slowly
I exclaimed and he cocked his
t I
our wife! You know that" I blurte
s the memories surfaced again, I bit th
'm.." I stuttered and
explanation and is right now, seated in front of me looking for a job?" he spat out and I clenched my
insisted and stood up to leave with
d and I turned to him, "Is she mi
have to worry" I let the lie out just like I've been practicing for days, and hurt fl
t clench painfully but I kept the l smile on my face, "Well, think about the offer. And
nd pinched her cheek. He turned to me, gave me
Zoe, who eagerly nodded and grabbed my hand in her little one and we both walked out of the restaurant. My plan had failed so gracefully and if
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