Billionaire's Love Story

Chapter 3

Author’s POV

Iris reached her home. She entered her house and saw her family sitting on a dining table. Her house is not a big one. It has small living room, kitchen and 3 bedrooms.

She purchased this house as soon as she started earning, after paying all the debts they had. Because she was tired of seeing landlord who used to come to their house to get rent and creditors for their money. She hated seeing her mother struggling to pay the debts when she was in school.

She worked really hard to pay her father’s gambling debts and after paying it she bought this house. She decorated and converted this house into a home, of course with the help of her family while trying to create beautiful memories and leaving their painful past behind.

A small smile appeared on her lips replacing all the tiredness she was feeling before when she saw her family smiling and laughing happily. She made her way to them sitting beside her brother who smiled at her, showing all his white pearls to her.

Her father Edward was sitting on head chair of dining table with a small smile on his lips. She likes it when her father smiles. With his tall frame and emerald green eyes he really looks handsome. She hates when she sees the look of guilt and regret on his face for his past mistakes. Because she knows he is trying to change.

On his right, her mother Isabella was sitting who was looking at her with her big brown eyes like her own. Isabella is a beautiful woman who worked very hard to raise her children when her husband didn’t support her with anything. She used to work as maid in other people’s house to earn money to feed her children and send them to school. Her children got their hardworking nature from her. Iris and Emily also got their beauty from their mother.

Her brother Eric asked Iris, “How was your day, my princess?” Yes he is 7 years younger than her but still he calls her Princess picking up on their parents’ nickname for her. And well Iris loves it.

Eric is 18 years old boy studying in his senior year of high school. He is one of the most popular boy in his school not only because of his god like looks with his 6’2 height, model like physique and his emerald green eyes which he got from their father just a little shade darker, but also because of his intelligence. He is a top student of his school.

She replied smiling brightly “ good. Just a little tiring.” Emily got up from her seat saying “ I’ll heat up and bring the food out, you should go and freshen up Sis.” Iris nodded. Emily turned around and left. She is 21 year old college student studying marketing. She has brown eyes just like her mother and and shoulder length black hair. And of course beautiful too.

Both Eric and Emily do several different part time job so that they can share some of their sister’s burden. After school Eric works in garage near his school as he has interest in cars and have talent in mechanical field and sometimes helps Emily in tutoring her students. And on the other hand Emily also works as a waitress in a coffee shop near her University after her classes and in evenings works as a tutor teaching children.

Emily and Eric never demanded anything like expensive clothes, money to spend on drinks etc. from their parents and sister like other teenagers. They were understanding just like their older sister because they saw how much their mother and sister struggled in their life but always tried to give better life to them fulfilling all of their requirements and forgetting all about their own selves.

Eric does sleep around sometimes as of course he isn’t saint. He has his needs of young man. But never creates any problem for his family. He respects women because he has 3 women in his life who are his world and he loves them the most in this whole universe.

He never drank alcohol and doesn’t even plan to drink in future because he knows how much Iris hates it and he had seen how she reacts when she sees any drunk person near around her. He knows what she went through because of their father’s drinking habits.

And know how much it terrifies her to be around drunk people.

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Iris’ POV

I got up from dining table to freshen up before having dinner with my family. I came into my room which I share with Emily. I went inside bathroom to take a shower and change into something comfortable. My house is painted in sky blue and white color. This house is small but I am happy to call it our own. We have three rooms, one is for mom and dad, one I share with my sister Emily and last one is for Eric.

I got into bathroom and stood under shower letting the hot water take all of my tiredness away. I closed my eyes and that man’s face flashed in my mind. His baby blue color eyes staring down at me. It was strange for me because it never happened to me in many years that a thought of some man was bothering me.

I don’t know what it was about him that I couldn’t take him out of my mind even for a minute. ‘maybe he was a little too handsome', my subconscious mind said. I decided to leave his thoughts away while thinking that 'anyways I won’t be seeing him again so forget about him’.

I came out of shower wearing my sweatpants and oversized t shirt and made my way to dining table. We ate while talking about the stuff that happened with everyone today and everyone’s plans for tomorrow. After that me and Emily came to our room.

While we were lying on our bed Emily suddenly asked, “what are you thinking about. I am noticing you since you got back home you are in deep thoughts.” She moved her eyes from ceiling of our room to look at me and added softly “did something happen?”.

Did I told you she is the only person who can read me like an open book. I can hide my emotions pretty well I am aware of that but how she every time notices them I don’t know.

I answered, “ nothing, it’s just about the problems that we are facing in company.” I have told her about the condition my company is in. She gave me a look of ‘I don’t believe you’ but left the topic and started telling me about her new college project. After some more talking and teasing each other she slept.

I was staring at the ceiling of my room, trying to forget about the handsome face I came across today until sleep consumed me.

It’s been a week since I met that blue eyed man. I was still trying to forget about him and was succeeding in it slowly.

Today me and my boss Mr. Jerry Smith were going to LA to present some reports of our company and some more documents to one of the owner and CEO of M&A industries. Because they were thinking about taking over some small company and Mr. Smith wanted them to takeover our company.

The CEO of M&A industries was friends with Mr. Smith so he was trying to help him to save his company from bankruptcy. That is why we were going there to meet him because he wanted to check financial reports of company which was my area of expertise.

Actually our account manager and one of the board of directors of the company embezzled company’s money behind everyone’s back. And then me and my best friend Mia found out about it and reported it to Mr. Smith. He instantly fired them because we had solid proof against them. But it was a little late because the company had already fallen into deep crisis. And M&A industries will help us pull out from it.

I entered into Mr. Smith’s office after knocking as soon as I got to office. Mr. Smith was talking with someone on his phone so I went in when he told me to come in with his hand and I stood near his table silently when I heard him saying, “okay, she will be there in five hours with the reports and documents.” I frowned and thought ‘did he say ‘she will'. Is he not coming.’

After few minutes he disconnected the call and while looking at me with pleading eyes he said, “ I am sorry Ms. Kader, I can not come with you today to LA. My son is not well and he has been admitted in hospital. I just got a call from my wife. I have to be there. So you will have to go alone, please.” I nodded my head assuring him that it’s okay. I am not afraid of these situations. I am confident and professional woman when it comes to my work.

I reached the hotel where I am going to meet the Mr. CEO who was also the owner of the hotel I was standing in front of. He was really famous and competent person. Not many people have seen him before because he doesn’t like spotlight and wants to enjoy his freedom at least that’s what those articles say. There is not a single photo available on internet. Only those who have met him personally know how he looks like. But rumors says he is as handsome as Greek god. But I have also heard he is one of the biggest playboy of the country.

I went near receptionist she asked me while smiling, “ how can I help you?” I told her that I am here to drop this documents at reception and she will have to pass on these to the chairman.

But she told me, “ Sir asked you to directly go to his room, at 40th floor”. And I thought, ‘But I was told to just deliver it here at reception’. At first I was going to meet him but The CEO wanted to meet Mr. Smith. And when he found out that Mr. Smith can not make it here, he asked only for documents and reports to be delivered and rescheduled the meeting with Mr. Smith because he had something important to discuss with him.

I asked her once again confirming and she told me to go up to his room. I nodded and then walked towards elevator and reached 40th floor. This floor only had single room. The interior outside of the room was heavenly so I thought how beautiful the room will be.

It had most beautiful interior I have ever seen in my life. I stopped staring and made my way towards the only door on this floor and knocked. A ‘come in’ reply came from inside. I went in and all the lights were off and I heard shower running behind the door to my left.

I was about to ask if CEO is here in this room or not, suddenly someone grabbed my hand and pulled me inside through the door on my left. I realized it was bathroom because of the shower running sound. I couldn’t see anything in here as Lights in bathroom were off as well . I could see silhouette of a man but just for a brief second. It all happened really fast that I could not understand what was happening.

I was standing under shower my back against the wall water running down my body and the man standing in front of me holding me tightly in his arms.

And the next thing I knew was, he started kissing me.