Billionaire's Bed by luisavilaok (best color ereader TXT) 📖

"Easy, love, we're just playing," he tells me.

”Negotiating, rather” Leonardo adds with a smile.

Joshua turns to him approvingly, then to me:

"Exactly, love, negotiating."

"I'm not anyone's bargaining chip, so stop this stupidity once and for all," I say to both of them, bluntly.

Although Leonardo is the one who speaks, adding fuel to the fire:

”Calm down, love. There is nothing wrong with closing a business.”

And he turns to Joshua.

He looks at him uncomfortable and annoyed by the way Leonardo just called me in front of him. He is a real jerk.

”Yeah, friend, no… Don't overdo it, ha.”

Come on, at least that.

"It's part of the game, isn't it?" Or business. “Let's put our rules on it” says Mr. Ferrari.

"You must be used to changing the rules of things."

”I like to do them and when I get tired of them, I allow myself to undo them.”

“You're a tycoon,” Joshua replies, giggling. “We of the brood follow their rules, after all!”

*‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌”Of course” he adds. “That's why my rule here is to call your girl love. Suppose this is a game, how much would you be willing to accept for it?”

"NO," the word comes out of my mouth as if I was capable of biting it.

“Joshua, please don't do this.”

He looks at me as if seeking my approval and can only find fury on my face.

"Well... Yeah, I don't know." I do not like that game.

“Business, friend. Business. Suppose it's something virtual, all quiet, how much would you be willing to receive for giving me your girl? One night.”

"One night with...my...fiancée?"

Is he serious?

IS IT FUCKING SERIOUS JOSHUA?! ARE YOU DOUBTING IT?!

"Heh heh," he says as if that's going to put a joking tone on what he's about to say. "Half a million? He he. Of the greens. Who knows!”

Leonardo raises an eyebrow and takes something out of his pocket on the inside of the jacket. A pen and a…

Oh no.

SAINT.

”Here.”

He hands Joshua a signed check.

He opens his eyes so wide that he is stunned. Then he looks at him and he looks at me. He's not even hesitating anymore.

HE'S STUPID AND LEONARDO IS A HOT...I mean, HE'S A GREAT BASTARD! YOU CAN'T BE DOING THIS TO HIM!

"They say that money can buy everything and that it is the real key that sets the rules of any game," adds Leonardo. “I'm proposing a whole million for you if you agree. What do you say?” He wasn't lying when he talked about negotiating.

"My goodness..." Joshua's jaw drops.

Me too, I couldn't feel more outraged.

The atmosphere seems to be cut with scissors when some people arrive with glasses, a bottle, and a tray.

The waitress asks me,

“Wine, miss?"

I turn to her with a lump in my throat so firm it's hard to hear myself behind the background music when I tell her,

“I was leaving.”