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?"

tried to recover, not having expected her father

only person that Kylan had been okay with telling the truth to, and maybe

she was with Kylan. He would take the news of her dating and marrying her boss far

honestly. He's. He's good to

against you. You could lose your job. Are you sure this is a good idea! I thought you always told me your boss is

to Oscar, so she wouldn't lose cell reception. She started walking down them carefully, her

different when we're alone, Dad. I've seen him be... soft and caring. He's

as she said them. They weren't just little white lies; they were all things Kylan

this as a power dynamic where he acts like he can

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

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

before

prepare for

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But I'm worried about you, Kate. I know you're nearing

We'll come to visit

have this under control though. Okay! I promise.

love you, Kate. Please be

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

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

Oscar, who helped her into the car. Once settled in her seat, she thought about the schedule

the second ring and pressed her phone back to her ear. "Good morning.

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

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

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

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