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*Anna*

The morning at work is productive. I feel like we’ve gotten a lot accomplished. We have a lot of projects on the horizon, and all of them are going as planned. I have an excellent team, but as I’m meeting them, I find myself helping out, generating ideas, and adding to the conversation in ways I never thought I’d be able to.

The last meeting ends at 11:00. “What would you like to do for lunch, Ms. Savage?” Poppy asks me as I walk back to my office from the conference room.

“Oh, that’s right. I didn’t tell you,” I say. She trails me into the office, and I close the door behind her. “I’m going to Savage Gardens to meet Mr. Biglesbee for lunch. But before that, I need to stop by a dress store and pick up something for Anna to wear to dinner with Grant tonight.” I can’t help the huge smile on my face.

Poppy arches an eyebrow, and a huge smile spreads across her face. “You have a date tonight? With your husband?”

“I do.” I’m almost giddy. The two of us break into giggles like a coup
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  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Perfect Dress

    *Anna*The morning at work is productive. I feel like we’ve gotten a lot accomplished. We have a lot of projects on the horizon, and all of them are going as planned. I have an excellent team, but as I’m meeting them, I find myself helping out, generating ideas, and adding to the conversation in ways I never thought I’d be able to.The last meeting ends at 11:00. “What would you like to do for lunch, Ms. Savage?” Poppy asks me as I walk back to my office from the conference room.“Oh, that’s right. I didn’t tell you,” I say. She trails me into the office, and I close the door behind her. “I’m going to Savage Gardens to meet Mr. Biglesbee for lunch. But before that, I need to stop by a dress store and pick up something for Anna to wear to dinner with Grant tonight.” I can’t help the huge smile on my face.Poppy arches an eyebrow, and a huge smile spreads across her face. “You have a date tonight? With your husband?”“I do.” I’m almost giddy. The two of us break into giggles like a coup

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Reflections of Friendship

    *Grant*I listen to the soft sounds of my wife getting ready for bed in the bathroom but don’t move from the edge of the bed.I’ve been sitting here for about an hour. I rushed through family dinner, even though everyone wanted the details of lunch with A. Savage. As exciting as that had been, I had lost a bit of my enthusiasm for it by the time I got home and decided I wanted to ask Anna out.But he wasn’t here, and I didn’t know what to do. I should’ve called her earlier, and I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t do it. Especially since I now know that she would’ve said yes.The final straw at dinner was when Hattie made another disparaging comment about Anna, saying that she shouldn’t be allowed to work outside of the home anymore. I’d given her a piece of my mind and left the table. Even Grandmother Trudy calling after me hadn’t been enough for me to turn around.All day, I’ve been excited about seeing my wife. Now, she’s here, and I can barely talk to her.What is wrong with me?

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   A Long Day

    *Anna*The sun is already down by the time I decide I’m finished for the day. This is the second day in a row I’ll be arriving home late. I hope no one notices or cares, but then, I’m sure someone will say something to Grandmother Trudy–probably Hattie. I hope they don’t give the nice woman I hired to take my place any trouble.I’m a bit tired and have to drag myself to the elevator. Since everyone else has gone home already, I went ahead and changed into the outfit I had on this morning. That will save me having to change in the car.I climb into the back seat, and my driver heads off. Traffic lights blur through the tinted windows, and the car hums along. Traffic is fairly light since rush hour is long over.My cell phone rings. I consider ignoring it, but when I see that it’s Mr. Biglesbee, I decide to go ahead and answer. “Hello?”“Anna!” he exclaims. “How is it going, my dear? Are you fitting in well at your new place of employment?”“It’s going well, I think,” I tell him, genuin

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Joy, Joy, Joy

    *Grant*“I did it! Holy crap, I actually did it!” I can’t help but proclaim the words aloud as I stand outside the restaurant I’ve just finished negotiating the deal at and hail a cab. A moment later, a yellow car pulls over, and I hop inside, giving him the address to the Young Corporation building. “You look pretty happy,” the driver notes as I stare out the window, smiling from ear to ear. “Good lunch meeting?”“Yes,” I tell him. “I secured a property my company has been trying to get for ages.”“Nice. Good job.” He seems genuinely enthusiastic, even if it has nothing to do with him.I thank him and open my phone, deciding to catch up on some emails while we make our way to the building. It doesn’t take long, and then the cabby is pulling over next to my place of work. I hand him the payment, along with a substantial tip, and then get out.I probably look like an idiot waltzing into the building with this goofy grin on my face, but I’m so happy, I can’t help it. Finally, it seems

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Lunch with Grant

    *Anna*“You look great,” Cliff assures me for the three hundred and seventy-eighth time since we climbed into the back of my town car together. “Seriously, Anna. He won’t know that you’re you.”“I’m his wife,” I repeat. It’s been my response all along. I wish I could see in the rearview mirror so I could adjust my glasses again, but I can’t. I reach up to make sure the fake nose Poppy’s sister made for me is still attached properly, but Cliff gently tugs my hand away.“You’re going to make it come off if you keep messing with it,” he says.He’s probably right. Now, I’m petrified that I’ll be in the middle of speaking to Grant, and my nose will plop off, landing in my soup. “I can’t do this.”“You can, and you will.” Cliff clamps his hand down on my shoulder. “Anna, you’ve got this. You shouldn’t even have much to say. We are winning that project at the moment. If he wants it, he’ll have to convince you.”He’s not wrong. I definitely want this to be a win-win situation for both of us.

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Someone Important

    *Grant*Anna isn’t home when I get there. It’s strange, honestly. While I’m glad she’s out of the house, hopefully having fun, I actually hurried to our room as soon as I got back from the office to tell her the good news.Our room is empty.It’s selfish of me to wish she were here the one time I want to speak to her when I’ve taken her for granted all of the other hundreds of times she was right there waiting for me to return and probably would’ve been excited to hear about my day.I ready myself for family dinner and head to the dining room. Anna still hasn’t come home, and everyone is in an uproar about it. “Really,” Hattie says, shaking her head. “She thinks she can just pay someone else to do all of her chores? It’s ridiculous. Why should she live here rent free?”Normally, I would keep my mouth shut, but today, I find myself asking, “Tell me again how much rent you pay, Hattie.” I take the mashed potatoes from my mother, who stifles a giggle.Hattie’s mouth drops open. “Well… I

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   A Serious Blunder

    *Anna*“Ugh. What have I done?”I drop my head onto my desk and close my eyes for a long moment. I certainly messed that all up. How in the world am I going to have a lunch meeting with my own husband on Wednesday and not have him recognize me? Even though Grant and I are not that close anymore, he’s not an idiot. Of course, he will recognize his own wife! I’m screwed! He’s going to find out my secret before I even have a chance to work it to my advantage.I’m still lying with my face on my desk when Poppy comes in. I know it’s her because of the excited click-clack of her heels across the floor. Even her feet sound full of spunk. “Mr. Young seems very excited about your meeting on Wednesday,” she tells me, setting some files on the corner of my humongous desk. Thankfully, I don’t have to lift my head for there to be room. “Is everything okay?”I can’t lie to her–not about this anyway. I pick my head up off the surface and drop it into my hands. “I think I made a huge blunder,” I tell

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Unexpected Phone Call

    *Grant*I’m in the process of going over a contract I’m finalizing when my phone rings with the two short chimes that let me know it’s my secretary. I put down the file and answer. “Yes?”“Mr. Young, I have A. Savage on line one for you, sir.”I freeze in my seat, my mouth dropping open for a split second as I try to compose myself. Did I hear her correctly? “Who?”“A. Savage, sir. The CEO of Savage Enterprises.”Swallowing hard, I let that sink in. I did hear her correctly. “Patch her through immediately,” I tell the secretary.“Yes, sir.”It takes a moment for the call to go through. While that is happening, my mind is running wild. What the hell is A. Savage doing calling me right now? On her first day of work? What if this is just my stupid cousin Carson playing tricks on me?A female voice I don’t recognize says, “Mr. Young?”“Yes,” I say, cautiously, trying to figure out if maybe this is just one of Carson’s friends pulling my leg.“Hold for Ms. Savage, please.”I inhale sharply

  • Secret Billionaire CEO Daughter-in-Law   Called Out

    *Anna*“Hello, Anna.”Sucking in a deep breath, I slowly turn toward the sound of the deep male voice over my shoulder, careful not to spill my plate of food. I manage to collect that smile I’d been wearing while addressing and meeting everyone and plaster it on my face, despite my fear.It’s Cliff, of course. He’s smiling at me in a knowing way, sort of like he used to do when we were in business school together, and the professor would announce only one person got a perfect score on a test. He would always know it was me before my name was announced.I let out the breath I was holding slowly and say, “Cliff. It’s so good to see you.”He nods, and before I can say anything else, he assures me, “Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.”Somehow, even more air is expelled from my body as the words I was hoping to hear settle into my brain. “Thank you.”“Of course! We’ve always been good friends, Ms. Savage.” He adds a wink, which has me shaking my head. He might not be thinking of div

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