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15. WORKING ON A SATURDAY 1

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"They are so cute," Kristie said, cupping her face with a huge grin as she opened the curtains wide. Sunlight flooded the room, causing Luan to growl from under her blankets.

"They are little monsters," Luan mumbled.

"That’s harsh, Luan! They’re your brothers," Kristie countered, rolling her eyes.

Luan peeked out, looking exhausted. "Did you see me yesterday? I almost tripped in the rain trying to get ice cream for my mom, and those kids didn't help. Ask Emma—I have permanent dark ci
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  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    70 . BOYFRIEND RULE STILL ON

    The lift doors shut and Jerry walked her out through the main entrance.Emma was still lit up from the room."She *smiled*, Jerry. Did you see her face? She told the doctor she was annoyed. She's been in a coma for two weeks and her first full sentence was about the drip bag.""I heard it. I was standing right there.""She's *back.*" Emma pulled her coat tighter and laughed at nothing, at the sky, at the car park. "I'll come by after work. Or before. Whenever visiting starts — what is it, eleven? I'll come at eleven."Jerry put his hands in his pockets and looked at her, and something about the look made her slow down."You don't need to.""What?""They're signing her out. Monday, probably tomorrow if she wears them down. She's coming home."Emma stopped walking. "She just woke up. They're sending her home?""That's what the doctor said. She's stable, she's talking, she's arguing. There's nothing left for them to do here except watch her." He shrugged. "She's had every scan there is.

  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    69. FINALLY AWAKE

    ---It was a Saturday, which meant Emma was in track pants and no intention of leaving the flat.The phone went off at ten past nine and she picked it up without checking the name, which she only did for two people."Emma.""Jerry?""She's awake." His voice was different — faster, higher, like he'd been walking when he called. "She's awake, she's talking, she knew me. She's asking for water and complaining about the drip."Emma sat straight up. "She's awake?""Twenty minutes ago. The doctor's with her now." A pause, and she heard him exhale, long, like he'd been holding it since the hospital on Tuesday. "She's awake."Emma's eyes went hot immediately and she was annoyed at herself for it."Which room?""Three-fourteen. Same one. Emma — the whole family's going to be here. My mother's already here.""I know.""You still want to come?""Give me forty minutes."She was already off the bed. She banged on Kristie's door on the way past and told her in one sentence."Did Jerry call you hims

  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    68 . SAY IT TO MY FACE

    ---Emma didn't go to work.She texted Jackson at half past nine. *Not feeling well, working from home, Ashford file done by tonight.* He replied *Fine. Rest up. Don't make a habit of it.* She didn't text Jerry.She put her phone face down on the counter and left it there. By four o'clock she was on the sofa in an old tee and a bun that had given up on itself, watching a film she'd already seen twice.The lock turned at four. Kristie opened the door with a sigh dropping her purse on the table ."You're alive.""I'm sick.""You look like a sock." Kristie kicked her shoes off and dropped onto the other end of the sofa, shoving Emma's feet out of the way. "So. Not going in?""I took the day." Kristie raised a brow before picking a glass of water gulping down softly . " whose covering?" Emma glanced at her briefly. " Mr Jackson . He knows the numbers better than I do.""okay ." Kristie pulled the takeaway open. "Did you tell your *boss*?Emma didn't answer."Emma.""I told Jackson

  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    67. GETTING CAUGHT IN THE OFFICE

    The door swung open.Emma turned.Mrs. Whitmore stepped in first — coat still on, handbag on her arm, the kind of entrance that assumed every room belonged to her. And behind her, a half-step back, Isla.Isla's eyes found them in the same second. Emma still against the desk. Jerry's hand coming off her jaw. Both of them frozen mid-turn like children caught at something."What," Isla said, very quietly, "is going on here?"Emma cursed under her breath and pulled away. Jerry's hand released her, but only barely, and she put a full pace of distance between them — too late, and both of them knew it. She smoothed her blouse down with hands that weren't quite steady."What's happening?" Emma said. "Why are you—""I think the better question," Mrs. Whitmore said, "is why my son has his hand on the face of a woman I have never met."Jerry stepped forward, putting himself slightly in front of Emma. Not shielding her exactly. Just there."Mother. This is Emma. She works with me.""I can see wha

  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    66. CLOSE ENOUGH TO BREAK

    Mrs. Whitmore's sat down on the balcony sipping tea a magazine on the coffee table . Isla sat with her ankles crossed, teacup balanced on the saucer, wearing an ivory dress that cost more than most people's rent."Beth is doing better," Mrs. Whitmore said. "The doctors are optimistic. Slow progress, but progress.""I'm so glad." Isla's face softened. "I miss her. She always made this house feel less..." She paused, choosing the word carefully. "Quiet."" I know " Mrs whitmore said chuckling softly . "She would have probably been here talking about some model shoot she did or even about school ". "Yeah she would have "."And your modelling?" Mrs. Whitmore asked. "I saw the cover. The one with the—" she gestured "—the fabric." "Milan. It went well." Isla held out her cup. "They've offered me the spring campaign. It shoots in April, which means I'll be travelling for most of it. Rome, then a week in Capri.""Capri." Mrs. Whitmore poured. "That's a lovely place to be paid to st

  • The CEO I Insulted Is Now My Boss    65. BELLFLOWER STREET

    The buzzer was broken.Emma pressed it twice. Nothing."It's broken," she said."It's not broken," Kristie said, elbowing past her. "You have to hit it like you're mad at it."She jabbed it. Nothing."See?" Emma said."Fine. It's broken." Kristie pressed all four buttons in a row. "One of these has to be hers."The door buzzed.They both stared at it."Which one was that?""No idea. Go."Emma shoved the door open with her shoulder. The stairwell smelled like garlic and laundry detergent, and somebody's bicycle was parked on the landing like it had given up on life."She could've found a place with a working doorbell," Kristie muttered."She's paying her own rent for the first time in her life. Let her have the broken buzzer."Luan opened the door in an oversized grey hoodie, hair knotted up, holding a spatula. She took one look at them and grinned."You're late.""Your buzzer's broken," Emma said."It's not broken, it's—""Temperamental," Kristie finished. "You say that about everythi

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