Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 341

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My eyes go immediately to the door of Kent’s office at the bottom of the stairs, which is – as

as I hoped still standing wide. open, light spilling out of it. When I get to the landing I cross to the door as quietly as I can, peeking inside.

He’s there, as I knew he’d be, though he’s never in there this late. Kent is giving me every opportunity to do precisely what I’m doing: swallowing my pride. I watch him as he leans over hist desk, looking at something on his computer, his face turned a little away from me.

And, still a little angry that he’s making me do this, I lean myself against his door frame, my arms crossed over my chest, and I wait.

Kent glances towards the door as he turns his face away from his computer and he freezes a little when he sees me standing there in silence. And then, slowly, he gets to his feet, slipping his hands into his pockets, leveling his gaze at me.

And I stare right back, setting my jaw, staring at him.

Because I’m the one who made the first move – I came down here, after all. I swallowed my pride. He can damn well meet me halfway and say the first word.

doesn’t. Kent just stares al me.

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I just

so much more important than everything? Than than all of this? Than

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as my eyes go wide and fill with tears. As I stare at him, and my lip starts to tremble, and my knees start to go

might mean absolutely nothing to this

he

as he takes one step towards

all

an instant, slamming the door shut behind me, crossing the room in a flash and hurling myself in his arms,

he groans, holding me to him like he can’t ever let me go, tucking his head down against

his chest, letting my pride fly away, wrapping my fingers in the cloth of his shirt as if I could tear it to pieces. “I – I don’t want this – I can’t stand it – you can’t hate me,

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