The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 44

Chapter 44: Drawing a Line Between Them

"Why are you here?" Daniel asked, "I am not working today. So, whatever it is, keep it till I am ready." His cold eyes pierced through Selene's, attempting to see into her soul.

"I wanted to talk to you about something," she said, glancing at James and Wendy, who had already taken a seat. It was clear that she was hoping to speak with him privately. But Daniel was not someone to give people a face, so he ignored her gesture and nodded to her.

"Go ahead," he urged her, and she looked around.

"I am hoping to speak to you privately," she could not help but say. She would rather die than say why she had come while his mother was there. Not too long ago, she had fallen into the old woman's trap and said she was not dating Daniel. If she opened her mouth this moment to ask him out, she would be slapping herself in the face.

Daniel did not have the energy for her nonsense, but he wanted to get rid of her, so he gestured towards the living room they had just left, and they both moved there.

Now alone with him, Selene became nervous. She looked up to meet his eyes, which held no emotion, and started to lose her confidence.

"Are you going to talk? Don't waste my time," he said, when he was her hesitating. Selene was taken back by his tone.

"I heard that you got divorced," she said, and he frowned.

to talk about," he said. "So, why are you here,

to know if you had time to go out this weekend. I know you were married all this while we could not go anywhere nice or else people would talk," she said. Chapter 44 Drsatilla Line

come in? Are you addicted to being a

are not married anymore,"

have been waiting all this while for my wife

she started to defend

of this scene? Was it to pressure my wife to leave or to embarrass her

make me sound like some scheming woman?" she

believe you? I saw the security footage of the pool. Didn't you jump in to frame Anya?" he asked, "And the rumors in the press: would the tabloids that have written so much about you believe you are innocent if I said that you hurried over to ask me out the

Daniel asked.

company has a collaboration with yours!" She responded in panic. She did not bother to mention that she was his assistant. She doubted it would be of any use. She knew

he wanted to. He would not even bat

felt disgusted. He had been tricked, and he was sure there was a conspiracy going on. He felt it was best to investigate while they still thought he did not know. "So, you know you only have

was an intelligent man and had never hidden her admiration for him even though he was married. She even changed her face for him. What was she to him? "You are testing my patience, Selene. I might have ignored your antics before, but I have no intention of tolerating you now. See yourself out," Daniel

words that had just left his friend's mouth. He seemed to be a quiet person who rarely spoke, but he and his friends knew that he quite had the

sitting there like shit all these years. I wonder how many times Anya had to hear about you and your insect from those gossip magazines." Daniel, who had just taken a seat, felt as though his mother had ripped open another wound. He placed his hand on his temple and massaged greatly. He did not refute her words. He knew Selene liked him, but he did not stop her. He knew

when he heard the words, Lincoln City. His Anya was there. But when he thought about how he did not have the face to see her again,

there; you should at least use this opportunity to see her,"