Interview With A Billionaire Grump

Interview With A Billionaire Grump A Fake Dating Enemies To Lovers Romance Keira Landry Copyright Copyright © [2023] by [Keira Landry] All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Contents 1. Chapter One 2. Chapter Two 3. Chapter Three 4. Chapter Four 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six 7. Chapter Seven 8. Chapter Eight 9. Chapter Nine 10. Chapter Ten 11. Chapter Eleven 12. Chapter Twelve 13. Chapter Thirteen 14. Chapter Fourteen 15. Chapter Fifteen 16. Chapter Sixteen 17. Chapter Seventeen 18. Chapter Eighteen 19. Chapter Nineteen 20. Chapter Twenty 21. Chapter Twenty One 22. Chapter Twenty Two 23. Chapter Twenty Three 24. Chapter Twenty Four 25. Chapter Twenty Five 26. Chapter Twenty Six Chapter One Michael I only had a few hours, I was in a rush to get what I needed to get done and grab a bite to eat before heading back to work I moved through the shopping mall quickly. My mission clear, I headed for the shop I needed to reach, only to be stopped 10 steps from the entrance.. “Mr. Harding, Michael Harding?” A sweet, feminine voice called to me. When I looked in the direction, it annoyed me to see a cheerful looking young, petite brunette headed my way.Annoyed, I stopped, prepared to be as rude as I needed to, but curious what she wanted. She was beautiful to be sure, not exactly my type of woman, but still lovely.“Mr. Michael Harding, I’m Ms. Ava Reed, I’ve been trying to get a hold of you to schedule an interview for my business blog. Not sure if you got any of my messages over the last two weeks?”She smiled, looking like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. She held out her hand; I glanced at where I was headed, prepared to do as I must. This woman had been calling me non-stop, begging for an interview, which I never did. A business mentor told me they were “bad for a good business and don’t do them” so I never have. Now here she was determined to ruin my Friday before the fundraising event I had to attend later tonight.“I know you're probably very busy but if you have five minutes, perhaps I could buy you a….”“I don’t do interviews, Ms. Reed. I think I might have mentioned that on the phone the two times we spoke. I’m not interested, now if you will…” it irritated me, I’d already wasted more time speaking to her than I wanted to.“It will only take a minute and I assure you that what you have to say is very important to many people…”My phone buzzed. I silently thanked Hades for whoever was calling and didn't bother to look to see who it was. My eyes focused on the store where I was headed and not on Ms. Reed either. “Excuse me. Hello.”“Michael, it’s Therese. I am not feeling too well today. There must be some flu or something and I have to cancel for tonight. I’m sorry about the fundraiser.”I watched as little miss sunshine turned and walked away while I listened to Therese drone on about how ill she felt. “Feel better Therese, I gotta go. Thanks for letting me know.”I hung up. “Wait, Ms. Reed.” Despite my frustration with delays, I ran after Ms. Reed, hating every moment until I caught up to her and demanded answers. “Ms. Reed, why did you walk away in the middle of our conversation when I politely stopped when you called out to me?”I could see anger in her eyes, but she quickly masked it with a smile that lit up her entire face. “Sorry, I thought you were done with me and not going to do the interview. Do you have time for an interview today?”She was beautiful, to be sure; I knew she would get the job done tonight. “I can’t do it right now, but I might do it later. I’m not sure yet. That depends on you, I guess, since I have a proposition for you if you're interested?”She stepped a little closer. My chest tightened a little when I smelled her floral perfume. “What’s your proposition?”I smiled to myself, knowing I had the right bait. “Well, my date for tonight's fundraiser just canceled. She’s sick and I want you to pretend to be my girlfriend for the event. Then after that I might do the interview.”Her eyes widened and I couldn’t help but imagine her as a doe eyed deer in the woods before a kill. “You want me to pretend to be your girlfriend for a fundraiser tonight?” She smiled and looked around the mall as if looking for a microphone to tell everyone, or because she thought I was joking.When her eyes met mine again, I was all business. “Yes, that’s exactly what I want you to do.”Her face turned serious, and I could feel my frustration growing. “Ms. Reed, I have no time for games as you can clearly see, it’s one of the many reasons I don’t do interviews. It’s also one reason I don’t sit around and make small talk with people. I don’t have time for it, so if you will excuse me, I have something ....”“Will you do my interview, then? I mean, if I go with you to this fundraiser event as your pretend girlfriend, will you do the interview with me then?”She looked hopeful. I could feel my patience. I had other things to do, and it looked like my target practice at the shooting range was going to have to wait until tomorrow. It was a busy day, and I didn't figure on every interruption known to man.The mall was getting noisy, people were pouring in as the day wore on and I had a limited amount of time to get what I needed at the store. Agitated, I looked her dead