Claimed By My Ex's Dad
AIR'S
I am so fuc
n's busy streets blur by. I'd arrived on time for the meeting, punctuality being one of my strong suits
hey fumbled through the slides like nervous college freshmen giving their first-ever PowerPoint presentation. The
a calm, collected smile plastered on my face. That's the part they never tell you about being
the reputation we'd built over the years. Sure, we were ranked the fourth-best entrepr
opened the folder to find last quarter's reports. In front of the investors. I had to think on my feet, make up numbers on the
sn't just terrible at her job-she was also trying to sleep her way into better deals. She spent the entire meeti
ed her without hesitation. I don't
was dying for at least twelve hours of rest. That's all I wanted
me. I was supposed to stay at a place near the airport, hoping for a quiet night. But when I call
t to be k
ting for me to state the next destination, but I was too hung up on figuring out why today had t
good night's sle
he good ones were already booked. Maybe go to a brothel and crash w
his own now, right? I could crash there. Hell, I hadn't seen th
ve always had an... interesting relationship. He's a good kid at heart, smart, ambitious, but stubborn as hell and a p
aited. After a few rings, his v
ad. Wha
the world treat
tone light despite the pile
know, same old, same old.
ied cas
row
f town? Where the hel
rt, Dad. About to
er s
o China this weekend. Don't
bing a hand d
g, right? It totally s
augh
you while drunk
es, leaning ba
e migraine that's out to get me. Work'
it to do, and so do I. Don't w
ht, al
ready feel
ight now, and my hotel's screwed me over. It'
ief pause befo
reachable once I land. I'll text you the passcode. J
relief, a small smil
ou one. Just... don't fo
huck
take it easy, okay? No need to
Have a safe flight. And don't get in
hing, o
e a mix of amuse
you l
I didn't know I was holding. At lea
1234 Ashfo
hout another word, the car sped off, cu
r, but Sutter's place would do. I could
ure everything was in order f