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

I exhaled a long sigh while stuffing my hands in my coat. Don’t worry Julie, this will pass too.

I knew my job was nothing in my friend’s eyes but I was going to be on the streets with my family if it wasn’t for this job. Everyone has their own paths or maybe from the next time I should hang with my colleagues. I was sure they won’t consider a twenty-three-year-old single woman a huge deal. I smiled recalling David, the driver of the Lucca family. If I am not wrong I have been sounding rude declining his offers to dine. But I didn’t want to lead him in. Come on, Julie…a friendship won’t hurt. My thoughts intervened. I smiled recalling David's advances I was ignoring blatantly. He was so cute.

All of a sudden, my eyes lay on a beautiful wedding dress. "Wow!" I whispered. It could make someone to get married. I recalled Josephine sweating over the bridal dress and decided to click a picture. But the moment I found my bag empty my heart stopped beating.

“Oh my God…my phone,” I cursed and took long strides back to the restaurant.

“…We are not going to invite her from the next time. You already know she is going to refuse. It is so obvious Josephine she is jealous of us…”

“…I don’t know. She didn’t care about having a single picture together with all of us.” Josephine's voice came making my mouth dry.

“…It doesn’t matter. It’s not like we aren’t seeing each other without her. Maybe it’s time to let her go. Her life doesn’t match us…did you notice the confidence in her voice today. It is so obvious she is happy that she is earning more now,” Cecilia added,

“…but girls not to forget she is still a caretaker of an eighty-year-old. Someone who can die and what is the guarantee of her job?” Josephine remarked.

“…I am sure she is not going to attend your wedding even,” Katelyn said but I got my feet ahead plastering a fake smile.

“I forgot my cell phone,” I tried my best to stay unaffected. Though the sting in my throat told me I will break into tears at any moment.

“Hey,” Katelyn whispered while I noticed them embarrassed. I couldn’t manage any other word and only nodded before getting out. I had a tear burning my cheek and my mouth felt bitter while I took many steps away from the restaurant. My shoulders were heavy when I came back home to find Rachael’s voice.

“How was your day?”

“It was good…you need anything,” I asked and tried to give her a smile.

“Yea…I was hoping if we could sit for a while and have some coffee,” I turn to look at her watching TV. She had grown too weak since my father left. I was sure she was going to talk about dad. And, to be honest, I couldn’t complain about that. It's been six years since dad left but it still feels like yesterday.

I was about to get into the kitchen when she called, “I will make the coffee. You just go and freshen up.” Rachael got out of the living area but only taking a few steps was enough to make her breathless.

“It is fine Rachael, only give me a few minutes.” I passed her a reassuring smile before hanging my coat. I was fixing my cell phone to the charger when I got a call from Winston who was the butler of the Lucca family.

“Hello,” I wonder what it could be.

“Miss Cole, Mr Lucca is in hospital. He needs you here,” I got my eyes narrowed.

“What?” I got shocked. It didn’t make sense. I only had one day off in a month and the same thing happened on my last month’s leave too. But I shook my head and now was sweating over Mr Lucca's health. How much I wish it was nothing serious.

“Miss Cole?” His voice came again in the absence of my reply.

“I will be there soon,” I whispered while looking at Rachael who was asking me who is it with her eyes. How much I wanted nothing to happen to this person. He was a good person and not to forget that I have applied for the loan that totally depends on the fact that I have this job.

“I need to go to…Mr. Lucca is in hospital.” The exhaustion was so apparent in my voice while I hurriedly took the jacket off the hook.

“But…you only get one day off in a month. I am sure someone else can fill your space...and why he has to get sick on this day AGAIN,” Rachael seemed pissed, and though I wondered too, I huffed, “Good money is never easy,” I was earning more than my friends since the last four months. So, couldn’t really complain. And, if I maintained this job for the next two years I was hoping to save enough to get my life a little straight. I didn’t want to be mean but money was the only thing on my mind nowadays. I so wanted Rachael to get this surgery. If anything happened to her I knew everything will collapse.

My answer made Rachael silent. And, though I always want to get her operated she always convinces me to get the loans clear first. I walk to her to give her a hug and was stunned when she whispered,

“Are you sure you are not doing anything you shouldn’t be doing?” Her question made my eyes narrowed.

“Like what?” I asked,

“This old man doesn’t sound good to me. Why you are the only one who gets one leave in a month. You can leave this job if…”

“No…no, Rachael…no…he can be very particular with his thousands of orders but he is not a man like this…and in fact, he just made a lot of donations to foster care. Everything is professional. He…he never made me feel…uncomfortable.” I smiled back at the wrinkles on her forehead before bidding my farewell.

I took a bus to get to the hospital while my friends' faces were all I could recall. I checked my phone for the fifth time to see if it has any message from them but there was none. I was familiar with his private room where he was always attended. I got in without any problem and didn’t announce before going in.

My eyes fell on the empty bed first though I collected someone was standing facing the beautiful view. I got my focus on the man in the suit with black trimmed hair and asked,