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The Woman He Never Chose 43.
EMILIAPierce Holdings was located at the top three floors of a skyscraper building on Park Avenue that made Jones Consulting Group’s office look like a very ambitious idea that was still a work in progress on paper.I shook the thought out of my head. I was not going to let the marble lobby or the immaculate reception put down all the efforts I had made to get to where I was today.Anna walked beside me with her fingers curled tightly around the strap of her laptop bag. She wore a tight expression. It was the familiar face when she tried to project confidence she did not feel, and if I wasn’t as nervous as she was, I would have laughed.I was far from calm, but my expression did not betray the loud thumping of my heart or how my hands were trembling.The receptionist greeted us with a genuine smile, which was rare when you worked in high-rise buildings in NY, except your boss was a sweetheart, which Margaret appeared to be judging from our interaction at the conference.The reception
The Woman He Never Chose 42.
EMILIAI continued to stare at the text message from Margaret until I got back to my hotel room. The idea of working with someone like Margaret would give me the breakthrough I had always wanted, but there were so many variables I would have to think about if I considered the offer.It would be nine months in the city I had run away from without a second thought and spent years avoiding. I didn’t know if I was willing to come back as though nothing happened.“Emilia?” Anna’s voice cut through my thoughts, startling me.I almost dropped my phone when I looked up, my brows drawn in confusion. When had I entered the hotel room?“What’s wrong? Did that man call Lily’s dad to the meeting?” She was already pushing her laptop to the side and hurrying towards me. I watched as rage took over her features as she continued to rant.“I thought you said he could be trusted. And he set you up like that? Do we have to leave? I can…”I held out my hand to stop her before she could rush towards the cl
The Woman He Never Chose 41.
EMILIAThe café Alexander had chosen was one I used to frequent when I still lived in NY and something told me he had done it on purpose. It was between a bookstore and a flower shop and I loved coming here because it was so cozy. He arrived early and was seating at the table in the corner when I arrived.Anna had offered to come with me this morning when I wouldn’t stop pacing, but I had refused. I didn’t want to appear scared when I hadn’t done anything wrong.He stood up when he saw me, an appreciative smile on his face. “You came,” he said, a small hint of surprise on his face.“Why wouldn’t I? I said I would,” I answered and he nodded. “But I almost didn’t” I admitted after when we took both our seats.His eyes softened. “I wouldn’t have blamed you if you decided not to come”I looked at Alexander without the panic from yesterday and he had grown noticeably older than he should have in five years. It made me wonder if the accident had anything to do with it. There was an old sca
The Woman He Never Chose 40.
EMILIAI didn’t see Steven at the conference and that should have made me feel relieved, but it didn’t.Instead, I stood by the window of my hotel room, a million thoughts running through my head as I thought of everything that happened today.“Emilia?” I turned to see Anna watching me with a concern expression. She had change into her night wear but her hair was still wet.“What’s wrong?” she asked, approaching me. “Did something bad happen at home?”“No,” I shook my head.“Then why do you look like you are thinking yourself into a panic attack?”“Thinking yourself into a panic attack.”“I am not.”Anna gave me a look that said I wasn’t fooling her.“Who was he?”She asked and my brows drew together in confusion.“So, when I got to the car and you weren’t there, I decided to look for you. I saw you talking by the elevator. I didn’t say anything because Tommy was there,” She confessed with a sheepish expression.I sighed and walked over to the bed to sit down. “That was Alexander,”He
The Woman He Never Chose 39.
STEVENThe voices at the table were muffled as my thoughts strayed. The meeting had dragged on for another forty minutes.Normally, I would have been the one urging everyone to stay focused until every detailed had been finalized. Riorson Group never entered a partnership without knowing exactly what it was getting in return, and I had built my reputation on refusing to rush important decisions.Today, however, I was the one absent and I couldn’t understand why. There was this usually tension that sat on my shoulders and no matter what I did, it didn’t let up.My eyes strayed to the empty seat beside me. Alexander still hadn’t returned. He had excused himself to use the restroom and had been gone for almost thirty minutes. I couldn’t help the scowl that formed. He barely missed important meetings like this."...Mr. Riorson?" The hesitant voice pulled me back to the room to see the people looking at me with a mix of confusion and expectancy.I sat up, fixing my position and hoped my he
The Woman He Never Chose 38.
EMILIAI didn’t dare move.I kept my eyes on the glowing floor numbers, counting them and praying that we got to the ground floor as soon as possible.I could feel Alexander’s gaze on me. I didn’t have to turn to look at him to see the questions and contemplations in his eyes as he decided what would be the best question to ask.I sent a silent prayer to the heavens, praying that whatever he was thinking about remained in his head and he didn’t speak or try to pry words I didn’t want to say out of my mouth.But as always, the universe rejected my prayers, and Alexander cleared his throat.“You’ve changed," his voice echoed louder than it should be in the silent space, and I tensed, my fingers curling around the handle of my bag.I forced myself to face him, wearing a polite smile that might appear fake.Alexander had that familiar blank stare on his face as he watched me.I didn’t have an answer to his comment, so I chose to ignore it. “It’s good to see you again, Alexander."His lips
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