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

and she took a step back from 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 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

if she pretended she was with Kylan. He would take the news of her dating

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 know what the

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

reception. She started walking down them carefully, her phone stili pressed to her car and her briefcase

seen him be... soft and

realized the truth of her words as she said them. They weren't just little white lies; they were all things Kylan had done for her in the last two weeks

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

that surrounded a large, stone fireplace. She could see Oscar's SUV outside, and

a few weeks, just for a few days.. Uhmm... before we.... What do you

before

prepare for

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Chapter 27

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

We'll come to visit

her hair. "I know, Dad. I know you worry. I have this under control though. Okay! I promise. W and you'll see." She hoped

you, Kate. Please be

you too, Dad. I have to get to work now." She ended the call and slid her

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

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

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

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

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

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 let his feelings be readily known. Which meant it shouldn't

she was, poised to have another meal with Keith. It made her wonder if Keith knew of their specific arrangement. Or was Kylan keeping the details from him too? "We're poised to go to Elorde Enterprises and approve the