The Billionaire and His PA novel Chapter 30

“We have to talk Miss Peters.” Felix declared closing the door behind him.

Cassie couldn’t help but raise a curious brow at him. She didn’t know whether him calling her ‘Miss Peters’ instead of ‘Cassie’ as he had done that morning was a good thing or not. Or maybe it was just an extension of how he acted whenever Rose was around versus how he acted toward everyone else.

“How did Sapphire get into my office?” He asked.

“Through the door,” Cassie answered before she could stop herself. She didn’t even feel bad about being sarcastic. It was probably the aftermath of being held hostage – if she could even call it that – twice in less than a month and being conked in the head with a wooden sculpture.

Felix frowned lightly at her. Ah, that was the man she knew and disliked; all broody and shit. “I know that. I already told you what to do if she contacted this office.”

“I remember.” Cassie nodded. “But if you also remember, you told me what to do if she contacted this and not what to do if she stormed in here and locked the door behind her. All things being considered, I handled this the very best way I could. Minus of course getting hit in the head which was in no way my fault.” She declared, fixing Felix with a glare that was equally professional, disapproving, and accusatory.

“Are you saying that all that happened was my fault?” Felix asked.

He was in Washington because of his mother. Bethany had taken a series of flights to various states for an impromptu vacation. In Hawaii, she had spent an entire day in a spa. In New York, she had cleared the entire store of their racks of clothes. In Vegas, she had lost a huge chunk of her money in the casino. In Washington, she had been driving under the influence and had knocked down a college student. The boy hadn’t died, but he had sustained multiple injuries including a comminuted fracture on his right leg. In typical Bethany Hart fashion, she had fled the country once she realized that she was in trouble leaving Felix to deal with her mess.

Understandably, the boy’s family had been intent on taking the matter to court but Felix had managed to talk them out of it and agreed to pay for the boy’s medical and physiotherapy bills. Then, he visited the owners of the various casinos his mother owed money to try to settle her debt. All the while, his mother had never called him to offer an apology or a word of thanks and she probably never would.

He sank deeper into his chair. He really wished Rose was his mother.