LOGINThey’ve spent years at each other’s throats billionaire CEO Adrian Kellerham and Outspoken, spoilt Christine Paige daughter of Top conglomerate current CFO. Rivals in business, nemesis from birth. So when CHRISTINE father announces she’s being married to him she has no choice but to agree because it depends on her inheritance and fully taking over of the company DREAMSPACE. Can she fight against it or marry the man she hates.
View MoreChapter 105Christine’s povChristine sat on the edge of her bed, phone in hand, heart hammering. She stared at the blank screen, unsure if she had the courage to type.Coffee. Just to talk. Public place.Her thumb hovered over the keyboard. She swallowed hard. “You can do this,” she whispered to herself. “It’s just coffee. No expectations. Just to talk.”She typed the message, erased it, typed it again. Each time she tried to press send, her nerves flared. The thought of seeing Adrian again while they are alone, quiet, really made her chest tighten.Finally, she hit send. Her phone buzzed almost immediately with a response from him.“Where and when”She responded quickly. Ten minutes Corner cafe on Linden.Her stomach lurched. She had sent ten minutes but it was not enough to fully prepare herself, but enough to remind her that she couldn’t back down now. She grabbed her coat, tried to steady her breathing, and left.At the cafe, Adrian was already there. He sat with his hands folded
Chapter 104Adrian’s povThe message came in while Adrian was staring at a spreadsheet he hadn’t actually been reading.Christine ; Coffee? Just to talk. Public place.He blinked once, then read it again.Just to talk.No expectations.His chest tightened but not with fear this time, but with something cautious and hopeful. Christine didn’t reach out often anymore. When she did, it meant she had thought it through.He didn’t reply right away.Not because he didn’t want to but because he didn’t want to sound too eager.Then he exhaled, shook his head at himself, and typed.When and where?The response came almost immediately.Ten minutes. Corner cafe on Linden.Adrian stood so fast his chair rolled back.“Cancel my next meeting,” he said to his assistant as he grabbed his jacket. “If anyone asks, I’m unavailable.”“Sir but you have_”“I’ll explain later.”He didn’t.The cafe was small and warm, the kind of place people went to slow down without meaning to. Adrian spotted Christine im
Chapter 103Christine’s POVChristine knew the calm wouldn’t last.It never did.She was halfway through a meeting when Angela slipped into the room and leaned close to her ear.“There’s a situation,” Angela murmured.Christine didn’t look up from the table. “Define situation.”Angela hesitated. That alone was enough.“Adrian’s top executives,” she said quietly. “They’re here. Unannounced. And they’re asking for you.”That got Christine’s attention.She closed the folder in front of her slowly and looked up at the people seated around the table. “Give me five minutes,” she said, voice steady. “We’ll continue after.”No one argued. No one questioned her.That part still surprised her sometimes.Outside the conference room, she stopped walking.“Why are they here?” Christine asked.Angela shook her head. “They said it was about collaboration. But they’re quite aggressive.”Christine exhaled once through her nose.Of course they were.“Where is Adrian?”“He doesn’t know yet.”That made h
Chapter 102Adrians POVAdrian Kellerham had faced silence before.Boardrooms could go quiet in a way that felt sharp, like a blade pressed too close to ones skin. The kind of silence that waited for him to speak, to decide, to control the room with a single sentence.But this silence this time was different.It followed him home.He shut the door behind him and stood there longer than necessary, his hand still resting on the handle. The apartment lights were off. He hadn’t bothered turning them on yet. The dim glow from the city outside slipped through the windows, soft and distant, like it didn’t want to intrude.He exhaled slowly.Christine hadn’t replied.And for once, that didn’t feel like rejection.It felt a bit different like she was giving him space.Adrian walked further inside and dropped his jacket over the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, then stopped, his fingers curling into the fabric like he might pull too hard if he wasn’t careful.That was the problem, wasn’t


















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