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Chapter 121: She Crossed the Line
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The time in California was both restful and emotionally draining for Emily. Each day that Teddy seemed to recover, she was worried that he would fall ill again. She plunged back into work as soon as she returned. It helped take her mind off the whole situation.And just like he had promised, Byron seemed to be taking it rather well. She only feared he might be depressed again if his hopes for Teddy's recovery were suddenly dashed.Aitana and her kids called them every couple of days to provide an update on Teddy's progress, and they always had good news.A couple of weeks later, the calls grew less frequent, but one evening Emily heard her laptop chime with the familiar call to video-conference. She called Byron to come into her home office, and they both sat down at the desk as Aitana's face appeared on the screen, her beautiful living room in the background."Hello my lovelies," she said, "There's someone who would like to speak to you."Teddy appeared on the screen as he lean
The Billionaire's Runaway Bride Chapter 125: Carter the Charmer
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Emily could not believe what was happening. Now she knew how Byron felt when he witnessed his mother chatting up Carter Jacks. Katie and Carter were getting along like a house on fire. They were talking, laughing, sharing stories. It would have been really cute if it was anyone but Carter. Emily knew exactly how well he did when it came to committed relationships, and she didn't want Katie to get involved with someone so unreliable."I have to stop this," Emily said. "It's getting out of hand.""Young people don't want to be told who they can and can't date, so there's probably little you can do about it," Byron reasoned, "Unless…""Unless?""We could introduce her to my star employee Brandon Clarkson. That young man is going places, and if Katie is as ambitious as you say, she might prefer him to your layabout buddy.""Other than calling Carter a 'layabout', I think that's a great idea," Emily said. "Okay, I'll distract Carter," Byron offered, "while you introduce Katie to B
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Soon all the guests dispersed, and Teddy, Aitana, and their kids went off to their own rooms. Byron and Emily were left alone, and they too headed for their bedroom."What am I going to do?" Emily lamented. "Katie is like my own child. I can't let her date Carter.""Carter's not so bad," Byron said, to her surprise."Oh, now he's not so bad because you beat him at weightlifting.""You have to admit, he was a graceful loser.""But he would make a terrible boyfriend.""It's going to be okay," Byron assured her, gathering her into his arms in a comforting hug. "We've had much worse parties than this.""Parties…" Emily though she might have an idea. "Are you going to invite that Brandon guy to your next company event?""Of course, he's my rising star. Oh, I see what you're thinking. If we invited Katie along, she might have a chance to get to know Brandon, see him in his own element.""Exactly!""The only problem is, it might be kind of obvious that we're setting them up.""That
The Billionaire's Runaway Bride Chapter 128: An Inspiration
"You wouldn't keep bananas in the fridge for a whole month and expect them to be fresh," said a man in dark-framed glasses who sat beside Emily, "so why would you keep coffee beans in the fridge?"Emily loved coffee, but she didn't need to know that much about how to prepare it 'the perfect way'. The man just kept talking and talking. Just as she had expected, this business event was making her eyes glaze over with boredom.Katie seemed to be loving the event. She wore a matching skirt and blazer combo, looking very professional, and excited by whatever she and Brandon were conversing about.Emily's neighbor to the left was a woman in her thirties or so, who seemed to have no sense of humor. The man in the glasses, whose name was either Morty or Monty and looked to be in his fifties or sixties, kept lecturing everyone on the proper way to make coffee. Then his wife, a skinny woman with a blond pixie cut, made the conversation even more boring by talking about credit card insurance.
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Emily couldn't get out of the hotel fast enough as the event wrapped up. She didn't get to talk much to Katie after giving her the 'mentor speech', and Byron was constantly swarmed by people."Are you going to be sad if I never go to one of these again?" she asked Byron over drinks in the limo on the way home."Please, I'm not a delicate flower," Byron said, pouring a liqueur into glasses for them."Are you sure you won't mind?""Yeah." His posture was more stiff than usual, and he didn't put his arm around her like he often did."I can tell you're mad," she muttered. Her liqueur tasted bitter, and she felt a sinking feeling as the bright lights and restaurant signs sped by outside the window."I'm not mad. I just wish you would come to my dinners more often. And I suppose I do find it offensive when you say they're boring.""Oh… sorry," Emily said. "Maybe it's better if I just don't go then."Byron put down his glass with a sigh. "I know they might not be as witty or colorful
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