The Billionaire CEO Returns to College

The Billionaire CEO Returns to College

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What happens when a billionaire CEO goes to college? Faith is about to find out. Utterly and completely broke, Faith is forced to work three different jobs to support herself through college. Unlike her counterparts, Faith failed to get the good fortune of being born into a rich family. God's attempt to make it up to her must have been giving her a super sharp brain which is the only reason why she could attend the prestigious Barbell University on a half scholarship. But, with the remaining half of her tuition going into $35,000, Faith is forced to slave away night and day at her part-time jobs while simultaneously attending classes, completing assignments, taking tests and writing exams. Faith would do anything--literally anything, to get some respite, including taking on the job of tutoring a famously arrogant, former-dropout, self-made billionaire CEO of a tech company for a tidy sum. Devlin has returned to college after five years to get the certificate he desperately needs to close an important business deal. Weighed down by memories of the past, Devlin finds himself struggling to move ahead. Can Faith teach this arrogant CEO something more than Calculus and Algebra? Will he be able to let go of the past and reach for something new?

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Chapter 1

"Next!"

The next customer slid up to the register, a girl about Faith's age.

She was dressed in black from head to toe, the only splash of colour was her pale face. Even her lips were painted black. She had tattoos running up her arm and several rings adorned her ears and nose.

Faith smiled brightly and cocked her head to the side just like she'd been taught at the Moon Cafe employee training. "Welcome to the Moon Cafe. What can I get you today?"

The girl gave Faith a dour look. Obviously, she didn't appreciate the chirpiness.

After working here for a month, Faith had come to learn that several customers were actually annoyed by it, but try telling that to her manager. Already, her cheek muscles were starting to hurt from straining to stay in that position.

"Iced Americano."

The answer was short, quiet and sharp. Faith would have missed it if she wasn't listening intently.

She could imagine the hell that would break loose if she had to ask this customer to repeat herself. She sighed internally.

"Name, please?"

"Rachel."

Faith's eyebrows shot up before she could control herself. She looked the customer up and down. This customer looked absolutely nothing like a 'Rachel'.

The girl caught Rachel's surprised look and glowered at her.

Rachel looked away quickly.

"One Iced Americano coming up for Rachel." She rushed through the order, keeping her head firmly down and rung it in. "Next!"

Thankfully, Rachel walked away and another customer stepped up to the counter. Faith watched this surreptitious with her head still down as she typed non-existent orders into her computer.

Once her feet had disappeared from view, Faith looked up. The next customer was one she'd seen before.

He'd been a regular since she started here a month ago. He came in about the same time every day, ordered the exact same drink and sat at the exact same booth.

Sometimes Faith would feel his gaze on her. She had a feeling that he was actually coming because of her and she would be creeped out by that if he wasn't so cute.

Not that Faith was looking for anything right now, but she supposed she wasn't completely against it either.

Before she could say anything, the customer spoke. "Hi."

"Hello sir, Welcome to the Moon Cafe. Would you be having an Expresso again today?"

He beamed at her. He was obviously happy that she remembered his preferred drink. It wasn't that much of an impressive feat.

Try serving the exact same drink to someone (a cute someone) three days a week for a month and not remember what the drink was. Still, she returned his smile.

Faith waited a few seconds for his confirmation. When he just continued to stand there, smiling at her, Faith cleared get throat. "An Expresso today, sir?"

"Oh, yes, an Expresso is fine."

"Name sir?" She asked even though she already knew his name was Ernie. He gave her the name.

"Alright! One Expresso coming up for Ernie. Next!"

"Wait!" The word came out so sharply that even the next customer who was about to step up to the counter paused. Ernie looked back at the customer muttered sorry and turned back to Faith.

Ahh, so he was finally going to say something to her instead of staring at her awkwardly across the cafe.

"I was wondering if maybe we could go out for lunch--dinner sometime. Erm... or maybe I could just get your number and call you then you could decide if you want to go to dinner--or not."

He was rambling. The next customer, also a guy, shook his head and rolled his eyes. Faith thought it was cute that he was so nervous. Plus what could she expect from someone who'd been working up his courage to ask her out for a month now?

She decided to put the man out of his misery. She looked around to make sure that her manager was nowhere in sight, grabbed a pen and piece of paper and scrawled her number on it.

She handed it to him. "Give me a call sometime." Ernie's face positively glowed. He nodded and hurried away to his designated booth.

The next customer stepped up. He started talking immediately. "Now it's guys like that who give us a bad rep. A man shouldn't ramble on like a girl, shaking like a leaf in the rain."

He launched into a monologue about strong men that seemed heavily inspired by Mandrew Ace, whom he even quoted a couple of times.

Faith tuned him out and just nodded her head at appropriate times. She finally managed to get a word in and got his order, sending him to his seat in relief.

As she attended to the next customer, her mind wandered. She didn't particularly like this job. She didn't hate it, but she didn't like it either.

But she acknowledged that it was as good a job as any, and as long as it helped pay her bills, she couldn't complain. Of her three jobs, this one was still her second favourite.

It helped that all her jobs were here on campus too. It was a lot safer, and a lot easier to get around to them.

There had been times in the past month when she regretted coming to Barbell University at all. She could very easily have gotten into a cheaper University elsewhere.

In fact, she'd been offered full scholarships to some good schools but she couldn't bring herself to pass on the opportunity to attend the most elite school in the country.

The fact that she still had to shell out $30,000 to cover the rest of her tuition hadn't seemed as daunting at the time.

Now that she was in the thick of it, working three jobs while struggling to keep up with her schoolwork, she was starting to think she made a mistake.

Perhaps that was her hubris...the need to rub shoulders with the rich and mighty of the world, just like in all those stories she wrote in her journal when she was a kid.

Stories of a Prince Charming coming to whisk her away from her parent's house to his castle.

The story always ended with him feeding her. She spent a lot of nights visualizing the table full of food in her imaginary castle as hunger tightened her little stomach.

There was no help coming for her. Her parents could barely afford to keep her siblings in school. She was on her own.

If anything, Faith felt the urge to send them some money to help out back at home.

At this rate, she was stretching herself too thin. Soon, her schoolwork would begin to suffer.

If that happened, she risked losing her half-scholarship. She needed to maintain a perfect GPA to keep the scholarship.

"Next!"

The next customer stepped up. Weighed down by her thoughts, Faith didn't bother looking up...didn't bother doing the perfect smile and head tilt she'd been taught.

"Welcome to the Moon Cafe. What can I get you today?"

"You."

Faith's eyes shot up in shock at the sound of the deep, rich baritone.

"I'm sorry?" she said.

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Scarlet Witch
the story is awesome n light-hearted.. I liked it.....
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Love this story
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Good story, original
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Chapter 1
"Next!"The next customer slid up to the register, a girl about Faith's age. She was dressed in black from head to toe, the only splash of colour was her pale face. Even her lips were painted black. She had tattoos running up her arm and several rings adorned her ears and nose.Faith smiled brightly and cocked her head to the side just like she'd been taught at the Moon Cafe employee training. "Welcome to the Moon Cafe. What can I get you today?" The girl gave Faith a dour look. Obviously, she didn't appreciate the chirpiness. After working here for a month, Faith had come to learn that several customers were actually annoyed by it, but try telling that to her manager. Already, her cheek muscles were starting to hurt from straining to stay in that position."Iced Americano." The answer was short, quiet and sharp. Faith would have missed it if she wasn't listening intently. She could imagine the hell that would break loose if she had to ask this customer to repeat herself. She sig
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Chapter 2
"I said I want you. Why? Don't you come on the menu?" He nodded towards the menu board hanging over her head.Faith wasn't sure how to answer that. She looked the man over. He was dressed in a navy-blue three pieces suit that she couldn't afford with her three salaries combined. He stood tall, shoulders straight and looked her straight in the eyes--so different from Ernie a few minutes ago."Hello?" He snapped his fingers in front of her eyes. Faith caught a glimpse of his watch, half-hidden underneath his jacket sleeve. She felt her brain drop. "Anybody there?"Faith bristled. "I don't understand what you mean, sir. My question was 'Is there any drink I can get you?"She was confused. Was he a student? He looked a little old to be a student. He also looked a little young to be a lecturer. Perhaps a Teacher's Assistant? The suit was much too expensive for that though. Maybe he was just a visitor to the school. "Well then, if you insist, get me one.""One what?""One of everything."
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Chapter 3
Cassius, as she'd come to learn that he was called, had carefully placed the drinks in the back of the car and ushered her into the passenger seat before taking his seat beside her.Her initial evaluation of him had been proven right. He was a very sweet guy, despite the way he looked.He'd insisted on carrying all the drinks himself, a gesture she appreciated for two. One, it was very gentlemanly of him. Her second reason was not very ladylike. She and all the other ladies in the cafe had spent the short few minutes it took him to ferry the boxes of drink to the car drooling after him with their eyes. He was definitely aware of the effect he had on them. She caught a slight smile on his face on one of the trips.Now she was locked into a tight space with this force of a man. Even though the air conditioner was on, she felt hot. The heat was coming from his body and pressing over her. She cleared her throat and discreetly fanned herself.He looked over at her and grinned. Yup, he de
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Chapter 4
"Delivered her safe and sound boss." Calcius casually walked up to the screen desk and dropped into one of the chairs facing the man."Good job." His voice dripped with sarcasm. Calcius didn't respond. He simply pulled out his phone and typed away. So much for the camaraderie she was expecting."I figured you'd come after all." He said with a smirk.Faith huffed and folded her arms. What could she say to that?"I take it you don't think I'm a kidnapper or rapist anymore then."Cassius snorted. The man eyed him. Calcius didn't look up from the screen."How would I know?" Faith scowled at him."So let me get this straight, you still aren't sure that I'm not a kidnapper or rapist yet you came all the same?"Again, she didn't answer."You're more interesting than I thought.""You didn't give me much of a choice! My manager was going to fire me, remember?""So?""So!? So!? I need that job, you assh*me."He seemed taken aback by her outburst. "Why not just quit?"Faith shut her eyes and cla
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Chapter 5
Faith was on cloud nine. She practically floated back to her hostel. Honestly, she wasn't entirely sure how she got there. All she knew was that she'd entered a cab and was dropped off at the University gate. Her body hadn't even registered the walk to her hostel.She walked the Halls of the hostel blankly. This time, she didn't stop to think about the fact that a single room here was more luxurious than her entire house back home.When her parents and siblings drove down to drop her off at the start of the semester, she could tell that they were all exceedingly jealous of her even if they didn't say it. She didn't blame them for it.She'd felt guilty and awkward standing in front of them, knowing that she would now live here with the rich people she'd so desperately wished she were a part of from childhood while they would have to go back to their shabby home. She was officially the one that made it out. She felt guilty about that. The least she could do was finish well, get a good
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Chapter 6
"You know him?" Faith asked with surprise. She looked over at Adele who was also gaping at her."Who doesn't know him?" Sheila shook her head at Faith. "Girl, have you been living under a rock?""No, just living under a lot of work."Sheila rolled her eyes but didn't make any comment about that. "He is one of the richest, most successful people in the country.""It's true. He owns a tech company." Adele chipped in. "I can't believe you don't know him. He's always in magazines. He was voted most eligible bachelor by the Star Magazine last year.""So he's like a big deal?""The biggest deal. I can't believe that he's schooling here and no one knew till now. They really worked hard to keep it out of the media." Sheila shook her head."You seem to know him quite well.""More like I know of him. My father does some business with him so I've met him a few times. Nothing deep."Faith gulped. If her super-rich friends were acting so wonderstruck, just how important was this Devlin character.
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Chapter 7
"This is Devlin. Here's my direct line. See you at 6 on Monday for our first session. Address attached."That was the content of the message that had turned her stomach to a sludge pudge for the past four days.From the moment she read the message, she was filled with apprehension. At first, she didn't understand why. After all, this was not her first rodeo. She'd tutored all through high school for the extra bucks.But this time, the stakes were higher. She wasn't tutoring for a few bucks anymore. This job was now her lifeline especially since she dramatically quit two of her jobs over the past few days.She recalled her encounter with Anthony the manager just two days before. She'd come in to work as she was scheduled and gone in the back to inform him that she wouldn't be working there any longer.He did not take that information well. "You can't quit now! Where do you expect me to get a replacement? The session is already underway.""Perhaps you should look in the same place you
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Chapter 8
"Want a ride?" Devlin's devilish face smiled at her from the comfort of a black BMV Convertible with the top down.Why was he laughing? What was there to laugh about? Frustrated and angry, the tears burst out from Faith in torrents."Are you crying?" Devlin asked in disbelief. He stepped out of his car and hurried up to her. "What's wrong?""What's wrong?" She repeated. "What is wrong is that I've been walking through this massive graveyard of an estate for thirty minutes."The words were coming out in torrents. "The guard wouldn't let the cab in which you could have told me ahead. He sent me into this maze with no directions. Nothing! Devlin stood quietly, letting her vent. "All I have is your stupid house number, 387A. But the numbering here is insane! Why would 157A be right next to 226A? And WHY IN THE WORLD would it be opposite 228B!" She finished her rant, breathing heavily.Realizing that she was done, Devlin finally spoke. "I'm sorry. It's my fault. I didn't even think of th
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Chapter 9
Devlin gave her a confused look. "Fired? Why would I fire you?""I d-didn't arrive on time. You said we should meet by six but it's almost seven now.""I don't see how that's your fault. Isn't that what you were yelling at me earlier? That's it's all my fault?" He grinned at how flustered she became as she remembered yelling. "Why would I fire you for something that's my fault?"She didn't have any answer to that. She groped around her mind for what was appropriate to say. She finally settled for, "Thank you." "Yeah, whatever. I know I'm awesome."Faith rolled her eyes and turned to enter the bathroom. There was no way she would sit there tutoring him looking like a homeless racoon.Before she closed the door behind her, she held his eyes, "And I absolutely don't have any mucus on my face." She slammed the door shut in his face.The sound of Devlin's laughter filtered through the thick door. Faith stood before the mirror and checked herself out. She looked horrid. Her eyes were swoll
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Chapter 10
Faith prepared herself to grab the steering wheel. She would rather die than be kidnapped for whatever evil purposes a CEO would kidnap a person for.Her mind moved rapidly, reminding her of every bit of alarming information she'd heard on the news; from sex rings to strange rituals. She would do down swinging, and take the bastard with her.Devlin glanced at Faith. He must have seen the mad glint in her eyes because he finally deigned to say something. "Calm down, will you? I'm just taking you to your d*amned hostel."It took a moment for his words to register in Faith's half-crazed brain. "What?" She said slowly. "Why would you do that?""Because I'm a gentleman?" He scoffed.Faith responded with a scoff of her own. Gentleman, indeed. If he were a gentleman, then she was the pope."Doesn't seem right to leave you to make your way back this late when I can just drive you home." Faith squinted at him suspiciously. What did that mean? That he was trying to be nice. She don't think he
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