Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 78

Chapter 78

"She was. She was. Her life was taken from her, while I was at work. While I wasn't. Wasn't there to protect her."

Kylan cleared his throat again, dipping his head so that his bangs concealed part of his face.

Katrina said nothing. Did nothing, though her heart was breaking for him.

"No possible witnesses gave a shit, not in that neighborhood. I found her body a few hours after she was already. Gone. The police didn't give a

force not behind him after only a few days of pretending

laughed bitterly, shaking

and shit. My uh. Friends... they also tried. But I fell off the deep end. I started drinking more heavily. I stopped giving a shit. If I hadn't already graduated a few months before she died. I would have no doubt dropped out of school

at him, "even though they are the ones who need the protection the most. I uh, came up with the idea for Ross Corporation about five years later, when my ass was a linle more put together, and approached

New York so that she could be close to Keith, specifically. They were. They were good friends. Her and her

wanted my face in the news, my life in the news. But Ryan is better with numbers, Keith

how revered your

she didn't know if he even wanted that from her. -That wasn't her fault. None of it was. It wasn't your fault, either. Her profession or a different one, it still wouldn't have been your fault. There was no way you could have ever anticipated something like that happening. You didn't know, Kylan. You simply didn't know. You were a kid. Eighteen years old. I am so sorry that happened to you,

knee bouncing more vigorously. "Tuh, don't know how to talk about the other half, he admitted quietly, so quietly, she only just

p to the

grateful you opened up at him, if only so that he could see how sincere she