Free The Sheikh's Unforgettable Lover (The Sharqi Sheikhs Series Book 1) by Leslie North Page B

that you want more money. Stop pretending not to and take it. You are wasting my time.” Saeed was getting agitated and impatient.
    “I think I will leave now.” Kim could no longer sit there and continue such a pointless conversation. She stood up and Saeed rose along with her.
    “You do not leave until I tell you to,” he shouted and banged his fist on his desk.
    Looking at him, she backed slowly toward the door, “I am sorry; sir, but I will not continue this conversation with you. I will happily leave you.”
    “You spoilt American brat! You are so stubborn and disrespectful. I wish I had never hired you. You only came here to seduce my son and poison him with your western ways!” he shouted.
    Staring at him, Kim’s back bumped against the door as she reached around with her hand to find the handle. Not wanting to turn her back on him, she managed to open the door and slide out, shutting it behind her. Closing her eyes, she took deep breaths as she fought the urge to cry.
    The man was completely insane; she thought as she walked quickly back to her quarters glad that she didn’t run into anyone. As she walked, she thought about all the things that she wanted to say to him but she knew that if she did, she would only somehow be proving him right.
    She burst into tears as soon as she walked into her room. Was it so wrong for her to love Karim? It was 2015 for goodness sake. All the bullshit about races not mixing should have died years ago. To Saeed, she was not good enough to be with his son because she was not Arabic. Taking a shuddering breath, she realised that there was no hope for a relationship with Karim if his father was so adamantly opposed to her.
    Kim flipped open her suitcase and began throwing her clothes in. She had to get out of that house as fast as her legs could carry her. If Saeed did not want her around, she was going to leave as quickly and as quietly as possible. While she would miss both Amare and Karim, no job or relationship was worth putting up with that man.

Chapter Seventeen
     
    Amare was in his study room preparing for his English exam when he heard voices coming from his father’s office. His study was positioned between his father’s and Karim’s. When he heard the voices, he picked up a glass beaker and went to eavesdrop; the way he had seen Kim do. He listened to the entire conversation as he wondered how his father had found out about Karim and Kim in the first place.
    He was shocked at what he had heard from his father’s office. He could not believe that his father disliked Kim being with Karim that much. Amare was aware of how traditional his father was but he did not think that he would try to pay her off.
    Amare knew that Kim did not deserve to be treated that way. He waited for a few moments after he had heard her leave his father’s office before he went to speak with him.
    Saeed was in the middle of venting to his friend, Kareef, when Amare walked in. Amare looked at Kareef and then at his father.
    “Father, may I have a word?”
    “Not now,” Saeed snapped.
    “It has to be right now.”
    “What is so important that it cannot wait?”
    “I overheard your conversation with Kim.” Amare was not that bothered that Kareef was in there as he was his father’s closest friend and knew his personal business. He probably already knew about them.
    “That does not concern you .”
    “Father, I think you are being too harsh.”
    Saeed looked at Amare as if he had lost his mind. Kareef just raised his eyebrows.
    “Are all my sons bent on disobeying me now? All because of a mere woman?” Saeed laughed sarcastically.
    “It is not that I am here to disobey you. I simply think that you are being too harsh. Kim has done nothing wrong.”
    “Given how quickly your sons jump to her defence, it seems that this Kim is special,” Kareef commented as he looked at his old friend.
    “She really is. She is a great tutor and a great person. Ever since she moved in, Karim has