Jilted Ex-wife Billionaire Heiress

Chapter 43 New Boyfriend

'Darya? Dolly?' Timothy rushed in.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Darya standing in the middle of the room, looking unscathed. 'Thank

god you are okay. Avery called, said you were-'

The rest of his sentence died in his throat as he took in the other two people present.

He dealt with Howard first. 'Is this the guy who tried to drug you?'

'Uh-huh.'

'Now, wait a minute,' Howard tried to defend himself. 'This is an unfortunate misunder-

'You motherfucker!' Timothy punched Howard in the face.

Letting a string of expletives fly, he rained blow after blow on the man's head and shoulders until Howard was curled up into a ball on the floor, begging for him to stop.

Timothy kicked Howard one last time, straightened up, smoothed down the front of his shirt, then walked up to Darya with a brilliant smile. 'Hi, there.'

'Hi back.' Darya returned the smile. 'What are you doing here?'

'Hanging out with a bunch of friends. Got a call from Avery. He said you were here, too. Asked me to keep an eye on you. Said there could be trouble.'

The two of them chatted as if Micah wasn't in the room.

Timothy gestured towards the door. 'You should've told me you were coming here.

I could be your bodyguard

for the night.'

'I can handle myself,' Darya said casually. 'Thanks for the offer, though.'

She held out a tissue. 'You've got wine on your face.'

'Oh, shoot.' Timothy took the tissue and wiped his face in a hurry. 'Did I get it?'

'You missed a spot.'

A sly look came into Timothy's eyes. 'I can't see. Why don't you help me?'

Darya removed another tissue from her purse and dabbed at Timothy's left temple. 'Done.'

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'Perfect.'

Micah watched their interaction, fuming silently.

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Timothy made an exaggerated show of astonishment as if he'd just discovered Micah's presence. 'Mr Cavanaugh! What a surprise! What are you doing here?'

Micah looked blankly inscrutable. 'I was just passing by.'

Five minutes ago, he'd come out of the private room where he was having

That was when he overheard the woman talking on the phone.

client dinner for some fresh air.

She didn't mention Darya's name, but the woman was clearly up to no good.

Micah debated briefly about whether he should intervene.

Now, standing here and looking at Darya, he was glad he decided to step in.

He tilted his head towards Howard, still rolling around on the floor and howling in pain. 'Who's this?'

Darya said nothing.

Micah took a deep breath to keep his rising anger in check. 'You should be more careful next time. From what he could remember of the past three years, Darya seldom left the house.

She was unacquainted with the shadier side of society.

Micah had crossed paths with Howard Banks before and was well aware of the man's reputation.

Avery should do a better job of protecting her.

Thinking of this, Micah felt his annoyance flare up again. 'You shouldn't come to a client dinner alone. Doing business involves more than just wining and dining. Maybe...maybe the job isn't right for you.'

He knew about Darya's appointment as vice president of Paragon.

Since he had no idea of Darya's real last name, like everyone else, he thought the

job was given to her by Avery purely out of favouritism.

Darya clenched her jaw.

When Micah barged in, she was grateful.

It was just like him to ride to others' rescue.

She had fallen in love with him because of that.

But it didn't mean he could tell her what to do!

She was about to give the man a piece of her mind, but Timothy beat her to it.

He jumped in front of Darya, thrust his hands on his hips. 'You don't get to boss her around! She's not your wife anymore.'

Throwing an arm around Darya's shoulders, he added with pride, 'She's my girlfriend. It's my job to protect her. You can back off now.'

Micah knitted his brows. 'Girlfriend?'

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Wasn't Darya in a relationship with Avery?

What was going on here?

Darya was just as stunned.

Then she felt Timothy squeeze her shoulder.

He winked at her, silently pleading with her to play along

'You are his girlfriend?' Micah turned to Darya.

Darya, irked by his interrogative tone, smiled coldly. "That's none of your business.'

'Come on. Let's get out of here.' Timothy steered her towards the door.

Micah moved swiftly to block their path. 'Answer the question, please.'

'What's it to you?' Darya raised her chin, defiant.

'I'd like to know.'

Darya's anger rose.

While they were married, he never cared enough about her to ask how her day went.

Why was he suddenly taking an interest in her life now?

It was too late!

Acting on impulse, she leaned over and pecked Timothy on the cheek.

She interlaced her fingers with his and held up their joint hands. 'Does this answer your question?' Timothy, surprised and thrilled by the sudden kiss, could not help grinning like a Cheshire cat.

'What about you and Avery?' Micah blurted out before he could stop himself.

'As I said before, that's none of your business.' Darya held Timothy's hand. 'I can date whomever I want. You don't get a say in that.'

'Yeah!' Timothy stuck out his chest, proud as a peacock. 'Darya picked me. What, are you jealous?'

'What do you see in him?' Micah was genuinely puzzled.

He refused to acknowledge Timothy's taunt.

But he couldn't deny that the sight of the two holding hands irritated him more than words could describe. Darya tilted her head as if to give his question some serious thought. 'Timothy is good-looking, fun to be around. He doesn't stick his nose where it doesn't belong, and he sure as hell won't demand his girlfriend give blood to another woman.'

'And I don't cheat!' Timothy added in a hurry.

'That's right.' Darya looked Micah in the eye. 'If that's not quality boyfriend material, what is?'