Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Kylan still didn't acknowledge the kiss when she reached the office. He didn't act any differently when she brought him his tea, and he didn't seem the least bit distracted or put off. If anything, he was calm and put together.

I was offering. It made Katrina annoyed. It bothered her that he could do something so obviously against his own boundaries, and then not talk about it. No matter how she tried to tell herself it was nothing, her thundering heart betrayed her. was foreign and entirely inappropriate, and she wanted it to end.

sanging in. It was

She didn't like this. This weird emotional limbo she felt herself hanging

The ride to Elorde Enterprises was mostly quiet, with Kylan on the phone for the majority of the way. She periodically ate the sour cherries she brought with her ignoring the strange look her boss gave her.

"Why are you eating in the car?" Kylan asked her, his tone already harsh.

She hadn't realized he was no longer on the phone. She looked at him, not at all in the mood to deal with his crassness. "These aren't messy" she told him calmly.

Kylan scoffed and pulled the bag from her lap abruptly, bringing it up to his gaze. "Sour cherries?" he asked flatly, his brow quirking as he looked at

her now

"You're welcome to try one, she responded just as calmly as before.

Kylan huffed with annoyance and handed the bag back to her. She took it and ate another cherry, a few more minutes passing by in silence once again. She reached into the bag and grabbed a single piece of candy, withdrawing her hand and reaching it out to Kylan wordlessly

He looked down at it with an incredulous expression, before he finally groaned and took the piece of candy. She watched him put and she smiled slightly

it in his mouth 0-0-0-

The walk around Elorde Enterprises was nothing short of impressive. Their headquarters had many buildings, including a vast factory filled with machines that she mostly didn't understand what their specific functions were.

Mr. Hughes himself showed them around, obviously trying to win over Kylan especially, though the contract between Ross Corporation and Titan Enterprises had already been finalized and signed. Katrina watched Kylan closely the majority of the time. He was walking with his hands in his pockets and a mostly stoic look on his face. Only when James showed them a prototype for the Nightfall, did she see Kylan perk up a bit, as he always did around Ross Corporation tech.

The prototype was, by all means, equally as impressive as the headquarters itself. They had taken Aaron and Harry's initial design and ran with it completely. She once again felt she had made the right decision by encouraging Kylan to strike a deal with Mr. Hughes. The Nightfall was only the beginning if things went well. James wanted to expand into the military, which was something Kylan was also ultimately interested in.

At the close of the tour. James bid them farewell politely, and Kylan guided her out of the factory portion of the headquarters, a casual hand poised over her lower back. She ignored it and Kylan opened the car door for her, as he always did.

He moved in after her, adjusting his suit jacket before clicking his seatbelt in place. "Good work, Kate."

praise stunned her into silence

few times and then cleared her

fruitful venture," Kylan

Sir." She was flustered, and it annoyed her that something as simple as bask praise could bring her

in response as Oscar drove them to their

what does Keith know, exactly?" she ventured to ask,

Italian

of the car door. "He knows what the public knows," was

told his uncle the truth, especially when Keith had been an investor in Ross Corporation. She supposed that had been years ago, yet Kylan was

room for

Seshall

then, Sir?" She wanted absolute clarity

grey area.

much, yes, Kylan responded curtly. He opened the car door and climbed out, his hand

didn't let go of her hand until she was guided to the

waiting. He had taken the liberty

g a boule of

too expensive white

took her seat next to Rylan, noticing that he diaped an arm

She ordered some starters and sapped on her wine leisurely, enjoying the taste as it easily slipped down her throat. She was only half paying attention until Keith shifted the subject matter suddenly. "So, you're engaged with my nephew?" he asked her, slathering some pesto atop

thin slice

of bread.

nodded her head politely. "I am, yes," she told

a bite of his bread, and watching both her and Kylan with careful, narrowed eyes. "I didn't think you had it in you." He directed the

the eye-roll Kylan gave his uncle. "What the hell is that

in his eye that signaled nothing good was to come. What did he even mean, exactly? Why was it important that she know about

gone rigid where he sat. His eyes were flashing dangerously while he looked at his uncle. "Say one more f*cking word, Keith, and these meals will be at an end. He was mad. Furious, even. It was obvious in the way he

know that?" he mused, lifting his

from it.

undeniably curious. Kylan's previous relationship had been mentioned a few times now, but she still knew next to nothing about it The rest of her meal was painfully awkward. Kylan wouldn't look at her, not even as he kept his arm around

put Kylan off from dating anyone else since then? To the point, he wouldn't even kiss anyone else, even as

her business too. It wasn't. She had

to the office, and she didn't push him to talk to

back at Ross Corp, did she talk to him about their