Dance for the Billionaire

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state of play with the house right now.”
    “The roof is on, thank God, so the structure is not exposed to the elements, but there are no windows and the interior needs to be completed.  I’m planning to go there myself at Christmas.  I can’t afford it right now and I have to take Shawn and the girls, so I can’t go term time.  Hopefully, I can get it all straightened out.”
    “No, no.”  Chantelle looked at him sharply before quickly turning back to the road.  “I have a friend who will take care of it for me.  All I need is the name of the contractor and the location of the property.”
    “You know people in Jamaica?”
    “I have property there—five apartments blocks in Kingston which are currently all occupied.  And work is almost complete on the two gated communities I’m building in Montego Bay, but those won’t suit your mother and grandparents or I would move them until the house gets sorted out.”
    “Gated community?” Chantelle gasped.  “My grandparents are very simple people.  They don’t even like going to Kingston!  I managed to get a nice piece of land in the countryside.  It’s not too far from the beach and there is enough land at the back for my grandfather to start farming again on a smaller scale.  He’s really excited about moving to it.” Chantelle sighed.  “Mr. Patrick—that’s the name of the contractor—had given me a guarantee that another ten thousand pounds will complete everything.”
    “Until you send it to him and he decided that he needs another ten.”  Dominic ran his right hand through his hair.  “This man’s either incompetent or a con artist.  Derek will pay him a visit and straighten the whole mess out.”
    “But—”
    “Don’t worry he won’t hurt him if it’s not necessary,” Dominic promised with an edge in his voice.
    “What?”
    The traffic lights ahead turned amber and then red. Chantelle slowed the car and stared across at Dominic as she automatically brought the clutch up to biting point in preparation for the change of signal.
    “You heard me.”
    “I don’t want anyone hurt!”
    “Sometimes it’s necessary to inflict pain so that a lesson can be learned.”
    “I’m not giving you his full name and address if you plan to get him beaten up!” Chantelle told him heatedly as she followed the car ahead as the lights changed.  Had she somehow stepped into a parallel universe?  “Especially since it’s probably my uncle’s fault!”
    “Your uncle needs a lesson in family loyalty, but I promise that nothing will happen to him.”  Dominic took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly.  “I hate injustice.”
    “And you think hurting a man because he might have conned me out of some money is justice?”
    “It’s a kind of justice.  Heaven knows how many other people he has conned out of their hard-earned money.”  They just missed the amber signal at the next set of lights.  Chantelle turned to glare at him again and he reluctantly agreed, “Okay.  I promise that Derek won’t touch either of them.  He’ll find out if all the money you sent has been spent on the house and if so, how much more needs to be spent.  If he finds out that the funds have been misappropriated, he will have the man refund the balance or find a way for him to work it off.  Whichever way, work will recommence immediately.  Your mother will be in Jamaica within a week or two.”
    “That’s not possible!  I don’t have any more money at the moment and—”
    “I doubt that the contractor needs any more money and if he does, I will send it to Derek.  If there’s not enough manpower to finish the job quickly, Derek will put some of his own men on it.”
    “I can’t let you pay for—” Chantelle began.  It would be so wonderful if he could… but she just couldn’t let him.  Surely, she couldn’t!
    “You can think of it as a salary advance, if that makes you feel better.”  Dominic reached over and ran the back of his hand

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