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?"

away from you. She and I are having therapy. I'll see how it goes.

do you

for me this morning at my office. She's

Well, I'll make that

not in love

"And your daughter?"

knowledge. "Yes, and mine and

23 Two Wishes Left

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said you

here. I don't want her involved

Phillip, you really just co-parenting,

he is everything any woman

here you are, not

have just

like to

clearing all that up with me.

the world's expert at cock-blocking Jayden Brennan and his attempts to

and I'll be left in peace to do my work. If that's all, I'll head back to my

you still owe me

to hear

gift for the graduating student with the

Jayden. It's way too much. You know I can't afford to buy

"You don't have to."

never forget how I

sis

you about being with

mother has been awful. She hates me because I'm not fancy enough for her. How do you think that makes me

don't care

not, but who wants

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