Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Another week went by, and Oxcar was effectively discharged from the hospital and recovering at home. His treatments were working and his doctors were confident he would be okay eventually

With this in mind, the air around her and Kylan was more relaxed. More refreshing. Less filled with worry, and more focused on each other.

She stood in his kitchen, mostly watching him m make a complicated dinner that she had no idea how to help him with

He didn't really want her help, either. He enjoyed cooking without the stress of her trying to be involved.

He poured a bit of heavy cream into a saucepan, whisking it before adding in a handful of diced onions. She took a sip of the red wine the was casually nursing, scrolling on her phone while the sounds of sizzling vegetables filled the kitchen "My uh. My thera

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My therapist gave me an assignment to do this week, Rylan suddenly spoke, his back to her while he focused on cooking

She looked her phone and straightened on her stool. "Oh! What's the assignment?" She kept her tone casual, just as she did any time Kylan talked about his therapy

"Are you able to take a week off work, any time soon?" was Kylan's only reply.

assistant know."

She cocked her head to the side, watching Kylan carefully, "I can probably manage that. I'll just have to let

Kylan turned and looked at her then, a shadow of a smirk on his lips. "Your assistant. I don't think I'll ever adjust to hearing that from you" he mused with a playful huff.

She smiled at him and shrugged her shoulders. "I don't think I'll ever be used to it, either. But I genuinely don't know what I would do without Yanna. She's the biggest help, she admitted sincerely.

"I understand. That's how I felt about you." Rylan returned his attention to the saucepan, sprinkling a bit of salt and pepper over the vegetables and

She felt her face flush and stood from her stool, walking over to Kylan. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her chin on his shoulder "Mmm. is that so! I was a big help, was 1" she whispered in his ear.

This sauce is going to burn, if you distract me, Kylan warned, his voice slightly strained.

She only smiled and planted a kiss against the side of his neck. "Let it burn," She cooed

Kylan scoffed, turning off the burner and moving the pan to a cool one. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her waist. "That's blasphemous, Katrina," he chastised, leaning down and swooping her up into his arms without warning. "Come on, then. He found her lips easily. kissing her and carrying her to his bedroom at the same time.

She laughed the whole way, allowing herself to fall into the domestic bliss, the happiness that Kylan gave her.

A few days later, she found herself in Kylan's Bentley, holding his hand while he drove her through the city. Her suitcases railed in the SUV trunk, and she wondered exactly where they were going.

T

pack so much snow stuff, Kylant It's nearly spring," she asked for the second

Kate," Kylan responded as

why I can't know where we're going" she

know as soon as we get to the airport. Now just relax. We have a stop to make," Kylan attempted to quell

rolled her eyes yet again but remained silent

the window, watching the city fade and give way to

going? What was the stop they had

another twenty minutes, the only sounds being the jazz coasting from the car speakers and the

lined by trees on either side, she

a right turn and her

bringing

his hand a little

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is the assignment from my therapist." The softness in Kylan's voice, the vulnerability, caused her to turn in her seat She couldn't

at him.

wait in the car if

offered

to bear witness to. Though he had let her in, and though their

Bentley over and shifted it into the park, staring out the windshield. "I brought you with me because I want.. I need need you to Shit, I need you to..

only had patience for him, especially when he talked to

vowed, her words a promise for more than just what she was agreeing to at that

cleared his throat, adjusting his shirt collar a bit. "They're both here. Just a bit away from each other" He opened his

she took no offense to that. He was just.. Kylan, and she knew how he operated. How he needed to operate, in order to get through situations like this one. Kylan opened the trunk, and she waited near the hood of the car. He emerged a moment later, now carrying two massive bouquets of flowers. They were a vibrant rainbow of colors, a combination of orchids, lilies, carnations, and

tightly, gesturing to the

her head in understanding.

I can carry one?" she offered, reaching

her one of the bouquets. She kept her

her hand, she bit her tongue so she wouldn't sigh with relief. He wanted her close, wanted

find them. So just. Follow me." Kylan licked his lips and

"You've never Been here, before now?" she

Kylan sounded almost embarrassed, and

wasn't linear. There was no rule book for any

Kylan hadn't visited the graves of his loved ones yet, she wouldn't judge him for

trailed behind Kylan, allowing him to guide the way, careful where she stepped so she wouldn't defile any

walked for a few minutes, and then she felt as Kylan stiffened beside her and came to a stop. His eyes were fixed on the ground, his face a canvas of

had landed, she realized which grave they

Yasmin Gale

the only other soul that Kylan had ever cared for as he cared for her. It stared back