Free Billionaire's Trust (Billionaire Erotic Romance: Never Never Man Series Book 5) by Sloan Storm Page B

rotten, low-down, dirty tricks he could have picked, this was by far the worst.
    All those people who worked on the film were laid off because of his childish behavior. As I looked across the desk at Trevor, I wondered what the hell I’d ever seen in him. Grey might be a lot of things but he would never, ever do something like this to his employees. I had a good mind to go straight to him and tell him exactly why Trevor had put a halt to the production.
    But, if I did, I’d be no better off and still relying on him to fight my battles for me. Like it or not, I was going to have to let Trevor win this battle so I wouldn’t lose the war. So instead, I reined in my disgust and let out a long, slow exhale through my nose. The heat escaped from my nostrils like an enraged bull staring down a matador.
    “Okay, Trevor,” I began, as I nodded in surrender. “I’ve gotten your message, loud and clear. So it’s a go then? Filming will get back underway?”
    He shook his head. “Nope. Not so fast.”
    I drew my lips inward, pinching them together in disgust.
    “What…” I muttered.
    “Well I’m not doing anything until you apologize to me first.”
    I felt my eyelid twitch as I looked at him. “Apologize?”
    “Yep,” he said as an evil grin spread to his lips. “And you better make it good.”
    I’d reached my limit. If he pushed me even the tiniest bit further, I’d bring the wrath of Grey down on his ass. I swallowed hard and without asking what I’d done or why I had to be sorry for it all of a sudden, I got on with it. For emphasis, I draped my hand across my chest as I began the greatest acting performance of my life.
    “Trevor, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry. I know that those are just words but they’re all I can offer right now. I swear to you that I’ll never do anything to put you or the production at risk again. All I’m asking for is a chance.”
    “Mmm hmm,” he grunted. “And what about all that stuff you said earlier? About me being the problem in our relationship?"
    Dodging his attempt at trickery, I shrugged.
    “I was just upset, Trevor. Really, I don’t hold you responsible for anything.”
    As I looked at him, Trevor flashed a close-lipped grin at me. He stared me up and down for another moment or two before offering his verdict with a casual shrug.
    “Fine,” he muttered.
    “What?” I asked, as I leaned towards him. “What does ‘fine’ mean?”
    “I’ll get the production back on track,” he replied. “The current project wraps next week. As soon as it does, you can come back.”
    I smiled.

    GREY
    You know the first time you step outside of your comfort zone in life, it can be goddamn disorienting. Even in my line of work, there are always new situations coming up you’ve never encountered before. But as time goes on and you learn to handle them, well, you’re better prepared for the next one, no matter what it might be.
    As for the way Maddie handled the situation with the picture, I couldn’t have been more impressed. She hadn’t come to me once during the process and hardly three weeks since our discussion on the matter, production on her movie was underway once more. In spite of all her erratic behavior, it looked as if she’d turned a corner at last.
    In fact, I was proud of her and so the first chance I got to head back out to the coast and tell her, I took it. Unfortunately, it had been nearly a month since I’d last seen her, but during that time, I kept close tabs on the progress of the movie. There wasn’t much time left until they’d wrap Maddie’s scenes and be done for good.
    So, before that happened, I managed to block out a bit of time. I arrived on the set during filming one afternoon and headed for her trailer. During a break she came back and after a brief greeting, we sat down to have a bite to eat when something caught my attention.
    “Maddie,” I began, as I gestured towards her hand. “Where’s your engagement ring?”
    She