My CEO 23
23 Two Wishes Left
(Winona)
"Are you settling okay?" Jayden asks. He looks tired with dark shadows under his eyes.
"Honestly, if this is all you wanted to say to me, I'm leaving." I just can't do small talk with him while things are the way they are..
"No." He looks gloomy behind his desk. "That's not all.
He stands up and walks towards me. "Go out with me tonight."
"What?!"
"You heard. Go out with me."
I regained my composure. "Why?"
""Why not?"
"Because Phillip and I are seeing each other right now
"But are you? Are you really?"
I sigh. "Jayden, I'm here to work as a consultant. I'm not here to have my personal life and my integrity questioned wherever I go. It's not fair."
"You're right. Look, I've been talking to Lance lately. I do need your expertise, and Phillip's. Things have already started to turn around. We've also talked over the past a little. I'm happy to let bygones be bygones." "Really? You mean a clean slate. No more hassles over the past. Just us getting on with our separate lives, and doing business together." I'm super doubtful this can happen.
"Clean slate. Yes. Like you and I have never met before."
"What about Ashlyn? Are you two back together?"
She and I are having therapy. I'll see how it goes. I'm
What do you
my office. She's still convinced
now? Well, I'll
the beginning. I'm not in love with you
"And your daughter?"
his knowledge. "Yes,
23 Two Wishes Left
+25 BONUS
just said you had a child
here. I don't
and Phillip, you
this? "For now, but he is everything any woman could want
you are, not married to
I may have just said
like to take things
clearing all that up with me. I appreciate it." He
and his attempts to get me
up as well and I'll be left in peace to do my work. If that's all, I'll
owe me
shocked to hear those
you. A gift for the graduating student
know I can't afford to buy you anything this
"You don't have to."
forget how I
sis
bothers you about
She hates me because
care
who wants a lifetime
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