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

only one who did was.. Ryan. He gave a damn about those like us. He tried to find the perpetrator. He tried to help. But with the police force not behind him after only a few days of pretending to find the f*cker who did it, it was practically useless. After that though, he checked in on me every now and then. He let me off with

bitterly, shaking his

also tried. But I fell off the deep end.

the ground enough, anyway. When I moved here, I realized how many neighborhoods there are like the one I lived in at home. I realized how little the police force gave a... a damn about those people, he glanced at Katrina who smiled in encouragement and gratefulness at him, "even though they are the ones who need the protection the most. I uh, came up with the idea for Ross

a few times, and she noticed they were trembling. "They never found my mother's killer. We buried her in New York so that she could be close to Keith, specifically. They were. They were good friends. Her and

mother. Of how and why I agreed to be the CEO of Ross Corporation, even though I didn't want to. I never wanted my face in the news, my life in the news. But Ryan is better with numbers, Keith only wanted to be a silent partner, and that left me to be the face of the company, for all the

good. Do you know how much lower crime rates are in the areas where you have drones circling in the sky? Do you know how revered your technology is How many terrible acts have been solved because of you?" she spoke earnestly, trying to will him to believe her. To trust her words. She was

from me. I mean you know, from the world" Kylan's voice was shaking and Katrina bit her inner cheek. She hated not touching him, but 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

what makes me a monster." His shoulders visibly tensed, his knee bouncing more vigorously. "Tuh, don't know how

p to the

is too much for you, we can stop here for today. I'm incredibly grateful you opened up at him, if only so that he