Lahat ng Kabanata ng Entangled To The CEO: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Jake’s [POV]  Kristen stuck her head into my office. “You called me?”  “Uh, yes,” I said.  “Just give me a second.” I turned to Denver and smiled.  “Other than that, everything looks good?”  “Everything looks excellent,” Denver nodded.  “You’re doing a good job, Jake.”  “About that… I wanted to call in a meeting with the board soon,” I said, as Kristen walked into the room and shut the door.  She hovered in the background, conscious not to make a sound.  “A meeting with the board?” Denver repeated.  “Is it about the Shanghai deal?”  “No,” I said.  

Jake’s [POV] It was rare for me to spend a night without Noah or Kristen nowadays. But I knew that Luis was going to be in town for only a short while longer, and I wanted to meet him as much as I could while he was here. I walked into the bar and checked the time. I was a little late, but I knew Luis wouldn’t mind. He’d be at the bar with a drink in hand. “Hi, man,” I said, slipping onto the bar stool next to him. “Sorry, I’m late.” “No worries,” he nodded. “I ordered you a beer.” “I was hoping you would,” I nodded as I took a sip of the beer. It was darker than I had anticipated and the heat felt nice going down. “So…what kept you?” he asked teasingly. “Your son or the new flame?” I smiled. “Both actual

Jake’s [POV] Noah was asleep in his room, and Kristen had left a few minutes ago. Usually, she spent the night and left the early morning before Noah woke, but she claimed she had been neglecting her apartment and her friend Melody, and she needed to make amends where both were concerned. It was surprising and even a little annoying how dependent I had become on Kristen. The moment she had left, I had felt a little pang of loneliness, and now I was sitting on my couch in the living room feeling dejected and slightly sorry for myself. I looked towards the picture of Daphne and smiled at her for what felt like the first time in years. “Hi, hon,” I said softly. “It’s been a while since we spoke, huh?” I hadn’t been able to think of her in a long time, and now that my heart had healed slightly, I realized that my memories of Daphne had cha

Jake’s [POV] I stared down at Noah, watching his eyelids flutter slightly in sleep. He had been a handful all day, mostly because he wanted to spend time with Kristen and I had to keep making excuses. “I want to make cookies with Krissy,” he had insisted. “You made cookies with Grandma yesterday,” I had pointed out, feeling a headache coming on. “Krissy makes them different,” Noah persisted. “They taste better.” “No, they don’t.” “Yes, they do.” “No, they don’t,” I said, aware that I was arguing with a four-year-old that I couldn’t possibly win. I had heard Noah keep this up for a steady fifteen minutes before, and I usually burned out after two minutes. “Yes, they do.” I sighed tiredly and held my head for a moment. “Krissy is busy, kid,” I said. “She’s not going to be around for a while.” At which point Noah had thrown a full-blown temper tantrum. I had tried everything to calm him down, but nothing worked. In the end, he had simply tired himself out. Then he huffed into h

Jake’s [POV]It was a beautiful day, and I thought about how ironic life could be sometimes. The sad days were most often the most beautiful ones. I drove through the pristine drive, passing the gentle slopes on either side of me, which boasted a variety of different headstones in an array of different shapes and sizes. I could see a funeral procession on the other side of the cemetery, and it made me feel even lonelier.I parked the car and stepped down. Noah had wanted to come with me, but that was only because he thought I was making an ice cream run and he wanted to be there to pick the flavors. I knew that one day he would ask to see his mother’s grave, and I would need to bring him here, but today I just needed to be here alone. I wanted to talk to Daphne; I wanted to ask her questions that I knew I would never get the answers to.“Say hi to her for me,” Isabelle had said, just before I left. “And, tell her I love her.”“I will,” I replied.Just before I was about to leave, Isab