I rolled my eyes. “He’s my boyfriend now. Isn’t it normal for us to be close?”

Ryan didn’t say a word, but I could hear his breath growing ragged on the other end. ‘Yeah. I get it.‘

And just like that, he hung up.

blinked, shrugged it off, and went back to sleep.

As night fell, I still had a mountain of work on my plate. When Nathan asked me out for dinner, I just couldn’t get away from the

office.

He said he’d swing by later and bring some food for me.

Right after my meeting ended, I walked into my office and saw Nathan waiting in the lounge area next door.

He was holding a few takeout bags. When he spotted me, he got up with a grin. “Victoria, burning the midnight oil again?”

I let out a helpless sigh. “I was a housewife for seven years. Now that I’m back at work, I have to put in twice the effort just to catch

up.”

don’t have an umbrella, you gotta run

asked you–how did you get your company off

expression stiffened, like he was reliving those tough startup days. “I guess I got lucky. I had a benefactor who

saw your talent and decided to

my gaze and switched topics. “Come on, let’s eat before

super fancy

about seventy percent full, I set down my fork and glanced at Nathan. He was still just staring at the table,

the plan now?” I wiggled my fingers

and gave me a smile. “How about I take you for a spin? Let’s cruise

down for that,” I said, thinking it

was turning cool, drifting in through the open car window and lifting my

took in the city lights. The roads were pretty clear, just a few slowdowns here and

the car, and we walked side by

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