The Billionaire's Trials

085: Who Asked You To Call Her That?

"Of course boss. We'll even be able to leave on Friday if you want us to," Jake nodded. "But... Boss, don't you want to go sightseeing?"

Leo closed the notepad and gave it back to him. He turned around and began to unbutton his shirt.

"No, I have something important to do at home."

Jake took his reply as the end of that conversation and quietly left the room. But on his way out, he kept on wondering what was so important that the boss needed to rush back?

Leo had already tossed his shirt away and was beginning to remove his pants when his phone rang. He paused and reached out to take the phone that was on the bed.

As soon as he saw the caller id, his eyes stilled a bit. "Hello," his monotonic voice made Valerie feel a sense of nostalgia. She secretly prayed that he wouldn't hear her fast heartbeats.

"Hey," She answered coolly, a complete contrast to how she felt. "I saw your message so I decided I'd call instead."

"Hmm," Leo made a low sound and dropped the phone on th