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Julien's POVI was walking to my office, my jaw clenched so tight I could feel my teeth grinding together. The fury was a hot in my chest, making it hard to breathe properly. The way that bastard Alexander had dismissed me, and talked over me, looked right through me like I was invisible, all while hanging on Alessa's every word.I slammed my office door behind me harder than necessary, the sound echoing through the space. My fingers found the knot of my tie next and I tugged it loose, pacing back and forth along the length of my office. The door opened without a knock, and Richard walked in, staring at me warily as he licked his lips. "What is it?" I snapped.He cleared his throat, tugging at his tie. "I just wanted to follow up on the Meridian meeting and ask how it went-""You're not doing a good enough job," I cut him off, turning to face him properly. “You and Thomas. You're supposed to be frustrating her, and making her look incompetent. Instead, she just closed the Meridian

I was still in my office, staring at the black card on my desk. Lisa's words echoed in my mind.‘Promise me you won't go. Promise me.’I had made that promise so I had to stick to it.With a heavy sigh, I gathered up the invitation card, crumpling it in my fist. The expensive paper resisted, but I crushed it harder until it was a wrinkled ball. Then I threw it into the dustbin beside my desk, watching it land among discarded drafts and empty coffee cups. There. I had made my choice.I nodded to myself, as if the physical gesture would reinforce my resolve. I wasn't going to Jaime's celebration neither was I going to let him manipulate me back into his orbit. The door opened, and Lisa poked her head in. "They're here."My heart skipped a beat and I caught sight of the time on the clock. The Meridian meeting.I had been so consumed with thoughts of Jaime that I'd almost forgotten about the most important meeting of my career.I quickly arranged the documents on my desk, gathering eve

JASON'S POV“Keep talking.” I grumbled under my breath, flipping through the files on my desk. There were several other documents scattered, some even slipping to the floor and usually my OCD would have kicked in, pushing me to make sure everything was arranged. Now however, I could barely care less. It was past three already and I could barely remember the last time I sat down to relax all morning. Challan and Mayowa sat across from me, all three of us deep in discussion about a potential acquisition that had been giving us headaches for weeks."The problem is access," Mayowa said, adjusting his glasses as he scrolled through his tablet. "This company has been family owned for three generations. They're not interested in selling, no matter how good our offer is.""There has to be a way," I said, leaning back in my chair and rubbing my temples. "What else do we know about them?"Mayowa pulled up another file, briefing us on the company's financial situation, and their recent strugg

I was at work with Lisa, both of us settled into the comfortable chairs in my office. The morning sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting warm light across the polished mahogany desk. We were supposed to be reviewing the Meridian partnership meeting in three days, but instead, we had fallen into talking about my night with Jason."So let me get this straight," Lisa said, leaning back in her chair with an exasperated expression. "You spent the night at his place, he cooked for you, you spilled wine on him and he took his shirt off, and then... nothing happened?""Nothing happened," I confirmed, trying to ignore the heat creeping up my neck as I remembered exactly how much I had wanted something to happen."I'm disappointed," Lisa declared, throwing her arms up in the air. "Genuinely disappointed."I laughed and shook my head. "That's funny, considering you were the one advocating for it being platonic just yesterday.""That was before I knew he could cook, and know

JAIME’S POVMy office was chaotic at best, with various personnel gathered around for the celebration ceremony marking our new partnership. I rubbed the heel of my palm underneath my eyes as I stifled an exhausted yawn. We had been here for the past one hour and I still had three meetings to attend. This was one of the reasons I missed having Alessandra around, she would have been in charge of all the preparations and I wouldn’t have to bother about anything."Mr. King, what do you think of this floral arrangement?" Someone shoved a tablet in my face displaying an elaborate setup of white roses and orchids."Fine," I said, barely glancing at it. "Change the white rose to red instead, it will fit the theme better.""And the lighting design for the stage?" She asked, swiping to the next image. I let my eyes access the collage. "The second option. The first one looks cheap."She nodded and walked to the others, watching them scramble to make notes, shuffling papers and tapping on ta

I woke up the next morning, but I wasn't excited about it.Jason had told me to stay in the guest room which should be thoughtful but I was somehow fuming mad about it. After the wine incident last night, he had simply suggested we play a board game, like we were twelve years old at a sleepover.I hadn't liked how easily he had transitioned back to casual friendship mode while I was still vibrating with need. So I stormed off to the guest room, feeling all kinds of emotions I didn't want to name. I barely slept, tossing and turning in the comfortable bed, replaying every moment of the evening.Now I was awake, lying motionless on the bed, staring at the ceiling. My entire body was buzzing with pent-up tension.I hadn't had sex in a long time, even during the final months of my marriage to Jaime, he had barely paid me any attention. Somehow, I had convinced myself I didn't miss it, that I didn't need physical intimacy.But now, after seeing Jason shirtless and feeling the heat in h