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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