Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

"He shouldn't have punched him. Assault is never okay."

"Mine? That's possessive, isn't it?"

"I think it's sweet! The paparazzi don't respect boundaries. I don't blame him for losing his cool."

"I support Katrina and Kylant"

"Does anyone have the Ross Corp, doorbell camera? Is it worth getting?"

"I love a man who will stand up for his woman!"

"Mine? Oh my God, Katrina is so lucky!"

"Kylan Ross is a menace to society. He needs to stay in his penthouse.

It was Friday. Finally. Instead of looking forward to the weekend, her stomach was in knots while she read through several of the comments under the picture she posted the night before.

It was a mixed bag of reactions. There were a surprising number of people who condoner Kylan's act of violence, but several others didn't. Isabel had been right when she said that everyone was talking about Kylan Ross, though. Everyone. She couldn't go to a single news website, without there being an article about Kylan right now. It was dizzying that she was at the center of all of it, just as much as he was.

She finally closed out every tab on her phone and focused her efforts on getting ready for work. It was raining outside again, an October chill in full swing. She wore a pantsuit today and her thick, fleece-lined jacket and ballet flats.

She headed out her door, briefcase in hand, and then her phone rang, just as she expected it to

"Good morning, Sir." She shifted her phone near her ear and pressed the button to call the elevator "Kare?"

hear your voice," she tried to recover, not having expected her father to call her so early in the morning. "Kate, someone in town showed me a picture of you and

the elevator, subconsciously pacing in front of it. She didn't know what she was allowed to tell her father. As far as she knew, Aaron was the one and only person that Kylan had been okay with telling the truth to, and maybe Maine, by extension This was her

would take the news of her dating and marrying her boss far better than he would be able to process that none of it was

to call you. I uh, started dating Kylan - my boss, yeah... we started dating a few months before he proposed and we, uh, we decided to go public with our relationship. But it's really great, honestly. He's. He's good to me and it works. We work. We.. We get each other." She was floundering and not articulating herself well, but being caught off guard

could hold it against you. You could lose your job. Are you sure

wouldn't lose cell reception. She started walking down them carefully, her

likely always will be. But he's different when we're alone, Dad. I've seen him

said them. They weren't just little white lies; they were all things Kylan had done for

this. I feel like he's taking advantage of you. I don't want him to look at this as a power dynamic where he acts like he can take what he wants from

and stopped to take a seat on one of the plush armchairs that surrounded a large, stone fireplace. She could see Oscar's SUV outside, and she knew

We could possibly visit in a few weeks, just for a few

before

prepare for our

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worried about you, Kate. I know you're nearing your thirties, but I still worry. I always

We'll come to visit

have this under control though.

love you, Kate.

be I love you too, Dad. I have to get to work now." She ended the call

talk to her dad, of course, she did. She intended on asking Kylan what she could say to him. She just.. Hadn't yet. There were too many other things she was worrying about, and her dad was never someone she talked

outside to greet Oscar, who helped her into the car. Once settled in her seat, she thought about the schedule for the day. Then,

answered the call on the second ring and pressed her phone back to her ear. "Good morning. Sir," she said with as much cheer as

our dinner to lunch instead. What's the schedule like

inside of her cheek for a moment. He was right back to business like he hadn't kissed her on the forehead the night before. Like he hadn't punched a photographer in her name. Okay, she could also act as if none of it

that any more than she already had. On top of all of that.

"We're poised to go to Elorde Enterprises and approve the final