King of Deception (BILLIONAIRE KINGS OF NEW YORK #1) by Gabrielle Snow EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Power Moves
Ella Rose
“Um, Ella?” my colleague, Sam, dipped his head and awkwardly pointed at
a spot over my shoulder.
“What?” I breathed as I instinctively turned around, and there he was…
“Jude?” I nearly winced. “What are you doing here?”
“Excuse me. I’m just gonna—” Sam’s hand randomly gestured in the air
while he walked away as if escaping an impending explosion.
“It’s a wedding,” Jude shrugged. “What, I can’t go to weddings now that
we’re broken up?”
In an attempt to put out the raging fire that had taken over my insides, I
drew a deep, slow breath. “Fair enough. What’s the groom’s name?”
“I’m on the bride’s side,” he grinned.
“And her name is?”
“Sssmm—Mary?” he narrowed his eyes.
“Linda,” I gritted my teeth.
“Linda! Of course.”
“She’s my CEO’s daughter,” I hissed. “And this is a very important
evening for me.”
“And I’m happy to help in whatever way you—”
“Help? You’re distracting me! Besides, how do you think it’s gonna look
if they think that I invited my ex-boyfriend?”
“That you’re giving us a second chance?”
“I’m not.” Pulling him by the wrist, I marched toward one of the massive
ballroom doors. “And you need to leave.”
“Not before you agree to lunch tomorrow.”
“I’m not having lunch with you.”
“Then I’m not leaving,” he calmly smiled, pulling his hand free.
“How can you be so callous? Do you know how many people at my level
got invited to this thing?” I enunciated, “Zero. None. This is a big deal for
me, Jude!”
“Well, the Director of Finance must have finally recognized your
potential then.”
“It’s because, for the last six months, I’ve been well-rested and working
with a clear mind,” I snapped from between my teeth.
“That really hurts my feelings, Ella,” he tilted his head with an injured
expression on his face.
I wished I could have punched him.
“Ella, there you are!” Mr. Johnson, Director of Finance of my company,
approached with a smile and two glasses of champagne, handing me one.
“Aren’t you going to introduce us?” he then looked at Jude and his designer
suit.
“Oh, he was just about to—”
“Jude Thomas,” he grinned and shook my boss’ boss’ hand, despite the
terrified widening of my eyes.
“Paul Johnson, pleasure.” Seemingly confused, Mr. Johnson turned to me
and whispered, “I thought you said—”
“I did, and it’s true.” I grabbed Jude’s arm once again. “Will you excuse
us? Just a sec.”
As I hastily dragged Jude out of the venue, I angrily mumbled swear
words from under my breath. I had only been here an hour but had already
downed three glasses of champagne in an attempt to calm my nerves. My
presence at this wedding was solely aimed at networking and making an
impression on our CEO. Yet, here I was, struggling to squeeze my exboyfriend out of my life.
“Ella, wha—”
“Now listen, you prick,” I hissed as I turned to him, wagging a finger in
his face. “It’s been six whole months, and I can’t believe we’re back here.
And tonight of all nights—”
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