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CHAPTER 39 CAN A GARDEN BE A HOUSE?
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The CEO..My body stiffened as I saw Lucy talking to Binky, her annoying wide grin stamped on her face.Without a second glance at Binky, I grabbed Lucy and yanked her out of the hall.Once we were outside, I scowled."What the hell are you doing?“I had business to attend to here, so I decided to stop by,” Lucy stated. “You’ve been having fun with her, right? That’s why you didn’t bring me along.” Her eyes flickered with annoyance.“I didn’t bring her along. Zach brought her best friend, Jessie, and Jessie brought her,” I explained.I had to make her believe me, or all my efforts—eating her horrible food, cuddling her body that made my skin crawl—would all be in vain.Lucy's lips curled into a condescending smile.I held her by her arms as gently as my body could permit, resisting the urge to snap her in two.“I am trying to fall in love with you.” Lies nowadays just seem to roll off my tongue like it’s nothing. “Why would I want to ruin my efforts?” I forced a smile at her as I pul
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THE CEO’S TOY CHAPTER 43 LIFE LOVED ME MORE
The toy..."What the hell?" Jessie yelled, her eyes widening in plain horror as she watched the video.I nudged her as our colleagues turned their attention to us in the crowded office."How did this happen?" she whispered. "What did Logan say? What is the person asking for?" She kept shooting questions at me, with no space to reply."Logan is as dumbfounded as I was, and we're not on good terms," I began to explain. "The person isn't saying anything, just sending emojis and commenting on how sexy my body is." The hollowness in my chest just kept getting deeper."Note to self: never have sex near a big window like that," Jessie quipped, trying to lighten the mood. "I'm sorry."I nodded, knowing her attempts at comfort were awkward at best. The video had been taken through that big window."Why aren’t you on good terms?" Jessie asked.I sighed heavily, the horror of last night slowly creeping into my mind. "I mentioned Damon while having sex with him."Shock was written wide across h
THE CEO’S TOY CHAPTER 44 RELIABLE LOGAN
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THE CEO’S TOY CHAPTER 45 ENJOY THE WARM WORDS
The toy...“What do you mean?” I stuttered, my heart racing.Jessie quietly slipped out of the apartment, giving us some space.Damon shoved his phone in my face. It was the tape, from a different angle.The air became dense with tension, stretching my eyes wide open as time seemed to freeze. Logan had said he dealt with the video. Why were there two videos?“How could you do this to me?” Damon gripped my arm tightly. “You promised to be truthful. You said it was payback, yet you lied to me.”I stood silently, my gaze fixed on the floor, unable to meet his eyes.I could already hear the pain in his voice.He let go of me and rubbed his face with his hands, taking a deep breath. Damon began pacing around the living room.“You’re not going to say anything?” Damon yelled. “Say something, please, anything at all,” he pleaded.I wanted to speak, but there was a lump in my throat, tightening it. Tears welled up, blurring my vision.“Say something now,” Damon ordered, narrowing his eyes.“W
THE CEO’S TOY CHAPTER. 46 LOGAN
Logan..It was a chilly evening, and Aria had assigned me work for Damon Wesley's charity event—a bartender at the indoor bar that I had constructed. Standing amidst the chatter and clinking glasses of the elite, classical music grating at my ears, I took a sip of the cocktail I had just mixed. Whenever I encountered the wealthy, something inside me bristled. How easily they lived and how they looked down upon the less fortunate."Hey X," Lucy walked up to me, her usual deviously beautiful smile on her lips."My name is Xevon. I've told you that many times," I replied, mixing another drink."I've never heard such a name, and X is easier to pronounce," Lucy said, snatching my drink and taking a sip. "Aria giving you the contract shows progress, don't you think?"Lucy had introduced herself a few days prior at her friend's wedding, where I was hired as a bartender. But her true aim was to seduce Aria so she could elope with me.A frown marred her face as she spotted her fiancé holding
THE CEO’S TOY CHAPTER 47 LOGAN
Logan..My eyes widened as she kissed me, and the air around the park celebrated my victory. I had no idea what she had seen on her phone, but whatever it was, I was glad for it.“I need to use the restroom,” Aria giggled as we pulled away.As soon as she disappeared into the park, I picked up her phone and typed in her password. I had seen her enter it before, so I knew it by heart.Once her phone was unlocked, I quickly checked her text messages and social media accounts.My heart raced with the fear of being caught. I took out my phone from my pocket and started snapping photos of everything I could.While sifting through her messages, one conversation caught my eye. Aria and Damon were discussing a contract. I took pictures of their chat. After closing all the apps, I turned off the phone and slipped it back into her purse.When she returned, we walked through the park, our hands linked together, chatting until I dropped her off at Jessie’s place.****After dropping Aria off, I
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