Semua Bab Owned by the Billionaire Beast: Bab 81 - Bab 90

ROBYNSpade worked hard, even in the middle of chaos. He was in front of the laptop, watching the ongoing presentation in the conference room at the office.While I wasn’t his assistant anymore, I helped him as much as he needed. My sub, his temporary assistant, was still with Gio, watching him.“That’s great,” his COO, Eleanor, said. “Your proposal is attractive and fresh. My boss would be thrilled to hear about it. With this devastating effect of climate change, we can help protect this planet, and he’d love to invest in Aria E-commerce.”The presenter, who introduced herself as Andrea, the Asian woman in glasses, clasped her hands together in excitement. The two other men, one white and one black, smiled, still standing behind her. “That being said, my boss is still on a week-long vacation. Once he’s back, he will reach out to you personally. He’s sorry he can’t be here today.”“Oh, my God,” Andrea gushed. “We’re excited. We can’t wait for us to work together. Thank you.”He ended

ROBYNI followed Piper, swimming in her direction. “Okay, I’ll shut up now. But if we get back home, and he visits you there. What are you gonna do?”“Forget he exists and get another man that is worth my time.”“Right.”She turned to me, glaring. “What’s that supposed to mean?”“I think Italian cock is special.”She laughed out loud. “Too bad, I can’t have one anymore.”“Day is still young.” I stared at her. “I think once he recovers, he can make you forget what he said in the bunker. I think he can make you scream instead.”“Oh, my God. What happened to my best friend?”“If anyone is a bad influence here.” I threw water at her face. “It’s you, Piper Shale!”With wide eyes, she stared at me, breaking into a full-blown smile. “Bitch.” Piper was a good swimmer, catching me right away. I changed the topic to a more serious one, “Can I ask you a question? There’s something in my head that’s been bothering me.”“Go ahead.”“But don’t tell anyone. Even Spade.”“Why not?” She looked puzzle

SPADE“Or maybe led by the same pakhan,” Gio said.“What’s pakhan?” Piper asked him.“A Russian leader who runs the bratva or brotherhood.”“Wait. Like that Vladimir guy?” She stared at me. “Maybe he got pressured by the mysterious woman and gave another order when the first attempt didn’t work.”“That’s a good theory, Mrs. Kolby.”“Just Robyn, Gio. You make me look old.”Gio chuckled, stealing a glance at Piper.“God, my head hurts.” Robyn pressed her temple. “So that phone is our only chance of finding the man or woman responsible for this attack on my apartment. God, I wish I had just found out who wants me dead.”“They don’t want you dead, babe. You would have been dead if that’s the case.”“Geez. Thanks, Pip. That’s very helpful and frightening.” She glared at Piper. “Then what do they want from me? I have nothing to offer them. If they wanted ransom, they would have taken the fifty-million-dollar bitcoins.”“Let’s go upstairs and do some research.” Piper dragged Robyn away. “I’l

ROBYNNow what? Is he here to apologize? Knowing how arrogant, cold, and insensitive he was, I highly doubted that. I wouldn’t dream of it. He had too inflated, huge ego to admit his mistake. I rolled my eyes. I had a feeling I knew why he was here. “Are you gonna ask me to take down my post? No way. Go away.”“No.” My eyebrows cocked. “Oh. That’s first.”Piper snorted before me.He came to sit on the bed, gripping my knee. This time, he was calmer, and he also had bruises on his knuckles. “What the hell?” I took his hand, examining it. He even pulled it back if I didn’t groan and insisted. “What happened?”“Got a little carried away. I went down to let the doctor see it. No broken bones.” He chuckled.“And you think you’re funny?” I glared at him.“I know my behavior is off and not an excuse to yell at you and mistreat you. I’m sorry. I have a lot in my head. I’m worried about your safety, and even my money can’t help me find who wants you out of my life.”“Hold on a minute.” I st

SPADE“Don’t worry. We have a family doctor and a private nurse to tend his wound. That’s if you want him to come with you. When he feels a lot better, then you can both come back. I’ll arrange a travel flight for his safety.”When Piper’s eyes lit up, I nodded at my wife. “Do it. I’ll call Terzo about his cousin.” I sipped my coffee and redialed Terzo. He picked up right away. “Miss me already?”“I feel like I owe Gio a lot, so I’m taking him with me. What do you say?” “Are you kidding me? Maybe getting shot is a good thing for him. Gio doesn’t slow down. He’s been working his ass off since he became an adult. He needs a long break. Take him away.” “Thanks.” I hung up the call.“So?” Piper waited.“It’s a go. I’ll go down to talk to him and his doctor.”***We left Sicily that night. The flight was long, but we had a doctor on board to monitor Gio, even though he had improved a lot.I could see how much he wanted to be with us, to be with Piper, to be precise. I even saw myself in