Which Billionaire

Chapter 29

Vincent doesn't move, he's like a statue. I look at him for a moment, my body glued in place as my brain registers. I walk slowly over to him and place my hand on his chest, noticing his chest hasn't risen ever since his Father spoke. I feel like I'm watching a movie...like I shouldn't even be here. My heart pangs in my chest hearing those words come out of that mans mouth...I can't even imagine what Vincent thinking.

"What-...who?"

His Father looks up at him, he looks mentally exhausted, he just stares at Vincent for a long minute and finally looks at the ground with a deep and heavy sigh, saying the name we least expected

"Annie"

We both gasp and my hand slaps over my mouth again

Oh my god

No that can't be, Annie's golden brown orbs pop into my head and I can't help my eyes widening. But what about Jo? She said they were married for many many years...he just died seven or eight months ago from what Vincent told me. What was Vincents father even doing with Annie? She's not rich and at the time she had to have been married. By saying that Vincent was making a mistake this whole time that he's been with me, did his Father mean he didn't want Vincent to get involved with a married woman like he had?...this doesn't make since.

"How? When?" Vincent asks his voice winded like he just got punched in the stomach "no, you know what?... Don't, get out now" he demands and I look up at him

His father looks a little hurt "just let me explain-"

"No get out!" Vincent demands his voice frantic and eyes dark with rage

His father remains leaned against the counter unmoving "fine" Vincent snaps through clenched teeth grabbing ahold of my hand, rather roughly

He pulls me to his room and drops my hand, walking over to his bed. He grabs something from a drawer as I stand in the doorway, trying to wrap my head around this. He walks back over to me and I look in his hand to see a white slip or ticket of some sort. Before I can think on it he grabs my free, and might I mentioned still slightly bruised, hand. I wince but he doesn't notice as he's still dragging me behind him.

We walk out into the living room and he picks up something else, it's 'The Great Gatsby' I look at him questionably but he shoves it under his suit covered arm, not looking back as we pass his father and over to the door. He opens it and slips his hand from mine, allowing me to breath in relief. He puts his hand on my lower back and leads me out. I look back at his Father, who still stands in the same place as before, his feature calmer and body still. He leans against the counter like if he didn't hold on he'd fall from the amount of shock he put on himself by delivering the information. The mans green eyes on his som but are glazed over with guilt. I look up at Vincent and his face shows anger but at the same time blankness...his eyes so different than I've ever seen.

From the blank stare at the ground he looks at me, eyes scanning my face momentarily "If I don't fund her father's company you won't tell Theo...promise" he says, his back turned from his father as we stand in the doorway

"Yes- but"

"Good, show yourself out" he says

"Vince-" before he can finish Vincent lightly pushes me out into the hallway and slams the door behind us

So pretty much one problem is solved, the whole risk of his father telling Theo about me and Vincent, and two more problems arise; needing to find a new funder and...the fact Annie is Vincent's-....real mother.