Chapter 0264

"What kind of company is it?" I asked Pete

"Oh, it's a tech company."

I sell didn't quite get it, and I couldn't think of anything else to ask, so I resorted to a very simple question. "Tough job?"

He grinned. It's alright."

1 locked at Pete, and for a moment, time seemed to stand still. For a bef moment, he was all I could see, but I couldn't find the words to respond.

I could only imagine the lengths Pete had gone to persuade his father. After all, to turn around a company that had been in the red for three years was a rear impossible feat, but he'd undertaken such a grueling challenge for me.

He painted a rosy picture, never once mentioning what would happen if he failed. I couldn't help but wonder what would be waiting for him if things didnt go as he planned.

Pets had sacrificed so much for me, and I had no idea how I could ever repay him. The thought made my heart ache unbearably.

My relationship with Nick was spiraling beyond my control. I wasn't in the right frame of mind for a new relationship-at least not now, when I had so much emotional baggage.

him in the eyes and said, "I hope you can see this as a chance to grow. Since you've chosen to take on this

wanted him to get the

family always had high hopes for Pete. He even hinted that, if it hadn't been for me, he might have already reached

and his eyes misted over. "I know why I'm doing

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need

can stay here and wait for me for three months. I promise the next time you see me, I'll be holding a huge

do it," I said solemnly, looking at him. "And I'll be

somewhere else for dinner as a send-off, but as soon as we

It was Nicholas and Marcus Shelman, Pete's

eyes, Nicholas asked, "What are

"Marcus, what are you two doing

his calm gaze resting on me.

his hand a brief, soft shake

I was

him a bit

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in his family, but he carried himself with a maturity beyond his years that gave him a natural

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