Drunk and Daring I Kissed a Tycoon

Back upstairs, Gerard pulled Vespera into the pantry anxiously. He said, "I just heard that Ms. Acosta is transferring back to headquarters!"

Vespera asked calmly, "You're only finding out now?"

Her indifferent tone was jarring next to his visible panic. She sounded less like a secretary and more like an assassin.

Gerard was surprised as he asked, "You already knew?"

Vespera perched herself on a high stool. Arms crossed, she answered, "I found out on Sunday night."

Gerard's jaw dropped. "Sunday night? You found out before Mr. Reid did?"

If Dominic had known on Sunday, there was no way he would have been so composed on Monday morning. He certainly wouldn't have been in the mood to show up at Vespera's place.

"Maybe," said Vespera vaguely, completely unbothered.

Gerard went quiet for a moment. Then, his expression turned serious. "Vespera, I know Mr. Reid likes you. I've said it before, but you know his story with Ms. Acosta. They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts.

"And back in Seloria, you saw how she was. She hasn't moved on. Now that she's coming back, she isn't going to just let it go once she finds out how he feels about you."

Vespera didn't even flinch. "I'm not worried."

worried Gerard was, Vespera gave a soft laugh. "You look like the world is ending. So what if she's still hung up on him? So what if she wants to stir up trouble? Does everyone have to tiptoe around her heartbreak just because she can't move on? If she starts something, I'm not just going to sit

she hopped off the stool

he thought, "We're screwed... This

office was buzzing with gossip. Dominic's first love, Nancy, was coming back. She had grown up in the Reid family and

adopted Ms. Acosta because they wanted her to marry into the

Mr. Reid and his brother were crazy about

prettier? Ms.

has that bold and confident charm.

Reid reunite with his first love? Or would he leave the past behind and stay loyal

secretly rooted for the juiciest option, which was

triangle. The kind

for his new woman, but deep down,

grounded. She wanted to move at her own pace and

let it get

away at her

that Dominic and Nancy had really been in a relationship. And even though she kept reminding herself that nothing about the

no logic. They were