Dumped Then Claimed By A Billionaire (Nerissa and Owen) novel Chapter 83

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Chapter 83

She’d had plenty of guys hit on her at work.

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But she had never thought, not in her wildest dreams, that she’d watch the attention of someone this out of her league.

If only I could be his woman… Jenny thought to herself, her heart racing with longing.

Even if she could only be his secret mistress, hidden away in the dark, Jenny would gladly accept it.

After the transaction went through,

Jenny handed the black card back to Lennox, her hand trembling “Mr. Stratford, the payment has been processed!”

When the card was swiped, only his last name, Stratford, showed up on the screen, not the full name.

Lennox took the card back. “Thanks.”

The staff inside had already packed up all the bags Lennox picked out.

With the one for Luke,

there were eleven bags in total.

“Mr. Stratford, these are all your bags. Do you want us to deliver hem to your place?” Jenny asked, her voice still a little shaky.

“No need,” Lennox said.

As soon as Lennox said that, Neil and David, who’d been waiting behind him, stepped up and grabbed all the shopping bags

from the table.

Lennox turned and strode out.

Neil, David, and his assistant Daniel quickly fell in behind him, llowing Lennox out of the store.

Jenny watched Lennox stride out, and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

He’s leaving?’ she thought, feeling a wave of panic,

How could he just walk away like that?’ Jenny was totally thrown off.

“Wasn’t he going to give me those bags?’ Her hopes crashed in an instant.

He didn’t even ask for her address.

Will he ever be able to find me again?’ Jenny thought, panic bulling up inside her

The more she thought about it, the more anxious she got. She grabbed a piece of paper from the counter, scribbled down her address and phone number, and rushed out after him.

Her manager was left standing there, totally dumbfounded by wat she just did

Jenny! What do you think you’re doing? It’s work hours! the nager snapped

“What else? She’s trying to climb the social ladder! Like Mr Straord would ever go for her Talk about delusional, one of her coworkers sneered, her voice dripping with sarcasin

Jenny scoffed.

I know

my

worth and I’m definitely not reaching above my station, she thought.

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‘Mr. Stratford is totally interested in me too!’ Jenny was sure of it

This is what you call a mutual pursuit,’ she told herself, her heart racing with excitement.

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Jenny quickened her pace, chasing after Lennox right out the door. She called out, “Wait, Mr. Stratford! Please, wait!”

Lennox didn’t even slow down, but Daniel stopped and turned to Jenny. “Is there something else?”

Jenny’s cheeks flushed as she handed over the slip of paper. “Mr. Stratford, you forgot something.”

‘As long as Mr. Stratford has my contact info, Jenny thought, her heart racing with anticipation.

‘He’ll definitely reach out to me.’

Daniel took the slip of paper from Jenny, glanced at the address and phone number, and instantly understood what she was up to.

After working for Lennox all these years, Daniel had seen more than enough gold-diggers trying to latch onto someone powerful.

He tossed the slip of paper to the ground, his voice cold as ice. “Know your place. Mr. Stratford isn’t interested in desperate women who chase after him.”

Jenny’s face went ghostly pale as Daniel’s words hit her.

‘How could this happen?’ she thought, her mind spinning.

‘Did I really get the wrong idea?’ Jenny wondered, her heart sinking.

‘No way, that can’t be true, Jenny thought, stubbornly refusing to accept it.

‘Mr. Stratford actually asked me if I liked those bags,’ Jenny reminded herself, grasping at that hope.

“Sir,” Jenny said, trying her best to stay composed as she looked a Daniel, “you didn’t even ask Mr. Stratford. How do you know I’m just trying to get close to him? Aren’t you worried Mr. Stratford will fire you if he finds out how you treated me?”

A cold-faced powerful man standing up for his lover and firings assistant, wasn’t that the most classic move in those romance stories?

And now, wasn’t this just like a scene straight out of a novel?

She was the pure, naive female lead, the classic innocent girl from those web novels.

She was waiting for the right man to swoop in and rescue her, li in all those romance stories.

Jenny couldn’t help but feel smug just thinking about it.

“Daniel, what’s going on?”

Just then, Lennox suddenly asked.

He rolled down the car window and glanced at Daniel.

No one could imagine just how thrilled Jenny was at that moment

“This is it! Jenny thought, her heart racing with anticipation.

Mr. Stratford is totally going to back me up, Jenny thought, her heart pounding with excitement.

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Just wait and see!’ she told herself, practically buzzing with anticipation.

‘His stupid assistants is about to be groveling at my feet, begging for forgiveness, she thought with a smug grin.

The more Jenny imagined it, the happier she felt.

Daniel turned to Lennox, his tone respectful. “Mr. Stratford, just a small problem, already handled.”

Then hurry up and get in,” Lennox said, his voice cold and a bit impatient.

“Coming, Daniel replied.

He quickened his pace and headed for the car.

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Jenny’s face went pale. She looked up at Lennox, but the cold, distant man didn’t spare her a single glance, not even once. It was like she was completely invisible to him.

Jenny’s face turned pale as paper.

‘I can’t believe it… I was just being delusional!’ Jenny thought, her heart sinking.

‘Seriously, I was just fooling myself, Jenny realized, her heart breaking.

It felt like all the blood in her body rushed to her head and then vanished in an instant. Her knees felt weak, and she crumpled to the floor, her dignity shattered and trampled. She felt so embarrassed.

Daniel slid into the front seat.

Lennox sat alone in the roomy back, pulled out a book titled A Random Walk Down the Wall Street, and started flipping through it leisurely.

Glancing in the rearview mirror, Daniel saw Lennox reading. When he saw the title, he couldn’t help but be impressed.

That’s our Mr. Stratford, Daniel thought, respect flooding his heart.

‘He really is the king of finance!’ Daniel thought, his admiration for Lennox hitting a new high.

Even riding in the car, he’s got his nose buried in finance books Daniel thought, unable to help but respect him even more.

After a while, Lennox looked up from his book. “Daniel.”

His voice was deep and magnetic.

“Yes, Mr. Stratford?” Daniel replied.

Lennox continued, “Where can I find a place that sells lipsticks found here?”

Lipsticks? Daniel wondered.

His eyes widened in shock.

‘Did I just hear that right?’ he wondered.

“The Mr. Stratford is really buying lipsticks! he thought, his min spinning.

Who’s the girl Mr. Stratford buying lipsticks for?’ he wondered,uriosity bubbling up inside him.

If those bags were for Luke, was the lipsticks for him too?

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Luke could easily buy lipsticks back home.

There was no reason for him to have Lennox buy it for him.

‘Or maybe… Daniel thought, his mind racing.

‘Is Mr. Stratford seeing someone’ Daniel wondered, his curiosity getting the better of him.

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But Daniel knew better than to speculate about his boss. He kept his mouth shut and pushed down his curiosity before he turned to Lennox. “Mr. Stratford, there’s a luxury beauty store just up ahead.”

“Tell the driver to head over,” Lennox said, his voice calm and steady.

“Yes, Mr. Stratford,” the driver replied.

Once they stepped into the beauty store,

Lennox was a bit dazzled by all the choices.

He just didn’t get it.

‘Aren’t all lipsticks supposed to be red? Why are there so many different colors and numbers? I honestly can’t see the difference,’ Lennox thought, feeling a bit lost.

“Sir, if you find it hard to pick a shade, you can just get our all-in-one set. It’s got every color you could want,” the salesperson suggested.

‘All-in-one set?’ Lennox thought, a little surprised.

‘Sounds pretty good to me,’ he figured.

He was already overwhelmed by all the choices, so he just said, “eah, I’ll take that one.”

‘Saves me the trouble of picking through all these anyway.’ he thought.

Just like that,

two days flew by.

Before she knew it, the day for Nerissa to move had arrived.

The weather was perfect.

The sun was shining. Best of all, the muggy heat had suddenly been replaced by a pleasant coolness in the air.

Hunter had gathered up a whole pile of stuff. “Nerissa, can I brit all this to the villa?”

It was all just a bunch of old things, pretty much just junk, honey.

Hunter had been frugal his whole life. He couldn’t bear to throw anything away or sell it, so he always took it with him wherever he went.

Nerissa smiled. “Of course, Grandpa. The whole first floor is yours Put whatever you want there.”

To Nerissa, as long as Hunter was happy, that was all that matter. Besides, the villa was huge, and there was plenty of room for all his things.

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Besides,

she’d bought the villa in the first place so Hunter could enjoy his retirement in comfort.

Why let something so trivial ruin his mood?

“Alright,” Hunter said with a grin. “Let me hurry and find something to pack all this in.”

Nerissa nodded. “I’ll go contact the moving service.”

Snowball trotted after Nerissa, meowing up a storm, afraid he’d get left behind.

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Nerissa bent down and scooped Snowball into her arms. “Come here, give me a hug. Don’t worry, I’d never leave you behind.”

Snowball nuzzled against Nerissa’s head, acting all cute and cuddly.

Her heart melt.

Even though the villa was move-in ready and decked out, Hunter still had a mountain of stuff to bring along.

Nerissa had her own clothes and personal things too. No way all his would fit without a van.

Soon enough, the driver showed up. As he and Hunter started loading everything into the van, he asked Nerissa, “Hey miss, which building are you headed to?”

Nerissa, cradling Snowball in her arms, answered, “Building 8, Winton Villas.”

‘Winton Villas?’ the driver thought, his eyes widening in disbelie

‘Building 8?’ he repeated to himself, still trying to wrap his head around it.

‘Everyone who lives in Winton Villas is loaded!’ the driver thought, his mind spinning.

And here they were, coming from some crappy old place, hauling nothing but a bunch of cheap stuff.

The driver couldn’t believe it. “Miss, are you sure it’s Winton Vills? Not Winton Apartments?”

Winton Apartments and Winton Villas was only a word apart, but the difference in living conditions was night and day.

Winton Apartments was just low-rent, subsidized housing.

Winton Villas, on the other hand, was the most exclusive villa community in Aosthorne.

“It’s Winton Villas, not Winton Apartments,” Nerissa replied.

“So you guys are renting a villa in Winton Villas?” the driver aske, curiosity written all over his face.

Just then, Hunter came out of the building, beaming with pride. Bought it! My granddaughter earned the money herself! She’s the most devoted girl you’ll ever meet.”

Just like every proud grandparent out there, Hunter couldn’t way to tell the whole world how amazing his granddaughter

was.

The driver’s eyes widened in shock.

‘Oh my god!’

‘Guess you really shouldn’t judge someone by their age, he thought, still in shock.

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This girl looks so young, but she’s seriously impressive!’ the driver thought, his admiration growing.

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What really struck him was that even though Nerissa had made big at such a young age, she didn’t act the least bit arrogant or look down on anyone. People always said that when someone from nothing suddenly got rich, they might strut around like they own the place, making a show of their money wherever they went.

But Nerissa was nothing like that.

She always carried herself with quiet confidence and poise. Her legance was just impossible to fake.

Seemed the truly wealthy always kept it low-key.

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Meanwhile,

Lennox arrived at Aosthorne Airport.

Luke was there in person to pick him up.

Lennox was rocking a crisp white shirt, a black trench coat slung over one arm, and he was wheeling his suitcase with his right hand. At 6’3″, he towered over the crowd, impossible to miss.

Luke waved excitedly. “Uncle Lennox, over here!”

Lennox glanced in his direction and walked over.

Luke took Lennox’s suitcase, unable to hold back his excitement “Uncle Lennox, did you get that bag for me?”

“Yeah,” Lennox said simply.

“Thanks, Uncle Lennox!” Luke blurted out, and then quickly added, “Did you get a birthday present for Ms. Jamison?”

Lennox answered flatly, his expression cold, “No.”

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