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.

"I hope you can see this as a chance to grow. Since you've chosen to

him, I would only distract him. I genuinely wanted him to

mentioned that the Shelman family always had high hopes for Pete. He even hinted that, if it hadn't been

misted over. "I know why I'm

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don't need to tell me

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

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

as a send-off, but as soon as we rose to our

our tracks. It was Nicholas and

didn't quite reach his eyes, Nicholas asked, "What

changed slightly. "Marcus, what are

calm gaze resting on me. "It's been a

and I gave his hand a brief, soft shake before letting go.

I was

a bit

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carried himself with a

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