로그인Stein was discharged two days later, while Edward would have to stay another week because he had internal bleeding from a kick on his rib. After his discharge, Stein only stayed a day in the house before he returned to work. I was so grateful when I went to work the next day and didn't see any file on my desk. As I had expected, Mary actually returned to his side. With Edward still in the hospital, Stein offered to get me a temporary secretary, but I refused. I could survive another week. Ever since his return from the hospital, I'd been thinking of the proper way to thank him. I couldn't get anything for him, since I didn't know what he liked. When I asked, he told me I was what he liked. And I couldn't even cook. He banned me from the kitchen after I almost set the kitchen on fire while making porridge two days ago.It wasn't my fault this time. I was in the kitchen with Lukas when it happened. I actually forgot the pot was on fire and was busy singing with our son. Well, you can
KAI“Are you that fucking desperate to join your father?!” I yelled at him when I arrived at the hospital, with Lukas in my arms. I placed our son in his bed because he was sleeping. He dozed off on our way to the hospital. With our son on his bed, I returned to Stein's side, fuming with rage. Stein smiled, and I felt the fucking urge to slap that expression off his face. How could he smile when we're talking about something important?“I'm okay, am I not?” He widened his hands, only to wince. “Okay? You just got out of your cast, and what did you do? You ran straight into fucking danger! What? Did you think I would fall into your arms in happiness??”He cocked his head to the side. “But I did that to save Edward.”“You fucking told me your friend in the force will take care of it!” I slapped him hard on his right shoulder. He winced, and I instantly sat on the bed. “I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? I was just mad that you would put yourself in harm's way for me.”He had the guts to smile
The van ride was mercifully short. I kept my breathing even beneath the bag as I waited for the main drama to start. I was feeling fucking giddy just thinking about it. The van lurched to a stop, and I heard the door open before hands grabbed my arms and hauled me out. I stumbled. “Careful!” Scorpion hissed at the one who was holding me.“Make it real,” I whispered. “You need to actually do it like you fucking mean it!”He hesitated only a second. Then the first blow came. Someone jabbed me hard on my ribs, and I I folded over, wheezing in pain. Before I could recover, another struck my shoulder, then my back. They dragged me down a corridor, and shoved me against a wall. Someone kneed me in my stomach and pain bloomed so hard, I groaned. It fucking hurt, but I didn't complain because that was what I wanted. I needed it to be real. After all, that was what I freaking paid them for. "Take him to that room," Scorpion ordered, and they dragged me deeper down the corridor. I heard t
Kai stayed silent for a few seconds before he spoke up. “Do you think that's a good idea?” He murmured, still running his fingers through my hair. “Wouldn't that be imposing on you?”I placed my hand over his and shook my head. “It's okay. I haven't gotten a CEO before because I wanted someone I could trust with my company.” I placed a kiss on the back of his hand. “What are your thoughts on changing the name?” I sat up, still holding his hand.“The name?”“We can change it to S and K.”He raised a brow. “Stein and Kai?”“Hmm. What do you think about that? Great, right?”“Is that really okay? You're not doing this to make me feel better, are you?”“I'm doing this because I'm greedy. Having you as my CEO means the company would be solely under our family, with no outsiders to disrupt it whatsoever.” He nodded. “That makes sense.”“So? Will you accept the position?” He nodded. “I will.”My lips broke into a smile. “Thank you!” I leaned in and placed a kiss on his right cheek. I didn't
STEIN Kai returned to the sitting room after tucking our son in for the night. The moment he sat down, I placed my head on his thighs and got comfortable.“What are you watching?”“I don't know.” I stared at his face. “Are you really adapting well to work?”“Hmm.” He ran his fingers through my hair. “Why? Would you return to work tomorrow if I told you otherwise?”"Of course! I don't want anything stressing you." He smiled but didn't say anything.For a minute, none of us spoke. Kai kept his focus on the movie on the TV while I tried to think of a way to ask my question without spilling everything. Mary called me this afternoon to inform me about his request to file a missing person's report for Edward. Before that, I'd received a call from Scorpion. He finally got Edward to spill and had deleted all the information he got. Scorpion said he had files—emails and some financial records —but nothing concrete yet. But enough to make Kai suspicious if he'd seen it.With the documents d
KAIEdward's missing. I've been trying his number for almost two weeks and haven't been able to reach him. We were supposed to meet two weeks ago, but I was too occupied with taking care of Stein in the hospital to honour the appointment. We hadn't spoken since that funeral day.I looked up from the laptop when I heard a knock at the door. “Come on.” Mary poked her head in and smiled. “Good afternoon,” she greeted as she stepped in and closed the door gently behind her. Even though I didn't like her, I couldn't deny how efficient she was. A few days of working with her showed me exactly why Stein kept her around. She reminded me so much of Edward. Speaking of Edward…“Sir, you call me?”“Yes.” I reached for a file. “I need you to send this to the ad director and the general manager. Also, there's something I need you to do for me.”She reached for the Manila envelope. “What's it, sir?”“I need you to file a missing person case for me.”I'd have done that, but I was choked to the ne
KAIHis mouth found mine, stealing the questions on the tip of my tongue. Stein's hands were in my hair and on my jaw. He cupped my face like he was afraid I'd disappear if he let go. I didn't care. I kissed him back, and my fingers twisted in his collar to pull him closer. The taste of him flooded
KAI“This is all, sir,” Edward said as he placed the files I asked for on my desk. “I also spoke with Mr Elliot Marshall, and he agreed to the meeting tonight. I booked a table for two at your favourite restaurant.”“Good.”I picked the first file from the pile. “And the Schmidt? Did you investigat
KAIThe rest of the week went by in a blur. By the time Friday knocked on my door, I was drained. I'd stayed awake two nights, thinking of the bloody truce marriage and how to get the fuck out of it. I wasn't like Dad, who thought we needed this. We don't. We have been surviving all these years wit
KAIOnce again, I woke up to that depressing sight of cum sticking to my body. As if that weren't bad enough, there were also stains on the floor, and my reading desk, which I could have sworn was by my table, was in front of my bed, as if I had sat there before retiring to bed. The worst? I couldn







