Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 2

Five minutes later, the car was pulling into the massive parking garage beneath the behemoth all-glass building, that was Ross Corp's headquarters. Oscar parked next to several other standard issued black SUVS and then cut the engine. She walked inside with him, before he finally had to turn down to the security office, and she to the elevator that would take her upstairs to the top floor of the building.

"Thank you, Oscar," she said with a wave.

Oscar smiled at her. "Don't let him push you around too much today, Katrina," he reminded her.

She sighed and nodded her head. "Absolutely not."

She smiled at him one more time, before she walked to the elevator, giving a polite greeting to today's receptionist along the way. She wasn't at all surprised that it was someone she didn't recognize, yet again. The employee turnover rate was impacting every department, after all.

A few minutes later, Katrina was walking out into the familiar top floor that housed the various higher-ups of Ross Corp. She walked by Ryan's office, realizing he was on the phone. She gave him a nod and then continued on her way. This floor of the building was always relatively quiet. Kylan demanded it is that way.

The only sound she heard, was the clicking of her heels on the polished laminated flooring beneath her feet. It unsettled her at times, how lifeless this area of the company seemed to be, but she was mostly used to it by now.

She reached her office at the end of the hall, taking a moment to set down her coffee on her desk, followed by her briefcase next to it. She knew she had a million emails waiting for her eyes to go over, but she also knew that Kylan's tea would be getting cold, and she couldn't allow that to happen.

She left her office, his tea in hand, and continued next door. She didn't bother knocking, she never did anymore. Kylan knew it would be her at this time of day. She pushed open the heavy, oak door, and stepped inside.

Kylan was pacing in front of the window, phone pressed to his ear, and one hand in the pocket of his perfectly tailored navy blue suit. She moved to sit in the chair in front of her desk, setting her tea down in front of her computer. She sat back in her seat, crossing her legs while her eyes trailed Kylan's walking.

He was always pacing. Even more so, when he was in a mood like he seemed to be today.

"It's not my fault the fucking paparazzi don't understand boundaries. I will not be paying to replace their shitty camera," Kylan quipped into his phone.

Katrina knew exactly the incident he was referring to. He had broken another camera upon leaving a business dinner a few nights ago. She had been there, and she was likely the only reason he got into the waiting car without causing a further commotion. She apologized profusely for Kylan's thoughtlessness, citing the fact that he absolutely detested having his picture taken in such fashion, but it seemed the company the photographer worked for, wasn't interested in pleasantries. She honestly couldn't blame them, either.

No matter how many times she, or Ryan, tried to explain to Kylan that things like the press and paparazzi were going to be a part of everyday life when he was an incredibly young CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company, it never seemed to get through to him. He chose instead to be personally offended by the lack of privacy, and she was left to pick up the broken pieces of Kylan's public image each time he acted out.

There was a knock on Kylan's office door, and the face of her most trusted friend poked around the small opening they had created. Katrina cringed, noticing that Kylan flashed her a dangerous look before he turned back to pacing and looking outside. She took the hint, standing swiftly from her seat and ushering the person outside and back into the hallway. She closed the door behind her quietly, and then she turned to look at her friend.

"He's in a mood today, Aaron. Is that the new prototype?" she asked, referring to the small machine in Aaron's hands.

mood. I don't know

with a hand pressed to his mouth. Katrina had to stretch to reach his face since he was

or your girlfriend think of my

hand. He stuck

are disgusting," she groaned as she shook her

in there. It's like he has a damn detector

brown hair

not wrong," she relented begrudgingly. "But is that the new

I call it the "Nightfall 2.0"," he told her

have it completed

little more difficult to program than either me or

head in understanding, though you really had no idea how something like programming worked. "All right, I'll back you up if Kylan

office door swung open at

have that prototype to me last week," Kylan

ears turn red at the tips. "I know, Sir. Harry and I are sorry. It was difficult to get the programming down just right. But we finally did it. I have no doubt

boss while the cogs turned in his mind. His stark grey eyes were unreadable, as they usually were. His sharp features looked neither too angry nor kind at that moment. The black hair of his bangs threatened to fall into his eyes, and his normally plump lips were pulled

diagnostics, and send me the completed reports by this evening,"

obvious relief. "Absolutely," breathed. He looked

smiled at him. "We have a late dinner meeting tonight. But Friday, I'm all

in front of Kylan. "See you later, then," he said, turning around and heading back toward the

you're done socializing," Kylan deadpanned, gesturing for

sit in his oversized, black leather office chair behind his desk. She internally remarked, not for the first time, as to how small he looked sitting in such a chair. But even though he looks short in that humongous office chair, his domineering presence demanded undeniable respect. She was used to the energy he always carried with him, but it still surprised her at times. "Schedule?" Kylan asked her flatly. He lifted

sighed with relief. She wouldn't have to find a new coffee shop yet, and she

picked up the tablet she usually kept on Kylan's desk. "You have a meeting in half an hour with Kyla&John Techno Corp. They still want you to choose to use their technology, for the new release of the doorbell camera." She skimmed down the schedule a little further. "We have a free lunch, and then you have a conference call with Jordan Hughes, at two o'clock. He's

in their hands, and bragging about their accomplishments." He scowled at nothing in particular before taking another drag from

things, but he never openly gloated about his money. She had no idea of his background before Ross Corporation, apart from the scarce information on his company bio. However, she had the distinct impression that Kylan most likely didn't come from a wealthy background. The very air about him didn't scream "old money" by

a lawyer to deal with this latest paparazzi shit," Kylan informed

pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation, and she took in the dark circles beneath his

wouldn't like hearing from her again so soon, but Kylan's temper had been something else lately. Kylan

sighed. "Have you taken it for more than a night