The Billionaire's Deceit (sample chapters)

Part 3

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Chapter 3

Dark ominous clouds had gathered in the sky, that had been a clear baby blue until now. Anna watched through the glass window of the cafe, where Eros had bought her after they had that very public altercation in the middle of her office's lounge.

Even the thought of half the things she had said out there, in front of all those people bought on a blush to her face. 'God! How is she supposed to go back there, after this?'

"What are you thinking about, that brings the pink hue to your cheeks glykia mou?" He asked, once he returned after ordering their drinks at the front and settled himself on the chair across from her.

"None of your business Mr. Kozakis plus, you never cared what I was thinking about, during our marriage! In fact you were rarely there at all! I was more like an old song - forgotten and discarded somewhere in the backwaters, which you only took out and played to your tune, when you had nothing better to do in your hi-fi exciting city life. So, why pretend to care now?" Anna hadn't planned on saying all that, in fact she had decided to stay cold and aloof to him through this unfortunate meeting and deal with whatever bad news he had bought for her.

But like most things, she couldn't control the anger and bitterness that besieges her, when this man is near.

She looked up, Eros Kozakis had stiffened at the mention of their marriage and was grimly surveying the sky outside. "I didn't know you felt so neglected in our marriage.....you should have said something to me, glykia mou."

"When?" She snapped. "When should I have said something? On those long nights that you spent at your city apartment, leaving me alone in that giant mausoleum of a house to live my life alone? Or should I have said something, during the glitzy glamourous parties that you attended in Athens with those beautiful women, while I remained ALONE, and miserable in your empty palace?!" Her anger had burst forth again, but this time it had also bought forth one of the most painful memories of her life - to the forefront. And Anna hated that!

She wanted to remember none of it!

"You really think, I was enjoying that? Do you really think that I wanted to be separated from my young bride, so soon after our wedding?" This time Eros was looking straight at her and Anna was shocked to find the amount of bitterness housed in those green of his.

"It was business! I needed to attend those parties, because I needed to build new contacts, and revive and reassure the old ones. My father had just died and I needed to do my best, to fill into his shoes. And I don't know what the hell you are getting at, by - beautiful women! Because every time I went somewhere, I went alone and returned alone to the apartment!"

"Oh sure!" Anna snorted under her breath. There were plenty of women, a new one every night, photographed with him - that were published the next morning in the papers.

Plus, there was his mistress too - the Gorgeous American model Grace Anderson, who lived in his Athens apartment and swanned freely through out the capital with him, while Eros wined and dined her in famous restaurants of the city. 'Huh! So much for business!'

'While she used to cry herself to sleep, every night in his empty home, so far away from the city.' But this time Anna didn't say any of that. She stampeded onto the bitterness that was rearing it's ugly head and forced herself to look cool and composed. "Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore." She shrugged, looking away.

"It's all in the past now. We have both moved on in our lives and we don't need to rehash all those bad memories."

Eros didn't look very happy with that statement and was openly glaring at her, as the waitress bought their coffees to the table.