HACKING THE BILLIONAIRE: Part 2 Read Free Page A

propose to do this?”
    “I haven’t thought that through, but I’m sure between Joan, my boss, and me, we can figure this out.”
    “I need to approve the plan. It is my company,” he said, using the only leverage he had left. He could fire them. He would, too, if Riley was going to put herself in danger.
    “I can’t argue with that, except that I think you are going to veto any plan we come up with,” Riley said.
    She was looking pale again, and as much as he didn’t want to argue with her, he wasn’t letting this one slide.
    “You don’t look like you’re ready to leave.”
    “You’re changing the subject.”
    “I didn’t realize there was anything else to talk about. You’re moving back in with me and I’m hiring you a bodyguard for when you go out. If you come to me with a good plan then I’ll agree to it.”
    He crossed his arms, signaling that he wasn’t arguing about it.
    “Fine. Now, go find me my breakfast, and you probably need some too.”
    He smiled then kissed her nose. “I’ll be right back.”
    She smiled at him as he left. He found a nurse at the desk in the middle of the floor. “When’s breakfast?”
    “They’ll be around in about a half an hour.”
    “Can you keep an eye on Miss Adams? She might do a runner while I go get my breakfast. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
    The nurse smiled. “She isn’t your wife?”
    “No, she isn’t.”
    “We just assumed. Not sure I can let you stay tonight,” the nurse said.
    He frowned. “Hopefully I don’t need to stay, but I will be getting a guard for her room. The security in this hospital is not good enough.”
    The nurse shrugged. “You’ll have to clear it with our security first.”
    “I’m sure if I make a donation to the hospital they’ll let me do whatever I want.”
    “Money talks.”
    He arranged for a bodyguard while he looked for the cafeteria. Once he secured one and his breakfast, he returned to Riley’s room. She was wolfing down her food.
    “Your bodyguard will be here in half an hour. I have to go to the office for a chunk of the day then I’ll be back.”
    “A bodyguard, huh?”
    “Someone tried to kill you last night, Riley. This game has gotten too real. You’re in danger and I want to protect you.”
    She didn’t argue. Guess that death threat had scared her. He hadn’t thought that anything scared Riley.
    “Okay.”
    “Good. Now, let me eat my breakfast. You want anything?”
    “My laptop.”
    “No work until you are completely healed. Client’s orders.”
     

Chapter Three
    Riley chafed at having a bodyguard, but she wouldn’t be able to implement her plan if she didn’t let him stay. At least, that’s what Dirk had threatened.
    She waited, fully clothed, on her hospital bed. The hospital was letting her go today. She had her purse in her hand. Her bodyguard sat outside. The hospital hadn’t been happy about his presence, but knowing Dirk he threw some money around and made it all better.
    She chuckled at the idea. They were probably naming a wing after him as she sat here. He never threw around a little money. It was always a lot. Her heart raced with anticipation of leaving this place.
    She’d been ready for an hour even though she knew he wasn’t going to arrive. The place had been noisy and someone had tried to kill her. The nurse came in with her discharge papers. She glanced around.
    “I’m not giving you instructions until Mr. Trent is here.”
    “He isn’t related to me.”
    “But he is going to make sure you follow these. I can wait for him or give him a copy of them. Your choice. Either way he’s going to know what you are supposed to do.”
    Riley frowned. “I’m an adult.”
    “You didn’t act like one when you tried to leave here before you were ready. Which will it be? Do I wait for Mr. Trent or do I give him a copy?”
    She sighed. “Wait for him.”
    She didn’t appreciate being treated like a child. She’d been on her own making decisions for herself