Mr billionaire's regret chasing his irresistible wife by Gabby Emmanuel

Turbulent waters

(JARED'S POV.)

I walked up the steps, my eyes fixed on Mr. Langley just so I didn't have to speak with anyone else. I couldn't trust my mother in situations like this. She had a way of roping me into unexpected conversations. "Mr. Langley," I called out as I stepped up to the yacht's deck.

He was deep in conversation with a fellow I surmised to be the sailor.

"Ahh. Jared. Come up here, son," he gestured with his hand. He quickly dismissed the sailor.

"Son?" I scoffed inwardly. Not when he's top on the list of the people I suspect to be sabotaging my company.

"Hi, " I nodded with a forced smile. "Quite a remarkable yacht you've got here," I chipped in with a smile.

"Oh it's a rental. Cost a decent sum alongside the apartment. And to think we're only renting for a couple of days! Crazy, I tell you," he shook his head. "Sorry we had to drag you all the way out here.. away from your company. I know it must have cost you a lot to honor the invitation," he said, clasping my hand in both of his.

Tell me something I don't know, I rolled my eyes internally. But I kept the smile on, revealing nothing of my internal thoughts.

"Oh, it's nothing, Mr. Langley. Family comes first," I smiled.

"And that fills my heart with so much joy. You'll make a great son-in-law. I'm certain about that," he beamed. "Did you see the ladies?"

"Yeah. Bumped into them on the way here," I said.

"We better go join them. Julie will grow a fit if she realizes I've been gone long. The woman takes things like this a little too personal," he rolled his eyes in exaggerated exasperation. Well, that was one part I seemed to agree with him on, and I fell in step beside him.

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beach house. The Langleys had hired a celebrity chef to cater for the event for the two days. We were having a proper English breakfast- eggs, bacon, and toast. The air felt awkward around me, with sitting at the same table with Sofia and Tiana. Try as hard as I did,

Jared, dear, I was just telling Tiana how it would be sweet if

and had to down my tea in one large gulp. That proved to be a silly move and only

you all right?" my

"I'm fine," I lied.

leave the man to decide where he'll sleep. It's a large house," Mr.

suggesting," Julie rolled

"So?" Tiana asked.

slightly at her. She knew the intricacies of our agreement so why was she setting me up this way? "There's room enough for everyone to stay by

to be a bother to anyone then. After all what's a getaway vacation if we don't get away from each other," I joked and

set up a room for you," Julie said. She had an awful lot of words to say

on, I excused myself to go put our luggage in the rooms. I found the

you're paid for, silly," she mimicked. "My employers would never talk to me like

I'd been standing at the door

I

the room. I walked into the closet and set my luggage down. I didn't really pack much, just enough

work for the

the Harrison family. They own the building and the yachts. They're on the resort as well... in the next building actually. And they're certainly nicer," she said. "The Harrisons, huh," I

rolled her eyes sarcastically. I shook my head, an amused smile playing on my face as I watched her

flew by in a blur and it was soon time for

yacht.. out in the ocean?" Sofia's mum cried like a teenage

party isn't until tomorrow," Sofia rolled her eyes.