All Chapters of Claiming the Billionaires Frosty Heart : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

KAREN ANDERSON "Boss, she is here."I heard the man that has led me in said to another man who was seated on a sofa. He was sipping from one of the glasses filled with liquor and ice. And it was he that I came to find. He was called Capon, a loan shark. He lowered the glass of wine back onto the table, reached for the saucer that held the remains of finished cigarettes and a fresh fat cigar stick and slipped into his mouth. His face roughened up more than it already was and his eyes pinched as the heavy smoke escaped his nostrils and mouth dancing randomly into space. All these while he acted like he never saw me, like I wasn't even standing before him. My teeth gritted but that was as much as it could go. "Capon hates to be interrupted. You must wait until he speaks to you before you speak." His man, the one that led me in had told me right at the door before we walked in. My eyes darted across the large room. It was the VIP section of the nightclub. Only the elites dared to

KAREN ANDERSON"Sis! Wake up!"I heard my sister's voice in my dream. But It sounded too close. Too real to be just a dream. I rolled away, away from the sound. But it came again. This time, closer than the first time. Then I felt something spank my body and my eyes fluttered open from the sudden pain."Lily?" I mumbled, staring up at the brown eyes before me. "Do you know what the time is right now?" She asked with a deliberate frown. I rubbed my eyes. I still wanted to sleep. My eyes felt heavy. It was as though I had just shut my eyes to sleep only to be woken up. "Time? Why?" She sighed exasperatedly. "It's almost 8:00am. Aren't you going to work today? Big sis, don't tell me you have been fired?" She added with a suspicious frown. Work? "Work!" I jumped up from the bed. "Shit! How did I oversleep…" I dashed into the bathroom and turned on the shower and began to bathe. "I did the chores and helped dad take his bath and eat. Eat something before you leave for work! I'm

KAREN'S POV"I'm sorry, Karen. You can't work here anymore."Mr Hendricks turned and walked back into his room. I watched, rooted to the spot and only heard the faint sound of the door as it went shut. Everything else went blank. My body went cold as the realization of what had just happened began to dawn on me. I had other part time jobs but none of their pay was half close to what Mr Hendricks had agreed to pay me working part time as a maid in Adam’s mansion. "Father… Lily…" What was I supposed to do now? What was going to happen to Father's treatment and Lilly's upkeep?I forced myself to blink back to the moment. Swallowed as I felt my palms suddenly drenched. I pressed it down against my apron, turned and started out of the corridor. I was taking off my apron and trying to change back into my clothes when Mrs Caro came into the changing room."What have you done?" She queried quirkily and her lips pursed. I guessed Mr Hendricks had told her already. "I'm sorry Mrs Caro,

KAREN'S POV“Oh, I'm sorry…I hadn't seen you coming this way…” I apologized hastily. He looked at me, his forehead crinkling with displeasure.Before he went back on his word and fired me again just for the fact that I mistakenly bumped into him, I took to my heels. He could be that crazy. “Miss Karen,” He called and I halted.“I let you work here but I never said you were allowed to show your face before me. Don't let me see your face in this house until you leave.”What was I supposed to do? Cut off my face? Disappear magically at the sight of him? Or maybe develop some extraordinary sense of smell so that when I sniff him around, I would vanish. Did he think I would willingly wish to bump into him?He was a nightmare!Damn him!“And, are you just getting to work now?”“Uh, I… I'm sorry. It's just…”He started towards me. “Are you sure you still want this job? Where is the zeal you employed to plead to get this job back?”“It won't happen again.”He stopped a few inches from me.

KAREN'S POVI was going to sit for an interview later that day. Thankfully the company had informed me ahead. That morning, I set off for Adams mansion quite early. Earlier than I had ever been there for work. Neither Mrs Rhoda nor Mrs Caro or any other maid had signed in by the time I arrived. I had no idea if my arrogant boss had left for work or was still around. Not like I cared anyways. Halfway into my chores, the bell rang indicating that someone was at the door. I quickly set down the rag I held to get the door but Mr Jay beat me to it. An average tall looking man walked in. In his arms was a wooden yet fancy basket containing a flower bouquet and Chateau Lafite-Rotschild wine. He stopped as he stepped inside and flashed his teeth at Mr Jay. “Hello, Chairman Jay Adams.”“Mr Carlos Fowler. What brought you to my home this early? I reckon it must be important.”Carlos Fowler let out a short chuckle. He strode further into the house, walked to the centre table and placed t