The Billionaire Heiress Strikes Back

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Chapter 72

Fight

Veronica’s POV

“Hey.”

I pushed myself up, smiling faintly as Orthon dropped the tray next to me.

“Good morning. Did you sleep well?” He asked and I nodded.

“Yeah…” I glanced around. “Did they…”

“Yeah, they came home last night. I couldn’t bring myself to disrupt your beauty sleep. They are in the other room,” he told me.

Relief washed through me. Thank God everyone was safe. He lifted the cup and slowly brought it to me.

“Hot coffee for you. It’s not strong, I wasn’t sure if it was good for the baby or not…” he muttered and I chuckled.

“If it’s any consolation, I don’t know either.”

I accepted the mug from him and took a sip of the coffee. Now, I had one more thing to add to the reasons I liked him. He made such great coffee. Possibly the best I’ve tasted.

I set down the mug and opened the plates. The smell of waffles hit me and I moaned in delight. This was good. Very good. I loved waffles.

“Care for syrup?” He asked and I nodded. I couldn’t help but stare at him

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as he poured in the syrup. When he finished, he glanced back to see me staring and chuckled. “Is there a reason you’re staring at me like that?”

“Uhm…” I chuckled nervously. “I just think you’re really hot when you do things for me.”

The minute the words left my mouth, I pinched myself. What the fuck was I even thinking admitting that to him?

“I’m hoping very soon, you wouldn’t be able to resist it,” he winked and got off the bed. “I’ll go check on Arie. She has been up all night.”

“Really? Why?”

“She feels like shit for leaving him by himself, now she can’t let him out of her sight. She’s afraid he won’t be there when she wakes up. Kind of makes it hard to be mad at her,” he sighed.

“Maybe you don’t have to,” I shrugged.

“Yeah, right,” he muttered. He turned to leave but stopped suddenly. “Do you want to come by the mansion today? My father has really missed you.”

The mention of Grandpa made my face light up.

“Yes, I would absolutely love that,” I responded.

“Okay, finish your breakfast there. I already have clothes prepared for you so can change once you shower.”

With that, he shot the door. I didn’t even realise I was smiling until my cheeks began to hurt.

“Arghh, Veronica! What do you think you’re doing? You can’t be falling

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for him!” I muttered, palming my face with a groan. “You can’t… you just. can’t…”

I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the waffles, yet I couldn’t even stop smiling. Every time I think about that fact that he was thoughtful. enough to bring me this, I found my smile growing wider and wider.

When someone finally treated me like I was worth something, how could I not fall in love with them.

After breakfast, I went to shower and when I opened the closet, I found myself giggling. It wasn’t just a pair but there were lots of them, different attires, all in my size.

I didn’t even want to think about how he knew that. I simply picked a pair of sweats and a comfortable shirt. I stepped out and fixed my hair.

There was a knock on the door.

“Vee?” Orthon called. “Are you done in there?”

“Yeah, you can come in,” I responded and the door opened. He immediately spotted me by the mirror and walked to me.

He carefully took the band from my hand.

“Let me help with that,” he said. “Pony tail?”

“Yeah.

He took the brush from me and I tried to keep my face as he stepped closer. With him towering over me, I became all too aware of masculinity. I bit my lip and then our eyes met in the mirror.

I quickly averted my eyes, letting my gaze drop to the floor like it was the most interesting thing I’d ever seen.

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“Are you shy, Vee?” He asked and my cheeks instantly flamed.

“I… I’m not…” I stuttered.

“Sure.” he chuckled and finally packed the hair. He stepped back to take a good look at me. “Interesting choice.

“Why? You wanted to see me in a business suit?” I taunted.

“Perhaps. That’s all I ever really see you in. But I do know dresses look very beautiful on you. Now, these sweats might just be my favourite.” he shrugged then offered his hand.

I took it and walked outside with him. When we got to the door, he glanced back.

“She will be fine.” I squeezed his hand and he nodded. On getting to the lobby, he asli ane to keep an eye on them. He didn’t want a repeat of

last time.

what

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to the mansion and unfortunately, Carter was just about to get in I didn’t want to see him, not with the way he has been acting.

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle him,” Orthon assured me and we stepped out of the car Carter’s eyes widened on seeing me but he didn’t make any attempt to approach me.

I don’t know if it was because of the scowl Orthon had on his face or if he just decided to give up.

We got into the house and headed straight for grandfather’s wing

“What are you doing here?” Carter’s voice stopped us. Here I thought he had finally decided to give up

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“Why she’s here is none of your business!” Orthon snapped.

“I wasn’t talking to you!” Carter shot back.

“Well she is not going to speak to you either,” Orthon stated.

I didn’t say anything to that. I didn’t plan to Carter either.

“You are not her mouthpiece! She can speak for herself!” He hissed. “At least with me, she had a mind of her own! Now, she’s just like a toy you control, deciding when she can speak and when she can’t?”

He was baiting me to talk but I wasn’t going to do that. I would never give him that satisfaction.

“How do you feel after you got that out? Did you feel the satisfaction you were hoping to get? Does it make you feel more of a man now?” Orthon asked.