Billionaire's wife by Ashleh Queen (free ebook novel TXT) 📗

“Believe me, I have seen far better things. You have started to irk me. Don’t do that…or the next thing you would know you are sold off to one of my Arab friends. I am not the man you should come close to.”

Her smile was rubbed off from her place. She looked around before walking away and I kind of missed having her trying.

Surprisingly I was living without any woman here. I still had slaves and keeps just in case but I never invited them to the US. The Riverland project was coming into being. It was getting a lot of attention in the media now.

I was buying properties in the US every other day. One day Peter beware me of it but my one look was enough to make him silent. I too didn’t know why I was buying a lot of shares, islands and estates. It was as if I wanted to make a purchase every day. We rented out many mansions for shooting films. And, had shares in five more conglomerates now. It made me more money and I used it to buy even more things. At this point, I read a book on impulse purchase but that was shit. I wasn’t wasting money. I was buying things to make more money that buys more things. I was the third person who owned most of the land in the US now.

Though I know once my project will start everyone will get to know who I am in this whole world. But even at that time, I wanted to own a worthy profile.

It was almost after seven months when I read how Mrs Russo got widowed. Not only this, but she also had owned a lot more fortune now. And, though I wasn’t expecting her to reach me she did. I didn’t attend her call though. But I couldn’t keep her out of my mind.

Julie for now was the first thought in the morning. I have hate for her like never before. And, this fire doesn’t lessen until I make my purchase of the day. She hadn’t given me anything. Heck, I expected her to respect me but she ran away.

“This is…completely unnecessary. There is no way I can tell you why we should be buying this.” I looked at the projector where six acres of land stood somewhere on the top of hills. The attraction was the small Italian built one storey home there with an extravagant swimming pool.

“You have to. It’s your job.” I said making Peter run the line he had been using almost every day.

“Well, it’s a land. And, we can buy it to make our land profile better.”

“We are picking this place,” I said before leaving in my Mercedes.

I almost found an obedient and convenient life partner in her. After all, I did for her she couldn’t give up on the thought of having a child. On the other hand, my nexus with Ms Russo could make both of us the wealthiest couple ever lived. She was very direct to inform Peter of her plans to marry me. She didn’t have a problem with my lifestyle too. And, this marriage could bring both of us publicity like never before. And, if I use my brain I should marry her. But one thing stood between us, my ego. Ms Russo was the women who believed my father’s word more than me. She made me lose my face in the past.

Peter denied her offer saying I am a married man and off the market. And, Julie was again residing my thoughts alone. I wonder if I still had time to look for her and made her go through an abortion. But I couldn’t make my hopes high. If I had gotten my hands on her I would have already caught her. She was somewhere I could never expect. Somewhere she knew I will never look for her. So far, I had run the background check on all the staff that talked to her. But it was in vain too. Sometimes I couldn’t help but give Peter suspicious looks. But then I knew he was aware of how impulsive I can be to even kill him.

Other times, I couldn’t help but wonder what to do if this child comes into this world. It was going to be a complete disaster. Or, I will make Julie brought this kid all by herself. Then, she would know how stupid she was to ever think that she can use my child to manipulate me. Seriously? She took this step like she doesn’t know me. I will never be moved by this baby. In fact, you Julie...you will have to bring up this curse all by yourself. Then…then you will know how wrong you were to ever pull this trick on me. This child was nothing but a weapon for her. And, I sure will make Julie regret it. This will make her hate that baby too. When she will see she didn’t get anything out of this baby…she will hate it too.

It was eleven at the midnight. I had already told my staff to get my suitcase ready. I was leaving because my Riverland Project was almost finishing and we were looking for the inauguration dates. Sitting at my bed, I was looking for the properties on sales on my laptop when my cell phone rang. It was Mr Martinez. I picked up and was ready to hear about any of his campaign coming up.

“Yes?” I said narrowing my eyes on a very expensive penthouse in L.A.

“I think my wife met your wife today. She…still had the bump.”

“Where?” I shouted.

“At the hospital, my wife works and I had the tapes on her right now. She entered a university and didn’t leave…”

“Send me everything,” I said before dialling for Peter.

“We are leaving for Italy. Right now…this very moment.”