BILLIONAIRE ANGEL (Point St. Claire, where true love finds a way) by Robyn Grady Read Free Book Online Page B

smiled. “You really do.” For now.
    He ran a hand through his bed hair then collected their cups and handed hers over. “You were saying Ann might have your aunt’s contact details.”
    “If she hasn’t moved. Cathy didn’t keep in touch.”
    “I tracked down your former neighbor,” he said. “Reed Alder.”
    Billy shuddered. “Creepy man. I liked his dog though.”
    “Did the dog like him?”
    “Never left his side.”
    “No one’s all bad. Although some people come close.” Jax searched his cup like he’d found something important hiding in there. “There’s someone else. The police report took note of a boy in your year...David Green.”
    “David was in my drama class. Nice guy. A bit of a loner. He hardly ever smiled. A front tooth was chipped and black. Sucked that his parents didn’t take him to a dentist.”
    “Anything else about his home life?”
    “I went to his place a few times when we were rehearsing for a play. His dad was a slob. Smoked pot out back. Always wearing the same stained shirt and pants. His mom never got out of bed. David looked after himself the best he could.”
    “Any older brothers?”
    “No brothers or sisters.”
    “Maybe living away from home?”
    She remembered. “He did have a brother. Somewhere. David only mentioned him once. I could tell...he didn’t like him much.”
    “Do you remember the brother’s name?”
    “No clue. Why do you want to know so much about David?”
    “Being thorough. Did you two ever talk about the ring?”
    “One night we drank beer at David’s, in his room. First and last time I ever got smashed. It was a week after mom had died.” Reality was sinking in. “I might’ve said something about the ring that night.”
    Jax’s gaze veered toward the window. His jaw was tight and eyes were narrowed, like he was putting something together. Something important.
    But David had always worked hard, kept trying. Billy had trusted David and David had trusted her.
    “I don’t think David took that ring.”
    Jax refocused and put out his hand. “You have to go. I’ll walk you out.”
    While the kitchen was fully restored―beautiful timber cupboards, dark gleaming granite, soaring freshly painted walls as well as decorative touches that made Billy wonder whether Jax had some professional where decor was concerned―the living room (like the main bedroom) were nowhere near finished.
    Billy stopped at the worktable where sheets of colored glass were laid out. As Jax collected her carry all from the spot she’d left it the night before by the sofa, she ran a fingertip over a weird looking tool.
    “These look dangerous.”
    “Special pliers for handling stained glass,” he said, crossing back over.
    A stencil design lay to one side. She grinned at the greeting. “ Jax’s Place .”
    When he collected a small sheet of colored glass and held it up to the window light, prisms of red shifted across his handsome, upturned face. “It’ll go over the front door. Right above the welcome mat.”
    He looked so proud. So sexy and good and new . A week ago she hadn’t known Jax Angel existed. Now, he was at the very center of her world.
    For the longest time she’d had just two dreams. The first, to find that ring. The second, to become a successful actress. Would it be greedy to have three dreams?
    Seriously. What girl didn’t want to find true love?
     
    *
     
    When Margo walked into his office later that morning, Jax gladly left off studying the figures he’d been sorting through. He’d been imagining far more pleasurable activities. More companionable ways to spend his time. He couldn’t wait to have Billy in his arms again.
    And that could be a problem.
    He loved being with Billy. Loved her adventurous spirit, her tenacity, her smile. But he didn’t want their attraction for each other to venture into ‘serious’ territory. Relationship terrain that came before talk of marriage and ‘baby on the way’ because that was the biggest