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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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,

telling Tiana how it would be sweet if you

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

honey, are you all right?"

"I'm fine," I lied.

he'll sleep.

rolled her eyes

"So?" Tiana asked.

of our agreement so why was she setting me up this way? "There's room enough for everyone to stay by themselves, right?" I asked. "Well, yes. But.." Julie

getaway vacation if we don't get away from

said. She had an awful lot of words to say to the poor lady who politely protested that she'd been asked

the housekeeper busy laying the bed in my room,

for, silly," she mimicked. "My employers would never talk

in fright once she realized I'd been standing at

I was," she stuttered in

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

for the Langleys?"

the building and the yachts.

again," she rolled her eyes sarcastically. I shook my head,

flew by in a blur and it

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

tomorrow," Sofia rolled her eyes. She'd not