Uncontrollable Bachelor (Bachelor Tower Series), стр. 1
Uncontrollable Bachelor
Jeannette Winters
An original work of Jeannette Winters, 2020.
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This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, places, events, business establishments or locales is entirely coincidental.
Dedication
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Contents
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
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Uncontrollable Bachelor
A fun addition to Ruth Cardello’s Bachelor Tower World
This was supposed to be so easy. All I needed to do was go to dinner and smooth talk Shannon to get some inside information regarding the Bachelor Tower. Instead I never even brought up the subject because I got lost in her gorgeous green eyes and lips that begged to be kissed. Did I mention she was my one regret from years ago? Seeing her again brought back all the feelings, good and bad.
I’ve never forgotten the last time I saw her. I had been young and wanted to marry her. Her father’s response was to kick my ass with his thousand dollar shoes as he reminded me I came from the wrong side of tracks. That lesson molded me into the successful, yet uncontrollable bachelor I am today.
Shannon isn’t the quiet girl she was either. She’s confident, and sexy as hell and haunting my every thought. She’s becoming a sweet distraction, but a complication I can’t afford. Am I going to let one hot night with her again bring me to my knees?
All I need to do is sign the contract and the apartment is mine. Bachelor Towers provides the lifestyle I have busted my ass for. I’ll have topnotch business connections and women at my fingertips. It’s everything I wanted. Or at least it was.
How do I convince her I’ve had a change of heart when I don’t deserve a second chance?
Chapter 1
Jace
I’m so fucking pissed. Anyone looking at me wrong right now is going to pay the price. The word “no” isn’t something I’ve been able to accept since I was eighteen. Back then everything I wanted was ripped away from me by that simple two-letter word.
Being young, I had thought a “no” meant I couldn’t win. The fight in me hadn’t developed yet and I ended up walking away. Bitter? No. In fact, that brutal rejection had a huge impact on molding me into the man I am today. Heartless? Ruthless? Couldn’t deny either. There’s one thing I know for sure: nothing stops me from getting what I want. When I’m told “no” now, I smile and accept your challenge. It’s like you’re begging me to show you what the fuck you can do with that refusal. It doesn’t matter if you’re friend or foe. Everyone gets the same treatment.
Over the years my actions made some enemies, sure, but at the age of thirty, I’ve gained the respect of my peers. My software knowledge combined with busting my ass is why I now own a billion-dollar business. Not bad for a kid who grew up never knowing his parents and hopping from foster homes faster than anyone could unpack. Even now I refuse to have a business partner, because life has shown me the only person I can ever really trust is myself.
Could I be wrong about what I need to bring my business to the next level? Possibly, but I highly doubt it. The Bachelor Towers would be my next residence, one way or another. What I failed to anticipate was how fucking long the waiting list was.
The walk back from the meeting at the Bachelor Towers hadn’t done anything to cool my temper. It was only a few blocks, but each step seemed to fuel my anger further. As I got off the elevator and headed to my office, my blood was boiling and low words growled out. “Who the fuck do they think they are?”
Unfortunately, my secretary seems to have supersonic hearing. Then again, eavesdropping must be her specialty since she knows everything going on with my employees even before I do. “Mr. Goldstein, is everything all right?” Betsy Brown asked smirking.
Betsy had worked for me for three years. By now she should know better than to provoke me when I’m obviously not in the mood to talk. It’s almost like pushing everyone’s buttons is her favorite pastime. Not a smart thing to do to the person who signs your paycheck. Betsy either hadn’t figured that out yet or didn’t care. My colleagues have suggested I fire her, but she is fierce and no visitors or calls ever make it past her without my approval first.
I walked by her desk with a glare. “Not today.” My look alone should’ve ended it.
I was a foot away from my office when she started again. “I told you, you’re going about it all the wrong way.”
I spun around, unable to hold my tongue. “Do your job and leave me to mine.”
She had no idea what getting into the towers meant to me, and why should she? It was none of her business, which meant she should keep her so-called advice to herself right now. But that wasn’t the Betsy Brown way. The one day she had ever been quiet, it’s because she was ill.
Betsy never flinched. She was used to dealing with