Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Oscar was sick.

Kylan was getting better.

While one body was deteriorating, another mind was healing. Mersing. Being put back together slowly, piece by cracked piece.

Moment by moment.

It had been a few days since Katrina found out about Oscar's diagnosis. A few days of Kylan beginning to go to therapy three days a week, a few days of Oscar going to radiations treatments. A few of doing her best to be there for both men.

Kylan was in the thick of unboxing his trauma, which meant he was often drained to the point of isolating for a while after each session. She listened to his curs. She was there for him when he allowed her to be. And she kept Ross Corporation afloat with Ryan while Kylan worked on himself for once in his life.

Kylan fought her nearly every day to stay with Ross Corporation. To stay with him. Though she tried to explain to him that those were two inherently separate things, in his mind, they were one and the same

She still wasn't sure what she even was with Kylan. She hadn't exactly talked about it, and it felt like there were more pressing things to be worried about, like Oscar being sick, and Kylan recovering from thirty-three years worth of travina, Perhaps the only silver lining amongst the shit, was that Ross Corp's stacks were positively souring lately. The Nightfall had released a week ago to unprecedented numbers and exceptional praise from police departments around the country. James Hugh had sent over a rather large and luxurious gift basket for her and Kylan to indulge in as way of celebration. Therefore, she had survived solely on gourmet chocolate and bread over the last few days.

company, and it seemed like an okay fit. If anything, it was a closer commute for her than Ross Corporation

benefits package, and it seemed like the right place for her to move on to. Regardless of Kylan's protests, even he knew it was a healthy decision. A necessary one. If she wanted to be anything real with

be hard. But she wasn't afraid make challening decisions, not anymore. Not when so much more

and her neck and shoulders aching from staring at a computer screen

yawned, deleting yet another email that wasn't even in the realm of being a right in for Kylan. Not paying a single bit of attention to the time, she falled to see Kylan when he came to stand in the doorway

her gaze away from

him sheepishly and shrugged her tired shoulders. "I deleted fifteen emails and responded to two. I think one is maybe promising enough to set a preliminary meeting with, but I'll look into it more tomorrow. She rubbed the back of her neck with

and moved to stand next to her. He then surprised her by reaching out and cupping her check gently. You're the only perfect assistant for me. Whoever you find, will be a mere shadow compared to you," he murmured, the pad of his thumbs

kind of sigh passing over her

you." He didn't expand any further, and she didn't ask him to. She had learned already that whatever Kylan was willing to share with her from his

though. It made her happy that he was caring about

I've screwed up your reports or tea, over the last few years! I'm certain of times 1 pissed you off." She grinned up

could till a session with the

few days" Kylan shook his head and took hold of her hand, helping her stand

with his marco-colored le a bit. "It is indeed," she agreed. "There's a party tonight. Ryan mostly planned it, so you know it's sure to be a ridiculous spectacle that Ross Corporation doesn't need" Kylan

from her neck before resting his hands along