Semua Bab A Deal With The Billionaire: Bab 21 - Bab 30

CHAPTER 21Damien’s POVI sat in my chair, gazing emptily at the city skyline in front of me until my vibrating phone forced me out of my thoughts. Slowly rotating the chair, I picked up my phone from the table and glanced at the screen. I read through the text on the screen carefully, then I sighed and rose to my feet. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it was something I could deal with.Scrolling to my contacts, I dialed my secretary’s number. The call only rang once before it was answered.“My office. Now,” I said.“Yes, Mr. Sterling,” Linda replied, and I ended the call. A minute later, I heard her knock on the door. After asking her to come in, she opened the door and entered the office, smoothing her skirt as she approached my desk.“I want you to go over my schedule list for today.” I gestured to the tablet on the desk.She promptly picked it up and hovered her fingers above it.“First, you have a meeting with potential investors for the Titan project. Then you have to address

CHAPTER 23Rose’s POVWords failed me as I let Damien lead me across the restaurant, feeling like a scolded puppy. The only thing stopping me from yanking my hand away was the barrage of stares and camera flashes. Causing a scene that would give people a reason to question our fake marriage was the last thing I wanted. Not when I was still very far off from my goal.He led me to a secluded table and guided me into a chair before settling into the one across from me.“My meeting with Layla is not something you should be worried about,” he said sternly, his eyes arresting my attention. “I only came here to have a business discussion with her. A very important one at that.”I smirked, looking over to the table where Layla sat, her eyes trained on both of us. Our gaze met briefly before I shifted mine back to Damien. “Business indeed, Damien. Since when does a business meeting call for lunch at a fancy restaurant? I'm no fool, you know?”Damien raised a fist as if to slam it on the table,

CHAPTER 25Rose’s POVAfter Damien left the bathroom, I stood there silently, still in shock from what had happened. Moments later, I was adjusting my dress, when the door opened and he waltzed into the bathroom. I took my leave immediately, avoiding whatever crazy idea he had in mind to do to me again. I heard a slight chuckle as I slipped past him but I paid him no mind. He could mock me however he wished, but one thing was certain. I was never going to drop my guard again.Once I got to the room, I took off the wet dress and put it in the laundry box. On the bed, my mind began to go over everything that had happened in the bathroom. Damien's touch was still fresh on my body, and the sensations I suffered from his hands and mouth were still imprinted in my memory, lingering like a psychotic ex.“Am I going crazy? This is just business. Right?” I tried to convince myself, but deep down, I knew it was slowly inching towards something forbidden. Embarrassment coiled my stomach when I r

CHAPTER 27Rose’s POVDays after we went shopping, Damien and I finally went on our vacation. Only one of the bodyguards came with us. Damien’s reason for that was that he didn't want to attract too much attention.The afternoon Kenyan sun was hot on our skin as we stepped out of the jet and walked towards the limo Damien had arranged earlier. He’d meticulously planned every step of the trip, and I'd seen him going over the plans over and over.After our luggage had been cleared and loaded into the boot, we got into the limo, and the driver took us away from the airport. Damien pulled out his tablet and began scrolling.“We're going to be staying at a safari resort in a place called…” he trailed off, staring intently at the screen of the tablet in his hand. “Whatever that is called.”“Let me see,” I demanded.He handed the tablet to me, and I ran my fingers over the screen until I felt the vibration and audio cue for the accessibility feature, then double-tapped to activate the text-to

CHAPTER 29Damien’s POVThe cool morning breeze delicately touched my face as the drive began. Our guide was a tall, onyx dark man with a contrasting set of perfect white teeth. As he drove the land cruiser away from the resort, Rose produced two sets of binoculars and handed one to me. On the way, we saw many other vehicles filled with other guests that were also staying at the resort. Most of them were foreigners, and I noticed that a handful of them were Asians. The first animal that came into sight was a lone zebra, hopping slowly as if it had injured its leg. Farther down, the rest of its group were huddled together, all of them looking in its direction as if anticipating its approach. Not far off from where the zebra was, between it and the rest of its group, a lioness was crouched in the grass. She was so still that I had to squint my eyes to distinguish her from the long grass. The zebra couldn't join its group because of the lioness standing in between.The guide pointed at t