Wild Nights With My Brother’s Ex-Best Friend novel Chapter 90

ROMAN

I’m restless the whole day and I have no idea why.

Rather, I do have a clue, but I’ve already come to terms with the fact that I’ll be getting news from the Lowetts today concerning their bargain.

Either Carmen gives me the divorce quietly, or they’re going to have an even bigger problem on their hands.

I’m aware that a lot can backfire, but l’ll take it all on the chin if it comes to that. Sure, there are many other people who’re involved in their schemes, which means that they’re not the only ones who could get into trouble.

My hope is that this will help them leave me the fuck alone and give me what want.

But they could always contact their friends and have them try to erase me…anything could happen. I took a calculated risk and now, I’d have to wait and see if it would pay off.

My thoughts are on Nikki, too, but where she’s concerned, I’m calm. It was different when I had to worry about her being at work. I made sure those bodyguards were exactly where I paid them to be at all times.

She’s home now, though, so there’s nothing for me to worry about. In a couple of hours, the new bodyguardswill be in place outside the complex, and it’ll all be perfest.

Hopefully after today, everything will fall into place.

I end a virtual meeting with some of my partners and decide to stop by the complex to spend some time with Nikki. We could have lunch. Celebrate our success.

The future has never felt so bright.

But just as I’m shrugging my blazer on, my secretary knocks on my door. “Excuse me, Mr. Hayes. You’ve got a phone call on line two.”

“Cancel the call. Tell whoever it is that I’m busy.”

“It’s your wife,” she claims. When those words leave her lips, I have to admit that I grow cold. Extremely fucking cold. “She says it’s urgent.”

I stare at her face for a while as I try to decide what the best approach will be. I could ignore Carmen and spare myself the trouble, but I’m expecting an answer from her family today, so maybe that’s what this is about. “Thank you.”

“Of course, Mr. Hayes.”

I sit my ass back down and stare at the phone for a handful of seconds. Then, I accept the call and press the phone to my ear. “This better be good, Carmen.”

She doesn’t waste time. “You bet your ass that it is, Roman. In fact, you’re lucky you answered the call, or l

would’ve assumed that you’re not interested in what happens to your little lover.”

I try to stay calm but it’s hard to do that when my heart’s beating up a storm in my damn chest and it’s hard for me to breathe. “You keep her name out of your filthy mouth, do you understand me?”

Carmen laughs. The sound grates on my nerves but i force myself to stay calm. I can’t lose my cool now-not now.” Oh, Roman. You know, when your lawyer delivered those documents to us, my father and I had such a laugh.”

“Oh, I doubt that.”

“Nope. You shouldn’t doubt it.” She sighs like she’s bored.”

Anyway, that’s not why I called. Rather, it’s not the only reason why I called. You see, you threatened us, and now it’s our turn to threaten you. And trust me when I tell you that you’re going to do everything we say or your little Lover is going to pay.”

God. I’m itching to call Nikki right now and make sure she’s safely at home. She wouldn’t have left without telling me. Would she? Where would she even have gone?

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