The Billionaire’s Red

The Billionaire’s Red

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After leaving Mexico for a better life in America, Hera Garcia finds herself trapped in the clutches of Amelia Johansson, a cruel and snobby employer. As Hera endures Amelia's mistreatment, she discovers how kind hearted Dylan, Amelia's husband was and instantly became drawn to him. Hera's life takes a dramatic turn when she realizes her forbidden love for Dylan wasn’t one sided. Following a betrayal from Dylan, she escapes for her life and crosses paths with Aziel, a cold, good looking billionaire who unveils a whole new world to her. Years later Hera crosses path with Amelia and Dylan again, but she was no longer the naive maid they once knew her to be.

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Chapter 1

Chapter One

Crash!

Crash!

Crash!

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! TELL ME WHO THAT BITCH IS NOW! WHAT, YOU DIDN'T THINK I SAW YOU FLIRTING WITH HER?" Amelia's voice yelled from the next room.

I let out a sigh as I hugged a shuddering Brie to my chest tightly. Her short arms wrapped around my torso and I winced a bit when her hand touched the bruise on my back.

"It's gonna be alright honey, you shouldn't stress those beautiful eyes of yours." I pulled her back a little to wipe the tears off her face. Her big blue eyes were red and puffy from crying, her lips were curled downward and they shook from fear. Seeing her sad and scared broke my heart.

"Why do my mommy and daddy quarrel every time?." The four-year-old asked, her innocent big blue staring up at me. They used to look so lively and bubbly but now, they were just as dull as dishwater. I would do everything to make them sparkle brightly again, even if it meant taking her out of her room to mine where she wouldn't have to hear her parents fight.

"Brie, that is something—"

Crash!

"YOU WILL NOT IGNORE ME LIKE I'M NOTHING DYLAN." The screech from the next room came again making Brie whimper and crawl into my arms.

"My mommy is gonna hurt my daddy." She cried out.

"TELL ME, DID YOU FUCK THAT BITCH?." I immediately covered Brie's ears with both hands. She shouldn't be hearing vulgar words like that. I just wished Amelia would be more cautious about her language and remember that she has a child in the house.

"Yup, let's get you out of here." I said and lifted her into my arm, settling her on my hips.

"DYLAN! DYLAN! COME BACK HERE! YOU WILL NOT WALK OUT ON ME WHEN I'M STILL TALKING TO YOU! YOU SON OF A BITCH!!"

Brie buried her face in the crook of my neck, sobbing quietly into it. I placed a comforting hand on her back assuring her that everything was gonna be back to normal the next day.

I placed my free hand on the doorknob, ready to pull the door open but before I could do that, the door was pushed from outside.

I let out a soft gasp as Dylan appeared in the doorway.

"Mr. Marshall." Just as his name rolled off my lips involuntarily, Brie lifted her head from my shoulder as her dad walked into the room, locking the door behind him. I know he did that because he didn't want his wife coming in.

"Daddy!" She cried and stretched her arms out to him so he would carry her. I released my hold on her as she settled in her father's arms.

"I'm sorry Princess. That must have startled you." He said as he wiped the tears on her face with the back of her hand.

Brie nodded. "I was sleeping and then I heard it...I thought it was a nightmare and I was scared but then Hera came and...Daddy can you and mommy not quarrel any more. It scares me that she will hurt you like she hurts Hera." Brie said and my eyes widened a bit.

What does she mean by that?

Dylan's eyes met mine momentarily and then they were back on his daughter's.

"I promise I won't have any more fights with you mommy again."

"Pinky promise?." Brie said stretching forward her right pinky finger. Dylan nodded with a smile on his face before wrapping his pinky finger around his daughter's and then stamping their promise with their thumbs. I couldn't help but smile at them. Dylan was such a good dad to Brie, it was obvious that he loved her. Amelia on the other hand was different. She was far too obsessed with her husband and had never really cared much for her daughter.

"Er Brie, what do you mean when you said your mom hurts Hera." Dylan asked and I think I stopped breathing.

Why was he bringing that up again?

How did Brie find out?

"Um, Mr. Marshall I'm sure Brie didn't mean much by it." I chuckled nervously. "It was just this play we had been talking about. It was a joke."

Brie shook her head and then turned her head to look at me.

"You always tell me to say the truth Hera, so why are you lying now?." She said leaving me dumbfounded for a moment. "Don't you know that lying is bad?"

"Of course I do. I'm not...l-lying." My eyes darted from Brie's to Dylan's.

"Yes, you are! You always stutter when you lie." She pointed out and I cursed under my breath for being the worse liar on the planet. I didn't even know that I stutter when I lie and I was shocked that the four-year-old realized that fact about me. I mean I've always known that she was smart for her age, I just didn't know she was that observant too. "And my mommy does hurt you. I know you think I don't know it but I do. I'm a kid not stupid. I saw when she hit you with that baseball bat because you slept in my bed with me. You probably thought I was asleep but I wasn't. I was just too scared to open my eyes and see you hurt."

My eyes widened a bit at her confession. I didn't even know what to say. I know I should be denying it as Amelia had warned me about not having Dylan find out about it but I couldn't. I didn't think there was anything I could say that would convince him that his daughter was wrong.

"It must hurt a lot if I can't even hug you properly. I'm sorry Hera, it's all my fault." She said just as she started bawling her eyes out. "You must hate me."

"Of course not! I would never hate you." I said, I was on the verge of freaking out. It was one thing for her to cry because she was sad about her parent's constant quarrel, it was another to see her cry because she thought I hated her. "I could never hate you, Brie, you are too adorable to be hated by anyone. And it's not your fault that happened to um, me. It's never going to be." I said with honesty. I had been her nanny since she was three months old, the girl was like a daughter to me, it was impossible to hate her.

"Promise?." She looked at me with tear-filled eyes, her pinky finger was pointed toward me. I smiled and wrapped my little finger around hers.

"Promise. Now you should go to bed. You don't want to be late for school tomorrow. Come, I will tuck you in." I said, stretching my hands to take her from her father's arms. I placed her gently in her bed and brushed a few strands of hair on her forehead back. Dylan helped with covering her body with her pink comforter.

I lowered my head to kiss her forehead just about the same time Dylan did the same. My heart almost jumped right out of my chest when I realized how close we were. His breath hit my lips and I staggered backward, startled by my proximity to him. If my complexion had been even two shades lighter, I would have been as red as a tomato. But thankfully I was Mexican, it wasn't ready noticeable when I blush unless you were like two feet close.

"Love you Dad, love you Hera." Brie said as a yawn escaped her lips.

"Love you too honey,"

"Love you baby Brie." I smiled at her and started to walk out of the room. I had just opened the door and was ready to walk out when I felt a warm large hand on my shoulder. I flinched as his touch suddenly made my body jolt alive, sending this wave of delicious spark down my spine.

"Can I, see you for a minute?." He asked, his icy blue eyes piercing into my soul. I swallowed and bobbed my head in approval as I was temporarily unable to form a correct sentence.

He led me to the room that was down the corridor and I found myself wondering why Amelia had suddenly gone quiet. Surely she hadn't left the house, right?

Dylan opened the door for me and my heart pounded in my chest as I wondered why he took me to that room of all the rooms in the building.

I remembered the last time I was in that room. It was the time Amelia had threatened to call immigration on me if I didn't seduce her husband. She had thought he was cheating on her with another woman (like she thought every time) and wanted to know if her husband was the kind that would cheat on her with any woman that came his way. She had cameras installed in every corner of the room while she was in her room, watching us. It was safe to say that things didn't go as she wanted them to. The mission failed terribly for a few reasons which were;

1) I sucked at seducing so I didn't know what I was supposed to do.

2) Dylan wasn't the unfaithful partner that she thought him to be hence she didn't get the result she wanted.

3) I had taken a few bottles of beer earlier to get some alcohol courage but I ended up puking all over his body at the end of the day.

4) I was supposed to do the seducing but instead, he seduced me without even having to try.

5) He found out his wife had set the whole thing up.

"Hera," He said jolting me out of my reverie.

"Yes, sir."

"I told you to call me Dylan. I'm not that much older than you are." He said and even though he was right 'cause he was twenty-two and I was twenty, I still couldn't. Amelia would go but if she ever heard me address her husband by his first name. She wouldn't hesitate to remind me of my background and how I didn't deserve to stay in the same space as he and her husband.

"I can't do that, sir," I said earnestly. He let out a sigh and then nodded. I wanted to thank him for understanding but he spoke before I could.

"Can I— er, Amelia, when did she er, do that to you?." His eyes couldn't meet mine and I thought I caught a glimpse of shame in them. I didn't understand why he was ashamed though, I mean it wasn't like he was the one who hit me.

"This afternoon." I said, staring down at my feet. I couldn't meet his eyes 'cause I didn't want him to think I was feeble.

He let out a frustrated sigh.

"Please can you not let her know about it? I don't want any more trouble." I said to him and he stared blankly into my eyes. "Please you can't tell Ms. Amelia, you can't."

He heaved a sigh and shook his head. I wondered if that meant he wouldn't tell her or not.

"Can I—see it? I mean if that's okay by you of course."

I nodded once and before I could think of what I was doing, I turned my back to him and raised my blouse, exposing my bruised back to him.

"Jesus Amelia!" He muttered under his breath rubbing down his face with one hand before running it through his hair. I was about to let go of my blouse so it would conceal my exposed back but I froze when I felt a featherlight touch on my back. I felt the pad of his fingers skim through my brush and I shivered as goosebumps started to rise on my skin. I immediately let go of my shirt and took several steps away from him. My heart thrashed hard in my chest as I thought of the possibility of there being hidden cameras in the room. I mean Dylan destroyed everything the last time but what if he had left one out and then Amelia happened to see us together?

She would kill me.

"I s-should go." I stuttered nervously. I doubt Dylan knew what he was doing to me. I couldn't even think straight. And although I know it was morally wrong, I couldn't stop myself from having indecent thoughts about him.

I just wish he would kiss me with those plump lips of his.

I wanted to slap myself in the face for having such impossible thoughts. Because that was what it was. Dylan would never see me the way I see him not when he had someone had rich and elegant as Amelia.

He cleared his throat before speaking again. "Have you applied any ointment to it?." He asked and I shook my head.

"I haven't had the chance to." I admitted bashfully, my eyes glued to my feet as I was too embarrassed to look into his eyes after having sinful thoughts about him.

"Wait here, I will go get you something." He said before walking out of the room. I walked over to the mirror to check out my complexion 'cause I was a hundred percent sure I was blushing. The first thing I noticed was my cheeks that were tinted pink. I had never been more flustered before. I let down my hair from the ponytail I usually have them in and ran my fingers through it to straighten it and make my hair serve as a curtain to cover my flustered cheeks. I noticed my pupils were dilated too and I was sincerely hoping Dylan didn't notice that as he would know I was having thoughts no employee should have towards her boss towards him.

The door swung open and I jump on my phone.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." He said and the way his gaze lingered on my face a second longer than what was appropriate didn't go unnoticed by me. I found myself getting nervous again as my heart pounded even harder in my chest. I couldn't help but wonder what was going through his head at that moment. "Here." He said right after he cleared his throat.

I took the ointment tube from him and thanked him for his kindness.

"I'm sorry Amelia did that to you. I'm going to have a talk with her and no, I wouldn't be letting her know that I know about er, this. I would like to ask you for a favor if you wouldn't mind."

"Uh, what is it?." My voice came out weaker than I felt and I wanted to curse myself for having no self-control when Dylan was near.

"Can you promise to tell me when something like this happens again?." He asked and my eyes widened. I didn't think I could keep that promise. Amelia had always been against Dylan finding out about how she bullied me and the other employee. And now Dylan wanted me to tell him when it happens again? She would kill me if that happened.

"I-I don't think—I-"

"Please." He said with sincerity in his eyes as his hands found mine and held them. I almost thought I was going to have a panic attack. I stared down at our hands as I wondered just how possible it was for his hands to be that warm and smooth. I blinked twice as I continued to stare at our hands awkwardly. I wasn't trying to make the situation awkward but that couldn't be avoided as I was a naturally born awkward person. Not to talk of the fact that the man I had these sinful feelings for was holding my hands and begging me!

I think I could die a happy woman now.

"Do you promise to tell me?." He asked again and because I had temporarily lost my ability to form sentences, I nodded my head.

"Thank you." He said, giving me a heart-squeezing smile.

I swear Dylan was aware of what he was doing to me.

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Latifat
Nice and interesting book. captivating plot too.
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I love this book it is so interesting
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104 Chapters
Chapter One
Crash!Crash!Crash!"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! TELL ME WHO THAT BITCH IS NOW! WHAT, YOU DIDN'T THINK I SAW YOU FLIRTING WITH HER?" Amelia's voice yelled from the next room. I let out a sigh as I hugged a shuddering Brie to my chest tightly. Her short arms wrapped around my torso and I winced a bit when her hand touched the bruise on my back. "It's gonna be alright honey, you shouldn't stress those beautiful eyes of yours." I pulled her back a little to wipe the tears off her face. Her big blue eyes were red and puffy from crying, her lips were curled downward and they shook from fear. Seeing her sad and scared broke my heart. "Why do my mommy and daddy quarrel every time?." The four-year-old asked, her innocent big blue staring up at me. They used to look so lively and bubbly but now, they were just as dull as dishwater. I would do everything to make them sparkle brightly again, even if it meant taking her out of her room to mine where she wouldn't have to hear her parents fight. "Brie
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Chapter Two
"Buenos días Bonita! (Good morning beautiful)" The gardener, Carlos greeted me as I got to the garden with a tray containing his food in my hands. Carlos Rodriguez was a forty-three-year-old man. He was the first friend I made in the US. It was about five years ago, I remember that night I had been around a dumpster searching for plastic bottles to be recycled for money when this guy walked up to me and stole all my plastic bottles. I took off chasing after him and ended up bumping into this man that appeared out of nowhere. I had immediately brought out my knife to defend myself as I had thought he was one of those men that tries to take advantage of young girls, I had encountered a few of them before that night. Carlos had raised his hands and said 'I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help you' in Spanish and I had been a bit surprised by his Mexican accent. 'Are you Mexican?' I had asked in Spanish and he had replied 'Sí'. To cut the long story short, Carlos was the reason
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Chapter Three
“Where did you get your dress, Hera?” Nina asked me for the umpteenth time that evening. Her hand ran over the fabric of my dress. “I told you that already.” I said, looking ahead. We were currently on a hummer bus, Gabriel one of the chauffeurs of that house was driving us to the location of the event. “No, you didn’t. The fabric feels so silk and real. If I didn’t know any better, I would have said it was an original. I only know it’s a clone because I know you could never afford the real thing but not many people at the party will know that. You might even get convinced for one of the guests. It’s just so…so real that it makes my dress look shabby. Tell me where you got it from?” I squirmed in my seat knowing that I would have to lie to her about the dress. I’d never felt comfortable lying to people ‘cause I didn’t really see the point of telling lies but then again I couldn’t exactly tell her that the boss gave it to me. I couldn’t tell her that Dylan gave me the dress because
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Chapter Four
“M-Mr Marshall.” I stuttered. My heart was beating frantically in my chest. I unconsciously held my breath when his eyes fleeted across my face and then trailed down to my body. “The dress looks…perfect on you. You uh, you looked beautiful.” He said before meeting my eyes again. I should say thank you. I should thank him for the compliment and for gifting me the dress but I couldn’t. I couldn’t say anything because I’d temporarily lost the ability to speak. All I could do was look up at him with wide eyes and a stunned face. I was ridiculous, I looked ridiculous I know. I couldn’t understand how one man was able to make me lose the ability to control my own body. I looked away when I realized that I was staring more than what was appropriate. The last thing I wanted was for him to find out that I was attracted to him. I could lose my job if that happened. “Mr. Marshall do you—” “I told you to call me Dylan, Hera.” He cut me off, his breath hitting my cheek. My heart jumped a litt
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Chapter Five
The dance started about twenty minutes ago. It was a waltz dance where you switch partners with every song. Normally we waiters aren't supposed to be on the dance floor but who cares, it wasn't like anyone was watching besides, I promised to save a dance for Dylan. The song finished and I let go of my partner. He was the fifth man I'd danced with that night and my feet were starting to hurt. The shoes I had on were a size smaller which made it difficult to keep walking around or dancing in them but then again I couldn't pull them off, not when there were disdainful elites at every corner of the room. Besides, I felt that bit wearing shoes would ruin my dress and whole look. I knew the wise thing to do was to go sit down like Nina did and leave the dance for the professionals but I couldn't, not when I was yet to dance with Dylan. The thought of having his arms wrapped around my waist was starting to make me jittery. In a good way of course. The next song was about to start and mos
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Chapter Six
Nina and I arrived home late like every year. And that was because we had to clean up after the guests.The first thing I pulled off when I entered my room was my shoes. A soft sigh escaped my lips. I had never felt more relieved than I did at that moment. I almost thought I was going to lose my toes. I pulled down the zipper of my dress and was just about to pull it off my shoulders when I heard a knock on my door. It was Nina, I knew that much ‘cause Amelia and her family were asleep when we got in. I opened the door for her even though I didn’t know what she wanted. I was stunned when I found out that it was Nina at my door but rather, the man of the house. “Mr. Marshall, what are you doing here?” The words left my mouth before I could stop myself. I couldn’t even hide the irritation I felt toward him and I was sure he could tell that I was mad at him. Maybe I had thought too highly of him. He wasn’t a man of his word and certainly wasn’t the gentleman I thought he was. Becaus
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Chapter Seven
“Hera!” Nina exclaimed and I jumped, startled. I had been so deep in thought that I didn’t realize that she was talking to me.“Please tell me you heard everything I was saying?” She looked up at me with slightly wide eyes. My blank stare was enough to answer her question. “Oh my God! So I’ve been talking to myself since? Oh my goodness I can’t believe this.” “Sorry.” I said meekly before continuing with the dishes I was washing. “What were you thinking about? Was it about what happened this morning? What Amelia did to you?” She asked and suddenly memories of that morning came rushing in. I had barely slept a wink, sleeping was a hard task when I couldn’t stop thinking of the feel of Dylan’s lips against the corner of my lips. His manly scent and the feel of his strong, hard body against mine consumed my mind. I kept tossing around the bed, switching positions to find the right position to sleep in but still, sleep wouldn’t come. Dylan fucking Marshall was all I could think of.
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Chapter Eight
I wanted to believe that I heard Dylan wrong, I desperately wanted it to be my mind playing tricks on me. I wanted to believe that Dylan hadn’t just told me to not leave, he hadn’t just told me to stay. I wanted it to be my ears playing tricks on me but it wasn’t. Dylan had really told me not to go, he had really begged me not to leave. But, why?Was my massage really that good or did he want me to stay for other reasons?If so, what’s the reason? “Um, I’m not sure I heard you correctly, sir.” I said. “Hera, you don’t have to use that word with me. I’m not that much older than you are.” His eyes were still closed and I found myself wondering what word he was talking about. “I’m not sure I get what you mean, sir.” “Stop addressing me as ‘sir’” he breathed. “It makes me uncomfortable.” My lips formed an ‘o’ shape and I just sat there thinking about what to do. I mean do I continue massaging his temples or do I leave like I initially wanted to do? “I, um I thought you were asleep.
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Chapter Nine
“Yes sir, alright sir, I will do that, sir.” Nina said into the telephone speakers with a wide smile on her face. Her cheeks were tinted pink, she was blushing. Yes, she was talking to Dylan on the kitchen intercom. The telephone had rung just a few minutes after he got back from work and like every time that he had called that telecom, she picked up the telephone before I could. “Yes, sir.” She nodded before dropping the call. The smile on her face got wider and she squealed loudly, embracing me in her arms. “Oh my gosh, his voice is so sexy! The way he called my name, oh my goodness Hera it’s the best thing I’ve heard today.” She had this dreamy look on her face. Nina had never hidden her attraction to Dylan from me whereas I, I’ve done nothing but hide the fact that I was in love with him from her. She would gush about how good-looking she thought he looked any time she gets. She always had this dreamy look on her face and whenever she asked what I thought about him, I would act
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Chapter Ten
Crash!Crash!“YOU THINK SHE’S PRETTY? YOU FUCKING THINK SHE’S PRETTY? WHY THE HELL ARE YOH MARRIED TO ME THEN? WHY DON’T YOU GO FUCK HER YOU FUCKING BASTARD!” I and everyone else living in that house heard Amelia shout from her and Dylan’s room. Brie whimpered, sobbing quietly into my shirt before she hugged me tighter. It was a rainy Saturday night. Amelia and Dylan had started their infamous argument about ten minutes ago and I’d immediately rushed to Brie’s room to stay with her because I knew she would be worried and sad. “For goddamn sake Amelia, you asked me a question!” Dylan's voice rang. It was crazy how thin the walls of a house as huge as that were. “AND YOU ANSWERED LIKE THE CHEATING BASTARD THAT YOU ARE! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF ME! IF IT’S HER YOU REALLY WANT THEN GO BE WITH HER YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE.” Crash!!!Crash!“LET ME GO DYLAN MARSHALL.” Crash!“Hera, is my mommy going to hurt my daddy?” Brie asked. Her big blue eyes filled with tears. I shook my head. “
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