All Chapters of The Billionaire Proposed : Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

"Rival?" Hillary asked, wondering if Penelope knew something."Of course. We work for two different magazines, remember?" She said with a small smile when she saw the tear in Hillary's eyes before it flickered away.“Oh, that's what you mean," Hillary said with a relieved laugh."Of course. What else could I have meant?" Penelope asked innocently."Exactly why I was taken aback by your statement. I can't imagine us being rivals. But you have plans of returning to the family magazine, don't you?" Hillary asked, and Penelope shrugged."Do you want me to? I thought you'd be happy to run things there without me in the way." Penelope asked, and Hillary's smile faltered."Why would you think that? I've missed you and would want you to come back, Dad and Mom miss you too. And talking about them, you have to come to their wedding party. It's this Sunday." Hillary said, and Penelope feigned surprise."Oh, really?" She asked and Hillary nodded."Yes. You absolutely have to be there. I'll text

Penelope's eyes widened slightly in surprise at the unexpected information before she quickly composed herself.“I'm sure it doesn't matter to them whether or not you were adopted. You're their real son and all they see when they look at you is their son," Penelope tried to reassure him."No. I'm not their real son," he insisted and Penelope looked at him with a confused frown as she waited for him to explain himself since he seemed like he had something else to say.Knowing he was not going to be able to eat anymore, Carlton packed what was left of his lunch and pushed it aside while Penelope waited patiently.“After they adopted me I went home to an already prepared room. There were toys. clothes, and everything a boy of my age and size should have, waiting for me. Even some books and awards in the name of Carlton Banks," he said and Penelope's eyes widened again as realization dawned on her but she shook her head not wanting to believe it was what she was thinking.“I was too young

The rest of the week rolled by quickly and on Friday, immediately after the close of work, Carlton and Penelope left for their trip. Even though as usual. Carlton had been very professional with her and she had tried to treat him a little bit friendlier. Penelope couldn't still shake off the feeling that she was making a mistake by going on this trip with him.She had tried observing Carlton hoping to gauge from his reactions if the trip was just a ruse to be with her alone so he could continue trying to seduce her as he had said. However, no matter how hard she had tried, she had been unable to discern anything unusual from his behavior and even though it was supposed to make her feel relaxed, she couldn't help feeling even more anxious.He was unpredictable and she was beginning to feel worn out from having her guard up all the time.As they drove into Banks Corp's luxurious resort at past midnight, Penelope sighed, her nerves tightly wound. The idea of being away like this with hi

Penelope woke up the next day to find herself on the bed with Carlton nowhere in sight. She looked down at herself and sighed in relief when she saw that she was still very much clothed, which meant nothing had happened in her sleep.How did she get on the bed? she mused since she could remember falling asleep on the couch after she had freshened up the previous night.Had she been exhausted to the extent that she didn't know when Carlton carried her to the bed? How could she have let herself sleep that deeply? she wondered with a frown as she got off the bed.Seeing as Carlton wasn't in sight, Penelope assumed he had left for his meeting without her and decided to use the opportunity to check on the girls and then freshen up before he came back.After the quick phone call, Penelope took out the clothes she had arranged to wear for the day and headed for the bathroom, but before she could open the door, it opened and Carlton stepped out.Penelope froze, her eyes widening as she took i

Penelope's mind screamed at her to stop, but her body betrayed her, responding to his touch. She kissed him back, her arms wrapping around his neck as she melted into the kiss.For a brief moment, she let herself get lost in the sensation and the world around them faded away. Nothing else mattered but what she was feeling.All she wanted for this brief moment was to forget all about the past and to live a little, but then reality crashed back in.She couldn't do that. Not when a lot was at stake. Not when she had to protect the twins and herself.She pulled away abruptly, her heart pounding. “I can't do this," she said, her voice filled with regret. "I'm sorry, Carlton."Before he could say anything, she turned and hurried back inside the suite. She needed to get away, to clear her head. She grabbed her toiletries and disappeared into the bathroom, locking the door behind her.Once inside, she leaned against the door, taking deep calming breaths. Her lips still tingled from the kiss,