Darker (Alpha Billionaire Romance Erotica) (The Dark Billionaire #3) Read Free Page B

frustrated by Bruce’s attitude, but didn’t bother fighting.
    Bruce sighed. “ Jen, listen - I appreciate your concern, but I didn’t ask you to come here to give me business advice. I really don’t need you for that. You’re very sweet and all, but you’re just a secreta...” Bruce didn’t finish his sentence, probably realizing how rude he was being.
    Jennifer’s face turned red immediately. His words felt like a razor blade cutting through her ego and her pride. “A secretary. Yes say it, Bruce. So what should I understand? That my opinion is worthless?”
    “It’s not what I mean t…”
    Jennifer put her hands on her hips and faced him. “Tell me what it means then. I’m dying to know.”
    Bruce took a towel and got out o f the shower to take Jennifer in his arms. “Jen, I’m sorry. It was mean, I know. Listen, why are we fighting? Can’t we just enjoy being here? It’s our first night in Bangkok. Don’t you think we have better things to do?”
    Jennifer felt the urge to keep fighting – knowing Bruce was trying to avoid the conversation – but at the same time, she also knew he was right; it was useless to have an argument. Instead, she tried to calm down.
    He’s not going to change his mind that easily anyway, no matter what I say. I’d better just go to bed and try to talk again tomorrow morning, when we’re both rested.
    Jennifer pulled away from Bruce’s arms without looking at him and got in the shower. “I’m not going to bother you with my questions anymore for tonight Bruce, but don’t do that again. Don’t disrespect me, especially because of my job position. I’ll probably never be as successful as you are, I’m sure you’re aware of that – but it’s not a reason to talk to me like that.”
    Bruce looked embarrassed and shrugged. “I don’t know why I said that, Jen. I’m really sorry. Maybe I should have taken a nap this afternoon, just like you did. Maybe I’ m just tired. We should go to bed and forget about all this, okay?”
    Jennifer couldn’t help but think the situation was a waste of time and energy. The very first night she was in an exotic place with Bruce, they were fighting. Great! Jennifer couldn’t sleep because of the nap she’d taken earlier and probably the jetlag. Lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling, the same question kept coming back to her mind: why does Bruce want to get involved in this kind of risky and illegal business?
    It didn’t make sense. Another question directly related to the first one was starting to take form in Jennifer’s mind – however, she didn’t want to admit it at first. The more she thought about this whole venture, the more she had to ask herself: Can I really trust Bruce for business advice?
    It seemed so wrong to Jennifer to even doubt Bruce’s ability to show her how to live a more successful lif e that she felt guilty.
    Come on Jen, be patient. Bruce knows what he’s doing. He’s a smart guy. Maybe I should stop second guessing everything he does and start listening. I’m the one without a job at the moment after all… so I’d better pay attention to what he says instead of trying to be right.
    Jennifer finally fell asleep at 6:30 AM. Two hours later, Bruce’s alarm was ringing.
    Oh no… why so early? I feel like crap, I have this fog in my head, Jesus…
    Bruce came close to her and kissed her. “Good morning. Time to wake up, princess! We have a long list of potential business partners and key contacts to visit today.”
    “What?” Jennifer thought she was in the middle of a bad dream. “Baby, what did you say?”
    “I said we have a lot of important people to meet. We need to do our due diligence, understand the local mindset, become fr iends with the right people. Policemen and politicians mostly.”
    Jennifer was incredibly disappointed. It wasn’t what she had expected at all. Plus, the lack of sleep wasn’t helping – she was in a terrible mood. “Baby, you said we’ d be here for