Page 37 of Secret Baby for Dr. Billionaire

Ben

“Thepackagehasbeendelivered, sir.”

I was attaching the subtle red cufflinks, praying that Chloe would make the right choice and match me tonight. I knew it was a black-tie event, but I wanted us to match even though it wouldn’t matter to everyone else there.

On the other end of the phone was Nelva, my personal shopper, who had never failed to deliver on my requests.

Given that I had inconvenienced my neighbor into coming to the charity gala with me, I thought that it would be a great idea to pick out a dress for her—five dresses, to be exact, all of which would look beautiful on her and would fit the gala’s black-tie theme.

“What time?” I asked my personal shopper who was on speaker.

“The items were picked up at around seven a.m., sir. And a Chloe Kennedy signed for the package at eight.”

“All five dresses were there?”

“Yes, sir.”

“And she didn’t return them?”

“Not that we know of, sir.”

“Okay. Great. Thank you, Nelva.” I ended the call before I picked up the silver Eric Clapton Rolex from my drawer and put it on as I studied myself in the mirror. I opted not to shave and leave my five o’clock shadow be.

It had been almost a week since Chloe and I slept together, and it hadn’t happened again. I could tell she was distant, but thankfully, she wasn’t cold.

Over the last week, juggling work, PharmaCorp, Sofi, and Billy Anne had been difficult. Whenever I wanted to visit Chloe, I couldn’t because that would leave Billy Anne unsupervised. And every morning, when I’d find the former about to leave to see the sunrise, I wanted to come with, but I couldn’t leave Billy Anne on her own.

I knew I needed to tell Billy Anne first so we could spend more time together, and I knew she would be stoked to know she had a sister. Maybe then she would actually like to stay with me during the weekends.

I heard a knock on the door telling me that my plus one was here, and I quickly spritzed cologne on my neck before walking towards the door. I found Charlie by the entryway, looking up at the door, his tail wagging. He was fond of Chloe like I was, and even though they started out on the wrong foot, I could tell that they were friends now.

Turning the handle of the door, I froze when my eye landed on my visitor. She had her back to me, and the material of her dress emphasized the shape of her ass.

“Chloe.” She jumped a little from the sound of my voice before she turned to face me.

She had worn the red sheath, a spaghetti-strapped satin dress that matched the color of my cufflinks. There was an almost forbidden slit along the thigh part of the dress that ran up from the floor-length hem. Her skin looked even paler and her hair darker next to this shade of red, and when I studied her long, exposed legs, I could see she wore silver strappy stiletto heels.

Could she even walk in those? Even with how high her heels were, I still towered over her.

Her hair was loosely curled, her makeup was minimal, but her eyelashes stood out, and her lips were highlighted, too. Her jewelry was subtle, and it left her almost naturally sparkling.

“What? Is the red too much?” She looked down at herself and smoothed her dress with her hands.

“No. You look—Wow. You look beautiful.” Beautiful was an understatement. She was bewitching. I knew that the people at the gala wouldn’t be able to keep their eyes off of her, and I knew in my gut that my family would love her.

“You don’t look so bad yourself,” she teased, her cheeks turning red. I was left with no words to say about what I felt except that I was also excited to remove that dress from her body.

She stood on her tiptoes, and without thinking, I met her halfway, bringing my lips to hers as she brought her arms around my neck, the center of her body pressed against me as I pulled her in by the waist.

“Hi,” I said when we pulled away. I didn’t know where that came from, but I wasn’t complaining. I knew that Chloe had mixed feelings about us, but I told myself that all of this had no strings attached. We both had different priorities, and we were exploring unknown territories with co-parenting.

One thing was for sure, though, it wasn’t a bad idea to keep her by my side tonight.

“Hi.” Her voice was low, seductive. And when she kissed me, I could smell the coconuts on her skin again. Jesus. I had to get my hands on whatever fragrance she was using. “You know you didn’t have to get me all five dresses, Ben. You didn’t have to get me any dressat all.”

“I was the least I could do for inviting you to this gala.” I invited her in, opening the door wider. “I didn’t know what you’d like. But I was honestly hoping you would pick the red one. You didn’t disappoint, Ms. Kennedy.”

“I intend to satisfy you, Mr. Hayes.” She lifted a shoulder to her cheek and giggled, walking inside my penthouse.

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