A Very Bad Billionaire (BWWM Contemporary Romance Novel) Read Online Free Page B

when I heard it was Kaiden. He was the last person I wanted to be calling me. While I listened to his message, I was surprised by how calm his demeanor was. He sounded like a man who didn’t have a care in the world. The message made me angrier than it probably should have. Who in the hell did he think he was?
     
    I put my phone into silent mode. If someone else called, I didn’t want to know. I needed a little time to myself to figure things out. I peeked into the small shops that lined the streets and enjoyed the smells from the cafes that appeared on nearly every street corner. The sweet smell of cinnamon bread and coffee made me forget about my troubles, at least momentarily. After about an hour of walking around, I decided that my mind was clear enough to go back to the house. The job was important to me and I wanted to do whatever I had to do in order to keep it. My hope was that Kaiden would actually be embarrassed that I came across the pictures and never bring the situation up again, or better yet, avoid any contact with me at all costs.
     
    Walking back to the mansion was a little more stressful than it should have been. I had no idea what was going on back at work. Would I be able to pick up where I left off like nothing had happened? Who’d seen me run off in the first place? How pissed was Mr. Melrose? All I could do was walk back into the house with my head held high and let the domino’s fall where they may.
     
    When I walked in the door, all of the commotion in the house came to a halt. Everyone’s heads slowly turned to look at me, staring me down. Had I made that big of a scene when I left or was everyone aware of what had happened? I looked around and didn’t see Kaiden anywhere, which was a relief. Maybe he was no longer in the house. Lupita was still there, however, and she rushed up to me.
     
    “Is everything okay? Mr. Melrose was looking for you.”
     
    “He was? What did he want?”
     
    “I don’t know. He just asked me if I knew where you went. He didn’t seem very happy.”
     
    Lupita noticed that Bailey was starting to come out of her office so she went off to make herself look busy before we could finish our conversation. I’m glad we were interrupted because I had no idea what I would have said to her if she questioned what was going on. Frozen, I stood near the stairwell expecting Bailey to say something to me or at least ask me to come into her office. I was relieved when she walked right by me without saying a word. Maybe nobody was aware that anything had happened. For the first time since I saw the pictures, I allowed myself to relax. I told myself that everything was going to be okay. It had to be, right? At least that’s what I told myself. Whatever gets you through the day.
     
    Looking at the clock, I was surprised by how late in the day it was. With all of the day’s events happening so quickly, the day had seemed to slip by faster than I’d anticipated. It was actually a welcoming relief when I realized that I’d be able to go home soon. I decided to go into the kitchen to check on the cooks and see what they had planned for dinner that evening. As I entered the kitchen and turned the corner, I ran straight into Kaiden. There we were, standing face to face with one another. He was so close to me that I could feel his warm breath on my skin and smell his crisp, masculine cologne as it filled my nostrils. I thought the man was attractive before but with him being so close, he was downright fucking hot.
     
    I realized that I was beginning to breathe heavily. I don’t know if it was from the excitement of being there or fear or the fact that I couldn’t get enough of his scent. Probably a combination of them all. I broke eye contact, looked down at the floor and made my way to the counter on the other side of the kitchen as my heart raced and my legs began to feel like jello.
     
    The cooks were nowhere to be found. It was just me and Kaiden alone in the kitchen. I