로그인공유
Book 2: Eleven
게시일:
2026-07-22 20:00:34
최신 챕터
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Twelve
Kassidy's POVI was sitting at the small desk in my temporary apartment, sorting through a fresh stack of tax forms. My phone started to vibrate against the wood, and I picked it up to see the name of Arthur Pendleton. A sudden spike of alertness hit me as I saw the name, remembering how the man had practically bullied me into taking this job and being forced into a situation with my college ex that I had no desire to be in.I picked the call, feeling a tiny sliver of apprehension. Arthur rarely called directly unless a case was either secured or falling apart at the seams."Arthur," I said, putting the phone to my ear. "I was just reviewing some files for the Ashford signing.""Forget the files for a second, Townsend," Arthur's deep, gravelly voice sounded serious. "Our receptionist received a um... a very unusual, very pointed phone call from the Ashford Holdings executive line late last night. Apparently, Elijah Ashford himself was making inquiries. He was asking some unsettling qu
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Eleven
Elijah's POVThat little girl...I sat at my desk, staring at a stack of unread emails that looked more like an intentional punishment than actual work. My mind was useless. Every time I tried to focus on the numbers, the screen faded out, replaced by the memory of door 412.Those wide, hazel eyes. There was something about the way she tilted her chin, something about the shape of her jawline that felt like staring into a mirror. But I was reaching, I had to be. How could that little girl be mine?Kassidy had every right to leave the wreckage of Minnesota behind and find someone else. A husband and father for her child. The thought felt like a cold stone dropping into my stomach, but I forced it down. Realising I had only been pretending to work, I slammed my laptop shut and grabbed the nearest logistics report."Mr. Ashford, you know you don't actually need to sit in on this particular meeting," Charity spoke up. She was sitting on the couch in my office, looking up from her digital
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Ten
Elijah's POVI stared at the financial spreadsheets on my monitor, it was all blurring into a meaningless gray wall. I forced my eyes down, trying to map out the final asset distribution for the northern corridor, but my mind kept slipping backward. Every time the air conditioning hummed, I heard her voice in the boardroom. Every time I reached for my pen, I felt the electric brush of her fingers on that dropped report."You look really good," I had told her. Why did I say that? It wasn't professional. I was supposed to be the Robot CEO, was that not what people liked to call me? And yet a single look from her had dismantled my routine.The office had grown dark, and the fluorescent lights overhead had switched off automatically to leave only the soft glow of my desk l
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Nine
Kassidy's POVMy temporary apartment felt like a relief after what had happened with Eli that afternoon. It was the weekend, which meant that I had survived five days of the first batch of brutal meetings. I kept pacing from the kitchen to the window, unable to settle down until the doorbell rang. Opening it to see Celeste standing there with a bag of takeout and a warm smile felt like a lifeline. I breathed a sigh of relief, welcoming her inside and sinking onto the couch beside her.We unpacked the containers of noodles on the coffee table, the scent of garlic and soy sauce filling the small living room. For the first hour, we deliberately kept away from any talk of corporate acquisitions or the man running them."I still can't believe you're a senior associate now, babe," Celeste said, twisting a forkful of noodles. "I remember when you were staying up until three in the morning and crying over tort law."I laughed, the sound lifting some of the heaviness from my shoulders. "Trust
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Eight
Kassidy's POVThe acquisition negotiations continued over the following days, forcing Eli and me into constant contact. Every single morning began the exact same way. I would walk into the boardroom of Ashford Holdings and find him already seated at the head of the table. It was terrifying how quickly the old rhythm returned, even now that he was operating under a different name."The indemnity clause needs to be capped at five million dollars, Miss Townsend," Eli said during the Tuesday afternoon session. He tapped his pen on his folder, his dark eyes locked onto mine. "Ashford Holdings will not assume unlimited liability for warehouse structures built before the 2020 regulatory updates."I didn't need to look down at my notes to formulate a counter-strategy. I already knew exactly how his mind operated. "But if we cap the indemnity at five million, Mr. Ashford, our firm will require a proportional reduction in the fina
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Seven
Kassidy's POVThe reunion with Eli had left me emotionally unsettled, but more than anything, it convinced me even more that Eli can never learn about my daughter.I sat on the closed lid of the toilet, my hands still damp from the cold water, staring at the white tile floor of the corporate bathroom. My mind was spinning out of control. But the initial shock was quickly hardening into something else: a fierce determination. He could never find out about Summer.I had dragged myself through law school, survived the sleepless nights with a newborn, and built a safe, happy world in Austin. And I was not going to let him pull down the walls of the sanctuary I fought so hard to create. We would be strangers who happened to share a boardroom table and nothing more.With that resolution in my heart, I stood up, smoothed down the wrinkles in my skirt, and opened the bathroom door. When I got back to w
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 81 - Over Me
Kassidy's POVThe familiar sight of our shared house didn't feel the same when I finally walked back through the front door. The doctors had run their final tests, flushed the remaining toxins out of my blood, and signed the discharge papers, but stepping back into regular life felt strange. I was
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 13 - Missed Test
Kassidy's POVThe next morning, I was hurrying to class, closing the front door behind me, when I heard the low rumble of a car engine coming from the garage. I did not have to look to know that it was Eli and his stupidly expensive car.Eli's car rolled out slowly and stopped at the edge of the dr
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 10 - Is Trouble
Kassidy's POVI pushed through the door of Sal's Pizza, feeling much better for the first time in days, and the first thing I saw was Luca Reynolds sitting in a black car directly across the street. He spotted me at the same time and raised a hand in a wave. As if this was completely normal.I cros
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 09 - Thin Walls
Kassidy's POVLast night was wild, or should I say crazy and unbelievable. I had been in bed for maybe an hour, drifting toward sleep, when I heard a thud followed by a loud moan from the room next door, and then another quickly after the first. I could recognize that voice even in my worst nightm
다른 추천
Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman's Sinner Wife
Sixteenth Child13.0M 조회수Even After Death
Lilting Champ6.9M 조회수You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Cora Smith690.5K 조회수SIN
MercyCrown1.1M 조회수OWN ME, MY BILLIONAIRE DADDY.
Viviane12 조회수THE STEPSISTERS SHADOW: A Rejected Mate Returns
FINA93 조회수Two Can Play
Rosa Kane75.0K 조회수Prisoner To The Mafia King
Author Hazel Blue9 조회수
