Semua Bab Yuletide Getaway: Fake Dating The Hot Billionaire: Bab 11 - Bab 20

~KRISTEN~"You didn't tell me about your business trip?" I quizzed immediately we settled at the booth across from Regina's. We had finished placing our order at the counter while waiting for it to be brought to our booth."When were you planning on telling me?" I asked again. Her eyelids batted as she continued staring at me. We held gazes for a few seconds—mine challenging— before she finally lowered hers."It was a last-minute change of plans. I just can't bear seeing you acting all lovey-dovey around that girl nor go ahead with the games I was scheduled to play with her boyfriend either." She inspected her nails with a subtle air of indifference before bringing her gaze back to me."I'm sorry I didn't tell you before announcing it to him, hmm." She threw me a placating smile, reaching across to rub my forearms. "It will just be until the fake dating thingy is over. We still have time, love."The root of my anger wasn't mainly because she was leaving. Hell, I wasn't even looking fo

~REGINA~"Whatever you do, don't stand under the mistletoe." I made sure that Karina's advice registered in my subconscious, even though I had no clue what usually happened under the mistletoe. Why would I? When I had no time to attend events on Christmas because I was busy working my ass off for my fees."Would another game ensue?" I couldn't help asking myself as I slipped into the red evening dress— another one of Karina's hand-me-downs.Those few hand-me-downs— that she practically had to force or beg me to accept— were usually kept for occasions like this.Karina and I were pretty close as roommates before our friendship developed, but it took her years to get me to accept things from her. I knew I had little or nothing when it came to finances, but that didn't mean I wasn't content with the little things I could afford.Well... Karina couldn't hear of it. She always made sure to buy me stuff or give me her footwear and dresses. At first, I had politely refused, but she practica

~REGINA~If Karina had told me that we would be sharing the table with his brother and scowling-face fianceé, I would leisurely choose to spend the rest of my evening with Brandon alone. I knew she was trying to make things less awkward between Brandon and me— being that we weren't a real couple. But I surprisingly found him a nice company earlier today, and it wouldn't be so much of a big deal if we sat across a table and pretended to be lovey-dovey all evening.But sitting here, in this awkward silence— well it wasn't really silent because Karina and her boyfriend were leaning against each other and whispering whatever was making them laugh— while entertaining Billie's glares and mushiness towards Kristen wasn't an ideal way to spend the evening, no?"Why don't we make a toast!" Karina said a little loudly, grinning from ear to ear as she sent a sidelong glance at her boyfriend.Uh-huh! I peeked at her over my glass of white wine that was hanging over my lips, halted by her words.

~KRISTEN~I couldn't explain the sudden urge to go over to that chocolate fountain and talk with her again— even with the presence of my fianceé. I couldn't keep my eyes off her at the table. My blood boiled whenever she got too intimate with her so-called boyfriend. How I wished I could tear him apart. But that wasn't my sole focus right now.Regina was. And without further ado, I had stood on my feet, and gave Billie the excuse of going to fetch some more edibles at the chocolate fountain— noticing the discomfort etched on her face as I mentioned chocolate fountain— before I left the table.While I talked with her, noticing with great relish that she was slowly going back to the mute her— in other words, she was still affected by me— I had let loose the reservation I was supposed to hold on to. I wasn't supposed to step into her personal space and point out how my proximity and breath close to her ears had impaired her from hearing my question.I was supposed to just make a casual

~KRISTEN~I still couldn't believe I just sent that message to her despite the 'sent' that was staring right back at me from underneath the message I just typed a few minutes ago.I never should have sent it. It was pretty suggestive. Not after I had kissed her erotically like that. What was I planning to start? A war zone by leading Regina on while I was bloody engaged to Billie. Speaking of Billie...She had been on call at the balcony since I had entered this room. From one business call to the other, making it seem as though I was unserious with my father's company. The Summer group of companies had branches of business ranging from electronics, textile designs, and tech. The reason for the engagement was to seal the alliance with Sternberg conglomerates which would offer our new telecommunication business a wider scope.Sternberg conglomerates also dealt with a lot of business but their oil well was telecommunication. They owned the biggest telecommunication companies across Ma