Her Asian Billionaire’s Perfect Match

“I need to sign up with your matchmaking service. I have seen what you have done for my mother and I need you to find someone for me, not necessarily something that will lead up to marriage but friendship and compatibility is a start.”

The silence on the other end was profound and John realized he had shocked the woman into silence.

“We don’t-“ she began. “We tend to deal with fifties and over and I am sure you have no problem finding someone to go out with Mr. Masaki,” she said slowly.

“Normally I do not but I don’t have the time to weed out the ones I don’t want to be with. I am willing to pay extra.” He added.

“I will have to discuss this with Leonie and then get back to you sir.” She answered, still in shock.

“Of course. I will give you my personal number so you can get in touch with me.” He told her smoothly.

*****

“Absolutely not!” Leonie said immediately. What did he think he was doing? She thought furiously.

“Don’t bite my head off. I told him I had to speak to you about it first!” Simoniel said offensively. “He is willing to pay extra.” She ventured tentatively. She had never seen her friend so fired up about anything. She was practically salivating.

“I don’t care!” Leonie tried to calm down knowing that her friend was looking at her strangely thinking she was overreacting and she probably was. What kind of game was he playing?

“What do I tell him?”

“Tell him to-“ she stopped just in time and then turning around she closed her eyes and took a very deep breath. “I’ll call him.” She said quietly reaching for the number. “Close the door on your way out.”

Simoniel hesitated briefly, eyeing her friend and then she left.

Leonie stared at the number until she was cross eyed trying to work up the calmness required to make the call.

She called eventually and he answered on the first ring as if he had been expecting the call. “Simoniel I did not expect you to call back so quickly,” he said in a smooth voice.

“You know very well it’s not Simoniel,” she said furiously. “What are playing at?”

“Ah Ms. Williams, she did say she had to clear it with you first.” His voice was amused and she wanted to hit him with something. “Don’t tell me you have found someone for me so quickly? You are that good?”
“We don’t do that for people in your age group and you know that,” she told him tightly, feeling the headache coming on again. It had started when she met him.

“Oh but you do.” He said softly. “To three people last year. Their exact ages were Twenty-six, Twenty-four and Twenty-five. I am actually twenty-seven so I guess I qualify. Don’t you think.”

“You’re checking into my company?” her voice had risen an octave and she forced herself to calm down.

“I have. I wanted to see if there was some hope for me and there it was.” He told her.

“The answer is no,” she told him bluntly.

“How is it going to look when you turn away my business and accepted those others?” he asked her, his voice turning cool. “Is there something wrong with my money Ms. Williams?”

“Why are you doing this?” she asked him in frustration knowing she was backed into a corner.

“Why? Because I need to find love as well. What do you think?” he asked her musingly.

“I need to get a profile of you and I will see what I can do.” She said between her teeth.

“I will bring one over first thing tomorrow.” He told her softly. “Looking forward to working with you Ms. Williams.”

She hung up the phone without responding; not caring if it appeared that she had been rude.

*****

John replaced his cell phone on his desk with a smile. He had no intention of finding favor with anyone she chose but she was not going to know that, not until he allowed her to. He wished he had been there to see her magnificent eyes flashing in anger. But he had a feeling if he had been there she would have decked him or thrown something from her desk at him. He found her fascinating, he was growing attracted to her by the minute and he had no intention of giving up on her. There was something there and he intends to find out what it was.

*****

Leonie cursed the day she had taken over the company. She cursed the day she had agreed to go outside of what they advertised and had found suitable mates for those three women and three men but Simoniel had said that it was just a onetime thing and they might as well do it. He was up to something and she was not sure what it was.