Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 85

Chapter

85

Her first indication that something was wrong on Wednesday morning, should have been Kylan picking her up yet again.

It wasn't that she was bothered to be spending extra time alone with him. On the contrary, she quite enjoyed driving to work with Kylan. But she had been expecting Oscar to finally pick her up

Kylan ignored her onslaught of questions the entirety of their drive and she only grew more anxious because of it

"I swear to God, Kylan... You told me Oscar would be here today. So, where is he?" she quietly hissed while Kylan led the way out of the elevator and

to his office.

He still ignored her, only taking hold of her hand and gently tugging her along

Kylan. I'm serious. I don't know wha-" She stopped talking the moment she entered Rylan's office.

ur, his back toward her.

There was Oscar. Sitting in her chair,

"Oscar" Her voice was dangerously close to a shrick, tears filling her eyes instantaneously. She let go of Kylan's hand, scrambling over to Oscar just as he stood from his seal

The first thing she noticed about him, was how exhausted he appeared to be. Dark purple circles lined beneath his eyes, usual complexion. A palm sized bandage was fixed just off the center of his neck, and she stopped short of hugging him.

his f

face a pale ghost of his

That same iciness. That same instinct that yelled at her. Commanded her to listen to it. To realize something really was wrong. It was back in overwhelming force...

full

"Oscar, what's going on Where have you been? W-why do you have that bandage?" Her voice sounded nearly childlike in its vulnerability, but she could do nothing to change it. Not night now. Not while Oscar wasn't okay.

Her driver smiled at her, though it didn't reach his eyes. Not even close. He shared a glance with Kylan, who she felt put a hand across her lower back. She looked at Kylan herself and frowned. He wasn't looking at her, but he jutted his chin in the direction of her chair and she sank down onto

faced hers. "I'm sorry, Katrina. I'm sorry for keeping she

though it was nice to hear it, all the same. One hand disappeared into his suit jacket, and he withdrew a bag of sour cherries, handing it to

hand immediately after she deposited the bag

know the answer. In fact, she knew she didn't want to. Not

behind her, one hand resting

all I can

his hand tighter in response

affirmed and he gave her a small

""He cleared

"I have cancer, Kate. They caught it early, and I've already undergone a surgery to remove the damaged part of my thyroid. They're starting me on radiation, and my

she couldn't really

sounded like her gasping, and she did feel her body lurch forward and Kylan's hand on her shoulder

but she no longer knew

stared at her with a guarded

Oscar was sick?

who was like a second father to

The world slipped away

www.from her.

vision going black

She distantly heard what sounded like Kylan's voice,

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Chapter 85

saw his face cloud her vision, a frown on his lips, the lines around his eyes showing his true age for

see," Kylan's voice

"Katrin, tell m

was still holding her hand. She knew he was looking at her. But she couldn't look at him. She didn't

The candy in her lap s like a reminder of the way she hadn't been able to eat either ice cream or hamburgers for years after that day. "Three things you

was talking, but it sounded almost

and she continued to

lines around your eyes," she murmured.

more," Kylan whispered

against his chest. She

her hand and she

wanted and needed Oscar to be