Chapter 47
FREYA
The woman at the reception of Estate Pearl threw me an annoyed glance. “How can I help you?”
“Hi, I’m scheduled to meet Connor Warren at eleven” I had followed up with him last night and he gave me the time.
She rolled her eyes picking up the phone. Classic bitchy receptionist. Oh how I love clichest
“your name!”
“Freya Wilson.”
I waited as she spoke to someone and watched the annoyed look slowly slide off her face. She sat back a little straight in her seat
“His PA will be down here any second” She said, her attinete a lot less hostile and a bit confused. Probably not wanting to risk being reported to her boss for being less than pleasant. I wouldn’t have anyway,
“Thank you.” I muttered.
“Ms. Wilson?” I turned around to find a brunette who I assumed was the personal assistant–staring at me expectantly,
“That will be me
“Hi, I’m Brooke. Please follow me
I followed her into the elevator. She pushed the button for the thirty fourth floor before looking at me
“Mr. Warren is in a meeting right now but he wants you to know that he will be with you as soon as possible she gave an apologetic stare. “If you could wait in the lounge.
I pressed my lips together in mild disappointment. If there was something I hated more than dry brownies, it had to be waiting.
“Yeah, sure. I’ll wait 1 smiled politely at her. What choice did I have! I had cleared my day, moved around things and I wasn’t going home just like
that.
The elevator stopped with a ding sound opening to the floor. We passed by the CEO’s office to get to the lounge
“Would you like something! Tea, coffee or something cold.”
“No. I’m fine. Thank you!!!
She nodded before leaving me to myself. I sat down and whipped my phone out to check for messages. There was a missed call from Rey. I dialed her number because she didn’t take lightly to being ignored. Rey picked up on the first ring.
“Hey”
She scoffed. “Hey your
bitch.”
“Wow, good morning to you too.” I muttered, dryly. She chose
ignore my sarcasm and went on with her complaints.
“It’s been a month since we have had some ‘US‘ time. How come I never hear from you these days? Too busy getting your organs rearranged by that sculpted wall of perfection, are you?”
was so random that I had to take a second to come up with an answer. Tve been busy with a few things but not that. We haven’t fucked
Wait. You said it like it hasn’t happened yet but it will I could practically see her sit up on her couch.
My mind was automatically transported to the night two days back. How bad I wanted the sex, to feel his hard muscles press me down into the mattren as be but then he came up with that and that honestly sweet in a disturbing kind of way.
When I had been quirt for more than a few seconds, she let out an incredulous chuckle.
“Oh fuck! I’m right, aren’t It Spill lunch” Her excitement could be smelt right through the line. That was just when Imoke popped her head in
Warren is ready to see you know”
“Okay” I nodded before speaking to Kry. “Hey. I need to go right not
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gring her cough time to be another question.
her bead once with a polite smile. the led me to the CEO office and knocked once at the door before we walked in. Connor
needed. Mr.
ad that condul smile on “I apologize for the delay. The meeting ran latie”
arren Bun I thought we were on a first name basis” I said walking in and taking a seat. I distinctly remembered that he
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inds were laced with
ent and that smile.
look supposed to mean I vosced out. He chose to my word
name barós, you and Knight are daring?” By the way he stared at me, he seemed actually interested in the piece of
“Trepbed a line confused about his relation with Aiden. “You know him through busines?”
“He quickly supplied. “We went to the same college. There was a tell in his body language. Like there was more to
“So, should we gen to it?
□ this.
“Before the mark you what would you like me to order for your” He asked about to hit the intercom
by the
ank you!”
I nodded in respora
towards me. “These are the papers. You get your lawyer to look through them, let me know if there’s a problem and get back to me
I packed it up and turned a few pages spontaneously. Sounds good”
“How did you get this idea! About this renovation I closed the file and waited for his reply. Figured if he could ask me a personal question so could
He seemed a little surprised by the sudden question
you said, this is the dream of avid book lovers. How he delivered it was in fact very convincing. He could sell it right off if not for my oranalyzing
“yeah but that’s not you. You hardly seem like a person who gives a shit about getting a latte while reading books.”
He raised a brow. “So you think I’m not intellectual enough.”
“I think you’re doing it for some other reason, or for someone, perhaps.” My guts told me I was right. Or could be that my brain was filled with all that mush from crappy romance books.
Connor didn’t deny the allegation. Instead, he let the corners of his mouth tug up in light amusement. “Acquiring a multimillion dollar business and then spending money to remodel it. All for someone? Sounds a little extreme.”
“I does.“I muttered, smiling as I stood up with the file
“Well I be on my way” He nodded in acknowledgement before I closed the door on my way out
