Ruin The Billionaire

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Now that I was back from the getaway, my life felt empty. It was Sunday evening. My mother and heather had gone to the country club and the house was very quiet. It was what I always liked but for some reason, it didn’t feel quite right that day. It was like I did not want to feel along anymore.

Going away from the city had not removed the issue that weighed heavy on my mind. It had merely distracted me from it. When I was there, I forgot all about home and Lilith Hellman. I busied myself with my friends and Ashley Kendall, who had been great company.

Unfortunately, all we had was sex and I did not feel like seeing her anymore. The fact that she lived in New York was not very pleasant for me. There was a chance that we would run into each other. Now that we had formally met, I could not just ignore her if we found ourselves in the same location.

Eventually, I couldn’t stop myself. I dialled Lilly’s number. The call went through but she did not pick. What was going on her mind? I wondered. I was pretty sure she had heard about my weekend trip. I could only hope she didn’t know that a woman had monopolised me during most of the stay.

The good thing about our trips was that taking photos and recording videos were not allowed. Most people knew the rules and obeyed them. All the models that were shipped there got their phones confiscated before entering the island. They were returned when they were leaving. The rest of us had little desire to take photos. Given that there were a lot of illegal things that happened, we didn’t record anything for our own safety.

However, some people managed to sneak cameras and occasionally photos and videos would leak. In that case, that person ended up getting sued for invasion of privacy. I opened the top entertainment news and saw that there was nothing about Ashley and I. the only news there was of me going away to Illistra with my friends from LA.

Not wanting end up getting depressed with thoughts, I called up some friends and went to meet up with them at a new exclusive club that had been opened two weeks back. There, I drowned in alcohol and music in order to forget the things that were bothering me. It worked. By the time I got back, my brain was too fogged to think about anything. I drifted off to sleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

The next day I was at work very early. I had a number of important meetings to officiate. I first met with some of my employees at the insurance company. After that, I went to check on one of my hotels which I was co-managing. After that, I returned to my office at the insurance company to do paperwork which took me about two hours. By time I finished, it was already five, time for me to leave office.

I decided to call Lilith again, hoping she might have a change of heart and answer. I wasn’t expecting it so I was taken aback when she answered.

“Miss Hellman, you’ve been pretty quiet.”

“I’ve always been a quiet and reserved person.”

“Really? I called you yesterday.”

“I noticed.”

“You never called back,” I said.

“Yeah, I didn’t. What do you want?”

“Is this the way to speak to an old friend?”

Lilith started laughing hard. “You’re funny, Mr. Rylland. You and I have never been friends. Old friends? That’s a good one.”

“I get you, but we can be friends now, can’t we?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Why not?” I said as my smile grew. “We even have history together.”

She laughed. “Whatever happened meant nothing. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Just because we kissed doesn’t mean that there is ever going to be anything between us.”

“I’d love to hear you say that to my face,” I commented. “I doubt that’s what’s on your mind. Wouldn’t you want me to be yours, Lilly?”

“I have no interest in you.”

“I’m very sure you don’t mean that. Let’s not resist this. You want me, I want you. Let’s be together.”

“Okay, Jake. If you called to play on my mind, I’m going to end this call. I thought it was something serious. I mean, you’ve called me two days in a row.”

“I know you’re surprised but I called because I wanted to talk to you. We need to meet up.”

“Why? I would think you picked up a new girlfriend from one of those supermodels at the island.”

“Haaa, what do you know about that?”

“I know enough to tell me that I shouldn’t be messing with anyone who attends those parties.”

“I’m not a bad person, Lilly.”

“Said every bad person ever. ”

I sighed. I knew her refusal to answer my calls had something to do with my getaway.

“You were the one who ran out on me. Why did you do that?”

“I don’t want to talk about this right now.”

“When do you want to talk about it?”

“Never.”

“Don’t make things complicated. Let’s meet up today. I’ll answer all the questions you have.”

I just hoped she would not ask me if I had been with a woman over the weekend because I did not want to lie to her. Telling the truth would shatter any hopes of us ever creating anything together. Lilith Hellman was a good girl, very unlike Heather who wouldn’t mind if I slept with the whole world as long as I came to. Good girls do not tolerate that nonsense. And for good reason. In my defence, she had drove me to it when she ran off. Had we been on talking terms when I left, I would never have felt like hanging out with Ashley Kendall.

“No, I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Chose a location.”

“What do you want from me?”

“I want us to talk. We’re too old to be playing games. Let’s sort this out like two grown adults.”

“Okay, whatever. Where should we meet up?”

“I’ll send you the address.” I told her.

As soon as I sent the address to her, I called my driver and left the office. When I was in the car, I instructed him to take me straight home so that I would be ready to meet Lilith Hellman in an hours’ time. I had arranged for us to meet at a very exclusive restaurant in Manhattan.

After showering, I wore a black suit and waited for some minutes before setting off. My mother was nowhere to be seen, which was a good thing. There was no one to ruin my evening plans. Twenty minutes later, I had reached the classy restaurant.

Stepping out of the car, I looked around before starting to walk towards the restaurant entrance. Just then, a small red car parked behind mine. For some reason, I looked back. I was shocked to see Ashley Kendall getting out of it.

“Hey Jake!” she yelled, waving at me. I stood and waited for her just to be courteous. She was the last person I wanted to see at that.

“Hey Ashley.”

“You’ve been so quiet.”

“I had a lot of work to do today at the office but we shall talk soon,” I said and started to walk away.

“Wait, don’t be like that. We’re not strangers.”

“Ashley, i…”

Before I could complete my sentence, she had kissed me. I quickly pushed her away, but it was too late. I saw a dark haired head disappearing into a taxi I had seen stop.

My lips parted and I started to move towards it but it quickly drove off. That was Lilith Hellman. She had seen the kiss. Disappointment washed over me as I realised that I may have lost the only chance I had to actually get.

“What the hell was that?” I asked Ashley who was smiling.

“What? I missed you.”

“And so? You and I are not a couple. We’re not dating.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were expecting someone. What can I do to make up for this?”

“Stay the hell away from me,” I said, before returning to the car. This was not how I wanted my evening to go.