Cheating The Billionaire

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

“Can’t old friends meet??!! Why are you getting all worked up?” Ben crossed his brows.

“You, this is all your fault, you were the one who introduced me to those mafias. None of this would have happened….” Zac was about to complete his sentence when Ben interrupted.

“If you wouldn’t have deceived me and run away with 11 billion which actually was your decision not mine,” Ben stared straight into his eyes with vengeance.

“Is this why you’re here, to see my misery?” Zac pulled Ben by his collar.

“Speaking of misery, I saw you splurging on expensive champagne the other night at the city’s most expensive restaurants,” Ben remarked and noticed the change in Zac’s expression.

“Ya, that’s the misery i’m talking about,” Ben smirked and pushed him away before adjusting his collar.

“I saw you and your gal that night, not like I'm invested in the Zachary show. But dayum was I surprised to see the sewage rat toast his way to fortune after getting kicked in the balls,” Ben quotes and aggravated Zac.

“How did you manage to pull it off? Seriously, throwing 11 billion down the sea, going off the hook and return only to start paying off your debt…who's your fairy gawd mother oi?” Ben crossed his legs as he made himself comfortable on the couch.

“I owe no explanation to you, so get out of my house before i break your bones!” Zac snarled in anger.

“Hmm…I knew you wouldn’t agree the easy way, here’s the thing ol mate, Chase Franshaw…The big guy you’re hiding from…he’s lately been heavily invested in your gal…for some reason I knew it had to be your dirty doing. So be a good boi and tell ol pop’s what game are you playing,” Ben pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

Zac didn’t know how to react, he charged straight at Ben and was about to blow a punch when Ben caught his wrist and twisted it.

“Nah, i wouldn’t that if i were you,” Ben whispered “Especially not if my friend was hired by Mr. Franshaw…”

Zac turned pale and loosened himself before Ben released his wrist. “What do you mean you’re working for him?” Zac asked curiously.

“Look, I don’t know what your game is and why you’re using Taylor as bait, but whatever it is, it’s working and the rich guy wants to know everything there is to Taylor.” Ben explained. “Of course I signed up to do the job due to my personal reasons…” he gave a nasty look to Zac.

“You rat!” Zac cussed.

“Jeez, you should be thanking me, Zac. I know how to secure my family better than you. I created the whole fake profile for Taylor, the sob story about her granny raising her up and she living with a roommate instead of this shithole with you…his hot target,” Ben said every word with malice in his eyes.

“Y-you made that up?” Zac was taken aback by the revelation. He recalled Taylor thanking him about thinking that far and creating a fake background story for her. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined it to be the works of Ben.

“I had to…I got paid handsomely to get info on Taylor. This made me realize he has no clue you two are connected. Oh the joy when he finds out his crush and enemy live together under the same stinky roof!’ Ben sniggered and blew a smoke.

“Is this why you showed up after all these months of hiding? To threaten me?” Zac controlled his temper.

“Yeah, now we get to the good part!” Ben blew another smoke and leaned forward. “I have a hunch about how you’ve been getting all that money. So here the thing mate, you give me 70% of all your illegal earnings and i’ll keep your little secret from Mr. Franshaw. One wrong move and I'll tell him who Taylor really is…” Ben explained and burst into laughter like a maniac.

Zac was trapped now, he had no option but to comply with Ben's demands. “Fine…I accept the deal,” He forcefully blurted and amused Ben.

“Wonderful, see it’s always good to share. Because sharing is caring, right? Hahahah!” Ben laughed and crossed his legs.

“What info have you passed on to him?” Zac asked nervously.

“Have a seat mate, make yourself comfy at home and I'll tell you everything there is to know.” Ben smirked victoriously as he finally had an upper hand over Zac.

Taylor was standing all dolled up outside the salon, waiting for Chase to come pick her up. Chase pulled over near the salon and stepped out to receive Taylor.

“You look ravishing,” He complimented her.

“You cleanup well too,” She returned the compliment as he escorted her towards the car.

“I’m just curious, why do you avoid revealing where you stay? You aren’t working for NASA, are you?” He asked jokingly.

“I..um…It’s not like I’m hiding anything,” Taylor lowered her gaze and cringed.

“Well whatever it is you make it very obvious,’ He commented with a sly smirk.

“What happened to “ I do a background check of all my employees?” He looked at him sarcastically and hoped Zac had provided a decent cover up.

“You got me! Yes I admit I know where you live but it’s alway polite to ask the lady first,” He explained mischievously.

“ and where exactly do I stay,” she asked curiously.

‘Are you teasing me?” He smirked.

“Probably…I’m just curious to find out how accurate your research is,” she quote.

Chase smiled internally but refused to answer her. It wasn’t long before they reached the venue and were ambushed by the paparazzi.

“OMG! I wasn’t prepared for this!!” Taylor gasped and felt overwhelmed with all the attention she was about to receive on the red carpet.

“Scared?” He asked her worriedly and reached or her hand. “You;lol get use to it,” he added and escorted her out as flashes of light and camera clicks engulfed them.

“Is she your date?”

“Are you two seeing each other”

“Is she your secret girlfriend?’

The paparazzi rained questions as they walked the red carpet hand in hand. Taylor was totally not expecting to make a public appearance with Chase Franshaw. What would Camila think?