Page 16 of Not the Billionaire

She didn’t know what she’d done to deserve an office like this. When she’d walked through the doors for her meeting this morning, she couldn’t have imagined she’d end up here. But she wasn’t complaining. Not at all. It was a dream come true after what she’d put up with at her former employer.

Meeting Sebastian Schultz had definitely been interesting, and she was happy to discover that Kurtis was right. Sebastian was a pretty great guy. And the rumors about him were wrong. Definitely not a cold fish. He was friendly and thoughtful, and he seemed to like women just fine. Maybe a little too much.

She leaned back in her comfortable leather chair, rotated toward the window, and looked out at the river below. “This will do.”

SEVEN

What is with that girl?” Gus came through Sebastian’s office door and plopped down in the chair opposite his brother.

Sebastian looked at Gus curiously. “Genevieve? What happened?” He’d been nervous at the idea of his brother having lunch with her. Gus was charming and handsome, always a hit with the ladies. He had no trouble getting women to fall for him, especially when he spread his wealth around.

“She seems completely unimpressed with everything I do and say.”

Sebastian laughed. “Good for her.”

Gus’s eyebrow raised. “You know how much I love a challenge, right?”

The blood in Sebastian’s veins began to boil at the thought. “You said you wouldn’t go after her.”

“She intrigues me.”

“Gus!”

“She did like the office, though.”

“The office?”

“I gave her the big office on the fifth floor.”

“You did what?”

“I thought she’d be impressed.” He got a little twinkle in his eye. “And she was. She started crying and everything.”

“You made her cry?”

“They were happy tears, bro.”

“You know it’s going to be harder for me to keep my identity secret with her in the same building, right?”

“I wasn’t thinking about that.”

“Yeah, I know. You were thinking about what you could do to get her.” It was Gus’s M.O. Use his wealth and status to get them into bed. And it almost always worked.

“I can see why you like her. It’s not just her looks. She’s smart and serious. Just your type.”

“I know.” Sebastian was losing patience.

Gus stood and sat on the edge of the desk. “Maybe she could be my type too.”

Sebastian looked around for something to smack his brother with, then shoved Gus off the edge instead.

Gus landed on the floor with a thud. “Not cool.”

Sebastian stared down at Gus. “Have you been drinking?”

“I was wining and dining.”

“Come on, Gus. I thought you were putting that behind you.”

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