The Billionaire's Ultimatum

A

is one with a terrifying no

the country?" Adrian aske

t just asking me to dinner he was also threatening that if I didn't sho

ddress and if he does, you should co

rolled my eyes at

room. You're w

g anywhere." I squeezed the letter and trashed i

ot. And let's face it, yo

t I'm poor. Thank you for th

I resisted the urge to throw the

ting a party tonight, you wa

ced my hand over my chest, feigning

from college and we reconnected

college? With the

oked ready to kill me but I wasn't quiet done. What made

ixed my posture. "Text me

ad nurse walked right past and didn't say a word. When she

rking like this. I need

"Ever since she became head nur

ke my rounds on my patients. "Which is why we need t

couldn't bear crying while attending to other patients. Her condition was worse so I made it my m

rse." She greeted me wit

remembered the correction she mad

mall talk. She was sitting in the same position as the day

new book

e answering with a nod. "Yes.

er of the room then back to her. She'd taken

've run into each other in the hallway."

the elevator the day before, I also saw him downstairs at the entrance when he was leaving and for a

into each other yesterday. Try to remember, tall, brown hair, green eyes and

rses were swooning over him, everyone but me. I did find him attractive bu

meet?" I felt the need to ask

oser to me and was facing me squarely. "Tell me, what do you thin

r false hope so I kept my facial expression neutral. "I can't s

te? I'd really love tha

" I got up from my seat. "I'l

t she also didn't look so happy

my things

e turned around

me? I'm sure your family wou

and my kids barely have the time to come visit me. Wh

on visited

At least here I have people my age to share my last moments with,

and deciding to drop the qu

t." She

r room ch

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t to the bar to get a refill without getting squashed by some st

breath. This was the fourth time I was getting a refill and I was yet to pa

om the angle I sat, I noticed a familiar face up in the VIP section. One glance and I could recognize who i

w his mother was rich and ran her own company but I didn't know her son was even bigger. He was o

ed? I shook my head at the ridiculous thought. There was no way that someone like that would ever b

new voice said and I had

and the brightest smile I'd ever

can't help getting dist

of what I guessed was whiskey on the counter top.

whatever strange luck out there he looked downward and his gaze me

swered this stran

. I felt a sense of disappointment but quickly brushed it off as the bartender was

and just before we could get to dancing, my phone began to vibrate in my pocket and

well." Camille said wh

he tone of her voice, fearin

's g

in that gripped me when she said those words. I walked fur

you s

Laura, s

ooked up to stop my tears

to use a cab because I didn't come with my car and Adrian who d

the night. My mind was still disoriented and my heart broken so I stood by the buil

ra G

's lips. I didn't know who I was expecting but it defin

that I didn't know

ed with bated breath. "I'm Xavier Blac

are." I nodded,

eaded to t

id I have to lose? He probably already got the call

t a call too." He said coldly. Fear gripped me at the tone of his voice

going to t

e? I'm headed ther

his face. I trusted no one but then he just lost his mothe

be a hassle to get a taxi at this hour

a ride,

assenger's door for me and I had to speed walk to the car so I wouldn't keep him standing there for long.

loss." I said when m

nodded and ste