A Forbidden Affair with the Toxic Billionaire

fired," I say when I realize that it's al

c, give me a little time to

brush my teeth and decide on

m done brushing, and I head to

affles with hot choc

fucking ass money to employ cooks and get a bigger

don't come through, we've got this. Stop compla

ack as she takes her plate of

ffles" Kendra s

work" I say, heading to my

ssed by my choice of clothing. Only if I have m

I yell to Kendra as

e day" she

realize that it has not opened for the

, and it connects

greet as soon

aise my brow. Even as the shop is stil

something happen?" I ask as i begin to feel uncomfortable. This

the business. So I'm using this week to renovate the building and get thing

trying to figure out what to do next with my free week. After the

et to rest, but then again, I would

ut I make nothing of it when I realized it belongs to the neighb

," He says

I r

so I figured you would be home. Since no w

y, I want to take a go

ou later in the day then. Or, yo

eat" I say before

but just lay in silence. It doesn't take long befor

not toss my phone across my room, so I could continue my sleep, but my thoughts come to a

call without bothering to check t

ys, and I immediately toss the phone away. Suddenly, my lungs are denied airflow and I run outside trying to grasp f

king lot and the person there holds me while I let

utter repeatedly

athe in, two breathe out" and I follow the voice as my heart finally goes back

eality and I look up to see a worried Stewart and i

ad to see that,

at just happened?" He

" I try to assure him, so he'll drop t

r, I have episodes like that to

od" I say, trying to i

invite me into your house" he

Please come in" I say, ush

ing?" He asks, attempting to

t off. Nothing more interest

of business meetings and I decided to

appreciate" I s

me go get it. I left it when I saw you gasping for

sweet perso

tment with a box of chocolate, a

e chocolate over to me, a

you"

d go to the park, but solel

ely, I need the distraction. I need to

r you want to a

not okay

he says cheerfully as though he did

and decided to place a sticky note on it sayi

my phone and decide to call he

or you're just trying to

'll give you the deets later" I

says and en

part that says, "Oh God I'm sorry, I put you through hell, you tried to love me when I hated myself

ust stares at

ng so concerned, and I couldn'

ng. Come on, I'

rk and Stewart goes to

en in no time I'll get so fat" I say,

smiles

that's why I had one of th

hing okay back

g his voice through the phone just gave me some sort

" he says. Though, he

ld have been in the hospital if you didn't come to m

r friend" he smiles b

ring the wor

e our favorite TV shows, movies

to the car, realizing it was already past nine, and I

he's so in love with books too. I can

et her" he says, ge

aw standing on the p

that

interesting

ay since it's already late, and he has to be up very early tomorrow for his