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Bribing The Billionaire’s Revenge
Chapter 9
Liest was putting the finishing touches on piece she was restoring for lanka at the gallery when her phone rang. She noted the number and smiled. She was truly beginning to enjoy when he reached out. She prepared for the way her goosebumps were going to coat her skin when he said her name.
“Good afternoon, Isaias.”
“Good afternoon Liesl. How are you today?”
“Well, I have been working on a restoration piece for two months and it’s finally finished.”
“Restoration?”
“Yes. Customers will bring Janka paintings which have been damaged over time and we restore them. It’s one of the services she offers at the gallery.”
“Very cool. We have something in common then. I like to restore old homes. You like to restore old paintings.”
She smiled, “you like to restore old homes?”
“I sure do. I started in this business flipping houses. I much prefer fixing than destroying.”
“Wow. I didn’t know.” She admitted as she put her brushes into the solution for cleaning. “I should have googled you.”
He laughed at her comment. “No need for that. I’m an open book. Ask me anything and I’ll tell you.”
“I’ll start with an easy one. Why are you calling me?”
He was chuckling earnestly now and Liesl considered his laugh was warm and comforting to her. She could picture his dark eyes as she had seen them on Friday night sparkling with curiosity.
“I am calling to say thank you for the tip. I have made wonderful use of the information I received. If you have additional information, I would be thrilled to conduct further business.”
“Is this so?”
“It is,” he laughed.
“Are you busy?” She asked suddenly feeling brave. After talking to him on the phone for the last few days, she wanted to see him in person to see if her memory was flawed or if he truly was as gorgeous as she remembered.
“I am always busy but if you’re asking me if I have time to see you, then I do. Are you asking me out?”
Her smile was toothy at his words. “There is a coffee shop about a block from the gallery and they make extravagant drinks. If you happened to be there at the same time I was there, I might have a thumb drive in my pocket I would exchange for a great cup of coffee. I want an extra large one with loads of whipped topping.”
“You would give me information for a simple cup of coffee?”
“I’m a simple woman, Isaias. Easy to please. If you put the information to good use, it’s almost payment enough. Almost. I need caffeine.”
“Thirty minutes?”
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“Sounds good.” She told Ifim the name of the coffee shop and then ended the call. She looked up to see Janka leaning against the wall, her arms folded and her grin wide. “What?”
“You like him.”
She couldn’t deny it. “He called me last night and we talked for an hour about the house. He was asking me if I was a hundred percent certain on my desire to demolish it. He said it’s a very final decision and once It’s started cannot be undone. He’s received all the permitting. He has the gas shut off and the water disconnected. He has already removed all the fixings he felt he could resell. Apparently, the marble in the master bathroom was in great shape she had it all pulled out. He said the interior of the house is almost down to the studs now.”
“How do you feel about it?”
She held up her phone, “my sister is on her honeymoon. They’re at the resort Merlin took me to for our honeymoon in Barbados. Instead of doing what normal people do on a honeymoon, she’s been busy spending her time sending me a hundred messages a day telling me how angry she is at me for boycotting her wedding and how I need to make it up to her by giving her my house.”
“Bitch!” Janka scowled angrily. “I really want to smack her.”
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