The Billionaire's Promise のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

"Hi," Luca breathed nervously as Kit opened the front door. She offered him a tired smile and stepped aside to let him in."I was just about to have a glass of scotch and look through the delivery apps," Kit informed him as they walked into her living room. She collapsed on the couch and looked at him expectedly as he hovered in the middle of the room awkwardly."Thanks for allowing me to come over on such short notice," Luca managed with a grateful smile before perching on the edge of the couch with a heavy sigh.Kit shrugged easily and gestured towards her drink. "Would you like one too?"Luca shook his head and rubbed his hands together. "I'm just going to jump right in and say it. I need a favor from you, I can't see a way around it."Kit regarded him curiously. "It's a little early to be asking each other for favors, isn't it?"Luca bit his lip and nodded, feeling his nerves rising again. "To be blunt, my parents want to meet you. They usually avoid the tabloids, but we're t

"Hello, hello!" Gemma chirped as she breezed into the conference room.Kit looked up from her phone and smiled at Gemma before her expression morphed into one of surprise as Luca and James entered after her. James gave her a broad grin before sitting across from her and Luca gave her a sheepish smile before sitting next to James.Kit turned to Gemma. "Well, now I guess I know why you wanted to meet in the conference room today."Gemma winked at her playfully before she got serious. "Okay, everybody. We're here to talk strategy."Kit groaned, "Strategy? What's wrong with what we've been doing up to this point?"Gemma rolled her eyes at Kit's tone. "The plan has been working so far but we're starting to lose momentum. To keep you trending, we have to keep you in the public's minds."James nodded in agreement and jumped in. "We need you two to do more stuff together."Luca smirked at Kit. "We've been spending quite a lot of time together, haven't we?"Kit rolled her eyes but smile

"Nikita!" Maya shrilled as she burst into Kit's office, startling her in the middle of a phone call. Kit's assistant Dana followed closely behind, looking flustered and disgruntled. Kit took one look at her mother's angry expression and withered internally."Stu, an emergency has just popped up. Can I call you back once this is handled?" Kit spoke into the phone while keeping her eyes on her mother. Maya had unceremoniously dropped herself into the chair on the front side of the desk while Dana hovered in the background."I appreciate that," Kit said appreciatively before hanging up and turning to address her guests. She could already feel a headache forming around her temples, but still managed to smile apologetically at Dana. "It's okay Dana. I'll take it from here."The younger woman nodded at Kit curtly and shot Maya a venomous look before leaving the room and shutting the door behind her."You better teach that girl her place!" Maya snarled as she stared after Dana. "I shoul

"Nikita!""Luca, Nikita!""Luca!"The paparazzi outside the restaurant broke into a cacophony of voices as Luca and Kit emerged from their car. Luca immediately placed his hand on Kit's lower back and propelled her forward, firmly but gently. He placed his other hand in front of her eyes to block the flashes going off."Just keep walking," he said directly into her ear as they marched past the wall of photographers and into the restaurant.Once they were safely inside, Kit turned and offered Luca a grateful smile. "Thanks. I typically avoid hotspots like this, but I didn't pick the restaurant.""Miss Simon, Mr. Brooks!" a chicly dressed woman addressed them confidently. "Welcome to Caprice, your party is this way. If you'll follow me?"Luca smiled down at Kit and gestured for her to follow the hostess to their fate. He felt nerves start to build inside him now that Kit's mother was close by. The hostess came to a stop in front of a fairly central table, which didn't make Luca fe

"Looking good Brooks!" Sloane purred.Luca turned from his desk in surprise to find Sloane posing in his doorway. She smiled at him saucily as she sauntered into the room. She glanced around the room briefly as she made her way closer to Luca.Luca glanced around the room too and wondered what it looked like to her. There were still boxes piled up in a few corners of the room, some of them containing furniture that Luca had opted to put together himself. Aside from the boxes, the office looked like it was occupied, which was a good start."The office is really coming together," Sloane carried on as she reached him and offered him a brief hug."Sloane, what are you doing here?" Luca asked in confusion as he watched her shrug off her trench coat. His eyes widened slightly as he took in her skintight, red, mini-dress. Her cleavage was on full display and the dress was more suited to a club or maybe a date. Sloane smirked to herself at Luca's expression and made herself comfortable on