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Chapter 81: Victory or Death
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As spring blossomed into summer, Emily hoped to spend more time with her boyfriend, but all he seemed to think about was work.Merging their two companies had done the trick. The financial crisis was mostly behind him, but he couldn't relax. He was up at all hours, and then wake up at six in the morning and head to work again, his handsome face marred by under-eye puffiness.This had to stop. When they had dinner, one of the few times of the day when Byron was not buried in work, she brought up the issue."Are there some other financial troubles I don't know about?" she asked."Huh?" he said, his mind obviously not focused on the present."I read the reports," Emily said, "I read the business news even though it's really boring. Everything says we're doing well. Why are you working so hard?""I'm not," he objected, "this is how much I normally work."Emily gave him a look to indicate he wasn't fooling anyone. "Are you still worried about the company?""A little bit," he said,
The Billionaire's Runaway Bride Chapter 83: Don't Let Her Get Away
Byron was in the middle of trying to assess the value of his slowly growing stock portfolio when he was interrupted by the doorbell. He was expecting a courier from the office, but it was his old friend, Nathan."Hey, come in," Byron said crustily."You're being turtle-y again," Nathan stated, making himself comfortable on the living room couch. "You won't take my calls, and you barely reply to my texts.""Maybe your texts with so-called funny memes can wait while I make life and death business decisions?" Byron said."Ouch. Are you saying my texts are not funny?""I'm just a little busy.""Not too busy to host a whole pack of wild hounds," Nathan said, patting the two dogs who came over to sniff him."I don't remember the last time I walked my own dogs," Byron said. "I know you're putting your business empire back in order and all that," Nathan said, pouring himself a drink, "but surely by now you're back on solid ground?""I believe I am," Byron agreed. "And I'm sorry I hav
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