Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 263

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"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.

this as a chance to grow. Since you've chosen to take on this challenge, I hope you'll gain something from it. I hope you're not

followed him, I would only distract him. I genuinely wanted him to get the recognition he deserved from his family and forge his

hopes for Pete. He even hinted that, if

eyes misted

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don't need to

for three months. I promise the next

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

him somewhere else for dinner as a send-off, but as

tracks. It was Nicholas and

his eyes, Nicholas asked, "What are you

slightly. "Marcus, what are you two doing

his calm gaze resting on me. "It's

reached out, and I gave his hand a brief, soft shake before letting go. "It has been

when I was a kid,

him a

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he carried himself with a maturity beyond his years that gave him

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