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The Billionaire Heir (The Van Dyke Sisters 2) Chapter 66
Three months later . . . Walter Lee Dawson’s estate had finally been settled in the court’s eyes. Violet Dawson was being seen around the city here and there with a distinguished hotel chain owner she had known for years. Deidre was the hottest new heiress in New York Society. Men, most of them a little too old for her, were beating the door down to take her out on a date. Derek was officially head of Dawson Inc. Businessmen stood in line to shake his hand and propose deals. Most of them weren’t good or too high risk. Derek figured some of them thought they could get away with taking advantage of him. What they didn’t know – and learned later was Derek had been doing business most of his life – it just wasn’t always for Dawson. He knew when something didn’t smell right. Derek was at home, at Hilltop House, listening to his cousin rant and rave over the phone. But he managed to get a word in. “When did Amanda leave you?”
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He’s At it Again By: Judy Budd New York’s favorite playboy, Derek Dawson, is at it again with new shenanigans. The billionaire heir was discovered bedding not one, not two, but three of Philippa Dandridge’s granddaughters at the eighteenth hole at the New York Country Club at ten o’clock at night on a golf cart. The grounds manager called country club security when he realized someone was out there. Little did he and security know it was members of the club and not a couple of wayward teenagers messing around. Considering the Dawsons and Dandridges are members of the club and have lots of clot, securit
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The next morning . . . “It’s true, Derek,” Francis Chadwick with Chadwick, Harvey, and Whitman Law Firm, stated. He was a tall man, slim and with white hair around his temples. “I drew it up myself.” “Son of a bitch,” Derek sneered. “I can’t believe he’s doing this.” “What I can’t believe is he hasn’t boxed your ears,” Francis said snottily. “I saw your mother the other day at the country club. She acted like she was embarrassed to be there.” Derek rolled his eyes ruefully. “Francis, my father isn’t the only one who has you on retainer.” Francis kept his stance and insolent expression, acting like he wasn’t intimidated. “Bottom line is there’s nothing you can do other than meet your father’s requirements – in the year time frame which starts today. That’s all you have to do. If you do, he’ll instruct me to destroy the codicil. If not, your father will let it stand after a year has passed and you will be officially
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One week later . . . Derek was going through his contacts, trying to figure out prospects for a wife who would be good enough for the New York elite, won’t mind him roaming for other pussy, and won’t be a pain in his ass generally. “Diane? No, too much of a free spirit for society,” he said as he went through his list on his cell. “Loula? No, too wild. Xena? Her name says it all. Hmm.” He kept going through his list. He jotted down names on a pad that might pass mustard to be his wife. He stopped when he got to the Ns. He looked at the five names he had written down as prospects. “Hmm. I wonder if one of Philippa Dandridge’s granddaughters might consider marrying me? If anything, they girls love to have fun like I do. All three of them don’t seem to be any trouble. Then again, the future in-laws might be. Nah. Best scratch them out.”The buzzer went off on the penthouse door.“Wonder who that is?” Derek walked to the door and looked thr
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Two nights later . . . Derek was at his second favorite place, Floyd Bennett Field Unofficial Raceway. The air field used to belong to the government in the seventies. Now it was an unofficial raceway for the ones who love fast cars and love to race them. Derek was leaned against his brand new royal blue Lamborghini that was parked in one of the hangers. The May night was a little cool.Rockelle and Jazz sashayed to him. He kissed both girls on the mouth, saying hello. He had slept with both of them at one time or another – and more than once. One time, they had a threesome. It was like having chocolate and vanilla at the same time. Jazz was a dark, chocolate muscled dessert and Rockelle was vanilla bean. “How ya doin’, Derek?” Jazz asked as he put his arms around both ladies. “Oh . . . I’ve been better. I got a lot on my mind.” “What’s the matter?” Rockelle asked as she popped her gum. Before he cou
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Three days later . . .It took a few days but Chelsea found a romantic and fun location to elope and to have a great honeymoon. New Orleans. The Poconos had been her first choice, but then she found out Pennsylvania had a three day waiting period. Louisiana only had a one day waiting period. And the best thing about applying for a license there was they could start the process online. So, when it was time to get on a plane and go, all they have to do is show up at the courthouse with proof of identity and pick up the license. The waiting period would have been met because the license would be in effect once they submitted their paper work electronically and paid the fee for the license which could be done online as well. So, when they get to New Orleans, they could get married the same day they arrive.She sent Derek a text telling him the details and asked him if New Orleans was acceptable. It took him two hours to respond, but the answer was yes.Now they were sitting in Robert Rice
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One month later . . .It did take a week or two longer to prepare for the elopement than they had planned. The real hold up was the prenuptial agreement. To be on the safe side, Robert Rice consulted with an estate lawyer in Louisiana to make sure the document met legal requirements in Louisiana as well as in New York.Derek hadn’t seemed to mind, but Chelsea did. She had waited half her life to marry this man and it had been detained by some ridiculous paper work. She didn’t want his money. She wanted him. Period, the end. It was bad enough they had only seen and talked to each other a handful of times during the past month.But everything was finally in place and they were on the Dawson jet heading to New Orleans. There was only one problem. Derek was on the phone almost the whole plane ride. If he wasn’t talking to his stockbroker, he was talking to the manager at The Oasis. If he wasn’t talking to the manager that ran a restaurant he owned, he was talking to his assistant at Dawso
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French Quarter Wedding Chapel New Orleans Once they arrived at the chapel it was a flurry to get Chelsea down the aisle. The wedding coordinator gave Chelsea a bouquet filled of dahlias of various colors and pinned an orange dahlia on Derek. And as quick as lightening, Reverend Paul Tomas took Derek away to the front of the sanctuary room. A woman was playing the wedding march on the violin. Another woman was upfront with a camera at the ready. When the violinist began to play, Chelsea took that as her cue to come down the aisle. In the front of the room was a white curtain as a backdrop. There was an arch filled with white roses and greenery. Derek smiled wide as Chelsea got closer to him. She nearly got light-headed. He was so gorgeous, sexy, and handsome - and soon to be hers. The violinist slowly ended the piece when Chelsea reached the minister and Derek. They stood side by side faci
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The Billionaire Heir (The Van Dyke Sisters 2) Chapter 66
Three months later . . . Walter Lee Dawson’s estate had finally been settled in the court’s eyes. Violet Dawson was being seen around the city here and there with a distinguished hotel chain owner she had known for years. Deidre was the hottest new heiress in New York Society. Men, most of them a little too old for her, were beating the door down to take her out on a date. Derek was officially head of Dawson Inc. Businessmen stood in line to shake his hand and propose deals. Most of them weren’t good or too high risk. Derek figured some of them thought they could get away with taking advantage of him. What they didn’t know – and learned later was Derek had been doing business most of his life – it just wasn’t always for Dawson. He knew when something didn’t smell right. Derek was at home, at Hilltop House, listening to his cousin rant and rave over the phone. But he managed to get a word in. “When did Amanda leave you?”
The Billionaire Heir (The Van Dyke Sisters 2) Chapter 65
A few hours later . . . It was early evening when Derek had arrived at Hilltop House. He took his coat off as he and Chelsea walked into the living room. Chelsea had changed out of her outfit from earlier into a pair of blue jeans and a red cashmere sweater. She had on black socks – no shoes. Her blonde hair flowed around her. Derek had changed clothes from this morning, too. He had put on a pair of black jeans and a black and white polo shirt. “Would you like something to drink?” Chelsea asked. “No, thank you. I thought we could . . . talk.” Chelsea walked to the sofa. “Talk about what?” She sat down. “You know what. Us.” “Oh, you want to have that talk,” she said timidly. “Yes, I think it’s high time we do,” he said as he remained standing. “You’re about four months pregnant now. I think we need to iron things out and where we stand before the baby comes, don’t you
The Billionaire Heir (The Van Dyke Sisters 2) Chapter 64
Everyone had left Francis Chadwick and Derek alone in the sitting room. Francis walked over to the couch Derek was sitting on as he reached into his inner suit jacket pocket. He stopped in front of him and offered him a white legal sized envelope. “What’s this?” Derek asked as he gently took the envelope. For some reason he was suspicious of it. “It contains the codicil that was attached to Walt’s will. The one in regards to your inheritance if you didn’t marry – the codicil that is now null in void.” Derek’s head rocked back with relief. Thank god. I was afraid Dad had slipped something in that required me to jump through another hoop. “My instructions were to give you a copy – the only copy of the codicil upon your father’s will reading – if you had met the terms, of course. Since you have, you can do whatever you wish with it. The flash drive that the codicil is on is in the envelope as well.” I’m burning this
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The next day . . . As promised, Derek had called Chelsea last night. It was almost midnight; therefore, it wasn’t a long conversation. “I just needed to tell you I love you,” Derek had said huskily. “And to hear your voice before I fell asleep. “Oh . . . I see.” “You’re not going to say it back?” She had thought for a moment. “No,” she had whispered. “Why not? You know you do.” Chelsea exhaled. “Are you trying to play hard to get?” “No.” “Then say it, angel.” “I love you.” “That’s my girl. I’ll see you tomorrow at Francis Chadwick’s office for the will reading. We have to be there by nine a.m.” “I’ll be there.” Mr. Chadwick’s secretary escorted Chelsea down the hall. They didn’t speak. She stopped at a door and reached for the knob. When she opened the door, Chelsea was surprised She had thought they would b
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That evening . . . It was strangely coincidental that Derek was going to see both Bartholomew women on the same day. But he assumed the cosmos were trying to help him get his life in order. He had his former maid from the penthouse to come over and clean up his father’s Jersey penthouse. Derek wasn’t planning on being in it long, but he didn’t want the remnants of his father’s last visit lingering about. The buzzer went off. His guest had arrived. Derek had taken off his suit jacket and tie when he had first arrived. He had unbuttoned his light blue dress shirt. He opened the door to who he was expecting. Whitney Bartholomew. She hugged a mink stole around her body. “Darling boy,” she cooed as she crossed the threshold. She kissed his cheek so quick he didn’t have a chance to back away. Then she walked into the living space. Derek closed the door. He turned to see Whitney taking off the mink and drapin
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New York Society’s Loss By: Judy Budd Yesterday Walter Lee Dawson, CEO and president of Dawson Incorporated was laid to rest at Green-Wood Cemetery. Anyone who is anyone in NYC society was there, including Walter’s son’s estranged wife Chelsea Van Dyke-Dawson and the rest of the New York Van Dykes. I’m not sure if Derek and Chelsea are back together but she was standing by her man yesterday. Walt Dawson was more than a billionaire businessman. He was a pren
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The next morning . . . Deidre Dawson slipped her feet into Rene Caovilla designer shoes. She was wearing the same clothes she had worn yesterday to her father’s funeral. Then again, most women had to put on what they had worn the night before when they stay out all night at a man’s condo. She stood and turned around to look at the man who she had spent the night with. Quinton Johnson, aka, Q, was resting his back against two red satin pillows. His lower half was covered by a black comforter. Deidre had ended up at his place yesterday as the sun was setting. It was a miracle she had remembered where he lived. The one time she had been at his home was four years ago when he had thrown himself a birthday party. He had invited her because she was his best friend’s sister, nothing more. Now. . . “I still can’t believe I did this,” Q muttered. “Believe it, big boy.” And I do mean big. Q was the b
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After the repast, the Dawsons went back to their townhouse with Chelsea in toe. Ms. Violet had asked Chelsea to have a quiet drink with her in the den. Chelsea suspected she had wanted Deidre to sit with her instead, but Deidre had said she needed to be alone for a while. Everyone just let her be – along with Derek. He had said the same thing and slowly wandered somewhere else in the townhouse. Deidre had left all together. Everyone had been riveted by Violet Dawson’s speech at the repast, including Chelsea and her sisters. Apparently, she had more in common with her mother-in-law than she had thought and she told Ms. Violet that. Ms. Violet smiled at her as she held her brandy. “Hmm. You think so?” Chelsea was drinking club soda. Alcohol was bad for her beloved baby. “Yes. We . . . both were determined to marry Dawson men,” Chelsea admitted. “You . . . were?” she said with intrigue. Chelsea could feel the simmeri
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Derek was still trying to make his way back to Q. He kept getting stopped by people who wanted to give their condolences. Some chatted him up a bit about when he will officially be taking over Dawson Inc. They had deals in the works and wanted to see if he wanted to get involved. It was becoming a little too much. Can’t these people let him grieve in peace?Once he was able to take a breather, someone else came along. Deidre. Derek was slightly alarmed because she looked rather pale. “What is it?”“It’s him,” Deidre hissed as she encircled her arm around his.“Who?”She stood on her toes to whisper in his ear. “The man I told you about a few months ago. The one who I thought had an affair with Mother.”Derek’s body jerked. “Ugh, god. Why is he here?” Then he realized how dumb his question was. His father wasn’t cold in the grave yet and the vultures were already circling around a wealthy, still good looking for her age widow. “Never mind. I just answered my own question.”Deidre put
