The Billionaire's Trade

hispered, color dra

osely, took the letter from her shaky hand

hard at what the printed letter cont

nger brother asked. Looking

ena said, lowering herself o

aiting for explanations and sna

promised to pay" Laura said, mildly. "

ived early in the morning, they had been in debt to Jacob Marcini, a ruthles

middle class family until her father got diagnosed with Liver canc

i, his boss in the company he worke

nt for him to be flown to a specialist hospital. His death

s no way we can pay everything off in thr

her cousin who has been quiet sugg

plane crash since she was sixteen, she had ever since then, contri

going through, they had gone into abj

o drop out of school so that P

was barely enough for feedin

rom bad to worse and Jacob Marci

e only thing we've got " Laura said, "We don't even

ng him every penny he

nd empty, she buried her face in her pa

serious case of colon cancer whi

welled up in her eyes as she thought o

had to buy drugs for her mothe

etaker had visited just days before, giving

kery be taken away from th

eter said suddenly, "Damn

r hair, looking at Laura who

do now?" S

ere welling up in her eyes rolled down her cheeks

wn, she had always been responsible for her family

cefully taken?, what if there was something she

im?" Laura asked the

barely had visitors let alone one wh

here today, he went f

flung open behind them, Laura could bet the receptionist alm

Announced the

rring to and who it was that ma

r two, her jaw dropped and her brows raised as she watched

tall and muscular while the other who followed close

e receptionist greeted, e

.Laura's thought seemed to com

a handsome one at that. She felt rooted to the ground at the po

a whole lot of will power to snap out of whatever had entangled

lled, she actually di

agents stopped abruptly and slowly Jacob Marc

ast now, what do she do no

e him in his magnificent office, Laura kept her eyes pinned to

again?" He asked not to look up f

aura Bloom,"

eyes still not leav

he job of your secreta

r me?" He asked after a lo

something in return

d a brow

ir but I'm Laura Bloom, the dau

any of my con

death and you're threatening to take away our bakery" Laura told him, "The baker

n I'll have to ask you to leave"

down her cheeks. She clasped her palm to

y family on the bakery" She looked up at him in the face for the f

I give a hoot h

o pay me, I'll just work for as long as it takes

joying the whole begging. Jaco

ll work for as long as it takes to

said, clasping h

ming interested in her gratitude," Just in case

was enveloped with emotions on how he