Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 4

Half an hour later, she was back in an SUV with Oscar, waiting for Kylan to make his appearance. Every two weeks, she had dinner with Keith, Kylan's uncle. He was an angel investor for Ross Corp, and the only thing he asked in return, was to have dinner with Kylan. Keith was someone that Kylan could tolerate slightly more than others, much like Ryan and herself. Sometimes, he asked her to go to dinner too, and other times he let her go home instead. She wasn't surprised he would want her involved today, with the extra prevalent Kylan finally made his way into the back seat of the car. He sat next to her, with only the middle seat in between them. She gave him a small smile, and he nodded his head at her.

shadow hanging over his head.

"Did you-" he began.

She knew what he was going to ask. "Your dry cleaning was picked up and taken home," she told him calmly.

"And what about-" he added.

"Your suit for the gala this weekend? Pressed and tailored. It's at your home, too," she said with the same calm tone.

Kylan nodded at her slowly, eyeing her carefully. "Right. Good work," he said curtly.

It was the closest her boss ever came to saying thank you, and she smiled at him again in response.

Twenty minutes later, Oscar was dropping Katrina and Kylan off at the latest upscale restaurant Keith chose. Kylan had the decency to hold the car door open for her, and she nodded at him in thanks as she climbed out.

Keith was already waiting inside when they walked in, and the two of them made their way over to him, Kylan on her heels. She sat down across from Keith, with Kylan on her right.

"Ahh, my dear Kate. You're still working for this grumpy little shit?" Keith asked her, lifting his glass of a far too expensive Cabernet Sauvignon, and taking a long drink from it. She laughed and nodded. "I am."

Kylan scoffed and lifted the glass of whiskey Keith had already ordered for him. "I wanted it neat, old man," he complained about the ice in his cup.

"I'll take that one if you don't want it. I'll order you a new one," she offered her boss.

Kylan eyed her curiously before he handed her his whiskey. Katrina drank it easily, wincing as the fiery liquid skirted down her throat.

Dinner went as it always did, with Keith poking and prodding at Kylan relentlessly, and Kylan responding with less and less patience as time wore on.

Katrina entered the conversation where she felt it was relevant, but she spent the majority of the time enjoying her steak and vegetables quietly. It was really the only true draw from these fancy dinners: the expensive food.

She noticed that Kylan was looking at her more so than he usually did. She couldn't read his expression, as always, but it was making her increasingly more on edge as time went on. She didn't know what was on his mind, and it was making her nervous. Finally, she finished dinner, and Keith stood to say farewell. "I still don't know why you're working for this one. You could do a lot better, Kate. Does he even pay you well?" Keith asked her, putting on his jacket in the process of speaking.

"He pays me well enough. I'll forever have a mountain of student debt, but that's not his fault. It's just what happens when you have to pay your own way through school."

Katrina shrugged nonchalantly, avoiding Kylan's gaze. She didn't normally discuss her pay with anyone and especially not in front of her boss.

Keith laughed and shook his head. "Give your assistant a raise, you damn brat," he chastised Kylan.

looked down at the table in embarrassment. "Really, Keith. I'm fine. Thank you for the dinner, as always," she told the older gentleman politely. Kylan glowered at Keith but made no

his hair, before he turned and walked from the

again, and she met his stare

a moment

on my face?" she asked him,

quietly, standing

especially tense for the entirety of the ride. When Oscar dropped her off and she offered a goodnight, Kylan didn't even look

behavior, but it did make her a little

exhausting day, she kicked off her

time. By the time her skin was properly wrinkled, she had got out and dressed in her usual nightgown. She brushed her teeth and removed her makeup. She finally

phone in to charge when she received a text message. By this point, it was nearing midnight, and she

He never communicated with her this way. It

at our usual meeting, first

everything all right,

"Go to sleep."

at her phone in confusion. Why was he acting so strangely? What did he have to talk to

"Yes, Sir. Goodnight."

that, and she was left feeling restless for a long

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red dress that stopped just above her knees. She chose a pair

finished

best not to be nervous

help but wonder if she had gone too far, with how she backed up Ryan and his idea that Kylan finds someone to publicly date to marry, no matter how fake it should be. Katrina

her floor, stepped out, and walked to deposit her jacket and briefcase in her office. She

spot, and then took a seat in front of his desk with her

He turned around to face her, and she was surprised to see he

forearms, and the first two buttons of his shirt were undone. He looked... different, and

it too. It wasn't a surprise, but she never paid him any mind

facial expression while he approached her. He came to a stop in

the sudden unexplainable

we go over the day's schedule?" she finally suggested, doing her best

cleared his throat. "Stand up, Katrina. Over there." He gestured to the center of his

look, but she still put her coffee down on his desk. Katrina then rose from her chair and walked to where he pointed.

circle her. She followed him with her eyes, every

was looking at her, all of her. Was something wrong with

what are you doing, exactly?" she asked him slowly, swallowing