Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 156

Saturday lunch with her sisters was supposed to be her chance to catch up with her older sisters and have baby cuddles from Milles. Since Sutton and Blair had both married and started to grow their family, they hadn’t been as available as before. She was happy for them, but it made her realize that her friends‘ group had mostly consisted of her sisters. Other than that, she had work… which was pathetic.

She was glad it was Saturday. She had a break from Alexei for a few days.

Or so she hoped, unfortunately that pipe dream wasn’t going to happen, her phone lighting up with another message… all from him.

Keira stabbed her salad with more aggression than it deserved.

“You okay?” Sutton asked, bouncing baby Miles gently in her arms.

Blair snorted and lifted her tea. “She’s only spearing lettuce like it did something to her.”

Sutton’s mouth quirked. “The prince?”

“No. Justin Timberlake,” Keira deadpanned. “Yes, Prince Alexei. Of course, Prince Needs–To–Keep–His–Pants–On is driving me crazy. That man never steeps,” she glanced at her phone, “-fourteen messagès reminding me about next week’s schedule and what needs to be done. Next week, Sutton.”

Baby Miles squawked like he agreed, smacking his hand against Keira’s arm with a proud chirp.

“See?” Keira said dryly. “Even Miles is over it. I’m thinking of quitting my job and I’m not a quitter.”

Blair leaned back in her wicker chair, one hand resting on her small but unmistakable baby bump. She radiated that smug, radiant glow Keira liked to call “second–trimester superiority.”

“You knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Blair said. “Up until now you have really loved it. What has changed?”

Keira couldn’t tell her sisters that since seeing his dick pic she had been thinking about what he might be like in bed, under him. In her mind it was time to get out before she made a mistake and destroyed the last of her self–respect. A man with commitment issues and rebelling against his father was the last thing she needed.

So instead, she said, “I hate rich men… excluding Roman and Luca of course. It doesn’t matter how royal or rich–deep down, they’re toddlers with bank accounts.”

Both of her sisters laughed.

“You could come work at Warners; I would love to have you on board,” Blair offered.

Keira sighed and shoved her phone under a napkin. “Thanks for the offer but the fashion industry isn’t my thing. I just need Alexei to be a

toddler with a mute button.”

wiping Miles’s drool with a single practiced swipe. “I still don’t understand why you haven’t left if you feel this way. You have

pisses you

a new Olympic sport for him. Push every button 1 have, then grin when I explode. I

“You think he gets off on

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“I–do not want to unpack

could be a little like pulling the pigtail

sisters an evil stare. “Don’t even go down

point out: not all

Keira said, “while your husbands are out car shopping right now like upstanding, domestic cavemen, I’m being

shopping. Luca

“Over what? Who gets the shinier

something

should start a YouTube channel,” Keira said. “Pimp My Pram: Dads

Her phone buzzed again.

didn’t even bother checking

him

Keira did a dramatic voice, squinting like she could manifest the text. “It will be something along the line of… ‘Keira, don’t forget to update the Wystovia stock briefing. You’re probably too busy doing something

said in her big sister

let out a fart so loud it made

“Preach,” Keira muttered.

shoulders soften. This was her

can’t follow them… get out. No job pays enough to work

now.

needed

to Miles.

mind. Boundaries. She needed to set boundaries. The constant texts, the midnight calls, the weeken interruptions–all

Fifteenth message. That

need to go,” she said

frowned. “What? But we haven’t

going to ruin

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eyebrow. “What exactly are you