Beyond The Billionaire!

Chapter 3

Ruth had to hurry. She managed to get a call from Matthew Ingles. She made her interview for during her only lunch time. The taxicab was coming soon to whisk her across town there.

Hopefully if this interview went well enough then she would no longer be under Mateo's thumb. Trying to be squashed. Or pressured. She could pay off his car and be free of the awful man for the rest of her life.

She only could hope she would get better treatment working for the other family there on that hotel there. She hoped it was everything she thought it was.

If not and she was wrong she could be walking into a horrible trap. And she might even need Mateo to rescue her. But hopefully things would not come to that and everything would work out fine for her.

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"Boss is looking for you" Leena warns her right as Ruth was going to clock out for lunch.

"Of course, he is" groans Ruth.

"Want to have lunch breaks together?" offers Leena.

"No maybe another day. Can you keep a secret?" she asks Leena.

Leena nods. "Of course," she answers as she crosses her arms listing to Ruth intently.

"I have a job interview across town" she whispers to Leena making sure no one overheard her.

"What?" gasps Leena. "how when Mateo black balled you all over town" she wonders.

"Matthew Ingles is taking a chance on me. This is my way-out Leena, and I am going to take it" says Ruth.

"He hates the Ingles. They are trying to take our business" warns Leena.

"I know the more reasons I need to work with Matthew. Imagine the money from the Ingles paying off his car. He would be livid" giggles Ruth.

"You are asking for trouble. Why does Mateo have it in for you?" wonders Leena.

"Because long ago I turned him down for a date. I bruised his ego. He thinks he can make me take him and I won't be bought" warns Ruth.

"Mateo is a nice man once you get to know him" says Leena. "he is so handsome. I would have said yes"

"Of course, you would" sighs Ruth.

"There you are. Leena let me talk to Ruth please alone" orders Mateo suddenly.

"I just clocked out for lunch. I have to go" Ruth mutters.

He grabs her arm. "I know things are strained between us. I am sorry about yesterday. I was a bit crabby" he admits. Was he apologizing to her??

"Well thank you" she says feeling taken back by that.

"Would you like me to treat you to lunch here?" he even offers.

She shakes her head. "I am meeting a friend in town at a Burger King. Something like that you know. Catching up. I better get moving" she warns him.

"Another time then?" he offers.

"Maybe, sure" she agrees.

"Get back to work as soon as you can. You owe us money and time is money" he has to remind her before walking away. That was odd even for him.

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She sighs. It was a close one. She grabs her purse from the break room and heads out the door. The taxicab was waiting for her. Jax text her letting her know it was there to pick her up. Jax opens the taxi door for her and wishes her luck before she leaves.

Ruth gives the taxi driver directions to where to go. Then he drives off as she gets her seatbelt on her. This all had to go well. Sure, Mateo was in a good mood today.

He was not always. He was a ruthless billionaire who always got his own way. And she wanted to be free of him. She wanted to be gone. And have him be a distant memory in her mind. Forever.

Sure, Leena was right. Mateo had his good points. He was so handsome. But he was full of himself at times. And thought he could have whatever he wanted.

Like life owed him everything. And he could take what he wanted when he wanted. Ruth could not be bought. She wanted to marry for more than a paycheck. She wanted to marry for love. A family of her own. Not a secure marriage. She wanted more. She knew there was more out there to.

She just had to find it was all.

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"You are here now. Thanks for your service" the driver tells her once they arrive. She pays the man then rushes out of there.

Her nerves begin to jitter inside of her stomach. She could do this. She was going to get this job. "Come on Ruthie we got this. No more Mateo. We can do this. You do not need him" she peps talks herself.

Then she heads into the hotel. It was bigger. And more beautiful than Mateo's hotel was. It had more floors. She heads up to the desk. They had so many clerks working besides two like they had at her hotel.

"May I help you?" the lady at the desk asks her.

"I have an apt with Mr. Ingles at noon" she informs her. "for an interview" she replies to the lady.

"Ruth?" the woman asks.

"Yes, that is me" answers Ruth.

"Go to the back around the corner to the right is Mr. Ingles office. He is expecting you" the woman tells her.

"Thank you" answers Ruth.

She heads the way the woman told her to go. She spots the bosses office. This place was well run. It looked like it. Many happy people were seated in the lounge already eating lunch.

The food smelled fantastic from the whiff she was getting. Her stomach growled at her. She was going to just have to miss lunch right now. This would be worth it.

She opens the door. And Matthew was seated at his desk. He looked as handsome as Mateo. Maybe more so. He had dark sandy blond hair that was perfectly in place.

He had one of those adorable chin dimples to. He nodded and waved her in with his hand as he chatted on the phone with someone.

She walked in and shut the door behind her. She notices he had beautiful blue eyes. He was not wearing a suit and tie. He was more traditional. He wore shorts and a Hawaiian print shirt.

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He soon hangs up the phone. "Hello, you must be Ruth Evans?" he questions.

"Yes, yes I am she" she says as she gets out her resume. She hands it to him.

"You did not want us to contact your employer? Why is that? Are you going to work two jobs?" he asks her.

"No, I have a problem and I really need your help" she begins to say. "you are the only one who can help me"

He raises his eyebrows. "Alright, do tell" he says. "Interested"

"My boss had me black balled. Check my records" she demands.

He looks her information on the computer. "You are correct" he says with a nod. "why should I take a chance with you?" he wonders. "being black balled is not good"

"I know sir, hear me out please" she begs.

She tells him her side of things. She feels her hands shake she was so nervous to do this. But she did it.

"I will see what job I can get you. We will be in touch in a few days Ruth" he offers.

"Really? Oh really?" she begs to know.

He nods. "We will be in touch" he says.

They shake hands.

"Thank you so much" she adds. "you will not call my boss about this right?" she frets.

"No, no need to call Mateo" he says. "I get it"

"Thank you. Oh, thank you" she gushes.

She smiles feeling a rush of gratefulness to Matthew before heading out the door. Things were looking up. She might be free of Matthew very very soon here!

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