Page 42 of Belonging to Ioniko - Greek Billionaire's Obsession

“And then she would tell me how much I hurt her—”

“You did.” Her voice wobbled as she remembered just how much it hurt. “You did hurt me.”

“But after that, she would know…because she was practical that way…” And this time, Ioniko’s own voice broke. “She knew, even if it was right to make the man who hurt her suffer…she knew that on the last day of her life, she would think back and regret wasting so much time when she could’ve simply—”

Clasped his face, the way she was doing now—

And whisper, the way she was doing now—

“It’s okay.” Her voice shook. “We’re okay.”

And his own eyes burned.

“Because I love you.”

He hauled her close.

“And I know you love me, too.”

Their lips met, and it was as she said.

It was okay now. They were okay now. Because she loved him, and he loved her.

Part V

Two months later

Ioniko was in the middle of a luncheon meeting and taking a sip of his coffee when he received a text from his wife.

Schuyler: I don’t think I can join you. :( Kat’s stuck in traffic, and she’s got a couple of prospective investors coming in. She asked me to show them around the place, so I thought I’d show them our meeting room. Hope you don’t mind. <3 I just want to make sure we make the right impression.Ioniko choked on his coffee when he read the last part of the message. Fuck. And when he looked up, he saw that the executives seated closed to her wore poker expressions on their faces...and coffee stains on their collars.Ah, fuck.He remembered his sister telling him that something like this had happened between her and Schuyler, and he mentally grimaced, thinking of how his wife was rubbing off on him in the worst ways possible."Apologies." His voice was bland, Ioniko having decided to simply pretend that nothing had happened. "I need to cut our meeting short due to an emergency."Yes, sir.Absolutely.We understand, Mr. Vlahos.All the executives were careful to be nothing but polite, with the way the billionaire's gaze was challenging them to make any other remark. But the moment their employer turned his back---Someone snorted.Another snickered.And then the whole table of executives could no longer contain themselves.Assholes, Ioniko thought without heat, having caught the sound of his executives' laughter just before the door of the conference room swung shut behind him. Since the walls of the room were made of glass, he was able to pause and throw his executives a deadly look on his way out.Wait until you fucking see your paychecks and count how many zeroes had been deducted...The way everyone's faces immediately turned pale satisfied him, and Ioniko walked away in a much better mood. He wouldn't actually punish them for laughing at him, of course, but it never hurt to make his people sweat once in a while either.It was a fifteen-minute drive to Associate, and he spent the entire time calling her mobile phone to no avail. Ah, koukla mou. If she did show those prospective investors the meeting room he had purchased from Kat and presented to Schuyler as an engagement gift...well, it would make an impression alright, but probably not the kind she had envisioned.When he made it to his sister's coworking place, it was to see his wife opening the door to the meeting room whose renovation he had personally supervised, and Ioniko couldn't help wincing as the investors filed inside.Well, then.It was already too late to do anything else but enjoy the show.He started walking, and Schuyler's voice gradually reached him through the still-open door."As you can see, we've lots of storage space..."Schuyler opened one of the drawers, thinking she'd either find it empty or filled with office supplies, but instead---WHAT. THE. FUCK.She snapped it close right away, but a quick look around told her that the investors had still soon enough. Oh my God. What the hell was Ioniko thinking, filling one drawer of vibrators?"Um..." She cleared her throat. "Apologies for that." She dared not peek at any other drawers and instead turned her attention towards the huge smart TV mounted on the wall. "Anyway, meeting rooms can also be custom-designed to make them perfect for presentations." She took the remote control and switched it open---Oh, yes, shake your hips like that, you dirty little bitch!She quickly shut the TV off, but once again, it was too late."I...um..." Oh my God, what in the world could she say after accidentally giving Kat's investors a sneak peek of today's hottest porn?A moment later, she heard Ioniko's familiar lazy drawl. "Apologies, ladies and gentlemen. I was only supposed to be pranking my wife, but obviously..." His meaningful look had everyone laughing, and looks of confusion were immediately replaced by looks of shared understanding.Well of course, that was just it, they thought among themselves in secret relief. The billionaire was newly married, and as such, he was still in that stage where he would do all sorts of crazy things.