Married To A Cruel Billionaire

Chapter 42. Lost In Thoughts

"Alright Steffen... Yeah, I get it... Yeah, just help them a little... Great, thanks" He said and ended the call. Altagracia just came out of the shower and was busy drying her hair and trying to detangle her knots.

"What's wrong?" She asked seeing his thoughtful expression, he pondered for a minute before sighing.

"Your father escaped when policemen tried to arrest him. Leaving your siblings and step mother. Ethan just landed, so nobody knows where he really is." He said, making her sit at the vanity table and pulling her hair gently from her exasperated grip.

He then grabbed a brush and started brush from the tip, making his way, gently to her roots.

"I asked Steffen to give the policemen some help, because excuse me to say this, but they are a real bunch of good for nothing." He said and they stayed silent for a couple of minutes. Gazing into each other's eyes through the mirror.

"Elijah, I think this is wrong, I mean, he is still my father and..." He paused and then lowered to her level, turning her to face him.

"You are so kindhearted sweetheart, even when you shouldn't. Sigh. It's your mother who decided to file a complaint against him and I am just helping her." He said shocking her a little bit then she could understand how her mother saw things, since she herself had wanted to kill him.

"You are right. And when you said, all the people who hurt me..."

"I meant your father, Orlando and Nadia" He said and her eyes widened.

"Not Nadia. Don't think I am doing this for her. I am doing it for Amelia. I wouldn't have the courage to still look at her in the eyes after sending her mother in prison independent of what she did. I know, no one will hurt me when I am with you" She said confidently and he looked at her for a minute.

"Fine. She is not going to prison. Let's send her to another continent then" He said picking his phone and she still wondered if it wasn't a little drastic. Not another country but an entire continent. She was pretty sure that if the other planets were habitable, he would have sent her there without hesitation.

"Remove my complaint against Nadia, make sure she takes the earliest plane tomorrow morning." He ordered and ended the call. She turned to smile at her and she smiled back. Then he sighed and pulled off his shirt, before stretching his hand towards her. She bit her lip, blushing and hesitantly took it.

He pulled her towards the bed and made her lay on it, before pulling the covers and turning off the lights. Then he gathered her into his arms and kissed her forehead.

"Sleep time" He said and she frowned, resting her head on his torso. This was not what she expected. She blushed harder reminiscing what she was thinking about a few minutes ago.

He was definitely having a bad influence on her.

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"No Altagracia!" He said as a matter of fact, but she still ignored him putting her earrings like nobody's business. "You went through a lot recently..."

"And that is exactly why I need to drown myself into work, for now, until I found something more lucrative"

"If you want to do lucrative stuffs, you should just tell me" He smirked walking towards her dangerously but she placed a hand on his torso, stopping him from moving forward.

"You know that is not what I mean" She sighed and picked her shoes, sitting on the edge of the bed before slipping her feet in her stilettos. "I miss work and it's been long"

"It's been a week!" He said and she chuckled rising up.

"Which is almost 170 hours. Feather Co is still not totally stable so me being absent for long isn't good and won't present well in front of the employees I bully"

"You have the right to bully them, you are the boss and the CEO's wife" He said as a matter of fact and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, tiptoeing to peck his lips.

"I thought I shouldn't use your name for my little manipulations ?" She asked playfully and he grunted pulling her closer.

"How many times will you make me swallow my words?" He asked and she chuckled, pecking his lips again, but he immediately caught her lips, deepening the kiss, and even move to undo her buttons when she grabbed his hands.

"I'll be late" She whispered breathlessly and tore away from his grip picking her bag, while he watches her like a sad puppy, pouting. "Don't make such a face sweetheart, I won't disappear you know. And please, don't try silly stuffs like throwing me on your shoulder or making me to sit on your lap during a meeting. You don't want to see me mad, trust me" She said and walked away. Her heels clicking as her steps went further away.

He sat rubbing his face with his palms. He was already missing her. Then he smiled at himself like an idiot. She was definitely the best thing in his life right now. He showered and got clothed. Maybe he could go to work as well, maybe he wouldn't miss her that bad.

Three hours later, he was hitting his nails on the mahogany table while clicking his tongue annoyed.

Wouldn't miss her bullshit!

All he wanted was to run to her and he had been in that state for more than two hours now. He looked at the clock on the wall. Six hours and thirty seven minutes before he could pick her up.

It was hopeless.

He slumped on his chair, removing his glasses to place them on his table, then rubbed his eyes tiredly.  Then he sighed noisily and stood up looking through his picture window. And then turned hastily towards his clock.

A minute had passed.

Was time mocking him?

He sat at his desk and started reading through files that needed his signature. He actually managed to sign a few, then the image of the heated night flood his mind.

Fuck me.

His cheeks reddened as he smiled thoughtfully. Steffen had been staring at his face for the past twenty minutes. He went through various shades of red since.

He shook his head and left. No matter how many times he called him, the guy was frozen in his own fantasy. Talking about fantasy, he picked his phone and dialed a number, who immediately rejected his call.

He frowned.

Then he received a message.

From Maya
I am in a meeting you idiot!!!!

He chuckled and sent a response

To Maya
We are back to the bantering? I thought that after last night, you would treat me better.

He texted and waited patiently for her response which came a few seconds later.

From Maya
The fact you brought me back from the bar doesn't change the fact that you almost took advantage of a drunk woman!

She was literally fuming, her phone under the table. Before she knew it, the meeting was over and everyone left. Altagracia threw a knowing glance at her direction and left as well.

To Maya
Trust me, if I wanted to take advantage of you, you wouldn't be walking normally today, you wouldn't be walking at all *wink* *smirk*

She could actually dethrone tomato red. This guy...