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19. Set It Down
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Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 34. Forty Five Minutes
Marissa POVThe suffocating silence of the mezzanine followed me all the way into the back of the cab.For the rest of the dinner, nobody had dared to speak above a hushed murmur. Xavier had remained a dark statue at the head of the table, his icy eyes charting my every movement until the plates were cleared. 'My goodness, those blue eyes staring at me so intently makes me so der if what offended him in my past life.James had backed off gracefully, giving me a quiet and apologetic smile before leaving while Vivienne looked like she wanted to evaporate into the dark marble floors.I leaned my head against the cool glass of the car window, watching the city lights blur past. My heart was still thumping an erratic, wild rhythm against my ribs. Personally. The word echoed in my mind, heavy and threatening. Xavier Sterling was going to personally oversee my orientation.Suddenly, the sharp ring of my phone broke the quiet inside the cab. I pulled it out of my clutch, expecting a furiou
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 33. Jealousy 3
Xavier POVThe crystal stem of my wine glass ground against my palm. Across the long mahogany table, the amber glow of the chandeliers caught the curve of Marissa’s bare shoulder.And right beside her, James Roosevelt leaned in.His knuckles lightly brushed her arm as he gestured toward his tablet. Marissa tilted her head, her lips parting into a soft, genuine laugh...a sound that didn't belong to the quiet, rigid woman who had stood in my office hours ago. James smiled back, his fingers lingering on the edge of her glass as he refilled it, his eyes tracking the line of her throat as she took a sip.My teeth ground together, a sharp crack echoing in my jaw.When her message had lit up my personal phone this afternoon confessing to the 'Silver Mask' how blind and lost she felt on her second day....my hand had locked onto the door handle of my office. I had been ready to tear down the stairs myself. But I had forced my hand to drop. Too much, I had told myself. The CEO marching down to
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 32. Jealousy 2
Marissa POV I stopped right by the front door, turning around slowly. I didn't yell. I didn't lose my temper. I simply gave him a cold, tight smile that didn't reach my eyes."Let me remind you, Ethan," I said, my voice smooth as glass and entirely lethal. "We are separated. My career, my schedule, and the events I attend are no longer your concern. Eat the dinner you made. I will be home late."He opened his mouth to snap a response, but the absolute discipline in my tone completely defanged him. He stood there looking incredibly small, his face flushing with a mixture of shock and frustration.I turned, opened the door, and stepped out into the cool night air, leaving him in the dark.7:55 PMThe Obsidian Room was breathtakingly opulent. The restaurant was dimly lit, cast in a heavy, dramatic amber glow from the massive geometric chandeliers hanging from the high ceilings. Dark marble floors reflected the candlelight, and a live cellist played a soft, haunting melody in the corner.
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 31. Jealousy 1
Marissa POVBy the time 4:00 PM rolled around, the heavy fog that had been hanging over my head all morning was completely gone.James Roosevelt was a phenomenal mentor. He was sharp and possessed a lighthearted, easygoing charm that made the complex structure of the company's active files incredibly easy to digest. The fun fact was that he didn't treat me like a clueless new hire, he treated me like a peer whose talent he genuinely respected."And that," James said, clicking his tablet closed with a handsome smirk, leaning back in the chair beside my desk, "is how we bypass the regional supply delays without messing up the architectural framework. Questions?"I looked at the clean, organized spreadsheets on my screen, a massive weight lifting off my chest. I couldn't help but let out a genuine, bright laugh."No questions. You just explained in four hours what would have taken me four weeks to untangle blindly. Thank you, Mr. Vice President.""Please, call me James," he replied, his
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 30. The Vice President
Marissa POV A heavy sigh escaped my lips, and before I could stop myself, my thumbs flew across the keyboard.Me: You probably wouldn't know her by the way. It's hard to feel powerful when I am completely lost. John, the manager, is out on sick leave, and Rita was fired so abruptly that she didn't even have the time to hand over the job or files to me. I am completely blind here. I really just need someone to mentor me and put me through everything so I can actually do my job.I hit send, not expecting much, and locked the phone, throwing it into my bag. I stared at the blank dual monitors in front of me, the empty digital landscape perfectly mirroring the hollow, anxious pit in my stomach. The design studio was a sprawling maze of glass, steel, and high-end rendering software, and I was just an imposter taking up space in the corner.But barely ten minutes later, a sudden, heavy silence fell over the entire design studio. The faint hum of clicking mice, the whirring of the 3D print
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 29. Tyrant
Marissa POVThe heavy wood doors of the main office clicked shut behind me, and I finally let my shoulders drop. My hands were shaking so violently I had to grip my tablet against my chest just to steady them.A day and a half. I had been at this company for exactly a day and a half, and Xavier Sterling had already reduced me to a maid.My throat still tasted like the expensive, bitter espresso he had forced me to pour for him. My stomach churned at the memory of the past forty-five minutes. He hadn't just made me get his coffee. He had locked those icy blue eyes onto me and pointed a commanding finger at the armchair across from his desk.“Sit, Marissa. You will eat breakfast with your employer, or your clearance files stay on my desk unsigned.” I had been trapped. I had sat there under his heavy gaze, forcing down tiny pieces of fruit while he watched every single movement of my throat as I swallowed. It wasn't an onboarding evaluation. It was a power play. A public humiliation to s
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