Free Forbidden Disclosure (A Billionaire in Disguise) by Terri Marie

on?”
     
    “Dad, I need to find someone.”
     
    Francesco could hear the pain in his son’s voice. “Daniel, are you in some kind of trouble? How much money do you need this time?” Francesco was feeling nothing but disappointment. “You still haven’t learned anything, have you?”
     
    “Do we have to do this right now?” Daniel’s voice was beginning to rise again.
     
    “Yes, Daniel. Answer my question.”
     
    “I learned that money can’t buy happiness. What I thought was happiness was fake ! I don’t want a new woman every night, Father. I want one woman, and she’s gone! I have to find her!”
     
    “You’re in love with this woman or did you give her a child?”
     
    “Please, don’t ask me that.”
     
    “Are you in love with her, Daniel?” Francesco bowed his head, praying that it could finally be true.
     
    “I don’t even know what love for a woman is! I’m ashamed of that, but if you must know the guts of it all, I never even took her to bed! She is making me crazy! I can’t stop thinking about her and now she’s gone!”
     
    Francesco listened to his son’s voice crack more. “Come home, Daniel. You must be able to get to the airport and take a regular plane to New York. If you can’t, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay and earn the money.”
     
    “I have to tie some things up over here at the farm. This lady named Rosie is a sweetheart, and I can’t hurt her. She took me in and gave me work, even cooks for me, and I won’t leave until I know she’s going to be okay.”
     
    “You mean to tell me you aren’t just going to leave loose ends and go running out the door?”
     
    “No, those days are done.”
     
     
     
    Francesco hung up the phone, sat down, and hit the buzzer on his desk. Carl walked into the study shortly afterward.
     
    “Yes, Francesco, can I get you anything?”
     
    “I want you to find out what you can about this Rosie Daniel is working for. I want to know why she’s so important to my son. Maybe she knows who he really is and is using him.”
     
    “I’ll get right on it, Francesco. Is Daniel coming home?”
     
    “I hope so, I miss him.”
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 6
     
     
     
    Daniel went outside and hoped he’d spot Rosie. The arguing he soon heard made him run to the side of the house. Sam was yelling, and Rosie was speaking in a firm voice that Daniel had never heard her use before.
     
    “What’s going on?” Daniel interrupted as his protective instincts kicked in. He stepped between the two and faced Sam.
     
    “Nothing, John. We just agree to disagree sometimes.” Rosie stepped in front of Daniel and smiled at him as Sam kicked the dirt and walked off.
     
    “Why was Sam yelling at you?” Daniel didn’t like the looks of any of it. He never heard anything but peace on this quiet farm.
     
    “He’s just crotchety, John. Sometimes he forgets that he doesn’t own things and that he can’t push me around. It’s okay though, we’re the best of friends and we’d never bring harm to one another.” Rosie gave Daniel a hug and stared at him inquisitively. She knew there were things on his mind. She stared at his face for a minute, and finally he took a deep breath and sighed.
     
    “What is it, John? What has you so out of sorts?”
     
    “Rosie, can we sit down and talk?”
     
    “Of course we can, sweetie. I was just getting ready to make a nice cup of coffee if you’d care to join me.” Rosie hooked her arm in Daniel’s as he produced a forced smile. They walked inside the house, and Rosie stayed hopeful that John had come to talk about his troubles. She hated to see him down like he’d been.
     
     
     
    “Rosie,” began Daniel when they were both seated. “Do you have someone who can take my place here at the farm?”
     
    “Are you leaving? Is something wrong, John?” Rosie’s face got both worried and sad.
     
    “I’m afraid it’s time for me to go back to New York, Rosie. But I want you to