Taken By The Arrogant Billionaire

She shut the door and ran to the kitchen.

“Hide! Now!”

Jared was speechless. “What is going on? Who is at the door?”

“Mrs Anderson. Jane’s mother”

“What! Why is she here?”

“I don’t know either. Just go upstairs for now. Don’t come down until I give you a signal” she basically pushed him up the stairs.

She opened the door for a very shocked Mrs Anderson, breathing heavily.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes”

“Then why did you suddenly-”

“Oh! The place was a little messy, so I had to tidy up a bit. You can come in”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

She peeked at the stairs to see if he was in sight.

“You don’t look so well. Your skin looks pale, and your forehead is sweating. Do you need to see a doctor?”

“No. It’s fine. I’ll recover soon”

“So you are not feeling well after all. Were you cooking?”

She was staring at the table-top.

“Yes. What is that in your hands?”

Placing the two bags in her on the kitchen table, she smiled.

“Food, of course. I figured you would have run out of food since it’s been a while since I brought the last one” she patted Sadie on the head.

Valerie let out a faint “Oh”

Mrs Anderson paused. “You’re not complaining today”

Valerie forced an awkward smile. She knew that arguing with her would only make her stay longer, and that wasn’t what she wanted. She didn’t want her to find out Jared was here, so the woman had to leave as soon as possible.

“Well, I figured complaining won’t make you give up anyway”

Mrs Anderson lip parted, as she smiled widely. “Good that you know that”

She started to unpack the food containers from the bag.

“You can give me a call when all these run out. You have my number, right?”

Valerie did not respond and focused on watching Mrs Anderson. She felt this tickly feeling in her chest. Who was this woman really, and why was she doing this?

“What now? Why are you staring at me?”

“I know I have asked you this before, but now I want you to be completely honest with me”

She paused, as if to receive a go ahead. The woman stopped what she was doing, crossing her arms over the other.

“Why are you doing this? This has gone beyond an appreciation gift?”

Mrs Anderson had a small smile on her lips. “You want me to be completely honest?”

Valerie nodded.

“Okay. The reason is…….. no reason”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t have a reason. I just want to do this. Actually, I liked you from the moment I saw you walk into that store back then. For some inexplicable reasons, I was drawn to you. I liked you even more after you ran after that man even though you were on your way to work”

“That’s it?” She asked, astonished.

“Yeah. Were you expecting something else?”

Valerie chuckled. “So, that is all? What if I was a bad person?”

“You didn’t look like one”

Valerie let out a bark of laughter. “Bad people do don’t exactly write on their forehead that ‘hey, I’m bad’

“Well, I can tell who is bad and good and you, Valerie, definitely isn’t. My instinct is always on point, you know”

She opened the refrigerator and began to arrange the containers.

She pushed one towards Valerie. “I doubt you have eaten. Have this”

Valerie never felt this way before. That sure feeling that you could tell someone everything, and they would be willing to listen and not get mad.

For a moment, she had the urge to confess everything.

She quickly shook her head. What was she thinking? Which mother won’t get mad when she finds her future son-in-law in an unmarried lady’s house.

“Any problem? You look lost in thought”

“It’s nothing”

“I’ll help you finish the cooking”

“No!” She opposed loudly. That meant she was going to stay longer, and she felt uncomfortable having Jared in the house while his fiancée’s mother was here too.

“I mean, I can finish that. It will be done in no time, so you don’t have to bother”

“Are you sure? You already look stressed as it is”

“Of course. I started it, so I can certainly finish it”

Mrs Anderson paused for a while. “Sure. I’ll take my leave. Call me next time you don’t feel well. I’m here for you anytime”

Valerie nodded with a small smile, following her out. Mrs Anderson got into the car, waved at her and instructed the chauffeur to drive off.

Jared was staring inside the refrigerator by the time she returned.

“Did she bring all this?”

She answered in the affirmative.

“I knew you were acquainted, but I didn’t know you were this close. She brought this much food for you? I guess she likes you so much”

“I guess so too”

“What’s with that look?”

“I feel guilty. Perhaps If she wasn’t nice to me, maybe I wouldn’t feel so much guilt. I feel like I’m repaying her good with evil”

“Hey, look at me” he raised her chin with his index finger. “If you need to blame someone, then it should be me. It’s not your fault. You don’t need to feel guilty” he sighed and buried his hands in his pockets. “I’m breaking off my engagement with Jane”

She did little to hide the shock on her face. “You what? This is because of me, yes?”

“Partially, yes. But I can’t stand her anymore”

That didn’t console her at all. It only multiplied her guilt.

“But, I can’t do that now. Grandfather is sick at the moment so I can’t break the news to him yet. So I want to wait for sometime, until he is a bit more stable”

She stood up, making her way to the living room. “You don’t need to tell me all this. I feel better now. You don’t have to worry”

He smiled, but it was heavy with disappointment. “Are you telling me to leave” she didn’t reply and only looked away. “Is that what you want?” He asked, taking slow steps towards her. Her back was turned to him, but she could feel the heat emanating from his body. He was a few steps behind her.

She swallowed. “Yes”

He closed the distance between them with just two steps. Her back was touching his rock-hard chest. She wanted to move, but he gripped her shoulders.

He brought his mouth close to her ear. His hot breaths, arousing something in her.

“Unfortunately, I don’t plan to comply with that” he said into her ear in a low, husky voice.

She squeezed her eyes shut, “No. Please. You have to leave”

He smirked. “Why? Is there something you are afraid of?” his hand slid down to her waist, drawing her closer to him. She sucked in a deep breath. She had lost her willpower, knowing she could never fight against him and win. She was more scared of herself than him. Scared that she was going to lose control.

“Don’t! Jared. Don’t”

“Are you scared? Huh?” He whispered.

She could feel something poking back. Her body moved on its own, and she started to rub herself against him. Her brain and body were in contrast.

He smirked and let go of her, but at that point, she wasn’t ready to let him go. Standing on tiptoes, she smashed her lips against his, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her face was hungry with need.

His initial surprise turned into a smirk. He pulled away, look into her eyes.

“Do you want this?”

She nodded.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes!” She looked like she was going to rip his shirt off him with immediate effect. The smirk on his face vanished.

In one swift motion, he carried her. “You asked for this”