I turned away from the piercing stare of Ryan and caught sight of Nathan, his face frozen in shock. He quickly threw on his shirt, buttoning it up as he walked over. Nathan asked, “You

have more guests today?”

Ryan’s face darkened as he asked, “And who is he?”

I never imagined I’d end up in a situation like that, not even in my wildest dreams. Yet here

it was, playing out like some soap opera. Both of my backup guys showed up at my place at

the same time.

Both men turned to look at me at the exact same time, their gazes locking onto me. I regained my composure and offered a steady smile. “He’s my subordinate, Ryan.”

Ryan’s face went pale, and a wave of grievance washed over his expression. I turned and

gestured toward Nathan. “And this is my friend, Nathan.” Nathan’s brow furrowed slightly.

The tension in the room was thick, but I tried to lighten the mood. I reached out, took the

bag from Ryan, and asked, “Did you bring any dishes?”

Ryan’s face eased up a little, and he nodded. “Yeah, I brought some. I came over to have

lunch with you.”

I nodded, then turned to Nathan. “Do you have any plans for lunch? If not, maybe you

could…”

else going on. Mind if I just eat here?” Nathan cut me off, picking up

not–so–subtle hint.

gave a couple of awkward laughs. “Lunch is fine, but just so you

my daughter over

timing. I actually have some

out from the elevator. “Dad,

to be chatting but stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the scene

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to me. “Mom, you’re home. Awesome! And look, Ryan’s here, too. Oh, and who’s this guy?

made the whole room freeze in awkward silence. I looked over at Nathan, and he was looking right

face was stormy as he walked right up

and Ryan brought some food over because he wanted to have lunch here. Do you want to stay

you had lunch plans with

voice went cold. “No,

kiddo. I’m not

“Oh, okay.” Yvonne nodded.

at all about

trying to set Jared up with new girlfriends back at home. Yvonne’s

she seemed pretty chill about

indifferent and distant didn’t get hung up on

looked like all three guys were determined to stick around and see what I could do in

I’ll get started on

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