All Chapters of He Chose His Step Mother, I Chose His Uncle: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The sleek glass doors of the boardroom click shut behind the last of the new investors, leaving the room in a state of silence. I take a moment to adjust my cuffs, the gold links catching the light. The meeting was a success, as usual, and they were practically falling over themselves to hand me t

"That’ll be forty-eight dollars, ma'am," the cashier says, barely looking up from his scanner. I slide my primary card through the reader like I've done a million times, but instead of the familiar beep of approval, the machine emits a harsh, flat tone. "Declined," the cashier mutters, finally mak

"You have to go to him, Syd. You have to talk to Owen Kingston today and try to get him to back you up. After you just bolted away the other day, he didn't appreciate the waste of time and thought you weren't even ready for the case. You have to prove otherwise." I wipe a stray tear that’s managed

The air conditioning in Owen’s suite is hummed at a perfectly cool temperature, but I can feel a single, traitorous drop of sweat gliding slowly down the curve of my spine. My skin feels hyper-sensitive, prickling under the weight of his gaze. I try to speak, to lay out everything I thought I woul

A wave of pure relief washes over me, so strong I feel dizzy. "Thank you. Oh, thank you—" "But," he interrupts, holding up a hand. "There will be clauses. I do not work for free, and as you’ve already admitted, even if you worked for the next three years, you couldn't afford my standard hourly rate