Free Unbearable Passion - Exposed: Billionaire Erotica Romance (Unbearable Passion series Book 3) by Scarlett Avery

have to go, but know that I’ll miss you and I can help you get back at these people who’ve hurt you.
     
    I know Bryce is invincible, but not even he can deal with the evil nature of a Brad Keller.
    The bastard ruined my life.
     
    * * *
     
    I’m truly able to appreciate the epic proportion of Bryce’s scandal when Dennis brings the topic up on the flight down to Puerto Rico.
    “Can you believe this poor chap Bryce Van Der Linden and this situation he’s dealing with?”
    His words catch me off guard and I’m petrified by the idea that he knows I’m involved with Bryce. I quickly understand what’s prompted Dennis’s remark when he shows me the cover of the New York Times Business section on his iPad and I’m fully able to grasp how much of a nightmare this is for Bryce. When your crisis becomes small talk in people’s lives, it’s a big deal. I know firsthand how embarrassing it is to see your life on the front page of the New York Post or to hear CNN reporters who don’t know anything about you make callous remarks about your downfall. Some say any press is good press, but I have to disagree. Negative press is devastating.
    “It must be difficult for Derek’s wife.” I attempt to sound as detached as humanly possible given how much I know.
    “No doubt. That’s why I came out to my family before fully taking on the lifestyle . I never wanted anyone close to me to find out I was gay by accident. I’m sorry Derek didn’t take his family into consideration. His choices will traumatize his kids.”
     
    * * *
     
    The next two weeks with Dennis in South America are as grueling as the first two I spent with him. The only difference is that this time I’m in constant communication with Bryce.
    The days are packed with meetings and heavy negotiations. Our saving grace is Dennis’ private jet. Traveling in such luxury makes a hectic trip like this one easier to handle. It doesn’t hurt either that his personal assistant had booked the best suites in five-star hotels.
    By the time Dennis and I are back in his Puerto Rico office debriefing his team after two exhausting weeks of business negotiations, I’m spent and ready to go home.
    To thank me for my hard work, Dennis has booked a full day of spa treatments at one of the top spots on the island. I’m sitting by the pool of one of the island’s most prestigious hotels after a massage, but I can only think of how much I wish Bryce were here with me.
    I can’t wait to see him again.
    My phone rings.
    “You’re not going to believe this, Sofia!” I’m not sure what’s going on, but Bryce sounds elated. “You were right!” It sounds like he’s nearly jumping out of his skin with excitement.
    “I’m always right,” I say, even though I’m still unsure what I was right about.
    “Cody Wheeler was a fraud! We caught him red-handed in his clever scam. We almost missed the obvious, but after weeks of investigation and undercover investigators, we were finally able to prove all the photos were Photoshopped and fake. Derek was gay and living a lie, but he was not interested in underage boys. We were able to establish without any shadow of a doubt that Cody didn’t know and has never met Derek. We also removed any doubts that Derek might have leaked any private information to Jayden Whitfield, his gay lover. The big win for us was to establish Cody’s age. He’s actually a twenty-three-year-old man and not a seventeen-year-old boy. He just happens to look very young and he’s been deceiving people for years and defrauding them. One of the investigators spotted a few discrepancies when we hacked his computer and then the floodgate of lies opened up,” Bryce says, triumphant.
    “Wow! Bryce, that’s incredible news. I’m so happy I was able to help in some small way.”
    “I thought you had lost your marbles when you suggested the fake photo thing, but I woke up suddenly that night and it hit me that some of those photos didn’t look right.