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?"

to recover, not having expected her father to call her so early in the morning. "Kate, someone in town showed me a picture of

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 own father, yes. But

it was best if she pretended she was with Kylan. He would take the news of her dating and marrying her boss far better than he

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 by this conversation, she didn't

your boss? If it goes badly, he could hold it against you. You could lose your job. Are you

opted to take the stairs down to Oscar, so she wouldn't lose cell reception. She started walking down them carefully, her phone stili pressed to her car

alone, Dad. I've seen him

just little white lies; they were all things Kylan had done for her in the last two

advantage of you. I don't want him to look at this as a power

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 she needed to somehow appease her father enough that she could get him

for a few days.. Uhmm... before we.... What do you think?" she asked him

before

prepare for our

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Chapter 27

Kate. I know

We'll come to visit

hair. "I know, Dad. I know you worry. I have this under control though. Okay! I promise. W and

Kate.

to get to work now." She ended the call and slid her phone into the pocket of

could say to him. She just.. Hadn't yet. There were too many other things she was worrying about, and

the car. Once settled in her

phone back to her ear. "Good morning. Sir," she

lunch instead. What's the schedule

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 happened. It wasn't a big deal, to begin with. There was a simple explanation for the kiss; she had been kissing a fair amount on the cheek and forehead the last two weeks. It was probably done on impulse, and that was

really didn't need to be questioning that any more than she already had. On top of

specific arrangement. Or was Kylan keeping the details from him too? "We're poised to go to Elorde Enterprises and approve the final logistics before they start manufacturing the Nightfall Other than that, we need to go over a few specifics about the Ireland trip coming up at the beginning of December." She went over the schedule with her boss, all the while looking