Falling For The Rebound Billionaire

am, she was late for work already, she wondered if her alarm had not

s, switching off her alarm before it even rang,

her eyes fell on Guy, her boyfriend. They had been together for five years now yet each t

ool, he was tall, fresh, and cool, and all the ladies

tiny voice whispered in her he

on when she and Guy star

termed a bad day, but he had made it her best day yet. She had argued with her mom that morning over

make her the subject of one of his many boring

ch, she was livid. Mr Fray had sensed her unrepentant attitude, and probably gotten more angry. You should cut a little on t

ughter, she wasn't one of the popular guys

ids, and how she had fought so hard to keep them back, but she co

authority in his voice she had been attracted to, his ability to shut a whole room up, to silence every voice. That aura that drew all atte

rue, she said aloud ag

ldn't recognize him anymore. There were parts of him hid

ho saved her that day, the Guy who walked u

d, feeling painfully shy. Nice name for a pretty girl he said with a smile, and walked away. She had sat down there par

e bitter-sweet memories. Her phone vib

friend and cofounder. "Get your lazy ass over here,

weeks now to close a contract with Soter Group, the biggest steel & housing company in Kens

n picked out an outfit yet. She cursed inwardly, running to her walk-in

e perfectly dressed for the occasion, tick tick, she decided o

d up, got dressed, did a little ma

g Hun, she said with a smile, good morning, he replied not sparing her a gl

ut it, but knew she would. Hours, minutes, and second

knew she was invisible to him. She reached for the door, fighting back hot tears, her heart ached deep within, she felt a bit

.

d barely remember the name Bakhita, his Co-founder, had called them... Rayted or something, he didn't eve

s, it hadn't been easy, and he was proud of how far he had come, from a beggar to a billionaire. He bo

r, good morning sir, the meeting wit

the elder sister he never had, she was the only person who could con

he many years and pain, and they had grown to know and care for each other deeply over time. She was a beautifu

xuded the qualities of Aphrodi

o him, providing him with warmth and

? Khita asked, drawing

t was a smile of ap

time, Soe? She asked, returning his smile. Nothing, a

justed his curly, raven, dark hair, an

ready, he didn't wa

with several real estate agencies, they finally found one worthy of doing busin

is at 9:30 am, would you like to go

t to the venue, Sote

ott Royal Hotel, a place that br

d remember once asking her what she loved so much about the 5-star hotel, e

ntain placed right at the centre of the Marriott, and at that moment he had envied that

But Soter hadn't loved it, instead, he

out the magnificent building, with its ren

him that Hilda brought to light, weak, dumb, and u

conglomerates. She was stunningly beautiful,

was, and she bor

ate only with people of my class" was a term Hilda often used. A term he despised more than anything, because deep down in his darkest

ch other until the fragile thread hol

she was currently married to the son o

r on the streets of London, Soter had never known what love meant until he met Hilda, and after her, he had gone on to

fter Hilda, but they had been merely fl

He looked up at the building in front of him, it was lovely with ivy-coloured walls and flowe

clean air as he marvelled at i

d at Khita, she seemed lost in the wonders of the building too, he smiled kno

cosy embrace of plush leather couches and su

urned to him, confusion written all over her face. Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that

s eyes caught a glimpse of her, but she was gone in a blink of an eye, an

He couldn't understand... what's w

inner voice whisper