A YEAR WITH THE BILLIONAIRE
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boss on my laptop and other details about him, I twirl my
ive Juliet's advice a
of my
at he would
ain today like he did yesterday w
dmother to live, I want her to witness my white wedding and
e that grandma survives? Where will I get the money the doctor requested of us? Wi
e hot guy I met at the club Juliet and I went to last week. I thought I had eventually succee
as so emb
t having my first sex but when he told me abo
ac and he derives pleasu
f my reverie. I twirl the swivel chair back and
ave learned to push back all my problems
unprofess
sometimes, I used to wonder
ms into the intercom, making me self-c
listen with rapt attention.
ice now", he in
in sharp breaths to calm my nerves and make me summon up the cour
will determine the next line of action. If he doesn't help me, then I will have no choic
my boss's office. I had gone to serve his coffee
now. He always tells me all that I need
door, waiting with m
a "Yes" an
op is open in front of him. He looks busy. I know him to
oes he
him, making him raise
the chair opposite his large de
d you didn't inform me about it", he
ng my time looking at his information on the interne
s it just came in this morning", I reply with my hands shaki
inced. "Haven't you
hav
een doing, then?
shouting at me today l
ld I go on with letting h
fore you work on this file. I want you to arrange them alphabetically, then
bediently, taking
nods. "Yo
thin me on whether to tell him about my problem or leave i
" He has the pen in his hands
losing my confide
making me halt in my step and close my eyes.
this. Grand
ead. "There is something
ce fa
look up. Why is he silent? He is just wat
idgeting with my fingers. My grandma needs to be operated on bec
t?" He cut me sh
aying. "We need $20,000 for the surgery. I want to request a
f he will help. "You want us to p
ven calculate it. My grandma's sa
o
d me
looking thoughtful for a whi
ok away, scared that interlocking eyes
increased in
ce is kil
? He should just say somet
ake it the good way, it is not the end of the wo
Frederi
making my heart skip a beat an
suddenly and I almost kne
u! I pray wi
ment as my face breaks into a smile.
tached", he interrupts me wi
ion? I ask within me as
. Pounding wildly in my chest
fe", he blurts out, without
statement sinks deeply into
exclaim loudly in disbelief a
tently. "But it is goin
ha