The Billionaire I Fell In Love With

Maria returned to the kitchen, all smiles.

She was glad to see the happy look on Irish’s face when she gulped the juice. She had noticed how Irish was secretly craving strawberry juice and she had went to the grocery store and specially bought one for her.

The satisfaction in her eyes after she gulped the juice made her so happy…

She’ll do anything in her might to please Irish and make her happy.

Irish is just one of the nicest people she has ever met.

She makes her happy and it wouldn’t be so bad to make her happy in return.

Her life had been at ease since Irish stepped into this house.

Life made more sense to her because Irish eased her burden and made her comfortable. She rarely open up to people about herself and her child but she hadn’t found it difficult to open up to Irish.

She sees Irish just like the older sister she never had.

“Thanks Eryn” Maria said to one of the cooks she had pleaded with to help watch over Irish’s meal while she went to serve her the juice.

Eryn nodded.. “it’s so obvious you cherish Mrs Irish so much”

“Of course, she’s one of the nicest people I’ve met, she doesn’t even treat me like the maid i am, all thanks to her.. my salary got increased, i can comfortably pay my daughter’s fees andassist with the rent and still have some money with me.. Mrs Irish deserves to be cherished”Maria said and Eryn smiled, wishing she was the one in Maria’s place, she so much wished to be close to Irish also.

“Will you stop the chit chat and get here to wash the dishes” The head cook said to Eryn in a firm tone and she quickly scurried over.

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“Good morning everyone” Ethan greeted as he walked into the dining room.

“Good morning” …

“Good morning princess” He smiled and pecked Arin on both cheeks, she giggled and touched his hair fondly.

“Good morning Daddy, how was your night?” She asked.

“Great” He smiled.

“Good morning brother” Jessica said and he noticed her smile were different these days. They were brighter and happier, she looks happy every time he sees her and he knew something was going on. He’s going to ask her about it later.

“Good morning Jessy, how was your night?”

“Serene” Jessica smiled.

“Obviously”Ethan nodded .

He joined them as he took a seat and they all started eating breakfast.

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Jessica and Arin left for school after breakfast while Ethan also left for one of his companies.

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His employees greeted him as he walked past them with his bodyguards. Javad and Rob.

Moira, his secretary placed a cup of coffee on his table and set a box of sugar cubes, alongside a carton of cream with a plastic spoon few minutes after he got settled in his largely furnishedoffice.

“Thanks Moira” Ethan said to her and she smiled before walking out of his office.

He prepared his coffee as he wanted and sipped it as he worked on his laptop, he doesn’t have much to do today.

He would have preferred to stay home if Irish was still at his house.

Staying home without her is just like being bored to death and he’ll keep thinking of her every second.

He’ll get to see her again… he’s assured she had told him to be patient but his patience is wearing thin.

He missed her so much.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

The house doesn’t even feel the same without her.

He doubt if he’ll let her go after he sets his eyes on her. And to think she’s carrying her baby! Oh…

Irish hadn’t left him for Morgan because he dropped her off in the rain nor because her mum fell sick.

She is obviously doing this for a reason and he hope she’ll be done soon and come back to him.

She had assured him to be patient, meaning she’ll be coming back to him even if it’s not soon but eventually and he has been patient like she’d said.

He had crossed paths with Blaine in , one of Morgan’s bodyguard that he had given some money to take care of himself.

He hadn’t even remembered Blaine when he greeted him, it was Rob who reminded him. He had went out with Rob and decided to stop by a jewelry store and get some for his mother and Mrs Gabrielle.

Blaine had thanked him profusely for the money and Ethan was even glad to see he had added some weight, he had put the money to good use.

He told him Catherine had sent him to her jeweler and that he needed to run along. Ethan wondered how Irish would be coping in Catherine’s den and had told Blaine to please protect her.

He made Blaine know he’s free to refuse, he shouldn’t feel indebted to him because he had once given him cash, he should do whatever is proper but Blaine had agreed to protect Irish without hesitation and Ethan was glad, knowing Irish will be safe.

The knock on his office door jolted him out of his thoughts.

He noticed his coffee had gone warm and the cream now floated on the top.

He drank it anyway.

The knock sounded again and he almost scolded himself for forgetting it was a knock that has jolted him from his thoughts.

Someone was by the door.

It should be Moira or Javad or Robbins.

He hadn’t given anyone appointment today and even if someone wants to see him, Moira would have called him to inform him beforehand.

“Come in” He said.

It was Moira.

“Mr Ethan, someone dropped this and left without waiting to see you” Moira said holding an envelope with the words ‘private and confidential’ printed on it in bold letters.

“Ohh.. drop it and did you said the person left without a word?” Ethan asked.

“Yes Mr Ethan, he only told me to make sure this gets to you” Moira said.

“Alright, you can leave” Ethan said.

This isn’t the first time he’ll be receiving such.

He picked the envelope after Moira left and tore it open.

He opened the piece of paper in it and it reads;

“If you sign MAI pharmaceuticals contract, you’ll get a deposit of eight million dollars and a yearly pay of over ten million dollars for trademarks right.”

Please consider.

MAI.

Ethan smiled, knowing there’s more to the contract than money, he would never sign it.

He crumbled the paper and rolled it into a ball before thrashing it in the thrash can, deposited at the edge of his office.

He has never involved himself in illegal deals and he would never do such.

He called Moira and asked her to come in.

“The envelope was from MAI pharmaceuticals again.. they want me to sign their contract and offered a huge sum of money”

“Ohh..” Moira sighed, knowing it’s not something unusual, it happens almost every time. Ethan might have been thinking of signing the contract but now that they secretly sent him that offer twice, he would never sign it, regardless of the money involved.

They only ruined their chance of partnering with him.

“This is the second time” Moira said.

“Yeah!” Ethan said.

“I think they’re not aware that if they really want to partner with you, they should do it the right and legal way” Moira said.

“Of course and please help me make research on the pharmaceutical, and get back to me, i want to know the reason they badly want me to sign the contract” Ethan said.

“Okay Mr Ethan” Moira said, she picked the tray she had served the coffee before walking out of Ethan’ss office.

Ethan called Javad in and told him to go to the security department and check the CCTV for the man who came to drop the envelope.

“Okay Mr Ethan” Javad said.

“And gather every information you can, about him” Ethan said and Javad nodded before walking out of his office.

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Name~~ Liam Perrine.

Age~~ 34

Height~~ 5’8

Address~~ 44 hope Street. California.

Job~~ Secret service agent.

“Ohh.. he’s only a secret service agent hired to do as he’s told” Ethan said after going through the profile Javad bought him.

“Yes Mr Ethan” Javad said.

“Alright, you can leave” Ethan said and he noticed Javad hesitated.

“What?” He asked.

“I just wanted to ask how Irish is? Have you contacted her?” Javad asked, not feeling worried as he looked.

“Well no”Ethan said, he knew how much Irish did not trust Javad, and he wouldn’t want to tell him anything about her.

“Ohh.. well you look like you’ve heard from her, you’re looking happy these days” Javad smiled. “Uh.. you can leave now Javad, I still have to tend to some work” Ethan said.

Javad nodded and quietly walked out of Ethan’s office, he had thought Ethan had contacted Irish or what else would make him look less sad, has he gotten over her already?

He still doesn’t trust Irish being part of them.

She seems so good-hearted to involve herself in the killing of Ethan, the man she loves. Even if she now hate him, he doubt if she’ll ever want him dead.

He wishes Morgan would really think deep about involving Irish.

Well… he has already.