All Chapters of MY NEW HR IS THE MAN I SLEPT WITH.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Jane’s POVThe walls of Reilly & Co. never looked this tall before.I stood outside the glass building, staring up at the logo gleaming under the morning sun. My heart hammered so loud it almost drowned out the city noise.I had thought about running. About pretending I never saw that email.But there was no point. Sooner or later, they would come for me.I walked in.The receptionist barely met my eyes. Her smile… fake, stiff, vanished the moment she realized who I was.Whispers trailed behind me as I made my way to the elevator.It was like walking through fire, only the flames were people’s eyes.The doors opened to the top floor.My feet felt heavy as I stepped into the long hallway leading to the boardroom.When I pushed open the door, all eyes turned to me.The room was full.The board members sat around the long polished table. Jessica was there, sitting elegantly beside her father, wearing an expression that could only be described as satisfaction disguised as pity.Kennedy

Jane's POV The light coming from the morning sun felt different. It gave me a warm feeling that made it hard for me to believe. I have been looking at my wardrobe for up to ten minutes before Sarah walked into my room. She was placing her two hands on her hips that made her look like a mom that wasn't patient.“I am not going to let you get rotten here in your room,” she said as she threw a jean on my bed. “We are going to go out.”“No.” I said, as I entered inside my blanket.“Come out,” she repeated herself.” We are going to eat outside, at least something that is not noodles, meet new people and also buy clothes I groaned as I dragged the blanket and covered my face. “I am not in any mood to go out, Sarah.”“That is exactly the reason why you need to come out with us,” Hannah said as she appeared at Sarah's back. “You are already looking like your bed adopted you.”I peeped from inside my blanket. “You guys are not going to leave me alone or let me rest if I don't join you.” “T

Kennedy's POV The door finally went open, as it broke the silence that had been in the office since when I entered in the morning.I took my eyes up, as I was praying and hoping that it was Jane… but when my eyes saw her I stopped breathing for one second.“Sophie?”Her face became bright as she started smiling, the smile looked the same as the one from many years ago. Before I could understand everything that was going on, she walked inside the office. “Are you just going to stand there looking at me? You won't hug me or say hello to me?”For the first time in a very long time, I felt like something left my chest.I did not hold myself back, I walked to her and hugged her very tight. It was strange… it made me feel comforted, it made me feel familiar as if a part of my past has come into my present.“ God, it is really good to see you again,” I said quietly, as I held her tighter than I wanted to.She started laughing softly, the sound of her laughter was very warm in my chest. “It

Jane's POV The morning was very bright, and the light that came from it entered gently through the light curtains, the light brushed my face. I groaned as I turned over to the other side of my bed and then buried my face inside my pillow. I did not want to get up talkless or to even think.But everything I had done last night was to think. I was thinking about the call that came from Kennedy yesterday.When I first picked the call, I did not expect the words that came out of his mouth. I did not expect to even hear from him again. I was not even sure if I was supposed to cry, laugh or throw my phone out of the window as I had a heavy feeling in my heart.I ended up cutting the call on him last night without saying anything to him. I told myself that that was strong of me, but if I am to tell the truth I was afraid… I was afraid that my voice was going to shake and that my heart was going to expose what I was hiding.I stretched my hand and carried my phone, I rubbed my thumb over the

(Kennedy’s POV)The night felt heavier than usual.Maybe it was the quiet, or the fact that I’d just watched the only woman I love walk away from me again.I sat behind the wheel for a while after she left, hands gripping the steering. No matter how hard I tried to push her out of my head, I couldn’t.I sighed and leaned back, rubbing my temples.Everything I’d done tonight felt like a mess. Showing up like that… I didn’t even know what I expected. Forgiveness? A second chance? Maybe I just wanted her to know that I hadn’t stopped caring even if that changed nothing.The phone on the passenger seat buzzed.Sophie.For a second, I thought of ignoring it. But then again, she was probably the only person I could talk to without pretending.I answered. “Hey.”Her voice came through, soft but teasing. “You sound tired.”I let out a tired chuckle. “Very.”“Rough night?”“Yeah,” I muttered. “You could say that.”“Want to talk about it?”There was a short pause.“I saw her tonight,” I said q