Forever with the Billionaire

Loukas POV

For the umpteenth time, I swiveled in my swivel chair, thinking about what had happened between Hillary and me. I should not have reacted in that manner. I thought as I spun once more. My eyes rolled as I spun again, and everything around me became hazy.

I came to a halt in my chair and took a deep breath. Hillary’s words rang in my head at that precise moment. “You need to learn how to practice on your own!” Her angry face appeared in my head, and I chuckled, oblivious to the fact that she was not present. I groaned in frustration as I looked around my office.

What was I doing acting like an idiot? I pondered. We were supposed to have another therapy session today, but she left the mansion for something important.

Something important my foot or she was avoiding me after our heated kiss.

I should not have kissed her, I thought, briefly sighing. I pushed myself closer to my desk, picked up a pen, and attempted to draw a building plan on an empty sheet of paper, but my hand failed me miserably. I started drawing what was in my head, which was Hillary’s face. I dropped the pen in frustration, and when I picked it up again and closed my eyes, hoping to block her out of my mind, her face reappeared.

I sighed and slammed the pen angrily on my desk. “How come?” I yelled, and just then, the door to my office opened. I quickly turned to face the door, expecting to see Hillary, but instead Rotimi walked in. I lowered my head and frowned. I had no idea Rotimi could read my expression, and he turned back to face the door, wondering who I was looking for behind him.

“Are you searching for Hillary?” He inquired, but I ignored him, pretending not to hear him. “Hillary has arrived. She went grocery shopping “He informed me of this.

I scoffed and reached for my desk pen. She could tell Rotimi where she was going, but she couldn’t even tell me. “So funny,” I thought as I gripped the pen even tighter, not realizing I had said it aloud.

“What’s the joke?” Rotimi asked and sat in the chair across from me. He put his hand on the desk and his gaze was drawn to the sheet on the table. “Can you tell me what you’re drawing?” He inquired, but I quickly grabbed the sheet from the table and placed it in the first drawer of my desk. “hmmmmmmm,” Rotimi grinned and chuckled. He made another funny face by rolling his eyes and grinning.

“You resemble a zombie!” I told him, raising the corner of my lips.

Rotimi suddenly became solemn and cleared his throat. “I came here to inform you about something I heard from my source,” he said solemnly, moving his head closer to mine.

“What are you up to?” I asked him, tilting my head back.

“I’m attempting to kiss you,” he replied, laughing.

“Are you crazy!” I yelled at him, but he laughed even louder. I slammed my hand against my desk and pointed at him. “What the hell are you doing in my office?” I inquired.

Rotimi cleared his throat and shifted in his chair. “All right,” he said. “Remember the ideas you discussed last week before the gala?” He inquired, but I had no idea what he was on about.

“Please specify,” I said.

“The business idea,” he said as he clicked his fingers on the table. “The merging concept in which you will invest in a near-bankrupt company!” I nodded in response to his reminder.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“What do you have to say about that?”

“I discovered a once-great company and obtained the information from my sources,” he declared.

I furrowed my brows and moved in closer to him. “Tell me,” I said, because it sounded intriguing. I came up with the idea of buying a bankrupt company and rebuilding it to retaliate against my family for what they had done to me, and now that Rotimi had purchased the great news, it sounded like a great idea.

“My source is a company insider, and he says…. ”

” Which company?” Out of curiosity, I interrupted him.

“A& T,” he replied, and I placed my hand on my chin, wondering where I had heard the name. It sounded familiar, but I had forgotten about it. I couldn’t recall where I’d heard it.

“It’s a company you collaborated with years ago. The company that beat your company and won the best award five years ago, ” Rotimi reminded me and I suddenly smiled remembering the company’s name.

“What happened? ” I asked him because the last time I checked, A& T was one of the best construction in the company. It was in the top five best and I remembered the year they won the best award. “Why are they on sale? ”

“It’s a company you worked with many years ago. The company that beat your company and won the best award five years ago,” Rotimi reminded me, and I smiled at the memory.

“What occurred?” I asked him because, last I checked, A&T was one of the best construction companies in the company. It was in the top five best, and I recall them winning the best award the year before. “How come they’re on sale?”

“The CEO’s son is in charge of everything.” He made a few transactions with an international no-name company and was taken advantage of. The company is now facing bankruptcy and is on the verge of failure! ”

I sighed and rested my hand on the desk. “How about the father?”

“He has a terrible disease that I am not aware of. The company used to fund his health care, but now that it has gone belly up, they no longer have the funds to continue the treatment, which is terrible because the old man would die without it.”

The information about the father reminded me of mine. My father survived the accident and was taken to the hospital, but after a few months, he gave up and died before I could come out of the coma. I understand the anguish of losing a loved one, especially if you have no memory of them.

“What do you think?” Rotimi slapped his fingers against my cheek. “What are your thoughts on this?” He inquired.

“Because A&T was once a powerful company, I think it’s a fantastic idea. What is the buy-out strategy?” I inquired, and he responded. “That’s too low for such a great company as A &T,” I said, gently rubbing my brow. ” Who listed the company for sale?”

“The father,” Rotimi said as he stood up and stretched his arms. “There are a lot of people on this,” he said as he sat down again and moved closer to me. “Your brother is on the list of those attempting to acquire A&T,” He informed him.

” What? ” I chuckled as I slammed my hand on the desk. ” He’s spreading his wings now,” I exclaimed, clutching my stomach when I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

“Are you all right?”

Rotimi jumped to his feet and charged at me. He sighed as he placed his hand on my brow. “You’re fine,” he said, sighing.

I rolled my eyes at his folly. He pretended to be a doctor even when it was a minor matter, but I quickly realized that he wasn’t. I thought the sharp pain was from laughing too hard, but then I remembered that I hadn’t felt pain in my abdomen in a long time.

What was the situation? As I stared into Rotimi’s eyes, I had a thought. He had a worried expression on his face, and telling him what was going on with me would only raise more questions from his side. I didn’t want to hear about the burden, so I kept it to myself. I gently pressed my hand against my stomach and noticed that the pain had gone away. “Are you all right?” Rotimi asked me again, and this time he tried to touch me, but I slapped his hand away.

“We need more information about the A&T buy-out plan,” I responded instead.

Rotimi sighed and returned to the chair opposite me. “You are impossible,” he said, and I rolled my eyes at him, wondering what he meant. “The buy-out plan is already in place, and the lucky recipient of the company will be announced in a week,” he explained.

” Hmmmmm,” I thought as I spun in my chair, thinking of an idea. “I have a fantastic idea,” I said as I spun to face Rotimi. “It’s such a great idea, and I’m sure it’ll work out,” I said.

” What’s your plan?”

“Visiting the hospital where the father is,” I replied, and he raised his brows in confusion. ” We’ll pay a visit to his father and…”

Rotimi snapped his fingers at me, and I immediately stopped talking. He pointed to me before pointing to himself. “You can’t go because your identity will be revealed, and why are you going to the hospital?” He inquired.

” Because I’ll be offering him a lifetime offer he can’t reject, ” I clicked my tongue and smiled wickedly at him.

“How come your plan sounds so stupid?” He inquired, and instead of responding, I briefed him further on my brilliant idea.

“All I need is a wife,” I said, as the door to my office burst open and Hillary walked in unannounced.

“I apologize for barging in, but I’ve been back from the grocery store for a while now and I prepared a meal for all of us,” she explained.

Why do people apologize after committing a heinous error? I thought as I stared at her. I smiled unexpectedly as an idea occurred to me. I kept staring at her until our gazes met, and she quickly averted her gaze.

“Yay! ” Rotimi’s reaction was to clap his hands. “I’m so excited to eat your meal! Loukas’ chef cooks stupid food,” Rotimi said, feigning choking and shaking his head. ” His food is disgusting!” He said this and then turned to face me. I scoffed as I glared at him.

How could he call my food stupid after eating it for years? I considered him a hypocrite.

“We will be there,” Rotimi said on our behalf, and Hillary nodded and walked out of the room. “You don’t have to sound like a jerk all the time,” Rotimi told me.

“I didn’t say anything,” I retorted, rolling my eyes. “Now, back to my idea,” I said, clearing my throat. “I think I know who I can make my wife,” I said, looking towards the door from which Hillary had exited. Rotimi turned to face me after following my gaze.

“No way! ” He said, but I responded by nodding my head and saying that it was possible. “You’ve gone insane!” He said.