Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 8

The evening had been in full swing and the turn out was better than | thought it would be especially considering

that the event had been held on a weekend. Most people. would much rather prefer to be out of town altogether

than attend a business event.

| had to hand it to the P. R team who set up the entire event. The venue was new, neat, and had modern

finishings making it a breath of fresh air. With the large doors open letting on a decent amount of the cool

evening air, it took away the edge from being cluttered or too full.

Countless people | had recognised as being from amongst the Elite which madewistful in my endeavours or

regaining the business to its secure standing. There were a few faces | had been familiar with simply from the

business headlines | had seen them. in and snew face that | had been introduced to that were just as

wealthy.

| went from share holder to share holder and engaged each of them in conversation making myself approachable

with as much confidence as | could muster. Up until earlier this evening, barely any one knew that | was the new

owner of the business itself but once this information had been known, people were eager to get to speak to me

first hand.

It was definitely a test from their side to gage just how capable | was and | thought | did pretty well. Thankfully,

Adam had been by my side for majority of the evening. He served as a guiding hand and moral support never

allowingto doubt myself for even the smallest of seconds.

Regardless of all of it, from the people | spoke to to Adam's presence, | couldn't quite ignore the elephant in the

room. It was impossible not to notice the two of them the minute | stepped in to the room and | tried not to pay

them any attention since but it was a next to impossible task.

My gaze would avert to them every so often and it was crazy how | always seemed to have ssense of where

they were about the room. However, it would appear that | was not the only one who had been mindlessly

keeping track of whereabouts. Each tmy eyes darted in their direction, | always met dark chocolatey eyes

that | wish I hadn't recognised so well.

Of course, Pheobe had been with him. My last encounter with the woman still scarredand my temper was

hanging by a thread just looking at her.

Naturally, the hushed whispers had not gone unnoticed but | pretended to not hear them. It would have been

naive ofto assthat no one would say a word about it. At spoint, they will, forget.

“You have interacted with every share holder in this room, Soph. You can’t avoid him

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forever.” Adam smiled as he spoke to not give away what we had been speaking about.

He handeda glass of champagne which | took. “I know but I can’t help not knowing how it would turn out.” |

shrugged before taking a sip and feeling the welcoming cool liquid bubble down my throat.

Adam glanced over my shoulder before his eyes met mine again. “Well, you don’t have much tleft to wonder

because they seem to be making a move in our direction.” He gavea heads up behind the rim of his fluted

glass and a wave of dread washed over

me.

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But | reminded myself that | was no longer the fragile woman that Dante discarded when he no longer needed

me. | was stronger than ever and I'd be da mned if | let them intimidate me.

“Adam Huxley.” Pheobe’s voice sounded behindmaking the hairs at the back of my n*eck stand as my anger

began simmering.

| turned placing myself next to Adam so | could see them. Pheobe had dressed in an all pink ensemble that made

her look like a flamingo. Her I*ps were painted a nude shade and she tried to rock the wet hair look but it just

looked greasy.

Her

eyes lowered itself to me. “And you, of course.” She said in a mocking tone but her eyes were bitter with

jealousy.

“The infamous Dante Crawford.” Adam said ignoring Pheobe entirely which made her cheeks heat in embaras

sment.

| looked over at Dante and my breath caught at the back of my throat. He was dressed in his signature dark suit

that hugged his b*dy like a second skin.

“Huxley.” Dante responded carelessly. He was clearly upset about Adams presence for sreason or had it

been because he hated the fact that | was the one who inherited the company he was an investor in.

“I never thought you'd ever show your face back here.” Pheobe butted in refusing to allow herself to fade in to

nothingness. “Things had not quite been in your favour the last tyou were here.” Her eyes danced with

malice and | knew that she was referring to her actions that hadin hospital.

“Perhaps but it is now.” | responded briefly not wanting to engage with her too much.

Dante opened his mouth to say sthing but Pheobe cut him off. “You better watch your steps this time. You

may not be as lucky as you were previously. Despite inherenting, you are still just as you are.” She mocked and |

grit my teeth.

Had there not been half the room watching out interaction, | might have struck the

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woman with out sparing it so much as a second thought.

“You should heed your own warning. You don’t know who you're messing with this time. around and I'd advise

you against biting of more than you can chew.” | scoffed humorlessly as | glared at her.

Her nostril twitched and her surprise at my verbal retaliation was visible on her face. “Just because you now have

the back of a rediculously wealthy man doesn’t mean that you've suddenly grown a back bone. I'll say it again.

You are just as you were once years ago.” She sneered and | laughed lightly causing her eyes to tighten and

Dante’s brows to raise in shock.

“Not every woman seeks to climb their way to relevance by sleeping around with the first rich man they find. It is

a tacky tactic used by worthless, irrelevant individuals such as yourself. If any one hasn't changed at all than it is

you.” The look on her face was. priceless and | already felt better.

Dante's gaze was fixed onand | could have sworn | heard him growl when he sawlook

up at Adam who place his hand around my waist.

“If you'd excuse us, we have many people to meet.” | said before allowing Adam to whiskaway from those

two.

“You did great.” He said as he guidedto a more quiet side of the room.

My head was pounding in my ears and my face was heated. | needed a moment to recollect myself before | could

manage the rest of the evening.

“I need to use the restroom just to freshen up and recompose myself.” | said to Adam. “I won't be too long.”

He nodded and | broke away from the room and headed out in to the hall way until | arrived at the rest room. |

pushed open the door and stepped inside thankful that it was empty. My shoulders hunched over the porcelain

sink, my hands clucthing the edges of it tightly as | breathed haphazardly waiting for my b*dy to regulate itself.

Meeting Dante again was never going to be easy. It was a fact that | was well aware of. However, | also knew that

it had to be done. Maybe it would have been a better had | actually gone through the list of shareholders

expected to attend tonight so his presence wouldn't have caughtso off-guard.

It didn’t help that as the night progressed and | spoke to people, | gathered that Dante Crawford was a major

investor in the company making my life just a tad bit more complicated. It meant that he was a vital part of my

plans to regain the company’s standing and if he is lost as a an investor then every one else will likely follow.

| inhaled slowly and exhaled just as slow as | straightened my back and stood up. | did a

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quick inspecting look to make sure nothing was out of place before | could exit the rest

room.

When | pulled the door open to make my way back to the room filled of people, a tall figure filled the door way. |

gasped in surprise and nearly jumped back.

Dante towered overshowing no intent of moving out of my way. His eyes were unreadable as they ran the

length ofbefore settling back on my face.

“You are in my way.” | squared my shoulders ready for this battle.

“I will move but after you answer my question.” He said in a rough tone and | raised a

brow at him.

“You did not ask a question and, even if you did, | owe you nothing.” My response had his I*ps press in to a thin,

disapproving line.

He didn’t move from the door way but he did straighten his posture in an attempt to intimidate me.

“What are you doing with Adam Huxley? Are the both of you romantically inv-" | scoffed at his question before a

small chuckle escaped me.

are

“I must say that you are utterly ridiculous to think that you have the right to asksuch a question.” | retorted

at the nerve of him. What was it to him whether Adam and | were a couple or not?

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His jaw clenched from my lack of cooperation. “Answer me!” He raised his voice leaning forward like he was

willing to scare an answer out of me.

“I will not. As a shareholder in my company, | may offer you professional responses to your queries but my

personal life is mine to live as | please. | owe an explanation to no one. | paused looking at the anger take over

his face. “Least of all you, Dante.” | muttered then took a step forward hoping he would just get out of my way

but stubborn as he had been, he didn’t even move a muscle and | was too annoyed to step back and let him

think | was intimidated by him.

“Sophia, I'm going to ask you again and | want a da mn answer.” | opened my mouth to protest but he went on.

“What are you doing with Adam Huxley?” He pronounced each word slowly and | was beginning to grow tired of

this.

“You are wasting my time. Please, get out of my way.” | said but he moved closer ending whatever space had

been between us.

The smell of his cologne that | remembered distinctly tickled my nose and | was immediately hyper aware of his

close proximity.

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“Get out of my way or | will-”

“Or you will what?” His breath fanned my face. “Scream?” He scoffed. “I dare you. As if people haven't discussed

our history enough already tonight.” His eyes flashes daringly and | clenched my hands in to fists.

| brought my hands to shove against his abdomen and push him out of my way but Dante was too fast. His hand

gripped both of mine in one of his and he pushedin to bathroom causing the door to slam shut. | fought

against his hold but he was too strong.

His eyes darkened with a look that made my stomach churn. His gaze lowered to my I*ps and | knew then that

he was enjoying this. My fiesty nature had set sthing alight within him.

“This is rediculous! You can’t just behave like such an entitled little piece of-" Before | could finish my insult,

Dante's I*ps pressed against mine brutally. His Ips moved against mine roughly as he k*ssedferociously.

| fought against him, against his k*ss but | felt my self control crumble and, for a split second, | gave in. My I*ps

moved against his matching his wild abandon as he moved my hands behind my back so he could press every

inch ofto him.

My erratic breathing caused my n*pples to brush against the front of his shirt making them sensitive and tender

but when Dante tugged my lower I*p with his teeth, the pleasurable pain madejerk back to reality.

My entire b*dy grew stiff and in one swift motion, | pushed him off and away from me. Dante looked down at me

in confusion but | yanked my hands free and used of them to plant a small right on his left cheek. The sound of

my palm clashing against his cheek echoed through the bathroom.

| didn’t spare even a second to gage his reaction before | pushed past him and left with my heart pounding in my

cars, my head a mess, and I*ps swollen from k*ssing Dante.

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