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

not behind him after only a few days of pretending to find the f*cker who did

laughed bitterly, shaking

best when I started getting into fights 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

with the idea for Ross Corporation about five years later, when my ass was a linle more put together, and approached Ryan about it first. He helped me perfect the idea of the stealth drone, of the cameras. He helped get our foot in the door with different police departments through his connections. And then he also moved to New York, and we approached my uncle about the concept. If it weren't for Kenny's belief in

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 her brother." His knee was bouncing ever so slightly, and she physically had to sit on

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

sky? Do you know how revered your technology is How many terrible acts have been solved because of you?" she spoke

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

half of what makes me a monster." His shoulders visibly tensed, his knee bouncing more vigorously.

p to the

we can stop here for today. I'm incredibly grateful you opened up at