The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 15: Too Innocent for Damage-1

James watched quietly through the rearview mirror. Not Maya. Not Jamie.

Damien.

He saw it – the twitch of the jaw, the stillness before the storm. Subtle, but James had worked

with Damien Blackwood long enough to recognize the signs.

This wasn’t just annoyance. This was possessive.

So he took the liberty to break the silence.

“Boyfriend?”

The question was smooth, casual. Too casual.

Maya stiffened instantly beside Damien, but it was Jamie who answered.

“Pfft! He wishes!” the boy scoffed, arms crossed. “No way. That guy’s obsessed with my sister. May already turned him down, like, a thousand times, but he keeps pushing it. Every time we’re here, he’s lurking around. Sometimes with flowers, sometimes with takeout – breakfast, lunch, coffee, whatever. Dude even tried giving her concert tickets once. He’s weird.”

“Jamie,” Maya hissed, elbowing him hard in the side.

He winced but didn’t back down. “I’m just telling the truth.”

Damien said nothing but James caught the slight shift in his boss’s gaze, the tension

sharpening.

Interesting.

“Persistent, isn’t he?” James mused out loud, still watching Damien. “That can be… irritating.”

Maya groaned, clearly flustered. “Can we not talk about this right now? Jamie, let’s go, stop stalling. They have important places to be and we’re already late. Come on, out. Now.”

Damien leaned back, tone unreadable. “What’s his name?”

Maya blinked. She didn’t expect the question.

“Dr. Beckett,” Jamie answered before Maya could. “Creepy guy with a white coat and no

boundaries.”

“Hmm,” Damien said, as if the name alone gave him reason to blacklist someone.

Jamie grumbled, “He gives me the creeps. I told Maya not to even talk to him.”

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Chapter 15 Too Innocent for Damage 1

“She doesn’t,” Damien said quietly, with a finality that left no room for argument.

The words hung heavy in the air.

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