The Billionaire Husband's Betrayal by Nancii Agosto

Chapter 30: Claire’s POV

It had been a few days since my dinner with Jordan and that cryptic call with Leonardo. I couldn’t believe that he would resort to slandering Jordan just to get me back. I asked Jordan about these accusations over dinner and he had assured me that they were not true. Since that night, we had been spending a lot more time together and I felt more and more comfortable with the idea of being with someone who wasn’t Leo.

I was at my desk working on some new structural designs and blueprints when Jordan asked me into his office. I get up with a smile and head over. This had become our private time where we would steal moments together..

“What can I do for you, Boss?” I tease as I sit down on the chair across his desk. Jordan rises from behind the desk with a smile and comes behind my chair and slowly tips my chin back and leans down slowly to kiss me.

He stops after a moment and spins my chair around to face him and deepens the kiss. I feel more pressure and yearning behind it and it was full of passion. He slowly draws back and smiles at me. He then sits down in the chair next to me.

“Claire, these last few days have really been something. I never thought we would be in this space or that I would have any chance with you.” He says as he grabs my hand and rubs circles on the back of palm with his thumb.

“Me either. But I really like you, Jordan.” I wanted him to know that this wasn’t about hurting Leo or rebounding. I genuinely liked Jordan. He had always been someone I could trust and a friend. And they say that the most successful love stories come from being best friends.

talk to you about something important.” I see his smile fade and a vague stern look

something wrong?” His mood shifted so quickly.

I may not have been a hundred percent honest at dinner the other night.”

you

company is having a crisis, mainly because I failed to make the right decisions and I pissed off a few clients.” He lied to me? Was there truth to what Leo was saying? He continues while I sit in

wealthy people want to buy the blueprints to your architectural designs and I can put a stipulation that my company is the only one permitted to build off of these blueprints. The company would bounce back tenfold.” He says this and smiles at me. I start to ponder about what Leo had said. Jordan was admitting to things that Leo warned me about. He wanted to use my name and growing popularity in this industry to obtain more contracts in

slanderent?

lied to me.” I say in a mall voice. I felt naive for not believing Leo

didn’t tell you. I was embarrassed that I would fail and you’d regret being with me. But I already drafted the contracts and

don’t think that’s something I can do, Jordan.” He would drag me down with him and

my employee so it’s only