Arrangement With A Billionaire (Bad Boy Billionaire Brothers #1) Read Online Free PDF Page A

was not exactly what she wanted to hear. "You're an adult now, and so is your brother. It won't be the end of the world if they divorce and have to sell the house."
    "But they can't do that!" She tensed in her seat, nearly knocking over her plate with the pizza crusts on it.
    Jane didn't mention a word about a possible mess on her rug. She just waited for Isla to continue.
    "I grew up in that house. We were happy there, and we were happy spending our summers at the cottage."
    Jane took in another deep breath, once again, preparing to be the voice of reason. Isla knew she wasn't going to hear the thing she wanted most.
    "Look, I get that those things have sentimental value to you, but your life isn't going to stop if things change. Does it matter if your parents get a divorce? They're both adults who can choose to do whatever they want. And let’s say they don't divorce—"
    "They will if they sell the house. Daddy doesn't want to sell it and Mom is fighting him on it."
    She knew her daddy wouldn't forgive her mother if the house needed to be sold, regardless of whose fault it was. "We live in a nice apartment in the city. They could easily live in a place like this and get by just fine. Our place isn't exactly cheap, and your parents would be able to afford this much.”
    That was true, they could, but the point remained. "It'll end for them if the house or the cottage has to go."
    "Even though your grandfather has cottages you and your family could use? You can make new memories in another cottage at a different lake."
    "He would let us use one for family time, but that's it. I do get your point though," Isla said. It would wound her father's pride to have to get rid of one of his properties, but maybe their marriage could survive it.
    "Great, and couldn't your grandfather give your mother a loan to keep the house for now?"
    She shook her head before Jane finished speaking. "I already asked him. Daddy didn't know I went to see him, but his answer was no. Daddy’s mad at him that he doesn’t give enough, but he’s running out of money, too.” He’d said it was just a house and a pile of bricks shouldn't matter. He was right
    “He says that to you, and you’re still so desperate to save Baciami Boutiques?”
    Her face heated. She turned away from Jane, but it was probably already too late to keep her friend from seeing it. “That’s different. He’s lost property plenty of times, he knows how it feels, but this is his whole business. I know he’s trying to teach me a lesson about moving on and not holding onto to material possessions, but I don’t think he knows how much trouble Mom’s marriage is in.”
    “Would your mother accept a loan from him, even if he were to offer one?”
    Isla opened her mouth to respond, and then had to immediately shut it again. No, her mother wouldn’t accept the help. She’d been brought up to want to do things on her own, to not rely on her father’s wealth.
    Now that she thought about it, she hadn’t heard of any of her aunts asking for money. Either they weren’t in the same financial trouble that her parents were in, or they had already decided to suck it up.
    “I take it that means no?”
    Isla shook her head. “I don’t… I guess so.”
    “And what about your brother?” Jane asked. He’s saved for College, right? So he shouldn’t be in any trouble over this.”
    “Matt’s costs are forty thousand per year. He only managed to save up ten thousand of it instead of twenty for his first year. Daddy’s been paying the full difference instead of just half like he was supposed to. If I don’t get the business back and running, he won’t get a second year.”
    Jane continued to give her that ‘hard truths’ look, the one that said she still wasn’t on the same page. “And don’t you think that’s a consequence he’ll need to face for a set of actions he made?”
    Normally, she would agree, but this was different. Her brother was young, and even if he had saved