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.

pretending to go 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 up to

an appointment scheduled for Thursday. That's all I'm willing to say on the matter, so if there's nothing

He looked at her now and she locked

was damn near impossible for her not to react to the news that Kylan had made 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 would end

doing alright. Thank you, Ryan. For everything" Her face warmed as she remembered her confession to Ryan on Christmas Eve. He knew exactly what Kylan meant to her now. She wasn't certain how to process something like that, and so

hope you'll both have a lovely evening. With that Ryan nodded his head at her and turned

Kylan as soon as their CFO was out of sight. "You know you could try and be nicer to him. He was there for you just as much as I was He cleaned your entire apartment, Kylan. On Christmas Eve." Perhaps she was stepping out of line by saying something like this, but she couldn't help herself. Ryan had helped

expanse of his 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 turning the monitor off and shifting to

grateful for Erwin." He cleared his throat, clearly

for more clear-cut convenation. "He had quite a few stories to share that night after you went to bed." She stood from her chair, walking around Kylan's desk to plug in her tablet

what did he tell your Kylan rolled his eyes and joined her near his desk, looking at her

laughed at him with a shake of her head, "Look, I feel for your very first intem. Did you really make them clean your car three times, just because they spilled a drop of coffer on one of

how expensive real leather seats are, Kate! It was a justified punishment for an absurd mistake. Kylan's serious ton her laugh and he sighed heavily

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

didn't sound excited, but she took notice of how his eyes softened a fraction at her

tell you." She grinned up