Billionaire's Accidental Wife novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Dave brown grumbled, “Chelsea, I’m so glad you showed up. I wasn’t sure if you were still interested in the position,” he mumbled, his voice firm but with a trace of wit. “Well, I’m still not either,” she replied coolly, eager to hide all signs that she was still not over him. “Really? But you’re here anyway?”

“Yes. I’ll see how the day goes,” she stated, carving a fake smile. Dave responded with a sly grin, indicating that he finds our banter amusing. “Come with me. I’ll show you the rest of the building.”

He escorted her out of the office and back to the elevator. She took a quick breath in before entering.

“Brown Inc., doesn’t it just occupy this floor?” She asked although it is a multi-billion dollar company, stupid question, Chelsea.

“Oh, no. I own the whole building,” he grinned, a little too pompously.

“The heart of the company occupies the other floors, and then there’s the lounge up on the penthouse level, and the cafeteria on the ground level.”

There was a brief silence as she made a mental picture of the place in her head.

“I have to say, you look stunning in that dress,” he added. “I knew it would be perfect for you when I saw it.”

“You picked it out yourself?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes, I did. I wanted to.”

She gives him a confused nod and goes quiet. Damn it, that smile could melt her already hardened heart.

Dave keeps his eyes on her. “Why did it take you so long to come up? Eddy was parked downstairs for a while.”

Gazing back up at him, she creased her forehead. “I didn’t realise I was being watched?”

“Well, I was waiting for you.”

“And it’s a long drive. What did you expect?” She did not intend for it to come out as a snap, but it does.

Before he can conjure up a feisty remark, the elevator dings and they step out onto another floor.

This one was a lot louder and had a lot more people. The sound of phones ringing, files being swapped, and business chatter is almost deafening.

People move about with haste and seem to attack their tasks with tenacity.

“So, I take it these are the people that do all the work while you stay up in the penthouse and collect all the profits,” she says, trying to sound more jokey than sarcastic. She still feels a little bad for snapping at him just now.’ He lets out a small, genuine laugh. “It doesn’t quite work like that, Chelsea. You really think I just parade around in an Armani suit and live with it?” “Well, don’t you?” “I work in the field, and I guess you know what I’m talking about here.”

Dave was the true captain of this distinguished ship, which seemed to sail flawlessly in a corporate sea.

His employees, or “team members,” as he calls them, work hard and appear to respect him. Unfortunately, it makes her less furious and more charmed with him. She just conducts tiny activities throughout the day. Dave advised her to simply settle in because it was her first day. She will begin working on anything major the next day. She gets ready to go for the day at five o’clock. She stood up from her desk, which was directly in front of Dave’s office.

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Within seconds, he walks out and approaches her. “So Chelsea, what do you think? Are you ready to become a Brown team member?” he asks. Spoken like a true boss. Does she have a choice? The workload was a bit heavier than she anticipated, but all the tasks seem doable. Now that she knows her job description, her lack of corporate experience actually does not seem like a problem at all. “Time will tell,” she said indifferently, sticking to her hostility towards him. He drew closer to her, his face inches away from hers. She can detect the strong and seductive perfume of his macho cologne. His penetrating blue eyes stare down at her, rattling her nerves all over again. “Chelsea, don’t you think it’s time you dropped your tough girl persona?” She scowled at him, her diabolical glare slicing him into little pieces. “No, but I believe it is time for me to leave.” “We can go together. After all, we’re not exactly headed to the same place.” “I would rather Eddy pick me up,” she says with a wry smile. He stands there watching her with a seductive expression. She needs to get out of here before her cheeks start going red. “Suit yourself,” he says sharply before striding straight back into his office. Shaking her head at whatever that just was that happened between us, she turned on her heels and exited the floor.

When Eddy arrives downstairs, she looks up towards the building one last time before climbing into the back of the SUV.

Even though she cannot see Dave, she can feel his eyes on her, surveying her like a king up there on his throne. Well, she bowed to no one.

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