Page 11 of The Billionaire Revenge

“Crashing your car is an accident, bumming your toe is an accident, you don’t accidentally say you want someone to be your wife,” Carrie almost screamed.

“See, this is what I wanted to avoid. I don’t want you to put your hope in me Carrie. I don’t want a wife and I don’t want a family.”

Carrie was so shocked at his words she had no choice but to let him walk out the door. She stood there looking at the closed door until Jilan walked in and gave her a skeptical look. She had no idea what had just happened.

“What’s wrong?” Jilan asked

“Everything” Carrie replied walking over to her desk and slumping down into her chair “Everything is wrong.”

***

Carrie paced her office nervously. She was on the verge of losing her mind. Malachi had been missing for over a week since he stormed out of her office. Since then she hadn’t been able to get a hold of him.

“Jilan!” she shouted, “where are the documents I asked for?”

“I’ll bring them in right away” Jilan said nervously.

“Hurry, we don’t have much time.”

She was always on edge these days, and the more she thought about him the more she wanted to off herself. She had been so blind and naïve to think he was interested in her. Everything they had done together, all those nights of passion had been for nothing. She somehow felt worse than when Alex had left her. At least he had found the courage to break up with her. She had watched her office door expectantly for the past week, every day waiting to see if he would walk through and tell her everything would be all right.

“Here you go” Carrie looked up to find Jilan standing at the door holding the files she had asked for.

“Thanks Jilan” she said taking the files. “You should take an early day today” she said.

“That’s alright” Jilan replied, “I also wanted to tell you that your father is in the lobby coming up”

“He’s here?” Carrie asked “why?”

“Umm, he called earlier and you wouldn’t pick up so I talked to him and he was on the first flight out” Jilan replied.

“You told my father about Malachi?” Carrie asked exasperated.

“He insisted” Jilan said “and you know I can’t say no”

“I am definitely going to have to fire you.” Jilan knew Carrie did not mean that.

“Good luck, you’ll have to physically remove me from this building. I’ll send him in when he gets here”

With that Jilan was retreating out the door. Carrie tried to compose herself before her father came in. She loved her dad but this was his first time visiting her since she had taken over the company.

“Princess!” her father exclaimed as he walked into the office.

Carrie had no idea what happened to her. Maybe it was the week of pent up expectations and disappointment but the moment she saw her dad she walked right into his arms and began weeping.

“Oh, it’s alright my dear” he said running his hand through her hair.

Carrie had no idea when she stopped crying but she released her father and walked over to her desk and sat down in one of her chairs. Her father followed and sat beside her.

“I have no idea what happened dad. I thought he was the one. I fell in love with him”

“And then?” her father asked

“And then, he just left” Carrie said with the same confusion she had been feeling for the past days.

“Have you tried talking to him?” her father asked

“I have tried but I can’t get through to him. I thought he loved me. He even told his friends I was his future wife but then nothing. I’ve called, texted, emailed. I’ve done everything to make him tell me what went wrong.”