Capturing the Billionaire's Heart

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red, reminding me of Rudolf the red nose reindeer. He slapped his ha

arrington mansion, Westwood. I was summoned

hook the paper he had in his other fist. “W

e black eye he received. He was moving i

read the headlines out loud. “Billionaire playboy picked up by local police for drunk and disorderly.” He scowled at me

at was one he

over six feet. He pulled me down by my leather jacket, until our fac

pper?” I asked, I really had n

ke. His face turned puce, a horrible col

t their young.” He spat at me. He released me t

glass of water. His s

his back. “You have gone far enough. It’s time for

ake interest in the company. I’m not completely uninterested, I do go into the office from time to time. But why waste

and to our company.” Father straightened his tie. I imagined

g for the lecture I knew was coming. I’ve heard it

our mucking about.” Grandfather wheezed.

w?” This was

irst time in my twenty-six years I obeyed

nowing full well I knew the Davenports having

ving relationship. The

ah?

Davenport. She would be a good match for you.” Grandfather s

arried?” I asked calmly, but inside the

reason with me. “Just go on the date

my fr

our image.” The old man’s blue eyes looked me up and down and the

, and I hadn’t shaved in a few days. Not ‘respe

londe, blue-eyed, but oh so shallow. She cared more

ames the second tried again. He was getting

ct, you can’t force me to marry anyone! For fucks sake this is not the Middle Ages.” I was no long

you know our shares have dropped? You would

want to spend one second more with them. I needed

r, or I will disinherit you. Not only disinherit but cut you off completely. You will find yourself on the street

t to throw your inheritance away because of your stubbornness?”

hrough all the years I have been nothing but James Barrington the third, heir to the Barrington Billions. I had to

hing me into a mold of who they wanted me to be. But I needed their money. Sad but true. S

a cigarette

ndfather snapped back at me. An

ear. “I will compro

ise? James, this had better

turning his head away in disgust. T

man straight in the eyes. “Fine. I’ll get married. But no

you going to propose to? Some whore you picked up

e.” Father said. It amazed me that he would c

d a gnarled hand

Even if it takes me a while, granted my face has been plastered all over the tabloids and social media. I don’t want to marry some gold digger

eks, and I am being very lenient to you. One week to present your lady to us an

adjusting my leather jacket.

d, walking me out. “And make an appe

a way of finding me. I put on my helmet and started

Barrington’s disapproved of. I revved the