Chapter Five-The Billionaire is a stalker

Chapter Five-The Billionaire is a stalker

It didn’t take a load of pondering to see reason as to why he wasn’t welcome at LAWSON CORP, gracefully he walked out of the meeting room and out of the building—fuming? Not so much. He was rattled, dazed as a plethora of emotions coursed through him all at once.

This wasn’t over, he thought to himself as he found his way into his jeep, slamming the door hard behind him and making his driver who was taking a short nap jolt upright. He ought to fire him soon.

“Where—

“Just drive.” He answered dismissively.

Gianna watched intently as the black jeep drove up, her hands dropped from her chest in relief seeing him gone and she could finally breathe. Seeing Justin once again, for the first time in three years sure did wring up a lot of emotions, the same

emotions she swore to keep in her Pandora’s box…hidden away from the rest of the world to see.

He had changed over the years she couldn’t deny, a shadow of his old self. He was leaner, still the same tall man she was once in love with but leaner and less of life—he also had a beard. The Justin she knew would rather fall off a bridge than grow a beard.

“You’re certainly not thinking of him are you?” Aiden muttered as he walked into her office.

She jolted a little, taken by surprise and carefully stepped away from the huge glass window, so as not to be accused of stalking on her ex husband.

“Damn it Aiden.” She cussed softly, “I should’ve never been at that meeting. He was never supposed to find out about my return.”

“We didn’t know he would pull up such cheap tricks Gianna,” Aiden said as he sat down, “How did you marry such a….such a—

“Piece of crap??” She smiled.

“I was gonna say son of a bitch but anyways….” He paused for a moment as a line of worry appeared on his forehead, “You do know he’ll be back right??”

“Yes,” she sighed deeply looking at the window once again, “That’s what I’m scared of.”

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The employees at SAN Limited feared for their lives as their tyrant of a boss, who’d just gotten back from an obvious unsuccessful meeting laid into them. Their profits were back up by five percent but that was child’s play to a man like Justin, in just a few minutes to closing hour he had fired ten of their top executives…two of which had dedicated their lives to the betterment of the company.

No one was spared today, some murmured it could be a psychological issue and others pitied him. Irrespective of his irrational tirade, the CEO was clearly a bitter soul in need of a therapy session and some counseling.

“I heard he was escorted out of LAWSON CORP.” One whispered in the elevator.

“Serves him right,” The other concurred, “He can’t just go about buying his way into everything.”

There was absolute silence the moment the elevator opened to the bane of their gossip, Justin stared at his watch before walking in to join the others. The tension in the air was enough to make a two year old cry, they were terrified of him—breathe too loud and their source of income could vanish in a blink.

“Why aren’t you at your stations?” He asked.

“It’s closing—-

“Then work overtime. I pay good money for that.” He snapped as the elevator opened and walked out.

“I know someone got fired for this, but it has to be said…it’s no wonder his wife left him.”

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Gianna spotted a Grey sedan parked right across the street the moment she got off work, frowning deeply she hopped into her car and drove off immediately. A curb was taken and she spotted the same car a few spaces away, she was clearly being followed.

It had her ex husband written all over it. Groaning, she took another turn downtown and tried her possible best to lose the car as she would rather die than Justin finding out where she lived. Three years she spent, crafting the perfect new life and identity and she’ll be damned before she let him steal it from her.

A huge sigh of relief escaped her as she finally lost the car. However this moment of peace was cut short, when she found herself stuck in an alleyway with a close end. She tried to back out and then the blue sedan appeared again, cutting off her escape route.

Her teeth gritted tightly, fuming with her fists balled tight she stormed out of the car and towards the blue sedan—expecting to see her ex husband but a random man walked out of the driver’s seat….then there were two, and then three. She was surrounded by three men.

Gianna was gripped with fear, “Who are…who are you?? What do you—

“Sorry ma’am but you’ll have to come with us.” One of them answered

“Come with you??” Her eyes widened, her anger was slowly rising again, “You’re kidnapping me?!!!”

“Oh no no, our boss just wants to—-“

“Who’s your boss?”

“Justin Santiago.”

Typical. She expected stalking, but getting goons to do his dirty work was just downright lowly for a man with a steep ego as him. He was the same man responsible for the downfall of her family, trying to kidnap her is certainly in his suit.

She nodded, “Fine. I’ll come with you.”

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Justin waited patiently at the Italian restaurant, a tad bit restless as he hoped she would come with the men he sent after her. He never answers, he needed to know if she was the same woman that walked out of his office after signing the divorce papers, he needed to know why she was no longer blonde…He needed to know why she was back.

He poured himself a glass of whiskey, the day was already gone and the night was surely out to get to him. He wasn’t getting any sleep, not when she was back to haunt his already lucid dreams. Just then, he spotted her from outside the window and as she stormed into the restaurant. She was fuming, her cheeks were running hot just as she walked up to his table.

“I know this is unconventional but I would love for you to sit—

She slapped him, hard and right across the cheek, “That is for stalking me you fucking bastard.”

Then she grabbed the glass and lunged the contents right at his face, “—And this….this is for trying to kidnap me.”