He’s My Ruthless Billionaire
Chapter 47

Hailey's POV

"... and so, this will also help in the security along with the main system. The FBI, CIA, and the NSA will know everything even before they will!" I completed my presentation.

Ervin Hunter has been staring at me the whole time. I mean, it was irritating, but still, by god's mercy, I did the work correctly. It was an important meeting and I didn't want to ruin it with my stupid mistakes. As I completed it, I expected Robert to say something, but he didn't.

"Hm. Good plan, I must say. What do you have to say?" The old man, whose name... I don't remember, said, Ervin.

"Excellent plan. I must add my ideas tomorrow" he said and got up.

"I'll get going now. Nice working with you" he said, particularly looking at me.

"Y-Yes" I replied and he smiled. Then he left with his dad and we were left in the place.

I looked at Robert, whose mood was suddenly not good. "How was my presentation?" I asked, expecting him to smile or be happy.

"Fine," he said and left the building.

Feeling suddenly unhappy, I left the building with him and sat with him in his car.

We reached the office and he went straight to his cabin. I followed him. I am his wife; I have every right to know why he is not happy.

He sat down and I entered.

"I don't want to talk to any-" he stopped as he looked at me. "Why are you here?" he asked suddenly in a cold tone.

"Why are you unhappy?" I asked.

"Just leave!" he said as I took a seat across from him.

"Robert, why are you cold with me... once again?"

"Oh yeah, I didn't tell you how your presentation was, right?" he asked and I nodded, hope emerging inside me.

"It was... not good. I didn't like it" he said.

"What? Why? Did I make any mistake-?"

"You... You knew he was staring at you and you didn't say anything. You continued your presentation. You even smiled at him. But the main thing is that you saw that he was constantly staring at you and you didn't react!" he yelled. "Is it my fault that he was staring at me!?" I yelled at him back.

He became quiet for a moment. "Leave," he said.

"Robert..."

"See. He wants to create trouble between us. I wanna be alone. So, please" he said and I nodded and left.

I wouldn't have felt bad if he told me that I made mistakes.

But he told me that I was allowing him to stare at me.

Like I... I liked it.

That is one hell of a big accusation, you know?

I felt like crying, but controlling myself, I continued working. I know he could see me from his office. I should not cry in this situation.

It was almost time to go home and I waited for him to come out of his cabin. He came out and I stood there, without saying anything.

He didn't say anything either and I followed him to his car. As we sat down, he started the car and the uncomfortable silence took over us. We didn't speak a single sentence until we reached home.

"I'll be in my room today. Please tell the cook to prepare the food" I said and started going, but turned around. "And yes, I am not hungry"

He looked confused for a moment. "You will have to eat; you will come down in half an hour. Now go" he said.

I nodded because I was hungry anyway. I went to my room and sat down and used my phone for a while.

After exactly half an hour, I went downstairs and the food was served. He hasn't eaten, I sat across him and ate mine, and went back to my room.

It was night and I was laying in my bed. I was not sleepy, I wanted to cry. I was crying. Remembering how he embarrassed me by saying that I liked another man's stare.

A few moments later, the clicking sound of the door brought me out of my world and I shifted in my bed to the furthest side. Then I turned to another side so that he doesn't see me crying. "Hailey..." he said as he slipped beside me. "You awake?" he asked.

I kept quiet and as he always told me, that I should breathe normally if I want him to think that I am sleeping, I did the same.

"Listen, I-I don't know if you're sleeping or not," he said and I could hear him sighing.

I suppressed my sobs and shifted a little to take a better posture. But he pulled me towards him and I was facing him.

"Why are you crying?" he asked.

I started sobbing audibly. "N-Nothing," I said.

He looked at me and I started hyperventilation.

"Take a breath," he said as I was breathing loudly. "Slowly, slowly, okay?" he said.

I couldn't help myself; I couldn't get the oxygen.

"Please take a breath. Slowly. Take it. 1,2,3. Yes, good" he said as I followed his words and was fine in a minute.

"Now tell me. What happened? Is it what I said in the office?" he asked me and I got away a little.

"Yes" I replied and he sighed.

"Okay, your presentation was good-"

"It is not about that," I said. "You indirectly... called me a slut"

"What? No!"

"Yes, you did. You..."

"No, Hailey, you have got it wrong. I didn't mean it"

"But I mean it. You... You blamed me for his stares?"

He sighed and guilt took over his face. He suddenly hugged me and I sobbed in his chest.

"I am sorry Hailey. I will improve from today" he said.

"Really?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yes"

I smiled and sobbed at the same time.