Bought By A Billionaire
AT LEAST he hadn't refused outright to see her, although he must be aware of why she was here. Aware of curious glances from staff in the vicinity, Leonie kept her face blank of expression. Vidal's arrival, along with her father's ab- sence, would have given rise to some speculation, but she doubted if the full facts were known as yet.
The man who emerged from what had been her father's office looked far from happy. Leonie couldn't blame him for avoiding her eyes. She only hoped he hadn't lost his job as a result of not realising what was going on.
She waited on tenterhooks for the summons to the inner sanctum herself, dreading the moment of confrontation. It was two years since she had last seen the man she was about to beg for forbearance on her father's behalf. Two years since she had told him he was the last man on earth she would ever consider marrying. If he still held a grudge against her for that put-down there was little chance of his complying with her plea, but she had to try.
The woman seated at the desk her father's secretary nor- mally occupied was new to her; she remembered him saying he'd had a change about a month ago. She look ... read full excerpt from Bought by a Billionaire ebook
