The Billionaire's Indecent Proposal

he inked paper out, I hoped the letter would be the one destined to work in my favor. All the emails I had sent received the standard auto

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medium of communication with you regarding the

employee Julia Reyes which stated that I had been selected as the recipient of your prestigious scholarship. As it is awarded

niversity, to start as a first-year student. Further, I sent Quentin Central University a non-refundable deposit for my room and boarding.

loyee, Miss Julia Reyes, that there had been a grave miscommunication. A fellow classmate of mine was the in

such as yours, I pray that you pay attention to my situation. It would be a great honor if you reasses

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copy-paste response. Even the signature was digitally placed

y head was about to explode with the weight

ed in darkness because of it. And they had the gall to treat me like an insect who kept

he had gotten rid of it,

y? What a bunch of nincompoo

s. With only a couple of weeks left before we graduated high school, it was a chore to get up and ready to attend school.

like this. Just come to Quentin with

ok my

hen my mother was around. We were a year apart but our dreams had lined up. We wanted to get out of Atkins and live in the bigge

p in debt after graduation. Moreover, no matter how much I tried, I didn't have anything to leverage a loan against. "And I am absolutely not tak

fter I worked jobs to save up for college. The fact I was a year older than my peers didn't help either. The only reason I had pushed through

me with a question, "So what do y

but she had caught it nonetheless. We had strung our dreams together as we grew up and though it had changed since we were

ing to fall into despair. L

clenched with anger that it was instead going to that piece of turd, Chris Grant. He was headed to the university a stone's throw away from his house. His

choked on t

t. Mr. High and Mighty, whose employee employees seemed to think it was perfectly acceptable to toy with people's lives and crush their dreams. They promised me everything and then ripped i

with Mr. Rowe." That was t

nd on doing that?" L

have to find a way to t

is non-work email addr

determined. "Exactly

until he gave me a

done. When had things worked o

one of our duo. Why are you acting like me all of a sudden?" she asked. "Okay. Imagine we get our hands on his number... somehow. What

ind, he owed me. I just ha

ration 'Get Nicholas

awfully misl

ten my mood. Yes, the plan was a shot in the dark but wi

lord I had her by my side in this life. I didn

. I stayed over frequently and had a number of clothes stowed a

nning to end the lease onc

omputers... in my humble opinion. And I was glad she could put her skills to good use to help me dig out Mr.

t the scholarship mixup." Th

fe from that moment onwards. The truth was, I had been alone for years. But no longer havi

birthday, my mom rushed to the restaurant we had booked for the party and we got into an accident. I was injured, but not as bad as her. She was in critical condition but hung on for severa

probably because he was gone most of the time. He worked as a commercial driver, keeping him out on the road instead of at home around the yea

tion was funded even though the payout from my father's accident hadn't covered all the hospital expenses. Later, I had a roof over my head, food to eat, and clothes to wear, and h

the lease ended, he would not renew it. He was on the verge of tears as he apologized. I had to assure him that it was okay. That I didn't want to stay in Atkins either. He Had been relieved. I knew it was excruciating for him to return to the house he had cho

y head to find her watching me. "What happens

it doesn't, then I'm going to Quentin anyway. I could get a job... save up e

u always hav

, though. I respected her and even though she would share a cot with me if I asked, I wouldn't. She had put down a deposit for a single housing unit and was

with you. It's all going

e moving on to bigger and better things. The

e turned back t

elusive Mr. Rowe," her voice

atched as her fingers flew over the keys. I

resided in this area for a short period, during which time Mr. Rowe h

ly his family's money, he disrupted how people consume television and content, and gained a lot of success in the entertainment

ot the looks

e was definitely a good-looking man. I could barely stop myself from noticing his chiseled features

e paid my tuition," I quipped. I

he elbowed me lightly and I scowled

n to tease me about that. You

ually embarrassed about our ex-boyfriends, I didn't pu

e in true love

ce novels she was reading in her free time. I, on the other hand, had slow

have a bright future. Haven't you heard? Love flies out of the back door if you are poor?" I tickle

eed more time to get a hold of his personal number

crafted an email and sent it off. I carefully told him the same thing