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,

I know you were married all this while we could not go anywhere nice or

you want to come in? Are you addicted to being a mistress?" Daniel asked, and blood drained from her face. She could

married anymore,"

you have been waiting all this while for my wife to leave?" Daniel

not," she started to defend

come around and take the initiative to hold my hand. How many photos did reporters take of this scene? Was it to pressure my wife to leave or

like some scheming woman?"

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 moment my wife left? Would they say

Daniel asked.

not bother to mention that she was his assistant. She doubted it would be of any use. She knew this man well enough to know that

wanted to. He would not even

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 a work relationship with me, yet you parade around

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

on him as he walked into the dining room. James sighed at the 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 poisonous tongue

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 Anya was in love with him, but he did not refute the rumors. He did not care. The more time passed, the more he

said. Daniel's heart leaped when he heard the words, Lincoln City. His Anya was there. But when he thought about

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