Lahat ng Kabanata ng More than a billionaires contract : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 49

River Zara sat across from me studying the menu. “You’ve been here before?” “A few times.” “With other girls?” “Yes.” “Oh really?” She glanced at me with a sheepish smile. “Why would you assume that I would bring girls here.” “I don’t know.” She looked up from the menu. “Why are you staring at me?” “I wasn’t staring at you. Have you decided what you want to eat?” “Yes.” I called the waiter to come and take out orders. “How is work? I heard you are about to launch a new product, how is the preparation going?” “How did you know that? Are you stalking me River Cassian?” “I didn’t need to stalk you before I knew everything going on in your company.”“Okay…..well ... .its going fine, we still have a few bridges to cross and then we will be in the market.” “That’s good.” “So..what about you? Anything interesting happening at work?” “No.” “Don’t be boring. So you are trying to tell me that there was no drama at the office, no birthday celebrations, you didn’t find out th

Zara I stared at my phone, listening to the familiar voice on the other end. “Someone knows about me,” I whispered. “I don’t know how much she knows, but she knows enough to scare me.” “Calm down. You are getting ahead of yourself.” “How am I supposed to calm down? I spent years believing I could live without looking over my shoulders, and now someone has suddenly appeared, reminding me of everything I have been trying to forget.” “I understand that you are frightened, but you need to think clearly. I’ve been keeping a close watch of him through one of his guards. And from what I can see, he isn’t making any moves to find you.” “You can’t be sure of that.” “No, I can’t. But if he were actively looking for you, I would have noticed something by now.” I pressed my free hand against my forehead. “I didn’t think I would be found so soon. It’s just been four years. I haven’t gotten to where I want to be to be able to fight him. I thought I had more time.” “You still have time. No

Zara Dinner continued but I was beginning to suspect that Margaret had made it her personal mission to make me uncomfortable. Everytime I looked up from my plate, I caught her staring at me. Sometimes, she would quickly joy look away. Other times, she would hold my gaze for a moment before returning to her food. I had no idea what she was looking for, but I hope she wouldn’t find out. I was just reaching for my glass when River’s mother spoke. “So, Zara, how did you meet River?” My hand paused halfway way to the glass. I looked at her wondering whether I had heard correctly. “Sorry?” “How did you meet my son? She repeated, her eyes fixed on me. “I’ve been curious about that.” That was a problem. I wasn’t exactly sure of the story to tell them because I have a lot in my head and I was very well prepared for this. I glanced at River. His expression was calm. He opened his mouth to speak but his mother stopped him before he could say anything. “Let the girl answer.” I too

River I sat in the conference room, listening as the project manager went through the revised figures of the upcoming quarter. “Reduce the projected expenditure by eight percent. And I want the revised proposal on my desk by Thursday. If there are any issues with the timeline, address them now instead of waiting until last minute.” “Understood, sir.” “Good. That’s will be all.” I stood up and went straight to my office. I had barely settled in my chair when the door opened. “Just the person I wanted to see.” I set my pen down. “Where have you been?” “Excuse me?” “You heard me. You are rarely in your office.” “I didn’t realize I had to drop a report on my daily movements.” He said taking a glass and pouring himself some whiskey. “I’ve been here and there, handling a few things. You know, living my life. Unlike you who like to bury yourself in work.” “Well, you are very correct.” “Thank you.” “That aside, there’s something I need to discuss with you and I don’t need you t