Romance: Marriage of Convenience Romance: Billionaire's Inheritance Bride ( Billionaire Bad Boy BBW Romance) by Amanda Horton
Authors: Amanda Horton
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station tipped me off."
They talked for a while, and as they did so both were amazed at how easily they connected. The conversation flowed like they’d known each other for years. They laughed and talked, and in that couple of hours, the bond grew between them.
But Claudio had been skirting around why he was really there, and felt it was time to approach the delicate subject. Yes, he wanted to make sure that Suzanne was okay, but he had his family honor on his mind, that was most important.
"Suzanne, how would you feel if I took you away from all of this?" Claudio said, his voice steady and serious.
"What... What do you mean?" Suzanne seemed sheepish.
"I want to make you a proposition. It’s a business proposition, but it will help both of us get out of this mess."
"What kind of proposition?" Suzanne was now getting nervous.
"Look, I’m dead in the water here. Those pictures of us, while they don’t categorically prove I took drugs and spent the night with a prostitute, they certainly imply it. I could go to the press and say we were drugged, that we were forced to do it, but that’s a hard sell. I could go to the police and get them to test me for drugs, but no matter what these things show, people will still believe I’ve brought the game into disrepute. I’ll at least be suspended from the sport for a couple of years..."
"How can I help?"
Claudio moved closer, and held Suzanne’s hand gently.
"My family’s reputation means more to me than any career, any trophy. But... If I admit that what those pictures show actually took place, and that you and I are... In love... Then perhaps it will gain enough sympathy that I can slowly win back my reputation, and perhaps even avoid a lengthy ban from the sport I love."
"I don’t understand."
"I’d like to hire you to be my wife.” He’d said it. It sounded preposterous when he heard it out loud, but if it was what his father wanted, then he had to give it a shot.
“Are you crazy?” Suzanne laughed because she didn’t know what else to do.
“No, I’m not crazy. I’m serious. You’d come and live with me for 24 months, that’s all. I’ll make sure you have everything you ever wanted. Afterwards, when we divorce quietly, I’ll ensure that you never need to worry about money again. You get off the streets, I salvage some of my family name, and the press won’t be quite as bad so perhaps any ban I’m given won’t be too long…”
“I don’t know…” She really didn’t. Suzanne was at the end of her tether, but she hated being dishonest, especially about something as important as marriage.
“Suzie… Can I call you that?” Claudio knew he had to work harder with Suzanne.
Suzanne nodded and smiled. It felt nice.
“Suzie… What other option do you have?”
Suzanne knew he was right. She didn’t have any other option. It was either get married for a couple of years and live a comfortable life, or be back on the streets, forced to have sex with men for money.
“Also, I’m pretty good company even if I do say so myself,” said Claudio.
Suzanne laughed, and in that moment she hugged him and said ‘yes’; and just like that, in the space of a couple of hours, everything seemed to be okay again.
Claudio and Suzanne met the public for the first time as a couple that evening. They walked out of the hotel, without any need for disguises, and held hands as Claudio addressed the press.
“It’s been a rough couple of days,” said Claudio loudly. “But I think it’s time that you all met Suzanne here, the love of my life. The photos you all saw yesterday were not what they seemed. I understand that the NFL will be concerned, but all will be made clear in the coming days. Thank you.”
Suzanne waved nervously at the press. They followed them as Claudio and Suzanne walked together smiling around the corner. There, Suzanne sat in Claudio’s Lamborghini, and they drove away to their next destination.
It was all happening so
They talked for a while, and as they did so both were amazed at how easily they connected. The conversation flowed like they’d known each other for years. They laughed and talked, and in that couple of hours, the bond grew between them.
But Claudio had been skirting around why he was really there, and felt it was time to approach the delicate subject. Yes, he wanted to make sure that Suzanne was okay, but he had his family honor on his mind, that was most important.
"Suzanne, how would you feel if I took you away from all of this?" Claudio said, his voice steady and serious.
"What... What do you mean?" Suzanne seemed sheepish.
"I want to make you a proposition. It’s a business proposition, but it will help both of us get out of this mess."
"What kind of proposition?" Suzanne was now getting nervous.
"Look, I’m dead in the water here. Those pictures of us, while they don’t categorically prove I took drugs and spent the night with a prostitute, they certainly imply it. I could go to the press and say we were drugged, that we were forced to do it, but that’s a hard sell. I could go to the police and get them to test me for drugs, but no matter what these things show, people will still believe I’ve brought the game into disrepute. I’ll at least be suspended from the sport for a couple of years..."
"How can I help?"
Claudio moved closer, and held Suzanne’s hand gently.
"My family’s reputation means more to me than any career, any trophy. But... If I admit that what those pictures show actually took place, and that you and I are... In love... Then perhaps it will gain enough sympathy that I can slowly win back my reputation, and perhaps even avoid a lengthy ban from the sport I love."
"I don’t understand."
"I’d like to hire you to be my wife.” He’d said it. It sounded preposterous when he heard it out loud, but if it was what his father wanted, then he had to give it a shot.
“Are you crazy?” Suzanne laughed because she didn’t know what else to do.
“No, I’m not crazy. I’m serious. You’d come and live with me for 24 months, that’s all. I’ll make sure you have everything you ever wanted. Afterwards, when we divorce quietly, I’ll ensure that you never need to worry about money again. You get off the streets, I salvage some of my family name, and the press won’t be quite as bad so perhaps any ban I’m given won’t be too long…”
“I don’t know…” She really didn’t. Suzanne was at the end of her tether, but she hated being dishonest, especially about something as important as marriage.
“Suzie… Can I call you that?” Claudio knew he had to work harder with Suzanne.
Suzanne nodded and smiled. It felt nice.
“Suzie… What other option do you have?”
Suzanne knew he was right. She didn’t have any other option. It was either get married for a couple of years and live a comfortable life, or be back on the streets, forced to have sex with men for money.
“Also, I’m pretty good company even if I do say so myself,” said Claudio.
Suzanne laughed, and in that moment she hugged him and said ‘yes’; and just like that, in the space of a couple of hours, everything seemed to be okay again.
Claudio and Suzanne met the public for the first time as a couple that evening. They walked out of the hotel, without any need for disguises, and held hands as Claudio addressed the press.
“It’s been a rough couple of days,” said Claudio loudly. “But I think it’s time that you all met Suzanne here, the love of my life. The photos you all saw yesterday were not what they seemed. I understand that the NFL will be concerned, but all will be made clear in the coming days. Thank you.”
Suzanne waved nervously at the press. They followed them as Claudio and Suzanne walked together smiling around the corner. There, Suzanne sat in Claudio’s Lamborghini, and they drove away to their next destination.
It was all happening so
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