I looked at him in disbelief. “Why did you come all the way here?”

Nathan’s eyes sparkled with a touch of delight. “I just wanted to see if you were really gone.”

“You knew you might be wasting your time, but you still showed up?” I joked.

“Well, sometimes you have to take a leap to find out what happens. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have this pleasant surprise. Nathan replied, his voice deep and a little rough.

I glanced back at my freshly cleaned living room. “Well, you showed up just in time. I was about to head out.”

The look in Nathan’s eyes dimmed a little. “You’re leaving already?”

I nodded. “Yeah, I don’t like driving at night. It’s still light out, and the highway should be clear.

Nathan’s gaze was full of warmth as he nodded. “Alright, I’ll walk you down.”

I locked the door and walked beside him to the elevator.

“Did you manage to sort out your company’s cash flow issues?” I asked him.

the Chancellor family’s network runs deep. With them standing in the way, nobody’s going to make a move anytime soon. Everyone’s just looking out for their own

this wasn’t something that could

family stops interfering, I want to invest in your company,” I said, cutting

on shaky ground,” Nathan said seriously, trying to talk me out of it. “If you really want a stake, wait until I’ve turned things around–then I’ll sell you some shares at a

when things are going well, who am I really? Nathan, I believe in your tech. I’m not investing because of feelings–I’m here to make

company ever gets back on its feet, I’ll make sure you get your investment back many times over. But right now, everything’s a mess. The Chancellor family put

into Miss Chancellor earlier!” I said as the elevator chimed and I

in after me, his voice full of worry. “Did

at him and smiled. “You think she’d say

call you a homewrecker. Victoria, I’m sorry–it’s my fault for keeping the Chancellor family stuff from you. That’s why you ended up getting dragged into

anything bad about me. Actually, she seemed really worried about you. Nathan, I think Miss

every decision after that would just be one mistake after another, until there no way to fix it,” Nathan said, his voice steady. He’s a stubborn guy, not the type to be forced into anything, and he’s

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this with a

you do everything a husband’s supposed to, she’ll

wouldn’t matter, but she does. Love’s a two–way

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