The Billionaire and His PA novel Chapter 77

“I think the door’s unlocked.”

“That’s nice.”

“Someone could walk in at any moment.”

“That’s nice.”

“Felix, did you hear anything I said?”

“That’s nice.”

Cassie groaned against him and was both surprised and pleased when Felix reacted to her groan by moaning into her mouth and pulling her closer than she thought possible. It had been exactly a month since their date at the greenhouse and Felix and Cassie were still waxing strong in their relationship. The only problem with the two of them being together was the fact that they had a problem keeping their hands off each other. Cassie had never been happier for it to be winter as it gave her the excuse to put on turtlenecks and scarves to hide the hickeys that Felix inevitably left on her from Isabel’s prying eyes.

Felix moved his lips from her mouth and started to pepper her jawline and neck with kisses. Cassie struggled to remember that making out with Felix wasn’t the only thing she had on her to-do list.

“As much as I love this, we have to stop. We are supposed to meet with my former professor in less than an hour, remember?”

“That’s nice.” Felix said.

For a brief moment, Cassie savored the way his voice rumbled against her throat before pushing him backward. “I’m serious. We have a meeting with Professor Goldberg and if I remember correctly she’s easy to get along with until someone is late. We cannot be late.” She insisted.

Felix sighed disappointedly. “Fine. You’re such a killjoy.” He wiped her lipstick from his mouth with a wet wipe he had started keeping in the office ever since he and Cassie had started their impromptu make-out sessions and he realized that it would take more than wiping at his mouth with the back of his hand to get the smudges of Cassie’s lipstick from his face.

Cassie rolled her eyes at him before her face grew serious. “What if she doesn’t remember me showing her the app? What if she actually does remember but that doesn’t change anything? What if…”

“Hey, Cassie.” Felix interrupted. “Calm down. It would be okay. If Professor Gilbert doesn’t turn out to be useful, we’ll find another way to prove that Preston stole Care Compass from you.” He assured. They were running out of time as the app was supposed to be available for public use before the end of the year and it was already December. But still, Felix was willing to do anything to ensure that Cassie got credit for the app that she worked so hard to build.

Cassie smiled at him. “Her name’s Goldberg.”

“I know. I just wanted to see that adorable smile of yours.” He said, placing a kiss on her forehead. Then he grabbed her hand and led her out of the office.

*****

“She’s late.” Felix growled. They had been sitting inside a swanky vegan place named Green Bowl for almost an hour. Cassie had picked it because of its proximity to the office and the fact that she remembered that her professor was a vegan. Felix hadn’t met the woman but he already disliked her. Anyone that made him wait for that long was probably worth disliking.

Cassie sighed and poked her salad for the umpteenth time. About thirty minutes ago, she had begun to wonder if her professor would ever show up. A cool draft of air entered the room as someone entered and stood at the door for too long before shutting it. “That’s her.” Cassie said, sitting up straight in her chair.

“Cassandra Peters and friend.” A small graying woman greeted as she took a seat opposite them. “Long time no see.”

“It’s actually Cassie.” Cassie corrected. “And this is my boyfriend Felix. Thank you for meeting with us, Professor Goldberg.” She said as she shook hands with her.

“While I am happy to be in the presence of one of my most brilliant students, you should keep in mind that I can’t stay for long. I hope you don’t mind that I am in a bit of a hurry today.”

Felix scoffed and mumbled under his breath about how she wouldn’t have to leave early if she had just arrived early. Cassie kicked him under the table to silence him.

“That’s not a problem. I’ll keep it short.” She promised. “In the beginning of sophomore year, I came to you with an idea for a health app that was supposed to act as a sort of medical assistant to the common man.”

Cassie answered by capturing his lips in a deep kiss.

Neither of them could have predicted what would have happened by the time they got back to Tech Town.

“For the last time Mr. Blackwell, I do not know where Miss Peters is.” Annalisa was saying as she entered the building. “And frankly, if I knew where she was, I wouldn't tell you?”

She was sitting behind her desk attending to a very angry Preston who looked like he was willing to reach over and throttle her. A group of security guards stood ready, hands hovering above their batons and tasers in case Preston got violent.

“Listen here, you stupid bitch.” Preston growled menacingly. “You will tell me where Cassie is or I’ll…”

“Or you’ll what, Mr. Blackwell?” Felix asked in a way that anyone that heard him could tell that it was more of a warning than an actual question.

“I will not have you disrespecting any of my staff.”

Prestons’ attention shifted from Annalisa to Felix. His gaze barely stayed on Felix before it moved to Cassie whom he regarded with ominous glare. “I just got an email from one of our professors and she’s threatening to go to the university’s administration to get my degree revoked on the grounds of misconduct and professional dishonesty. What the fuck did you do? Is this some kind of petty revenge just because I stole the codes to your stupid health app?” He spat.

“Mr. Blackwell!” Felix boomed. “I believe I have warned you about disrespecting members of staff.”

Preston glared at Felix, then at Cassie. Looking at them together, he noticed Felix’s coat hanging off Cassie’s shoulder and how both their lips were stolen. He clapped slowly and sarcastically. “I see what’s going on here and I applaud you. Cassandra. You’ve realized that you couldn’t possibly get very far in life with your brains and so you’ve decided to sleep your way to the top.” He laughed bitterly. “You’re fucking him just like the cheap brainless whore that you are!”

Felix was so engrossed in thinking of which angle to hit Preston from that that he didn’t notice when Cassie stepped forward and smacked him across the face so that the sound echoed across the hallway.

“Listen to me very closely. Preston.” She started. “I have had enough of you belittling my every skill and accomplishment. Ever since you’ve gotten here, all you have done is make veiled threats and insult me at the slightest chance you get. Whatever I am today, I accomplished because I had the brains to think it and the strength to see it through. You have absolutely no right to suggest otherwise. If any one of us has gotten this far by riding on the coattails of others, it’s you! I hope your degree gets revoked and I hope that you spend the rest of your sorry life wishing that you were a better person to me.” She spat. Then she turned to the group of security guards. “If it’s not too much trouble, can you ensure that he leaves the building? It’s not a good look for the company if we have scum like him in the building.”