Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 82

Chapter 82

I was an easy workday, for the most part Truthfully, half the company was still traveling because of the holiday, and the other half was preparing for Ross Corporation's New Year's Eve festivities. As such, Kylan only had two meetings and a few phone calls to attend to throughout the day.

It was for the best really. The palms of his hands still housed bandages, though they weren't wrapped anymore. The bandages served as a reminder of what Katrina witnessed Kylan go through, and it only surged her mind into a spiral of familiar questions while she attempted to work. Should she still resign from Ross Corporation Should she reinstate the contract, but with new rules? Did Kylan want to actually date her? She was going on a real date that evening, but what did that mean, exactly)

She didn't know. She also didn't know how receptive Kylan would be to her asking him his thoughts on the matter. She was certain she couldn't and shouldn't bring anything up until she was away from work, though.

When the day was nearing its end, she sat near Kylan's desk while he finished the last of his emails. A knock on his office door pulled her attention away from her tablet

She glanced up, not surprised to see it was Ryan checking in. "This is a nice sight," he commented, leaning against the doorway with his hands in his suit pockets. Kylan rolled his eyes and scowled at his computer monitor. "What d spoke

do you want, Ryan?" He didn't look away

ay from his half-composed email while he

"I merely wanted to know how the pair of you are faring. Did you have an opportunity to talk to a therapist yet? Ryan had a knack for sounding nonchalant, even when the topic of discussion was anything but.

through her own emails. She wanted to know if Kylan had talked to a therapist, too, but she hadn't known how to bring that

have an appointment scheduled for Thursday. That's all I'm willing to say on the matter, so if there's nothing else, you can f*ck off Rylan's tone was clipped and almost embarrassed if she

extent. "That's excellent news, Kylan. I'm glad for you. He looked at her now and she

an appointment with a therapist. She was so happy and unbelievably relieved that he was being proactive. It would be healthy for him, but it would also mean everything to her relationship if that's what she

Eve. He knew exactly what Kylan meant to her now. She wasn't certain how to process something like that, and so it joined the

pleasure, Kate. I hope you'll both have a lovely evening. With that Ryan

stepping out of line by saying something like this, but she couldn't help herself. Ryan had

face once, before his fingers carded through his hair. He looked deep in thought for a moment, clicking his computer mouse a few times and then

Erwin." He cleared

him, melting a bit at the knowledge that he was still trying to be receptive to her attempts for more clear-cut convenation. "He had quite a few stories to share

tell your Kylan rolled his eyes and

first intem. Did you really make them clean your car three times, just because they spilled a

an absurd mistake. Kylan's serious ton her laugh and he sighed heavily at her, making his

to get to." She pressed a tentative hand to his chest, her fingertips playing with the bottom of his

we going, exactly?" Kylan didn't sound excited, but she took

tell you."