The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 90

Chapter 90: Gina's plans

Gina sat in her fancy living room, surrounded by expensive

paintings and silk curtains that she had picked out herself. The leather couch felt cool beneath her as she watched her husband Martin walk back and forth across the polished wooden floor.

His footsteps made soft thumping sounds that matched her heartbeat. She could tell he was really upset his face was red, and his hands kept clenching into fists at his sides.

His niece Anya had just gotten married without telling anyone.

"You are making me dizzy," Gina said, and he paused.

"Anya says she is married," he said, and Gina sat up.

"She said that? Martin, honey, maybe we should think about this differently," Gina said calmly, smoothing her skirt with her perfectly manicured hands. "Getting angry about Anya's marriage won't change anything. She could be lying." She watched his reaction carefully, like a cat watching a mouse.

Martin stopped walking and turned to look at her. His face showed how desperate and angry he felt. Deep wrinkles appeared on his forehead, and his eyes blazed with fury. "And if she isn't? Do you understand what this means? She did not marry who we chose. What if he looks into her assets and her mother's things pop up? That is all that we own!"

Gina was always good at coming up with plans. "Martin, sometimes we have to accept what happens and work with it. Instead of trying to break up Anya's marriage, why don't we try to use it to help us? We could find out who this man is and maybe make some good connections. Every problem can become an opportunity if you look at it the right way."

Martin looked confused, running his hands through his graying hair. "What do you mean? How could Anya's marriage possibly help us?" He collapsed into the armchair across from her,

looking tired and defeated.

chair and

about it carefully. We don't even know who Anya married. If we're smart about this, we might be able to use this new connection to help our business. Maybe her husband is rich or knows important people. In our

of good husband could that girl find on her own that could help us? I found her someone perfect-Timothy! He has such a bright future, and she doesn't even care." He

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distress.

to calm him down while

even better. This is a big city

step. "Maybe you have a point, Gina. If we can learn more about Anya's husband and use that connection to help our

who cared out about interests, would dare say a mental patient like Timothy

let's find a way to make it work for us, even if we're just pretending to accept the marriage.

that doesn't work out, there are other ways to get what we want," Gina added with a sneaky

Martin asked, stopping his pacing to stare

someone to hold as a guarantee? You don't have to be married to be a hostage," she said, watching

mean?" Martin asked again, leaning forward in his

casual

have some people take her," she explained, keeping her voice light and as if they were discussing something as simple as the weather. "She only needs to stay with their family until the deal is done.

get her back, then doesn't that mean we have a powerful

pretend to accept Anya's marriage, but secretly we'll gather information and make sure it helps us somehow. If

it. Let's make something good come from this surprise. Anya may have