The Billionaire's Secret Lover

Chapter 60: The Signing Event

I marched into Lush Beauty after sending my bodyguards off. I was glad my dad accepted for me to

come after spending an hour promising him that I won't talk to Michael..

“Good morning Miss Miller, how's your health?” One of the sales ladies greeted me with a smile on her

face.

I couldn't help smiling back as I took the elevator to Andrea's office where I know everyone will be

waiting for me…

Lexa immediately stood up to greet me as soon as she saw me approaching. A big smile was plastered

on her face“ Hi! Miss Miller. Nice to see that you are getting better”

“Thank you Lexa. You are not looking bad yourself too” I replied as she knocked on Andrea's office.

She motioned me to go in after we heard a response from Andrea..

I walked into Andrea's office and stopped short. I was disappointed that Michael was not here. Rather it

was Darcy who was seated with a document opened in front of her and a big smile on her face.

“Come have a seat Nina, we were just going over the program for today” Andrea told me as he waved

me to a chair beside him. I sat down and turned to look at Darcy who was seated across from me..

“Let's hear your idea about the shoot today, Darcy” Andrea asked Darcy with his arms folded across his

chest..

“I was thinking that why don't we make a video of Miss Miller using the Lush Beauty product. We can

use a garden full of flowers as the location and one of the products with a lot of fragrance” Darcy said,

we both nodded in acknowledgement of the idea..

“I like it, we could use that as a theme for the signing event later in the day. What do you think about it,

Nina?” Andrea asked me but I wasn't listening to him as my mind was preoccupied with the thought of

Michael…

“Nina?” Andrea called out to me again. He reached out to tap me lightly on the shoulder. I came out of

my trance to look at him with a confused expression on my face…

“Pardon. Ah! Yes, everything you said is alright for me” I replied though I wasn't sure what I was

agreeing to.

Andrea offered me a knowing smile as he turned to stare at Darcy who was trying to hide a smile of her

own. To say I was embarrassed will be an understatement. I pretended that I didn't know what their

smile was about..

“Why don't you take Miss Miller to Juli let her do her make-up, so that we could start on it before

Michael?” I smiled and followed Darcy outside as soon as I heard that Michael will be joining us later.

Andrea's laughter followed us down Lexa's office into the elevator that will take us to the makeup

section of the store. I stepped out of the door as soon as the elevator landed.

Darcy excused herself to go pick out my outfit as I showed myself into the make up studio. Juli shreak

as soon as she saw me.

“Miss Miller, is this really you?. I didn't believe it when Mr. Andrea said you will be joining us today” Juli

greeted me as I groaned inwardly. I've forgotten about Juli and how she loves to talk.

I sat down on the chair as Juli started working on my face“ The makeup today will be a bit loud, are you

okay with it?” Juli asked me as I nodded. She got to work immediately. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

The door opened immediately as soon as Juli dropped the brush in her hands signifying that she was

through. Bodience walked in carrying two dresses in his hands“ Miss Miller, ca va?” He greeted me,

though I didn't know what he was asking but I smiled instead.

“Here, let's get you into this” Bodience replied showing me the yellow dress in his hands. I collected it

from him and walked over to the dressing room to change out of the clothes.

When I returned back into the room, Michael's smiling face welcomed me. He was holding a pair of

silver shoes in his hands and a purse. I noticed that no one was in the room except him.

“Everytime I see you is just like the first for me, Nina Miller. I love you everyday and you look good in

that dress” Michael deep voice called out to me sending goosebumps all over my body as I blush. I

love the whole him too even with his flaws cause no one is perfect.

“Thank you” I replied as I tried to collect the shoes from his hands but he refused instead he motioned

me over to a seat. I sat down and lifted my dress up, Michael knelt down in front of me causing me to

gulp loudly…

“What are you doing Michael?” I asked him trying to lift him up but he was stronger than I was.

“Relax, I'm only trying to help you with your shoes” Michael replied, he took hold of my feet from the

nude slipper I was putting on. He cleaned it slowly with a white towel before putting it into the heels in

his hands..

His touch was doing something to my inside. Something that only him could do to me. I turned away

from his black curly hair that was calling me to run my hands through them. I lifted my hands and was

about to run it on them but____.

“Are you guys taking an hour just to put on a shoe” Andrea's teasing voice call from the doorway as I

dropped my hands abruptly to my side.

Michael stood up after he was done with the second leg which I wasn't even aware of. He stretched out

his hands to me, I placed my tiny hands into his large one as he helped me to stand effortlessly. He

then turned to glare at Andrea at the doorway who was laughing and hiding behind a cough..

“You keep forgetting that I'm the boss here that I could fire you anytime I feel like” Michael taunts him

back as Andrea shoots Michael a hardened glare..

“Relax, I was only joking. You are always taking things too serious” Michael replied patting him on the

shoulder as we brushed past him to the studio..

An hour later, I stepped out of the studio to go change out of my dress leaving Michael and Andrea to

deal with both the editing of the videos and pictures.

Bodience was already waiting for me in the dressing room. He handed me the orange dress in his

hands. It was a short gown with a peplum at the waist. He handed me a sliver shoe to go with it

“This will be your dress for the signing event and you can go home with it. It's a gift from Lush Beauty”

Bodience replied causing me to smile at him. I quickly walked into the adjoining room to change and

put on my shoes.

I walked back into the room a bit skeptical about the dress length as it was very short, Juli was there

this time as she rushed through my makeup stopping once in a while to tell me how beautiful I look in

the gown. And as always I could only smile in response at her compliments.

The signing event centre was by the main building of the store. I marvelled at the number of people

who turned up, the scream got louder as soon as I took my seat across from them…

I signed everything ranging from makeup products to beauty sets and even personal items. It was so

tiring that by the time it came to an end, I was strolling with an aching shoulder down to Andrea's office

where Michael was waiting for me.

I got into the elevator and press the number for Andrea's office. The elevator's door was about closing

but it stop as someone walk in to stand beside me. I wasn't interested in the person at first but

Immediately I saw that she was heavily pregnant, my eyes went to her face. And the lying witch was

staring down at me with a sly smile on her face.

My hands immediately went to the necklace on my chest and the pen in my purse before turning to

glare at her“ What are you doing here, Deborah?”

“Are you not excited to see me, I'm one of your fans, I came to cheer you on” She replied sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes at her before averting my gaze from her.

Deborah ran her hands lovingly through her belly as she look up at me“ My baby will soon be out then

Michael and I could be together like a one, big happy family”

“Really?” I asked her as Deborah turned to look at me in shock. I guess she never expected me to

return her taunting.

“ But why can't I imagine Michael with you, anytime I close my eyes all I see is Michael in my arms with

our little baby” I told her sardonically with a satisfying smile on my face.

“Lies. You will always be the secret woman, a mistress while I will always be the legal wife” Deborah

countered back with venom in her voice. She wasn't one to give up easily. I was so ready for her today.

“ True, I agree I will always be the secret woman but also the woman Michael loves with all his heart” I

stepped out of the elevator with a satisfying smile on my face as soon as I saw the defeated look in

Deborah's face. For the first time in my life, I stood up against Deborah. Wait till Lilian hears about it,

she will be so happy..

I walked into Andrea's office to be told that Michael had left earlier for an emergency meeting. I stepped

out of Lush Beauty as it was getting late and waited to flag down a taxi that will take me home as I had

sent my bodyguards home earlier with my car.

A lone taxi was parked at the far corner of the store, I signalled to it as he pulled over slowly to come

pick me up. I was happy in the next thirty minutes I will be home resting on my bed. If it wasn't for that

bitch Deborah, Michael would have probably dropped me off at home.

I got into the taxi and rested my head against the armrest after giving him the address to my house.

The inside of the car was quiet as I was lost in my thoughts..

“Miss, are you the model on that billboard?” The taxi driver asked me. I turned to look at the board he

was pointing to, it was my first photo session with Lush Beauty.

“Yes, why if I may ask?” I asked him, I wasn't bothered that he couldn't recognize me at first probably it

was because of my heavy make-up.

“Nothing. I've always wanted to get my wife something from that store but it looks expensive, instead I

got her this little flower from a little boy across the street. Can you take a look at it if it's okay for a

birthday gift?”

“Sure, ” I replied, I was excited. I like it when people try to put a smile on the faces of others even when

they have nothing. We were very far from Lush Beauty now, I would have stopped to get him the gift he

has wanted.

He thrust a rose flower to me. I was expecting a bunch of it, not a one piece of flower. My heart

immediately flooded with compassion. I took the flower from him as I rummaged through my bag for a

large amount of cash to give him.

Subconsciously, I brought the flower to my nose and breathed in the scent. I dropped the flower on the

floor as my hands felt limp. I opened my mouth to ask him what was wrong but no words were coming

out. I quickly took hold of the pen from inside my bag. I watched my bag fall to the floor of the car...

“Miss, I'm sorry. I didn't want to do this but the men threatened to kill my family. I can't bear my family's

death because of me” I struggled to stay awake to listen to the taxi driver's voice but I couldn't win over

the drug as I succumbed into the darkness. The driver drove me to God knows where. All I had left was

the pen in my hands and the necklace on my neck..