The Billionaire’s Proxy by Yvonne Lindsay

Hey, well done on being first to comment .

 

I hope you continue to enjoy the story as it unfolds.

 

All the best!

Yvonne

 

so I don't know if I can wait for the next chapter and may wait a while till there are more chapters up

Well, er, on the boards.... 

 

Great 1st chatper, gal, and I'm totally looking forward to more!  Can't wait to find out what's going on with Robyn, as Jonathan sees her as a little opportunist!

Great first chapter.  Lots of information packed in.  It has me wondering if Jonathon was harder on her because they were in a relationship.  I am my sister's boss and i know I have to be harder on her because if I'm not employees percieve she is getting favors for being the boss's sister.  Looking forward to finding out.

I am glad I finally found this discussion.  It wasn't here when I read the chapter last night.  I searched all over.  I can't figure out why the techs are not consistent on getting us to the chapter discussions after reading. 

Glad you are hear also Yvonne.  I love it when we get to interact with the author and I know some authors can't get on to the discussion either.  Guess they still need to work out some pretty basic bugs on the site.

Hey Yvonne. I am lovin' the first scene. It just pulled me right into Robyn and Jonathan's story. Can't wait for the next chapter.

Or stay up late, Yvonne? 

 

Now, I REALLY want to read the next chapter!  And the one after that, and the one after that..... 

 

Until tomorrow!

LOL, I'm too impatient and read the chapters as soon as they are up.  You do get a total different feel for what is happening when you go one chapter at a time.  I think I now understand what some of my English teachers were getting at when they told us not to read ahead but only the assigned chapters! (Of course I was one of those students who loved to read so went ahead and read the whole story anyway). When you know what went on, your perception on what is happening at the time changes! I just love these discussions for that reason.  Sometimes I go back and look through just to see how our POVs can change over time and with more information

 

Being also of the impatient bent, I love that this is a daily because I'm already intrigued by Jonathon's and Robyn's history.  Looking forward to hearing her side of the story!

Bron 

 

Oh well, I'm weak...

LOL, the next chapter was calling my name and interesting tension in this chapter. Has me hooked.

She is either hopelessly naive or hopelessly stupid about human behavior.  Maybe a little bit of both.  She should know the step brother will do anything to get his way, including lying to her.  So frustrating.  Good one, Yvonne.

This is very frustrating.  I would love to read more -- now.  So far, I don't care for Robyn too much.  She knows 'something' and she is keeping it from Jon.  Is her promotion that important to her?  There is something else going on here with her. 

I read Luc and Belinda's story.  It was great!  There were many times that I wanted to 'shake' Luc -- he showed poor judgment more than once.  I read it in one sitting -- couldn't put it down.

Waves to Bron!  

 

Nicki, Claiming His Runaway Bride is out in Aus/NZ in September, not too long to wait

 

FF, she could be hopelessly naive, or she could be hopelessly stupid about human behaviour...or, she could be something else . To be honest, I'm really beginning to sympathise with the online readers having to wait a day or even a week between chapters, because from an author's pov I just want to blurt it all out!

 

Papaya, maybe the question should be why would this promotion be so important to her, hmmm?

 

Lidia, so glad to see you enjoyed Claiming His Runaway Bride, I wanted to 'shake' Luc a time or two myself. He was hard work. I hope you (eventually) enjoy the online just as much, or more.

 

And Cathy P, I'm having to sit on my hands while I'm typing this so I don't give anything away. Good grief, I don't know how the other authors cope. And, just for the record, typing when you're sitting on your hands is strange. Very strange.

 

 

 

 

Way to go in keeping us enthralled. I can see her motivation cearly now. But as Papaya said she is so blinded by the need to get the promotion she is not seeing outside the box.  If she loved Jon as much as she said she does, she could have got herself another job else where and pleased her parents and herself. Oh wait if she did that we wouldn't have this story. LOL

 

But also surely she must see that Brad is just using her as well.  He'll do anything to annoy his brother, what better than luring his lover away!

 

Is there more to Jon's need for the break? What is the history between the two brothers? 

 

Can't wait for tomorrow.

 

BTW thanks for the heads up about your book Yvonne.  I looked at the Desires being released in Aus in August and want to get everyone of them!  Now I have a book I need for September too!  Oh where is the time to read them all!

Papaya—I do hope that Robyn manages to redeem herself for you. But while Brad might be using her, maybe she has her own agenda? 

 

Nicki—yep, it’s all about story and not about the ‘ifs’ that drive us in our real worlds. But then everyone’s real world is different, isn’t it?  

 

FF—I don’t mean to cause you torment. Besides, crazy is good, yes?  But yeah, your comment is profound. Why is it we can see things so clearly when it’s not our own lives? Degrees of separation. That’s one of the things I find so much fun about writing. I can lock down my ‘oh for goodness sake no-one would do that’ gene and really plumb the depths of people who might choose to make different choices than I do, or those who don’t have the luxury of choice.

this will come down to a lack of communication between Jonathan and Robyn.  Did she make her dreams/goals known to him?  Did he not listen to her about wanting to accomplish more than just being an assistant to him?  Was their attraction to each other so strong they thought they were making themselves clear, but not really talking enough for clarity to occur?

 

I have a theory of what will happen in this story, but I'm not going to post it here.  I'll just see if I'm right down the line! 

The build up is great and Robyn is turning into a great 'heroine you love to hate'. I'm enjoying the story.

LOL Yvonne, it does seem she has her own agenda...    get that promotion at all costs!

There are quite a few more chapters for her to be redeemed.  We shall see how it goes.  Like I said elsewhere, it is possible your opinion/perception can change chapter by chapter in these online reads as you get more information on the characters!  Oh yeah, and the little blurb on the top of these discussions about the storyline can skew your view also!

That said, I am loving this read and you keep reeling me in for the next chapter!  I think I will go look for Luc's story.

It's weird she valued her promotion above her relationship with Jon, almost gives you the impression she was using him for her own gain and not considering his feelings at all.

 

Wonder if he'll sign the proxy over when he still doesn't know all the ins and outs of the meeting.

 

So you going to leave us all hanging by a thread tomorrow Yvonne?

I don't like her either.  Like I said she's all about getting her promotion and proving herself to her parents no matter how she gets it done.  Why in theworld would he give her the proxy when she dumped him?  She has to know she really hurt him.  Why would she think he would trust her after that...

I'm still liking the story and I like Jon, and there are 16 more chapters to "redeem" Robyn. 

I usually like to read books all in one go if I have the time. This chapter by chapter reading can really tug you all kinds of directions with the characters!  I'm still to impatient to wait until the end to read it through and I love the discussions!  You get all kinds of POVs on the lead characters.

Actually, Lidia, I can buy Bradley's insistence that she end her relationship with Jon to be his PA as a legitimate work request on the conflict of interest basis, especially since he and Jon are struggling with each other for control of the direction the company will take.  (Doesn't make me like Bradley at all and certainly doesn't make me understand why she'd agree, but I can buy why her continued relationship with Jon would pose a conflict of interest.  You can't have someone loyal to the "enemy" working in your camp.)

And I suspect we're going to see Robyn using sex to manipulate Jon to sign that agreement (which is even WORSE than in our previous daily because the motive is career advancement rather than love).  I can only hope if it happens it will open her eyes to what's important.

What I can't deal with is that she "loved" Jon but was just willing to give that up so that she could achieve her goal and prove herself to her parents.  I'll grant you that I have great parents who were nothing but supportive, so perhaps I can't understand, but I don't see how you can just decide to throw over a person you love for a job.  Is it me? 

Of course, Robyn should have figured out that Bradley is a jerk as soon as HE started hitting on her and should have already realized her mistake.  Some people are slow learners.

Needless to say, I'm not feeling the love for old Robyn right now.  Perhaps I'll learn something more about her that will turn that around. 

I think .....

Robyn needs to grow up. Parents' approval?  She needs to develop her own self-worth and that won't happen if she's constantly trying to please others.

Parents should love their children unconditionally.

So far all my sympathy is with Jon. I don't much like Robyn.

 

If nothing else, Yvonne, you can be assured that many of us are still reading the story despite not liking Robyn. So far she has demonstrated questionable values and motives. Lots of comments have basically said she should grow up and not depend on her parents approval, but saying that and being able to do it are two different matters. Parental approval is a strong motivator and not every child grows up with unconditional love. The desire for it is pretty universal and very powerful, not matter a person's age.

I still think it is a good story and has the potential for being a powerful story, despite my feelings about Robyn. But right now I am wondering what Jonathan's motivation is regarding Robyn? Can't wait to read the next chapter and find out.

Papaya.  I can see where Robyn is coming from.  She is stuck between a rock and a hard place - well I think so anyway.

 

Yes she still is focussed on the promotion - most annoying I agree but having said that, she wants the promotion so she can thwart Bradley.  If she tells Jon and breaches her confidentiality clause it could be career suicide for her - she can't be trusted to keep company goings on to herself.

 

Maybe if she does tell Jon they could come to some agreement/plan that doesn't compromise her.  Oh what a dilemma.

 

Looking forward to see how they deal with their 'forced' cohabitation.

 

Until Monday!  Great going Yvonne!

At least she was righteously indignant that Jon thought her willing to sleep with him to get his proxy.  I'm glad to be wrong about that. 

Of course, she will sleep with him eventually, but I'd much rather it be because she realizes her mistake in leaving the man in favor of the job. 

I agree she's being naive to think she can single-handedly "fix" things.  I'm guessing Bradley won't give her that promotion until he sees that Jon signed the proxy over to HIM.  So, I'm thinking she'd better forget about the confidentiality clause and her promotion and spill the beans.  Besides, if she thought she was in love with Jon, surely she knows him well enough to know he's honorable and trustworthy.  She knows he has Windcorp's best interests in mind, so he wouldn't be motivated to let anyone know she had told him.

She may be stuck between a rock and a hard place, but it is of her own making.  She already committed career suicide by first sleeping with then dumping Jon with no explanation.  It seems that Jon and Bradley must have a pretty equal amount of shares since, Jon cannot control Bradley and Bradley needs Jon's votes.

To top that off, she first tried to get the proxy for Bradley before she changed her tune and tried to get Jon to give it to her. Why should Jon trust her motives... I really doubt that Bradley is going to give her the promotion and if she is supiscious of his motives then she should suspect that she may not get her promotion with or without the proxy.  She may hope that if Jon gives the proxy to her to vote it, then  Bradley will have to promote her if he wants her to vote (I assume even with the proxy she would still have to be a jr.exec. to vote). 

Even if she does get her jr. exec. promotion through Bradley will she want to continue to work in a company where one of her bosses is a former lover that she dumped!  She is not seeing clearly.  Her need to prove to her parents that she can make it is blinding her to the problems she is going to be facing.

In my opinion, her best bet at this point is to spill the beans and take the high ground.  I don't believe a confidentiality clause should keep someone quiet if they suspect wrong doing.

Ok, having said that...  it's only been one afternoon and reading this chapter by chapter gives you a whole different perspective of the characters then when you read the whole thing or in bigger chunks.

You rock Yvonne, I do like your story, you have me rooting for their relationship (jon and robyn) yet annoyed as hell with Robyn.  Needless to say, I'll be back for more torture next week