Free Romance: Assistant to the Billionaire by Jodi Cooper Page B

you’ve done to people. You may have smooth talked your way out of prison but you’re still the same selfish man that you were when you went in there. You did what you wanted to do without ever thinking how it would’ve affected me or Mom. Do you know the shame and ridicule that we had to endure because of your mistakes?! And you have the nerve to come at me hoping that I will follow in your footsteps?! Well you have another thing coming to you!”
    I know that my face is red because that’s how pissed I am but I don’t care.
    What a bastard.
    Just as the rage builds, I hear applause sound out from behind me.
    What?
    I slowly turn around to see that everyone has been watching me. Rhett has opened the curtain.
    They must have heard everything.
    “And that’s her ladies and gentleman. My new business manager - Jessica Jacobs. Come on up here, sweetie,” he says.
    I throw one last glare at my father before I go on stage with Rhett. The crowd’s applause grows louder and I smile.
    “Uh well, for starters thank you all for coming out here today. I am honored to be taking over as business manager for Williams Investment and I am especially grateful to Rhett for taking the chance on me, knowing my family’s history. I have no intentions of being anything like my father and I know that I can help build and grow this company into something even more wonderful than what it is now. I know that I will make everyone proud because I love to succeed in everything that I do. Now if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.”
    All the reporters started talking at once and it was hard to distinguish one question from another.
    “Jessica, are you nervous about what fellow investors will think now that you’re a business manager?” asks a blonde reporter.
    “I am but I know that I can change their minds about me. My father and I are two completely different people and their business will always be safe with me,” I reply.
    “Do you think that you will ever talk to your father again after what just happened today?” asks a bald guy.
    “No, I don’t have any words for him. It’s clear that he’s still the same man that he once was and there is nothing that I can do about that except accept it and move on.”
    “How did you and Rhett manage to find love?” asks a man with a French mustache.
    “I don’t know; I guess that it just sort of found us. But our relationship has no affect on our working environment. We are completely professional and it will remain that way.”
    “Okay ladies and gentleman, that’s enough questions. Just be prepared to see what she does with this business,” says Rhett as he leads me away. Once off stage, he pulls me to him and kisses me deeply. “You are an amazing woman.”
    “You are an amazing guy,” I reply.
    “I love you.”
    “I love you too.”
    “Good. Now, let’s go make us some more money.”
    I laugh as we walk off with each other hand in hand.
    Who ever thought that business could be this much fun?
     
     
     
     
     
     

The End
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Other titles by bestselling author Jodi Cooper:
     
    Hired for the Billionaire’s Pleasure
    The Billionaire’s Demands
    The Billionaire Games
    The Exclusive Club
    The Billionaire’s Mansion
    Return to the Billionaire’s Mansion
    Interviewing the Billionaire
    The Billionaire Actor
    The Billionaire’s Assistant
    The Secret Billionaire
    Bad Boy Biker
    The Billionaire Boss
    The Billionaire’s Holiday Mansion
    The Billionaire’s Wish
    The Damaged Billionaire
     
     
     

Author’s Note:
     
    Thank you to Taquila, Hannah, Sara and Beth. These wonderful women have developed this story from a bare plot to what it is today. Without their input, this story would never have made it to print. Thank you to Run Free Publishing for showing faith in me and continuing to support me with their expertise.
    I penned this story because I love strong women, especially those in the business world. Having