Blackmailed For The Billionaire’s Pleasure(53)

“In fact if anything you should thank her….she was the only reason I didn’t finish you then….but you never learn do you?” Allan Rothman glared at him.

“I know that you are behind it” he said his voice angry

“Don’t think that this will save your precious friend Paul” he finished

Craig smiled the smile cold “Really…are you so sure of that Rothman……seems to me you’ve made a lot of enemies” he said his voice low

Kira was not sure of what the two were now talking about, only aware that the subject seemed to have changed to something which was enraging her father

“I will fight this Craig, you won’t win”

“I think we just might Allan” he had said his voice sure and angry still

“I will make sure that you are never in any position to come after anybody I care about again” he had added, briefly looked at Kira as he said this.

“Well we’ll see about that” Allan Rothman had spat back before without another look at his daughter, moving angrily away towards the departure gate for the American flight.

Sitting back down Craig had put his arms around Kira feeling her quivering, the look of shock still on her face

“What did he mean” she finally managed to say looking up at him with confusion

“What is he going to do?”

Craig had smiled down at her softly.

“It’s not what he is going to do” he said “It’s what we did”

As she looked at him questioningly he had explained

“As you know your father came after me three years ago. It was a dirty no holds battle between us, but two years ago I finally beat him…he was furious. It cost him a lot and took him over a year to get his company back up to strength. I on the other hand during that time managed to make some really good business choices and my company is now doing so well that there was no way he could come back after me”

He sighed

“So he went after the next best thing…Paul. Paul supported me both as a friend and with financial help during his initial battle with me. So he decided to get to me through him.”

What are you going to do she asked softly

“Already done Kira” he said his face sombre

“When we were at Paul’s we created a consortium …. Led by Paul, with myself and 2 others which began a hostile take over bid of your fathers Company...Looks like your father may be retiring real soon”

Kira gasped

“Really?” she said

“I didn’t know how to tell you” he said “didn’t know how you would take it”

Nodding slowly she had looked at him with a warm glow in her eye

“I appreciate your concern for me Craig. But Allan Rothman has never been a father to me. He made mine and my mother’s life hell, and I really have no loyalty to him…..and as you heard there neither does he have for me.”

Smiling he had taken her hand kissing it gently.

From his seat close by them Bill Thomson had watched the exchange between the three. He had instantly recognised Allan Rothman, and as he was about to rise was stopped when Craig had stepped in. He had smiled as he watched how Craig had placed himself between father and daughter, before dealing with the man who had make her life such a misery. Yes Bill was starting to really like Craig Kent





CHAPTER TEN


Kira had been stunned at the upper class suites onboard the plane

“Have you ever seen cattle class” she asked Craig, who had laughed

“Well, once I thought I might have to travel that way” he joked, “But the air hostess was very accommodating” he winked

Kira had glared playfully back at him “I just bet she was” she giggled

The three had sat at the bar talking for several hours before Kira had began to grow tired

“I’m really sorry” she had said “but I didn’t get a lot of sleep”

Her eyes flew to Bill as she realised what she had said, and she had blushed

“I mean…I …”

He had smiled softly

“It’s OK Kira” he gently patted her hand

“You go to sleep”

Craig had watched the exchange with a smile on his lips; she had reminded him of a school girl just admitting to her father she had done something naughty.

“I’ll help you with the bed” he said, moving over to show her how to convert the chair into a bed. Once she was securely tucked up with the blanket around her he had kissed her gently on the lips

“Goodnight Kira, see you in the morning”

She had smiled up at him with a seductive look

“Now how much extra is it to join the mile high club” she whispered naughtily. He chuckled