Billionaire's wife by Ashleh Queen (best ereader for epub TXT) 📕

Matteo's POV

“Why you didn’t tell me about your uncles?” I asked getting the phone Peter was extending me.

“I am not used to this tone Matteo…” She hushed and I knew she was somewhere she couldn't talk to me. But her disapproval was evident in her voice. This made me chuckle.

“Oh…I apologize but maybe you fucking get used to it!…” I hissed and was on the verge of throwing this phone and the silence on the other side was making it worse.

“Matteo…” Her voice was low this time before she started, “…the whole world knows about my family…when you accepted my proposal I thought you are fine with this...think again…I will never bound you with any marital responsibilities and would better off with my lover…you want this deal or not…is on you…tell me whatever you decide…”

“I will tell you in a week…Peter?” Peter came to get the phone out of my hand and walked ahead to say something to Ms. Russo I couldn’t care about.

“…What you gonna do?” I heard Peter asking me after a few minutes.

“What any sane person will do…her two uncles will meet an accident and we will hire the person their kids will hire to handle their inheritance…Nothing is going to let Ms. Russo out of my hands…but…we will have to wait until her grandfather dies…ok?”

“Of course, I will keep the close tabs on the case,” Peter replied making me give him a raised brow.

“There is nothing much to look into. What happened to that blogger?” I asked,

“He will meet an accident in the morning.” I let out a relieved sigh.

“Make sure that we know who my father will hire from the next time…these climate activists are such a pain in the ass.” I cussed before taking the last of what had left of my drink.

“…what about the project?” I asked before chugging down a very hard liquor.

“…I have found a lawyer. But the lawyer is very important for us." I narrowed my eyes at this.

"...His spouse is Mrs Hashimi’s sister. He is quite close to them…” I smiled recalling how important this family was for my project.

“wow…make sure that we meet at the best times. You know we can’t compromise our image with them…do you know how important this project is?” I asked knowing that he already knows.

“Five years into this project running will be like marrying three, Ms Russo…”

Though my land had a riverbank, this family owns the lands adjacent to mine. Any kind of association with them could benefit me a lot as they had a very strong connection in the region given they were royalty too. But the only problem was Mrs Hashmi who was heard to be a strong advocate for the climate. And, I didn’t want to make an appearance in front of the family until I have a known image that I knew was very much distorted because of my project that was clearing trees for buildings.

“…And, imagine this project running for forever…until I die…” I knew I was letting him see my most creepy smile but we both didn’t care when two women entered our space in the suite.

“I will be on it,” Peter said before leaving when I called.

“For whom you think I ordered two?”

“I…have a wife…” I chuckled looking at his face.

“Peter you will be the only man I will offer my shoulder to the day she will leave you…and these angels without wings of course,” He only smiled as if telling me it won’t happen but I knew…I knew it won’t happen until I was here to offer him his huge paycheck and he was providing her tiffany every month.

I woke up groaning and stretched before noticing two women in my bed. I got out noticing it was six in the morning. I missed my place because of this hotel thing…I was never accustomed to them. I just wanted all of my things in their usual places. I got out of the room and passed the living area to get to the kitchen. I got a water bottle from the refrigerator and looked at what brand that was before taking out my most private cell phone. It had my dad’s number, and other influential families who I would like to attend myself along with four people who were not friends but more like people who had become associates in different things I like to do and some agencies I trust to order strippers.

I never get any notification from any of them except my dad and that from only the last seven years. For all the people who have my number I mostly expect their calls whenever they are due. And, I kind of always knows what they will be about. Things were predictable and having the course of my life in my hand was a thing I am used to. It didn’t come as a surprise when it had nothing except three missed calls from my father and a few text messages.

Why are you staying in the hotel?

Did you like her?

Well…things didn’t go well with her. But I will soon find someone. It’s high time you get married to someone normal.

Can you be a little more specific about the physical attributes you like in a woman?

Well, I kind of like women like Julie and thought you would like her too. Like father like son. Right?

I know you still think you are going to marry Ms Russo but it is not going to happen.

…It seems you are already busy…but I have three other suitors for you...though Julie was my favourite. I really want you to marry a real woman.

I stared at those texts and barely hold my laugh. I wonder if he was on meth. I don’t know if anywhere in the world a twenty-nine year old was going to marry because of his father but I wasn’t really the one. I didn’t get here to marry someone from the average family just because that girl is good at making donations out of her father’s money. Nah! I have reached here to marry someone who is indeed more powerful than me or have more connections than me. Marrying someone was a lifetime investment and not to forget how many people were waiting to look at how good I was at this aspect of my life too.