Faking It with the Billionaire Next Door by Jolie Day EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jolie Day
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MILES
“Mr Humphries, your father is on line one.” Gretchen’s voice
sounded through the speaker of my desk phone. My assistant
was a woman in her mid- to late-forties with impeccable tact and
composure. “Would you like me to put him through?”
I picked up. “Yeah, thanks, Gretchen. I’ve got it.” Taking a deep breath
and preparing myself for another of his lectures, I pressed “Line One” and
waited for the dressing down I assumed was about to commence. He rarely
called me for anything else. This shit never got old.
“Hey, Pops. What’s up?” I asked, keeping my tone light.
“Miles, I need to see you in my office in twenty minutes.” My father’s
voice was curt, and I could tell by his tone he was pissed. “Don’t be late.”
Just fucking great. Let the fun times begin. “What’s this—?”
The line clicked.
He’d hung up on me.
I stared at the receiver for a moment. Dad had never hung up on me
before. I set the phone back in its cradle and raked a hand down my face.
I’d known something was coming. Hell, I could feel it. But this? This was
different.
Standing from my desk, I went to the bathroom located inside my office
to freshen up. When I looked in the mirror, my blue eyes were almost redrimmed. I’d need some eye drops before I faced my father. Once that was
done, I straightened my tie and buttoned my navy Armani suit jacket. I’d
rather be early for this meeting and get it over with. I’d already worked
most of the fucking day.
“Gretchen, please hold my calls or take messages. Tell them I’m in a
meeting. You know the drill.”
She glanced up at me from her computer, her burnt-auburn hair pulled
into a tight bun, dark-brown eyes searching. “Yes, sir. Will there be
anything else?” she asked. “Would you like a cup of coffee—double
espresso—before you go?”
“You know what? That’d be great,” I said with a smile. “Thank you.”
“Right away, sir. One moment.” She rose from her seat and rushed to
make me an espresso, just the way I liked it. Gretchen was a good assistant.
She always seemed to know exactly what I needed.
Leaning against her desk, I wondered just what the hell awaited me in
my father’s office. This had nothing to do with my recent “adventure,” I
was optimistic. I contemplated whether a deal had gone bad, or if a property
had gone under.
If one of my risky ventures had lost the company money,
it’d be a first, but shit, I was only human. The thought of losing money—
Nah, fuck that. I’d make more—make it right. I knew my job inside and
out. Shit happened. I could handle it.
Gretchen arrived with my coffee in hand. “Here you are, sir.”
“Thank you,” I said, giving her a brief nod.
With that, I strolled down the corridor and toward my father’s office and
through the glass double doors leading to his suite.
Showtime.
As soon as I entered, his assistant, Mrs
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