THE BILLIONAIRE CEO AND THE CON WOMAN

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t cleaning toilets isn't really m

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t's too

rd, but I'm not comfortable with the job you assigned

but sca

efer "Mr. Richardson," bu

your workspace. I'm busy here." His voice inte

ly. "I'm sorry, I don

figure it out," he repli

gh, your pride in check, your family comes fi

id, my voice comi

y, s

bag loosened. "I can't do the

k up. "Why not?" Hi

ble, and I don't think working there will get

ting his head

me. If looks could kill, I'd be in trouble. His eyes were

" he d

ut I kept my head high and my pr

espite everything, I missed him. I wished I could explain it all to him, to make him understand th

was better off with him, thinking whatever he wanted to to think. I wasn't ever going to clarify myself. I'd just act according to the way he felt. "I don't think it would do you much good to hire me a

nched, almost as if I'd s

sked, his voice st

way... Except you want to see more of me in future. My p

written all over his face. The hurt passed through h

m g

ld fix you in... It come

a breath

u can handle i

get stuck cleaning

d paper, then pushed it towards my direction. "Put down your

ed my br

up the pen and the paper. Before I wrote down my numb

head high.

vely."

my number on the paper. "Here," I push

... He made no facial expression, but they

u w

g arrived. Now, it was almost 10 PM, and I was just about ready to reti

e, or if that was his way of telling me he wasn't inter

igh

get the money? How would I protect my brother from Julian? If I don't get the 14 Million,

e now? With me running and running until he finally

hed a

be able to protect my brother, or myself? Al

tching off my

the way I did. It wasn't my fault that I failed, but I d

nd work as the sanitary keeper, but I j

t my only chan

it felt like my body was about to give in to the nature of the night, my p

lift, open. So I just lifted it open slowl

ber, before I could, think much a

le blurry, but I cou

my brows in

mind was a little bit foggy, so I jus

magine why someone in their right state of mind, would text me in the midd

to finally fall asleep, n

ation soun

s- Hol

sitting position, as all the

texted? He fre

to come over to his apartment?

pace as I waited for his reply. My phone

Re-r

did he really expect me

ed in m

took quite sometime. I didn't think he

screw this up for

ook forever, but I sat

off the bed, typin

eater, and black sweatpants, and then wore

o, I'd just have to make do

nce of the huge building, I was welcomed with the sound of th

trils we're suddenly filled w

ark scene of a rainy nig

passing by, and the

as I made my way by foot, towards Carter's apartment, Hoping to God t