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?"

as the doors to the elevator opened. "Dad? Oh! Hey, dad! It's good to 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

to, and maybe Maine, by extension This was her own father, yes. But she didn't know how he would react. He could potentially blow the entire thing out of proportion. Her father was a reasonable man about most things,

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 would be able to process

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.

goes badly, he could hold it against you. You could lose your job. Are you sure

walking down them carefully, her phone stili pressed to her car and

always will be. But he's different when we're alone, Dad. I've seen him be... soft and caring. He's always getting

words as she said them. They weren't just little white lies; they

don't want him to look at this as a power dynamic where he acts like he

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

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

before

prepare for

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I'm worried about you, Kate. I know

We'll come to visit

I know you worry. I have this under control though. Okay! I promise. W and you'll see." She hoped she sounded reassuring and not strained like she internally

love you, Kate.

work now." She ended the call

took a deep breath, attempting to calm her nerves. She meant to 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 to all that often since moving

the car. Once settled in her seat,

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

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

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 happened. It wasn't a big deal, to begin with. There was a simple explanation for

why he defended her against the paparazzi, so she really didn't need to be questioning that any more than she already had. On top of all of that. Kylan wasn't the sort of person to

their 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 out the window of the car