All Chapters of The Deal with the Billionaire Devil: Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

MAD“Sir, your mother called, asking you to go home for a family dinner.” We just left Tara’s apartment. Olive still hated me. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next thing she threw at me would be a hand grenade. “Ask or demand?” Chuckling, Nites looked at me through the rearview. “You know Mrs. Shanewood.” “Fine. I miss Isaac anyway.” “I’m sure, he does, too, sir. You missed the family dinner last weekend.” I smiled. “It was worth it.” “I agreed, sir.” He smiled. I dialed Tara. Thankfully, her phone was on, and she picked it up. “I need your help.” “Of course, what is it?” she asked enthusiastically. “Are you ready?” “Ready for what?” She sounded amused. “To meet my parents.” “But—” “Please, I know our agreement, and I wouldn’t ask you if this isn’t important to me.” “Okay.” “Really?” I was even surprised she didn’t hesitate. “Yes. I’m going to meet them sooner anyway. So why not now?” “How’s your headache?” “It’s fine. When?” “Later. I’ll pick you up at four.” “Lat

TARAI felt like I was in a spectacle, being judged by the jury the moment Claudia introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, Jerome, and Beverly. Apparently, Claudia was a Vanderford, a cousin of businessman Linus Vanderford, the chairman of Vanderford Group, who was the father of London Vanderford, the owner of a clothing brand, London Hester.“I noticed an accent. Where are you from, Tara?” Beverly asked, which almost felt like an interrogation. After what happened to me less than twenty-four hours ago, I concluded that alcohol and I didn’t mix. I took a little sip of my wine just to be respectful to the hosts. “I’m from Serevia, a country in Europe.” “Oh. Do you people speak English?” Wow. What kind of question was that? “Yes, Beverly,” Claudia replied. “English is their official language, much like England. Serevians are ruled by a monarchy.” Oh, crap. She knew more about my country, might as well know about my parents. “Well, let her speak, Claud. I just wanted to know more

MAD“It’s irrelevant.” That was all she said before she walked out of the family room. I dialed Linden. This time, he picked up. “Hey, man. Sorry, I was so swamped with work last week. One of my teams got into trouble in Central America. I had to go there and check on them personally.” “It’s fine, Linden. How are they?” “They’re pretty beat up, but everyone made it home safe.” I could hear the worry in his voice. “That’s good to hear.” “Yeah. About your inquiry. My man is still in Serevia. I’ll call you before the end of this week once he returns. I personally went to the embassy, but they’re very protective of their people. They don’t want to disclose anything unless there’s a special request from the higher up.” “Understood.” “What exactly is bothering you, Mad?” “Nothing. I believe her. I trust her, but she’s cagey. There’s something about her family that’s odd. She doesn’t wanna talk about it.” “A bad odd or a good odd.” “I know she came from a prominent family. She’s we