Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Two shots and a beer into her night with Aaron, and to her delight. Maine, and she was finally feeling relaxed.

so let me get this straight. He won't kiss anyone, but he'll Pck girls like Casually! Like it's no big deal?" Maine clarified for the fifth time She nodded mad-drink of her second beer "Exactly We've so

seat of kissed twice, but the first time didn't really rount. The second time, though! I definitely counted. And then we almost kissed again a couple of nights ago, and then he kissed my forehead last night. But he won't talk to me about any of it. So it's all just. There She gestured to the empty space in front of her carelessly and Aaron and Maine shared a meaningful look

"Maybe he has feelings for you! I mean, you've survived three years under his direction at Ross Corp. It isn't that unbrand of that it could be because he's harboring feelings for you. Aaron pointed on, breaking open a peanut shell that he pulled from a half-filled bowl in the center of the table

She nearly spits out the drink of beer she had just taken. "Are you even listening to yourself. Aaron' Give me a break. Kylan Ross has a heart mude of stone," she said seriously, shaking her head and wiping her mouth with the back of her hand

"Are you sure you're still not in over her head. Kate! I'm honestly worried about what this is going to do to your heart and your mind. You're a sensitive person who cares deeply about others. You can't tell me this isn't going to bother you in the long run. Aaron's voice was filled with so much concern that she couldn't quite drown it out, not even in her half-drunken state.

She groaned and rolled her eyes. "You sound like my father, Aaron, Can we please stop talking about my boss and just have fun!" she pleaded with

Aaron and Maine alike.

They both sighed at the same time, but to their credit, they shifted the conversation away from Kylan for the remainder of the night. --0-0-0-

She spent the weekend resting and eating whatever the hell she wanted. She ordered groceries for delivery, adding a bag of sour cherries and equally sour gummy worms for Kylan in her order. Even if he acted like he didn't truly like either candy, she knew he really did. She also fully believed the sourness did combat some anxiety, just as Oscar said

she slept in and watched several movies, not caring at all about changing out of her pajama

She needed this, this self-care, this self-indulgence. The last two weeks had been a lot, and she was tired. Tired of overthinking and analyzing. Done pretending she was in a relationship that wasn't real. It was exhausting to remember that she was only at the very beginning of her contract with Kylan

She was done with all of it for the time being, and she only wanted to relax for a weekend. So, she did.

By the ume Monday rolled around, she was well-rested and ready for another week. Being able to relax and unwind, had granted her the ability to see the situation more clearly. She was going to steel herself from reading into anything anymore and she was determined to be only professional

Whatever weirdness had started because of this contract, was over. She was going to handle it like any other business transaction. It's what it was. It's

She got ready for work, opting to wear a long black sleeve, silk shirt, and a grey pencil skirt. She added a pair of black sweater tights and her fleece jacket. It was nearing the end of October and almost constantly either rainy or muggy outside, at this point in the year. She felt more relaxed than she had in the last two weeks, during the ride to work. She was holding onto the peace she had found over the weekend. Even when kylan called her to complain about the rain, she was calm. She was collected,

She bid Oscar farewell and headed up to her office, depositing her jacket and briefcase quickly, before she made Kylan his tea. She was still calm, even as she carefully steeped his black tea.

Carrying it once it was prepared, she brought it to Kylan and sat it on his desk. She took her usual seat and waned for him to finish his phone call near the window, where he was pacing, also as usual.

She unplugged her tablet and began to overlook the schedule for the day

All was normal.

All was okay.

She was okay.

The bracelet. The prize from the Cracker Jack box. It was sitting on his desk. His neat, never cluttered, always overly organized, desk. Why did he have it sull?

a little bit

she hear me?" she distantly heard Kylan

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instantly, and then she stared at her boss. He was looking at her

your schedule?" she asked him, doing her

went over the day's schedule

force. Kylary was meticulous, any time there was a board meeting. He was edge and anxious, and it came back to

was always more on

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to avoid him by going down to the cafeteria for once, he was back to being insufferable "Where the f*ck are the reports for the mouth of October!" Kylan asked her, deftly loosening

She begged whatever higher power there might be in the fucking sky, for more patience.

them to her an hour ago, she responded

Kylan asked, pacing in front of

thing. Sir, she responded tiredly, trailing

hands in

"They've gone u

informed him quietly. His pacing was putting her on

front of her and walked over to him slowly. She reached out and placed a hesitant hand on his forearm, and he stopped walking at once. Now,

arm. "Relax, Sir. This is just another board meeting, like all the rest. You're the CEO,

feeling, not as he stared down at her with an expression she wasn't at all sure "You're touching me at work" Kylan

reaching forward and readjusting his

how to place.

re in the privacy of your office," she reminded him, patting his chest once after fixing his tie. She turned around to

down at the unexpected physical contact, She then looked into Kylan's eyes. He was staring at her, still unreadable as ever But he didn't look unkind. He looked like he wanted to say something, so she patiently waited for

She knew how Rylan operated. She knew if he didn't want to talk, he wouldn't. So again, she

her chair and Kylan comenced his pacing once more, while he fired more questions at her she answered every single one with the Kame calm

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even Kylan did. All of Bows Corp's higher-ups were there, each one of them pretentious and old-fashioned, except perhaps Kylan and Ryan themselves. Max from Hit was also okay, she knew. Apart from them, the rest of the accountants, the PR team, the managers from the factory side of things. They were all the same.

way several of the men looked at her. She knew they were all aware of her relationship with Kylan by now and she could imagine how upset it made them. How wrong it seemed to them, that Max had

Kylan's assistant. Several men still believed women

of Kylan's nervousness earlier in his office, he always know how to act the

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