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The Woman He Never Chose 47.
BIANCAI closed the bedroom door with a loud slam behind me. I paced the room, my head and heart pounding erratically.I paused at the door and listened to footsteps. For a second, I wished Steven would follow and apologize. I wished he would soothe my worries and promised me that nothing would change, but I knew better.As clearly as I knew that he would not sleep in our bed tonight like he hadn’t slept in it for over three years now.I shook my head for waiting pathetically and walked towards the dressing mirror to grab my phone. My fingers worked faster than my brain, and I was back at the site with the headlines that had bothered me all evening since I saw it.I remembered the chill that spread through my bones when I saw the face of the woman who had almost ruined my plans.She was back in the city like she never left.No.She was back better than she was.She left the city a beggar and a pathetic mistress, but now she owned a company.I glared at the picture of her smiling. “So,
The Woman He Never Chose 46.
STEVENI was reading through the business news when a name stopped me before I could turn to the next one.Jones Consulting Group had been appointed by Pierce Holdings to lead Northstar Living's nine-month strategic restructuring project.I read it multiple times to be sure that I wasn’t reading the wrong thing, but the same words remained on the page no matter how many times I did.It was real.Emilia was staying in New York for nine months, and I had Margaret Pierce to thank for that.It should have meant nothing to me. I should have taken it as simple as a detail from a business article about a company that had no connection to me or the Riorson Group.Instead, relief came first.It was immediate and ugly enough that I hated myself for it.She would be close.Then guilt followed just as quickly.She was not staying for me.The sound of a file landing on my desk pulled me from the screen. Alexander stood across from me, his expression unreadable as always.“I was about to inform you
The Woman He Never Chose 45.
EMILIATommy startled me a little, and I almost dropped my phone. My grip on the phone tightened.“Is that Tommy?” Sunny’s voice perked up. “I’m sure he was as happy as well when he heard the news. Can I say hi?”My mouth tightened. “Sunny, I’ll have to call you back,” I said and ended the call before she could protest.Tommy’s eyes remained on me. “What was that all about?” he asked, pointing at the phone.“You didn’t knock,” I said instead, ignoring his question. What if I had been naked?” I told him, my voice a thin line from snapping.Surprise crossed his features. “I’m sorry. I should have knocked.” He replied. “But you are avoiding my question."Tommy remained in the doorway, and I noticed he had his travel bag packed. His eyes went behind me and his frown deepened.“Where are your bags? And Anna? We need to leave,” he said when he saw I wasn’t going to answer his question.“I am not going back with you,” I told him.He cocked his head and stepped further into the room. “What do
The Woman He Never Chose 44.
EMILIAI sat on the edge of my bed in the hotel room, staring at my phone while trying to summon the courage for the news I was about to break.Anna had left earlier to start house hunting. If we were going to stay in New York for another nine months, we couldn’t afford living in hotel rooms for the duration of the stay.The agreement for the deal sat in my bag on the table across me, but somehow, those papers felt heavy against the small table.Nine months in New York. Nine months with Pierce Holdings. Nine months of leading the largest project Jones Consulting had ever touched.I should have felt only proud. Magaret had made it clear that she had chosen us because she believed in our work. She had not offered me charity, a favour, or a seat at someone else's table. She had offered me a chance to prove that Jones Consulting belonged in rooms like that one.But every time I looked at the number nine, all I could think about was Lily.I had told Magaret I needed an evening to make fina
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
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