A BABY FOR HER BILLIONAIRE SUGAR DAD by Blaqueapple

Chapter 15

LILY

I sit silently in the car as Marco drives back to my apartment at n*eck breaking speed. I already told him not to come, but his response was,

“I will do whatever the f uck I want to, cara. Now, shut up and get your ar se in the car.”

“How long have you been owing rent?” He asks, his hard gaze focused on the road.

I look away, my cheeks reddening in embarrassment. I haven’t even met this man for up to a week but he already knows half of my financial problems.

“Um…I…I…”

“Answer the f ucking question, Lily!” He thunders and I jump.

I shoot him a glare.

“Don’t raise your voice at me, Marco.”

His gaze

shifts from the road, pinning me in place with sapphire blue heat. I force myself to hold his stare, even if it feels like I’m being burned out of my skin.

He doesn’t speak anymore after that. He pointedly ignores me until we get to my

apartment.

I fly out the door and up the manual elevators in a flurry. I arrive at our apartment to meet half our stuff outside and a very angry Mr. Lee, our landlord.

“Lisa? What the hell happened?”

At the sound of my voice, Lisa hurries out of the room, her face etched with worry. Behind her, two handymen are currently packing out more of our stuff.

“Oh, Lily. Thank G od you’re here. I tried to stop them but…”

I place a hand on her shoulder.

“Calm down, Lisa. I’ll speak to Mr. Lee.”

Lisa shakes her head frantically.

“That is a very bad Idea. The landlord does not want to be argued with right now.”

My anxiety officially escalates, but I heave a breath and square my shoulders.

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“I’ll just have to try.”

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I give Lisa another back pat and make my way to the landlord. He’s currently giving orders to the tired faced handyman. Who the hell comes for an apartment raid by three in the morning?

“Uh…sir?”

He turns to me, his face glowing a dull shade of red. When he sees me, his eyes narrow in contempt.

“Lily.” He spits. “Good thing you finally decided to show up. I’ve given you four months of grace. That’s though time for you to renew your rent if you want to continue staying here. So far, you’ve not been able to do that. I’m sorry but you have to leave. Now.”

My heart freezes with panic.

“Sir, please. Just give me a few days. I’ll pay you. I promise.”

Mr. Lee is having none of it.

“Your period of grace has expired, miss Lily. You’re leaving right now.” To the handy men, he says, “Make sure you get everything. Check the bathrooms too.”

I step forward and lay my hand on his arm.

“Mr Lee, Lisa and I do not have anywhere else to go. Please don’t do this. I’ll pay you by tomorrow. Please…”

“Take your hands off me. You both leave today.” He sneers.

I shake my head, tears pric king my eyes.

“Please, sir. Just give me twenty four hours….

Mr. Le e’s eyes darken with rage.

“I warned you, Lily.” Then he shoves me.

Pain explodes in my arm and I shoot out my hands, trying to regain my balance as I go crashing on the floor.

“Lily!” I hear Lisa’s scream across the hallway.

I watch her run across the short distance but before she arrives, strong arms wrap around me from behind, lifting me against a solid chest.

I look up in surprise and my gaze clashes with Marco’s sapphire blue ones. I shiver with

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awareness at our close proximity. We’re so close, I can see the lighter blue rings around.

his eyes.

He lowers me to my feet slowly and I breathe a sigh of relief.

“Are you okay?” He asks softly.

I’m about to answer when Lisa arrives and proceeds to give me a full pat down.

“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”

It takes a great deal of effort to pull my eyes away from Marco. He steps back, his gaze instantly becoming shuttered at Lisa’s interruption.

I finally turn to my friend.

“I’m fine, Lisa. I’m okay. Nothing’s broken.”

She looks behind me and her mouth drops open.

“Uh, Lily. You need to turn around right now…

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My eyes narrow in confusion and I turn quickly. My heart drops when I find Marco leaning over Mr. Le e’s shorter frame, his face dark with rage.

“What the hell is he doing?” I whisper.

“Ohmygod I don’t care. The man is hot.” Lisa squeals.

I give her a knowing look when she fans her face and pretends to swoon.

“How dare you lay your hands on her?” Marco growls, distracting me from Lisa and her drama.

“Marco Marcelli?” The landlord stutters, his eyes pleading. “What are you doing here?”

I turn to Lisa in surprise.

“They know each other?”

She shrugs.

“Turns out, everyone in New York knows who Marco Marcelli is.”

That just makes me more confused.

“Wait, I don’t get it.”

Lisa sighs dreamily.

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“Baby girl, you’ve just bagged New York city’s most sought after, most dangerous and most s exy billionaire. Isn’t it awesome?” Her eyes light with glee.

Meanwhile, mine widen with shock.

“What the hell are you talking about? Is Marco some kind of celebrity?” I whisper.

“Uh, girl, Marco Marcelli is more than a celebrity. He’s a socialite go d. According to my findings, he was New York’s most eligible bachelor six times in a row until he got married to world class model, Lauretta. I think they just got divorced.”

Lisa’s voice gradually fades into nothingness. I stare at Marco, completely numb. He resembles a gorgeous avenging angel with all that long hair and dark Italian good looks.

What the hell have I gotten myself into?

I barely have the time to process all of it when Marco turns to me, those otherworldly eyes pinning me in place..

“It would appear that Mr. Lee and I have reached some sort of agreement concerning your…rent payment issues.”

I pause. I don’t want him getting anymore involved in my life than he already is, especially after what I’ve just found out.

“Yes.” The landlord confirms. “I have decided to uh…compromise a bit.” The man looks like he was not given a choice.

I step

towards Marco. Time to end this.

“I do not need your help, Marco. I can totally handle this on my own.”

His amiable gaze disappears instantly, replaced with a cold, inscrutable look.

“Like I said before, I will do whatever the hell I want, Lily.”

I throw my hands in the air in frustration.

“You’ve interfered in my life enough. It’s high time you began to ease off a bit.”

He steps forward and I feel the temperature in the room drop. Marco wraps his hands. around my arm and pulls mé flush against him. I gasp in surprise as his b*dy heat envelopes me.

His hot breath flits lightly across my face, sending tingles of electricity through me.

“You do not have a say in whatever I decide to do. I. Will. Do. What. I. Want.”

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My anger erupts at this point.

“Why?! I told you I can handle it. Why the hell are you so persistent in getting involved?!”

“Because you’re mine, Lily!” He yells.

He grabs me by the waist, tightening me against him until my feet leave the floor and my l*ps are almost on his.

“Ever since I saw you in that hallway, you f ucking belonged to me. You. Are. Mine, Lily Carson. D amn anyone else who thinks differently to hell.”

I do not pay attention to the fact that Marco Marcelli just claimed me as his in a hallway filled with people. My heart is too busy galloping at breakn*eck speed.

“Marco…” I whisper.

His eyes flash.

“Shut the f uck up and listen to me. I will pay your rent on one condition.

You let Lisa stay here while

you move into my penthouse….tonight. Permanently.”

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