The Greek Billionaire’s Indecent Proposal
Chapter 58

Xander’s POV

Soraya looked astonished as she looked at the both of us. I had a lot of explaining to do.

“You don’t look too happy to see me” he continued to smile.

“You are sitting on my seat.” I said this time more composed.

“Am I?” He chuckled and sat back on the chair. “I think it suits me better don’t you think?”

I wanted to ask Soraya to wait for me in my office but I knew that even if she was to oblige me, she would bite my head off later on. She regarded Paskal warily then she looked at me again probably hoping that I would explain to her. I guided her to a seat next to the head of the table and pulled out her chair for her. As I did this, Paskal got up and walked to the seat across from hers, he looked at her and smiled.

“I think that this chair here has a better view any ways.” He drawled winking at Soraya who at this point had composed herself. She had on a poker face as she kept looking at him.

My irritation doubled, I couldn’t let him get the better of me. I definitely didn’t want him gawking at her like that.

“Paskal what are you doing here?” I sighed.

“I am your nine o’clock.” He said casually.

“Why?” I asked patiently.

“My company has a proposal for you and before you refuse, it’s a good proposal. I mean it wouldn’t hurt for my big brother to help his family out, it will be a good investment.” He said arrogantly while he continued to stare at Soraya who was doing the same thing. “And who is this beautiful delectable woman right here? Sweetheart which department do you work in? Finance?”

“I’m the one that’s going to be deciding whether your proposal is worth investing into or not cupcake.” She sneered at him making him frown, she was taking her cues from my actions towards him. I couldn’t help but chuckle, if that wasn’t loyalty then I don’t know what was.

“Feisty! I like it!” He regarded her slowly before turning to face me as I sat down. “Who is she?”

“Soraya Adamos, I’m sitting right here thank you very much. I can speak for myself.”

“Adamos? By marriage or are you a cousin?” Paskal looked surprised as he looked at her ring finger then at me. “You got married again? Oh baby girl you have no idea what you have gotten yourself into. Did he tell you that being married to him is an extreme sport?” His eyes darting from me to Soraya then back to me.

“Soraya, this is Paskal Adamos. He is my half brother, my father’s regrettable indiscretion.” As I said this, Paskal roared with laughter.

“The Adamos family was always so quick to remind me of the fact that I was the bastard child!” I could see the anger in his eyes now. He had been hiding it so well.

“Paskal present your proposal so that you can leave.”

“Not this time brother, I’m not leaving! I am here to claim my piece of the pie. I am a Adamos by birthright and I have come to collect what’s mine.” He sneered.

“No one has ever denied you what was yours Paskal, you mismanaged what we gave to you and made a mess of everything that was entrusted to you.”

“The f**k! Your mother denied my mother and I the right to be apart of my father’s life. We were shipped off to Italy, isolated from everything and everyone! I should have grown up with my siblings and my cousins!”

“So you like to remind me and you know that story isn’t true, I convinced father to bring you back here to Athens, your mother wouldn’t let you come because she wanted to come with. Are you going to tell me what it is you actually want?”

“Everything! I want all this! He gestured his hands around. “I want your life and I will have it!”

“Is that the proposal or is it a threat?” I smiled in amusement.

“Don’t you dare mock me brother! You don’t know what I’m capable of.” He looked like a raging bull as he breathed heavily while he glared at me. His associates who had been quiet all this time looked shocked at what was happening. Soraya still confused kept quiet as well and just watch.

“I’m not mocking you, I’m marvelling at your boldness little brother.” I chuckled which made the situation worse. He got up and banged his fists on the table.

“My proposal is that you give me a position in the company, I have clients that I can bring to the table.”

“Legal sales?” I asked calmly.

“Of course not! These clients are the kind that buy merch from the black market but they have lots of money.” He yelled like he was losing patience with me.

“We don’t do that anymore.” I lied to him. “We have legitimised the business and it shall remain that way.” I explained quietly.

He banged his fists on the table again. “You are lying to me.”

“Paskal I’m actually indulging you right now but my patience is running thin. Take your associates and leave! Come back when you have calmed down and then we can talk. Remember this though, I don’t owe you anything. The prodigal son squandered his share and in my books he shouldn’t have returned… now go!”

Soraya’s POV

I watched the staring contest between the two brothers, still baffled that Xander had a brother! At first glance, Paskal and Xander looked very alike but the more I looked at him I could see the differences. Xander had features from Gaia that differentiated him from his brother, he didn’t have Xander’s dimples. Paskal was just as handsome as all the Adamos brothers though.

He had a detestable attitude, I had to agree that Xander was just as arrogant as his brother though but he definitely had some redeeming qualities or did I think this because I was head over heels in love with him? I didn’t know what Paskal’s story was but it did make me wonder if he also was misunderstood. Xander had looked at him with pure disgust and anger, I wondered what the full history was.

Paskal got up from his chair and looked at me, he smiled. A sly smile that seemed to say he knew something I didn’t know.

“You are quite a vision sweetheart, my brother always had good taste in women.” He said as his stare travelled from my eyes to the rest of my body. “If you stay here though you will die like the other one.” He lifted his hand and pointed like he was holding a gun. “Bang!”

“Paskal!” Xander growled at him.

“I’m going.” He said as he chuckled and lifted his hands in mock defeat. His associates got up and followed him.

After they had left Xander yelled for Gretchen to come into the boardroom, the poor girl looked like a mouse caught in a mouse trap. “Why was Paskal sitting in here Gretchen.”

“You never banned him from coming into the building when you fired him sir.” She looked like she was trying so hard not to stutter, he wasn’t on the list, when he showed up with the other two men it was last minute, I didn’t have time to warn you.”

He looked at her darkly and I felt sorry for her. “Thank you Gretchen, next time please make sure you double check.” I smiled slightly at her and she looked gratefully at me. I gestured for her to leave and she almost ran out of the boardroom.

“I should fire her for that!” He said.

“No, you should calm down.”

I put my hand on his and massaged it. “You have a brother?”

“Half brother, like I said.”

“Your father cheated on your mother?” I wondered how Gaia must have felt about that. If Xander were to ever cheat on me and have proof of it in the form of a baby, I would be distraught.

“She told my father the only way she would ever forgive him was if she never had to lay her eyes on Paskal or his mother. My father swore he never loved his mistress, that it was a stupid decision that he made and regretted but unfortunately it had resulted in a pregnancy. She almost left him but he obliged her.

“I feel sorry for Paskal, it wasn’t his fault.” I said quietly.

“I don’t know what you want me to say Soraya, he didn’t grow up lacking anything. My father bought his mother a villa in Italy, she was heavily guarded just like we were. Paskal had everything money could buy, he seems to think that our father gave us affection but that was reserved for Sofija. Where as Hector, Dorian and I were concerned… my father and uncle raised us with an iron fist and Paskal was too.”

“But you had Hector and Dorian as well as your cousins. He had no one.” I pointed out.

“Who’s side are you on?” He asked with a little irritation in his voice.

“Yours but I have to be objective and try to understand his side as well. He seemed hurt and angry Xander, to me that sounded like a cry for attention from his big brother.”

“You think I didn’t try and integrate him into the family? He is disrespectful and seems to think we were just handed everything we have. We had to prove ourselves. My father left him and his mother properties and money, he has shares at AE but all he does is collect his checks. He messed up some of our business deals and didn’t have the patience to be taught anything. He wanted to live at the estate but my mother couldn’t stand him, what was I supposed to do? Kick my own mother out of her home just so he could move in?” He looked annoyed.

“So what do we do?” I asked him.

“For now we do nothing. We carry on with our day.” He smiled at me.

As the day went by I was taken from meeting to meeting and I observed quietly, I was introduced to the staff members that would work directly with me. After the meetings I would sit with Xander, Hector Dorian and their departmental managers as they discussed the operation outcomes. It was impressive to see them out of the warehouses in business mode. I was dragged from department to department by Hector as he filled me in on how AE was divided in order to run the different sectors of the enterprise as well as who headed which section. I was given Joud’s responsibilities, I sat down in my office trying to make sense of everything that he did business wise. He handled business legislations which was perfect for me because I had a law background.

Around 6 o’clock in the evening I was so engrossed in my work, I did not here Xander walk into my office. He stood right in front of my desk watching me, as I turned the page to a brief that I was reading that’s when I noticed his feet. I looked up and caught him smiling.

“Mr Adamos you have stalker tendencies.” I joked.

“You know you get this little wrinkle over your nose when you are trying to make sense of your work.” He walked around the table and turned my chair around so that I was facing him.

“Is it sexy?” I asked shyly and he chuckled.

“It makes me want to take you on this office table right now.” His voice had gone really deep. “But I want to get you home so that we don’t miss the kids bedtime.” He rolled his eyes making me laugh.

“Xander…?” I stood up from my seat.

“Yes babe?” His hands cupped my faces

“Thank you.” I kissed him.

“For what?” His eyes were still closed as he pulled away from the k**s.

“For really seeing me and trusting me and loving me.” I kissed him again. “And know that I will always have your back.”

He smiled and pulled me into his arms. “Let’s go home my love.”