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CHAPTER 31 — The Business Trip
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Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 31 — The Business Trip
Tuesday morning, Elena had barely settled at her desk when Maya appeared beside her with a cup of coffee a with trouble written all over her face.“So,” Maya said, setting the cup down. “Did the executive floor come with room service now?”Elena kept her attention on the email she was reading. “Good morning to you too.”“I’m only asking because certain people apparently receive dinner deliveries from the CEO.”“He noticed I hadn’t eaten. That was all.”“And you’re sure there was no hidden message in the delivery?” Maya asked.“There was. It said, ‘You skipped lunch. Eat this.’”“Very romantic. Almost poetic.”“It was food, Maya. If you have time to investigate my dinner, you have time to finish the client summary you promised me.”Maya laughed. “Fine. I’ll leave you to your very ordinary food-related experience. But if another meal arrives, I expect a full report.”“There won’t be another meal.”Maya returned to her desk, still smiling. Elena remembered Adrian waiting until she had st
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 30 – Beyond the Job
Monday arrived with the familiar rush that accompanied the beginning of a new week.By half past eight, Wolfe Global was already alive with conversations, ringing phones, and hurried footsteps. The success of the investor presentations had lifted the mood across several departments, but it had also created more work.Expansion projects rarely came with breathing room.They came with deadlines.Elena had barely settled behind her desk when Maya leaned against the partition separating their workstations.“I’ve decided.”Elena looked up from her inbox.“That sounds serious.”“It is.”Maya folded her arms.“I don’t think you’re human.”Elena blinked.“I’m sorry?”“You spent two days impressing investors from three different companies.”“You’ve been assigned to the executive strategy team.”“And somehow you still arrived before everyone else.”“I like being early.”“No.”Maya pointed a finger at her.“You enjoy making the rest of us look bad.”A laugh escaped Elena.“I promise that isn’t m
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 29 – The Weight She Carries
The room remained quiet after Richard Wolfe’s words settled between them.“We have a proposal for you.”Elena sat a little straighter, her notebook still resting against her lap. She had expected feedback on the investor presentation. Perhaps additional revisions.A proposal hadn’t crossed her mind.Richard folded his hands on the desk.“You’ve only been with Wolfe Global for a short time, Miss Hart.”“Yes, sir.”“And yet you’ve earned something that usually takes years.”She waited.“Trust.”He let the word settle before continuing.“I’ve read every performance review submitted since your first week.”“You prepare thoroughly.”“You ask sensible questions.”“And when you don’t know something, you admit it instead of pretending.”A smile touched his face.“You’d be surprised how uncommon that is.”Heat crept into Elena’s cheeks.“Thank you, sir.”Richard glanced briefly at Adrian.“My son agrees.”Adrian met her eyes.“You’ve earned every opportunity you’ve been given.”There was no he
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 28 – Two Different Worlds
The apartment door had barely closed behind Elena when Liam folded his arms dramatically.“You’re late.”She slipped off her damp shoes and smiled.“I noticed.”“You said you’d be home before nine.”“I also said New York traffic has never listened to me.”“That excuse is getting old.”“So am I.”“You’re twenty-four.”“I’ve had a long day.”He reached for the grocery bag she carried without being asked.“Mom kept looking out the window.”The smile on Elena’s face softened.“I told her not to wait.”“She didn’t listen.”“She never does.”Warmth greeted her before she reached the living room.Not just from the heater.From home.The apartment wasn’t large. The furniture had been in the family for years, and the wallpaper near the peeling dining area. Their dining table had room for four, though only three chairs matched.None of it embarrassed Elena.It was home.Her mother looked up from the couch, relief replacing the worry she’d tried so hard to hide.“You’re finally here.”“I am.”“Y
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 27 – The Unexpected Ride Home
Rain hammered against the glass entrance of Wolfe Global with such force that the city beyond it looked almost unreal.Water flowed down the windows in silver streams, covering the lights of passing cars and turning Manhattan into a blur of color.Elena stood beneath the covered entrance, phone in hand.She refreshed the rideshare app for the fourth time.No drivers available.She tried another.The estimated wait climbed from twenty-three minutes to forty-seven.She sighed quietly.“Not your night?”The receptionist smiled sympathetically.“It’ll clear eventually.”“I hope so.”She wasn’t worried about getting wet.She was worried about getting home.Her mother always tried to stay awake until she walked through the door.No matter how many times Elena asked her not to.Across the driveway, the black sedan remained where it was.Its headlights reflected across the wet pavement.The engine continued to idle.Inside, Adrian sat in the back seat, reading through tomorrow’s presentation.
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 26: Working Late
By Thursday morning, Wolfe Global had settled into a rhythm that only appeared calm from the outside.Inside, every department was racing against Friday’s investor presentation.Phones rang almost constantly.Meeting rooms remained occupied.Assistants hurried through the executive floor with folders tucked beneath their arms, while managers revised reports for what felt like the tenth time.No one wanted to be responsible for a mistake.Especially with Richard Wolfe personally overseeing preparations.Elena had barely finished her first cup of coffee when Maya appeared beside her desk.“You’ve been summoned.”Elena looked up from her laptop.“That sounds ominous.”“It probably is.”Maya lowered her voice.“Lawson Capital just confirmed they’ll be here in an hour.”“I thought tomorrow was the presentation.”“It is.”“This is something else.”Before Elena could ask another question, the phone on her desk rang.“Miss Hart,” the receptionist said. “Mr. Wolfe would like you in the executi
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