Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 32

James cleared his throat. Well then, we should celebrate once the divorce is final. Let ma..

I turned to study his profile, my expression sharpening. What exactly did Astrid tell your when she asked for this favor?

He hesitated, caught off guard by my directness. “Just that she was swamped at work, needed someone to help…”

‘It’s the middle of a workday, James. Don’t you have your own responsibilities?‘

Taking a deep breath, I pushed forward. “Look, I appreciate your concern, but we were just senior and junior at Parsons. That doesn’t warrant dropping everything to rescue me. My marriage, my divorce those ate my battles to fight.

‘I don’t need commentary from the sidelines.”

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Silence filled the car. James sat frozen, looking like I’d slapped him.

“When the divorce is final,‘ I added, softer now, “I’m taking at least six months. No dating, no relationships, no complications.”

need to keep our distance. For both our

him when his feelings

after a long moment, he just nodded. “I

expression – not quite hurt, but a

his briefcase and retrieved a sleek leather portfolio. “Actually,

an eyebrow,

“They landed on my boss’s desk this morning. The firm’s interested, but they need some

I flipped it open. These were definitely my sketches the ones I’d asked Astrid to help distribute through her industry connections. After my marriage to Blake, I’d lost touch with the jewelry world, too focused on being the

All this time, I’d been assuming James had some ulterior motive in picking me

my expression. “The review board was impressed, and

I remembered my earlier assumptions. “James, I

position clear, and I respect that.” His tone

feel small. I bit my lip,

a moment. “Pure creative work, no production. Would

meant connections, expertise – everything I needed to get my work to

pulled out another document. “Good, here’s to a successful partnership. And here’s your compensation package Take a look, let