Phantom's Destruction or Destiny (Power Surge: The Billionaire Club 5)

She gasped and the anger overtook her at once.

“That dirty rotten piece of trash. How dare she try to press charges against me? What about her? There were witnesses that heard her threats and saw her push me and then take a swing. I was defending myself and I was defending you. How the hell could I wind up behind bars over that?” She raised her voice.

“She’s claiming that you broke her new nose and that you started it. She wants to sue us,” Jett added as he stepped closer.

“Sue you? Oh, my God. Oh, my God, I cannot do this. I can’t get sued. I don’t have enough money as is.”

Flynn chuckled, but Jett remained straight-faced.

“You’re laughing at this?” She was so angry. How could he think this was funny? She was already behind on the bills from the hospital for Bryer’s procedures. She was paying a loan shark on the loan her sister took. Fuck!

The sight of Flynn’s smug expression as he crossed his arms, and the fact that her body reacted despite the anger she felt toward him at the moment, truly enraged her.

She shoved her finger into his chest. “This is all your fault. If you could keep your dick in your pants and wouldn’t allow every woman who flaunts herself at you into your bed, I wouldn’t be in this situation.”

“How is that my fault?” Flynn asked as his arms fell to his sides and his expression changed to one of insult.

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“You were so drunk you didn’t even hear Tess’s intentions. If I didn’t step in—”

“Then what? What would you have to step in about?” Jett stepped closer and eyed her over as if she was meaningless or of unimportance.

She growled and then stared at Jett with clenched teeth.

“Fuck you both. I saved your ass, Flynn. Tess was planning on having sex with you without protection and getting pregnant so she could gain some of your wonderful fortune. I guess since you think my losing what little I have, and not being able to pay all the medical bills that have accumulated over the past three years is funny, then you can start looking for another manager. I quit, you asshole.” She went to leave as she heard Flynn raise his voice about Tess trying to trap him and it sounded like he didn’t believe it. But then he turned her toward him and stared down into her eyes.

“You’re telling me that Tess wanted to trick me into getting her pregnant?”

“Yes,” she stated through clenched teeth.

He stepped away and ran a hand through his hair. He looked at his brother and both men were angry.

“Can I leave now?” She asked with an attitude that didn’t win her any kudos from either man.

“First of all, Tess didn’t call the police and press charges. We just said that to get you to tell us what she said to piss you off. Now we understand,” Flynn told her. That somehow got her even angrier.

“That’s just wrong, Flynn.”

“How is it wrong? You were really going to keep this from me? From us?”

“It’s wrong because I thought that I could trust you, and that you trust me. That’s why you give me so many responsibilities in both of your business and personal lives. I took care of it, just like I took care of you. It’s my job, remember? It’s over. Now can I go?”

“You’re not quitting,” Flynn stated firmly. She was going to argue but the truth of the matter was that she needed this job. She took an unsteady breath.

“What did you mean when you said medical bills and being behind?” Jett asked her. There he was doing that whole interrogation thing he did so well.

She shook her head.

“My personal business is none of your business.”

“My personal business is yours though, huh?” Flynn replied.

She swallowed hard. “I would have done that for anyone I work with here.”

He looked a bit hurt by her comment, but hurt was better than him or his brother pushing her for her own information. She just needed to get out of the small space with them. She needed to refocus on work, and move on, without erotic thoughts of Jett and Flynn Greyson.

“Adelina, it’s not like that—”