Page 87 of The Billionaire's Assistant

Carter nodded. “The police are already on their way.”

“May I?” Miles asked, gesturing to Frank.

“We all needed a chance to talk for once,” Carter said.

As he focused on Frank, Miles’s smile let me know he didn’t actually care. “Did you actually think you were going to get away with this stunt?”

“I’ve gotten away with altering the books for months.”

“And depositing the unreported profits into your own offshore account?”

He nodded. “And you never knew.”

I watched Miles take a slow breath. “I know now.” He turned to Ford. “I assume you’ve got that recorded.”

“Of course.” He tapped the pocket of his suit jacket, and I realized he’d been making an audio recording the whole time. I was sure it would be edited before he turned it over to the police.

“You can’t do that.” Frank tried to rise from the chair, but Carter pushed him back down.

“We have every right to record this conversation,” Ford said calmly.

Miles snorted. “You’re already fucked. You might as well as tell us the rest of your plan. I assume when your constant attempts to get access to proprietary information so you could ‘help me strategize’ failed, you turned to theft.”

“I not saying anything else without a lawyer.”

Ford huffed. “I feel sorry for whoever has to work up that defense.”

“Can you take it from here?” Miles asked.

Carter and Ford both nodded. Miles wrapped his arm around me and escorted me through the door.

I walked on ahead of him, passing the elevator and moving toward the large window at the end of the hall. I needed a moment. My head was reeling from everything that had happened. I leaned against the glass, trying to catch my breath.

I heard Miles’s footsteps behind me. “Are you all right?”

“Yeah, I just needed a moment. I’m a little overwhelmed.”

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me back against him. “You were amazing in there, Benjamin.”

“Thank you. It felt good to just let some of my anger out.”

“Good. What do you need now? You can have absolutely anything.”

I laid my hands over his. “You are all I need. I wanted to find security, not only so my family wouldn’t be a threat to me, but so I could feel safe enough to fight back. You taught me that there are people who care.”

He kissed the top of my head. “I do care about you, Benjamin.”

“You and your friends have treated me more like family than any of my biological family ever have. I don’t care what my father or Jesse say or do. They mean nothing to me. I just want to be here with you.”

We stood there, looking out over the city, side by side, and I let myself truly hope again.

40

BEN

Once all the business with Frank was over, I was eager to get back to Miles’s penthouse and celebrate our victory, but Carter had gotten word from his friend at the fire station that we were allowed inside my apartment. I wanted to see how extensive the damage was, gather some clothes to take to the cleaners, and get Felix’s favorite toys if they hadn’t been lost.

Miles insisted on going inside with me. Things weren’t as bad as I’d feared. Everything smelled like smoke, but my bedroom hadn’t suffered much damage. I got the clothes I wanted for now and packed everything in a suitcase.

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