I turned away from the piercing stare of Ryan and caught sight of Nathan, his face frozen in shock. He quickly threw on his shirt, buttoning it up as he walked over. Nathan asked, “You

have more guests today?”

Ryan’s face darkened as he asked, “And who is he?”

I never imagined I’d end up in a situation like that, not even in my wildest dreams. Yet here

it was, playing out like some soap opera. Both of my backup guys showed up at my place at

the same time.

Both men turned to look at me at the exact same time, their gazes locking onto me. I regained my composure and offered a steady smile. “He’s my subordinate, Ryan.”

Ryan’s face went pale, and a wave of grievance washed over his expression. I turned and

gestured toward Nathan. “And this is my friend, Nathan.” Nathan’s brow furrowed slightly.

The tension in the room was thick, but I tried to lighten the mood. I reached out, took the

bag from Ryan, and asked, “Did you bring any dishes?”

Ryan’s face eased up a little, and he nodded. “Yeah, I brought some. I came over to have

lunch with you.”

I nodded, then turned to Nathan. “Do you have any plans for lunch? If not, maybe you

could…”

going on. Mind if I just eat

not–so–subtle hint.

of awkward laughs. “Lunch is fine, but

daughter over

have some business

called out from the elevator. “Dad,

holding Yvonne’s hand. They seemed to be chatting but stopped dead in their tracks

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you’re home. Awesome! And look, Ryan’s here, too. Oh, and who’s

freeze in awkward silence. I looked over at Nathan,

face was stormy as he walked right up to us, demanding, “Victoria, what’s going

brought some food over because he wanted to

say you

cold. “No,

himself, “Hey there, kiddo. I’m not your mom’s boyfriend, just a

“Oh, okay.” Yvonne nodded.

bothered at all about the whole new

to seeing Sally always trying to set Jared up with new girlfriends back at

she seemed pretty chill

indifferent and distant didn’t get hung up on relationships.

least one of them away, but it looked like all three guys were determined to stick

and grab a seat, I’ll get started on the food,” I said, carrying

the kitchen.

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