Close To Her Asian Billionaire

“I kept her on because she was pretty and she showed interest in me. I’m a shallow bas*ard and I’m not afraid to admit that. I asked her on a date when she’d been there about six weeks.” Jason sighed. “That was a big mistake. She was all over me before we’d even finished the meal. In the middle of the restaurant. Then she practically dragged me to her car and begged me to take her home and have s*x with her.” He grunted as he stared at his hands. “She wasn’t exactly subtle about it.”

“I bet she said she’d wear her kimono as well.” Carla muttered.

“What?”

“Nothing.”

Jason closed his eyes for a moment, opening them to stare against at his hands.

“She asked me when the next date would be and I told her we didn’t click so there wouldn’t be any more dates. This is where I learned that you should never date an employee. I had never done that before but I thought I could bend the rules just this once because she was pretty.” His jaw clenched. “I tried to let her down as gently as I could. But she didn’t take it well. She attacked me in my office, accusing me of leading her on. I fired her on the spot and security took her away. Even if I hadn’t dated her she would have been receiving severance pay before long, she was that bad at her job.” He looked up at Carla, his face pained but his eyes still sparking his anger. “The only crime I’ve committed here is being stupid enough to date an employee who was unstable.”

Carla felt really bad now. But she also felt angry. Joanie had lied to her. There was no doubt about it. Joanie had lied about what had really happened. She had never mentioned having a date with Jason.

She didn’t know if it was because she was in love with Jason or something else but she believed him. And she felt bad for believing for one second that he was behind her attack.

They were staring at each other when Carla’s phone went off in her bag. Tearing her eyes away from Jason’s, Carla dug into her bag and retrieved her cell phone, glancing at the caller ID.

“It’s Joanie.”

Jason stood up and moved around to stand at her side. The heat of his body felt good but Carla didn’t touch; they were still angry at each other.

“Put her on loudspeaker.” Jason murmured.

Carla put her phone on the counter and answered the call, switching to loudspeaker.

“Joanie? You okay? What’s the matter?”

“You’ve got to come here now, Carla.” Joanie was crying. “Jason’s here.”

Carla did a double-take. She stared at Jason, who was giving her a look that said ‘now do you believe me’. Carla focused on the call.

“Jason is?”

“Yes. He’s demanding to be let in. He wants s*x and he said he’ll kill me if I don’t let him in.” Joanie sounded like she was hyperventilating. “I don’t know what to do! The police are not coming out because they say he’s not dangerous but I’m sure I saw him carrying a sword.”

Jason raised an eyebrow. Carla took one look at him and knew for certain who the real liar was.

“Sit tight, Joanie.” She said quietly. “I’m coming over.”