Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Katrina slept restlessly that night, her mind plaguing her with dreams of Kylan, for the first time ever. When she awoke the next morning, she was all too grateful that it was Saturday.

She vaguely remembered it was her birthday, and she spent the next few hours reading comments on her social media and Kylan's alike, all from people hoping she would have a good day.

She also saw a few pictures from the ball already circling the internet, each one from people romanticizing herself and Kylan. Then a picture of the scaled invitation was also posted. Good thing they covered the place and time of the wedding or else, the paparazzi and those uninvited will be flocking on the day of the wedding. They couldn't afford to let someone ruin their special day, even if it is fake.

It made her feel sour if she was honest. The memory of Kylan's kiss had her completely conflicted. But his reaction afterward, deflated any positive feelings she may have had about it at all.

right

She was happy when she changed into sweatpants and an oversized sweater. She was happy when Aaron and Maine arrived with just the ri amount of junk food and scary movies that she desperately needed to distract her.

She was happy when her dad called to wish her a Happy Birthday until he asked about her visiting and she begrudgingly told him when her flight

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She did her best to enjoy her time with her friends, she really did. They were going above and beyond to help her ring in her last year in her twenties, and she was thankful for them.

But her mind was back in the hallway with Kylan pressed against her, and her hands in his hair.

She hated that she couldn't stop thinking about the kiss, or about him. It was inappropriate, a fact she was reminded of when she transferred the money he sent her to her bank.

Why did it make her feel sick to accept the money y now? Why was she so uncomfortablet

Halfway through her third scary movie and half a bottle of wine, there was a knock on her front door.

Aaron paused the movie and walked to answer it for her. She couldn't see who it was in the darkness of her apartment

"It's uh, Kylan." Aaron came back to tell her, a curious look on his face.

She rolled her eyes at him, having no doubt he would fire way too many questions at her the second he could

She completely forgot Kylan had asked her if he could stop by on her birthday. She wasn't ready to see him, but she knew she had no choice.

couch, acutely aware that she looked far less put together than she usually did around him. She walked to her door slowly, the

in a light blue button-down and black slacks. Visions of her kiss and through her head and she

not going to stay. I only wanted to bring you this," Kylan told her as soon as

stoic facial expression and seemed far 100 calm,

after flashed.

in light brown paper. He handed is to her, and she

Kylan told

you, sir," the

and he looked like he might say more, but then he turned away from her and left, just like the night before She sighed and watched him leave, also like

her kitchen table. She set it down and then switched the light of

then she gasped, and tears sprang to

The painting from the exhibit. The first painting she described to

the snowscape. The beautiful, transcendent scene that she fell in

for her, though

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her, even though

over the gold frame that adorned the painting. Her heart flip-flopped in her chest, even as

Kylan was leaving her

then traveled to her living room

had never wanted to both thank him

let alone gotten her a gif of any kind. She didn't even receive a Christmas bonus, for heaven's sake. And now! Now, he had spent a ridiculous amount of money on something that he

a make-out session, with Kylan. Now she was Now she felt sick to her stomach. Now she felt warm, the same kind of warns she experienced when Kylan was kissing her. When

and she didn't realize how long she had just been staring at the painting until Aaron reached a hand out and touched her

look like you're about to pass the f*ck out." His voice mapped her

few times. He and

I'm. Gosh. I'm fine

but also curiosity too,

breath, and then she licked her lips and walked over to her kitchen counter. She busied her shaking hands with washing some fruit, the only healthy mack Aaron and Maine brought with

going to tell us why your boss, your boss who definitely doesn't give people gifts, just bought you a painting from Mr. Wilson! The Mr. Wilson. You know, the artist that sells his paintings for like.

weary. This kind of gesture from

artist is," she mumbled while she began to cut the

I remember very clearly that it isn't. The

and moved her hands to grip the counter, her knuckles already turning white from how firmly

okay! I really don't. I know you're wanting me to clarify all of it for you, but truthfully, I