Page 50 of Billionaire Games
“Shut the fu…” Jess said then stopped as he kissed her.
When he pulled his lips away from hers. “You won’t hold that against me, will you?”
“Um, no,” she said then bit into her bagel again. She wasn’t sure if she should even believe him. Men think women fall all over themselves if they think they have money. He was most likely just saying it to win the bet.
“Good, a lot of wealthy people, have issues with building relationships due to the fact they have a hard time knowing if the person loves them for who they are or for their money.”
“That’s just shallow,” Jess said, earning a frown from Griffin who thought about how she and her sisters were looking to trick men into marrying them so their bills could be paid off.
“Yeah, it’s as shallow as it gets, Jess.”
For a moment, Jess had forgotten what she and her sisters had done and went on to say, “I could never do that. Just know this, Griff, if I tell you that I love you then it’s true. I’m not a money grubber or a liar.”
Griffin was shocked at how sincerely she could say the lie. “That’s good to know.”
But it wasn’t good to know at all.The woman was a master of deception!
Cait and Phoenix were getting on the jet he’d chartered. As he helped her to sit in the window seat, he buckled her in then kissed her.
She placed her hands on his cheeks and asked, “This is going to be fun, isn’t it?”
He smiled and sat down next to her. “Oh, yeah. I’m about to show you how I live.”
They held hands as the jet took off. Cait felt a twinge of guilt for going off with him on false pretenses, but her sisters had begged her not to tell their secret. Even though she wanted to in the worst possible way.
“Phoenix, I’ve never been to Texas. Is it really as big as everyone says? I mean, I’ve seen the size of the state on a map but come on, it’s not really that big, is it?”
“It feels even bigger when you drive it,” he said with a smile. “And now I want you to know a bit more about me, Caity-cat.”
She began to have hope that he was about to be honest. If he told her the truth, then she’d tell him the truth about her and ask him not to ruin it for her sisters. Cait was sure he’d do that for her.
“I’d love to know more about you, Phoenix. Like, nothing would make me any happier.” She gave his hand a quick squeeze.
“Cait, I’m a rich man.” He watched her reaction and was surprised when she barely changed her expression.
That was because she wasn’t sure if she should believe him. “Are you. And how’s that?”
“I inherited some land. And that land ended up being on top of a giant oilfield. So, you’re sitting next to an oil tycoon. Does that make you think any differently about me?” He looked a bit worried which made Cait want to laugh.
She didn’t, though. “I don’t much care if you have millions of bucks or not.”
“Billions,” he said as he watched her carefully.
“Billions, huh?” She tapped her chin. “So, what?”
“Do you really think that? I mean, can I trust you not to use me for my money?” he asked her with the hopes he’d see greed in her eyes.
“Why in the world why I use you for your money, Phoenix? I did start talking to you on the pretense that you were a mere mortal man and not a superhero billionaire.” She laughed, and so did he.
But Phoenix knew she was after a man with money. He did think she’d be on cloud nine, knowing the man she was plotting to trick into marriage was more than a little wealthy.
So, her reaction was confusing, to say the least. He ventured further as he asked, “Does the smell of oil bother you?”
“I don’t recall ever smelling it.” She looked at him with a curious expression. “Why would you ask that?”
“There’s a house in the middle of that oilfield that I live in,” he said. He had a beach house too, but he was planning on tricking her into thinking he really wanted to have a family and live in the stinky oilfield house.
“I thought you had a beach house with a dog. Isn’t that where we’re going? Because I brought bathing suits and shorts with that location in mind.”
