Free Dangerous (The Dark Billionaire, #4) by L.N. Pearl Page B

realize that it almost happened.”
    “I’m so glad you’re safe. I don’t want to imagine how life would have been if you were gone...”
    She caressed his hair and kissed his head but Bruce didn’t react. It was as if he didn’t know she was there and was completely lost in his thoughts.
    “Do you know that I wanted to kill him?”
    “Kenichi?”
    “No, the man who destroyed my father’s life and pushed him to commit suicide.”
    “Cliff Hansen.”
    “Yeah. I wanted to crush him, not just financially but emotionally and physically.”
    Jennifer said nothing. She knew that Bruce hated that man and was ready to do illegal business in Thailand just to avenge his father’s death. But she had no idea how far he was really willing to go.
    “Bruce, this is serious. I’m not going to lie to you, I’m shocked. You wanted to kill a man? You? After all you’ve achieved, you still entertain that kind of thoughts?”
    “It doesn’t matter what I’ve achieved, Jen. It’s not about my money. I’ve been forced to be an orphan very young and I’ve missed a lot of things with my father because of Hansen. He took my dad. He stole my childhood!”
    Jennifer couldn’t argue with him. She totally understood and couldn’t blame him, but she couldn’t encourage him to pursue vengeance all his life either. She took a deep breath and sighed.
    “Okay, Bruce. I understand, I’m not blaming you. What really matters is what you’re going to do now. Do you still want to scam Hansen? Are you still willing to risk everything for something you cannot change? I’m sorry for your dad but scamming or even killing Hansen won’t bring him back.”
    “I know. Things are very different now. I almost died... My perspectives have changed.”
    “Are you still going to do business with Kenichi then? In Thailand?”
    “I’m not sure. I don’t know.”
    That wasn’t the answer she expected to hear. Jennifer wanted Bruce to give up any plan to do business with Kenichi in Asia. It was dishonest and simply too risky.
    “I don’t want to lose you, Bruce. I don’t want to see you dead but I don’t want to see you in jail for the rest of your life either. What can you really expect? You’ll either end up murdered or you’ll be caught and locked up until you die. Don’t do it, Bruce. Please...”
    Again, he said nothing and stared in front of him. He seemed very stubborn and distant, as if Jennifer’s opinion didn’t matter. She began to feel upset and annoyed. Her patience had its limits and she gave him a slap. Not a strong one, but firm enough to wake him up.
    “Bruce!”
    He seemed to snap back to reality and blinked several times. His eyes were alive again.
    “Bruce, are you going to pursue this path? Do you still want to do business with Kenichi in order to ruin Hansen?”
    He turned around, looked at her and gave her a sad smile. “No, I won’t. I don’t want to do it anymore...”

Chapter Two
    J ennifer spent the next few days at home. She needed to do some housekeeping and to pay the bills, but most of all, she needed time for herself. Bruce had given up the idea of doing business in Asia and had promised he wouldn’t try to scam Cliff Hansen anymore. As much as she wanted to believe him, she was still careful about it. Bruce originally wanted to kill the man and that was something Jennifer had a hard time accepting. She did understand the anger he felt towards Hansen but she didn’t approve his willingness to go that far. She couldn’t imagine Bruce murdering someone, even if he didn’t actually do it himself.
    He was perfect in many regards but at the same time, he had something deep inside of him that she had never suspected: he could be very cold-blooded and dangerous. It was a dark side of him she was experiencing for the very first time. Bruce was a billionaire but beyond the fancy and glamorous lifestyle, there was something frightening about him. Could he really be a murderer? Or was he simply fantasizing