From Pawn to CEO Queen

arm. She looked at me with wide, innocent eyes, as i

rembling. "I'm so sorry. I didn't

yes, I was the cruel, jealous monster who was tearing their beautiful, tra

ng would only make me look more unhinged. So I turned away

talking to you," Mark's voice was s

? For grieving my father? For wanting my partner's s

, who would listen for hours as I talked about my dreams. Where did that man go? Or

putting a hand on his chest. "It's

Don't you blame yourself for a second. Some peopl

aped a comforting arm around Chloe's shou

" my mother cooed, bustling int

a movie of someone else's life. The supportive mother, the doting boyfriend, the f

e and walked to the do

rce proceedings. I called my office to arrange for a handover of my projects. I was a senior project manager at a

personal belongings. As I was leaving, I saw them

hands were on her shoulders, leaning down to speak softly in her ear. She tilted her hea

e way he used

tterly complete. They weren't just a man comfo

e person bei