Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss (Kylan and Katrina)

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By the time an hour had come and gone, she was feeling slightly more grounded. That always seemed to happen, any time the allowed herself ni gei in the zone of iking à mainline task like answering encals.

She headed over to kylan's office, her tablet and phone in hand. She walked in and sat in her usual chair, waiting for him to

a phone

He was pacing, as he always did, and she glanced downs at the calenda

cher lap, adjusting the short hem of her skirt slightly.

She didn't notice when kylan edes the phone call, and she wasn't aware of him standing right next to her until she could smell the faint hin cologne walking off him, She looked up at him, finding that he was staring at her with an unreadalde espressant, aber as instal "We have a relatively easy slay, Sir, Che conference call in an hour, and then we need to head over male golf course for found Hughes, she informed him, deciding to keep her gaze hopefully as neutral as he was

"Let me look at your outfit, was all kylant's response,

She set the tablet and her phone down on the desk and stood up. Rylan motioned for her to move to the center of the roorn, much like he had the day he first brought up the contract to her. She listened and then wasted with larr hands awkwardly at lier sides. Kylanceled her a few ti

times, and the feeling of being back under this microscope of sorts was settling. "Am I unistactory, Sir?" she asked quietly. "Bend over." Kylan answered, his tone i

fat yet commanding, all the saune.

She glanced at him, her eyes widening in surprise. "Excise me?" she asked, trying to maintain the same careful tour she had adopted before.

Kylan didn't say anything only choosing to look at her expectantly. She could feel her Lace flushing while he walked to stand belinglber. "I said. Bend over." He put a hand on her back, pushing her forward gently, bun firmly.

She didn't have much choice but to listen as her body bent forward, Kylan staying behind her. "What Sir, this is highly inappropriate, she choked. out She could feel herself thishing furiously, and she could also feel Rylan's eyes on her

"That skirt is short as hell. I was making sure you would be decent, should you bend over at all this afternoon, Kylan explained, his tone all too casual, considering what he just asked her to do.

She stood back up, adjusting her skirt, and feeling entirely too exposed. "You could have gone about that in several different ways," she chastused, doing her best to steady her breathing

Kylan rolled his eyes. "It isn't as if I asked you to bend over my desk or something absurd like that he pointed out to her.

She gasked at him: What the hell was this day turning out to be

"L-let's get ready for the conference call, she mumbled, sitting back in her chair, and watching as Kylan sat in his,

He looked exceptionally unphased by anything that just transpired, and it bothered her more than she cared to let on -0-0-0-

"Shall we talk strategy. Sir?" she asked Kylan, sitting in the back of the SUV while Oscar drove them outside the inner confines of the city limits. Kylan was staring out the windour nearest him, as he almost always did when she was in the car with him. "What can you tell me about Elorde Enterprises? Why should we defect from our current manufacturer, and switch to them?" he asked, shifting his gaze to look at her directly now.

smiled at him. This was something she felt comfortable talking about. They're the leading tech manufacturer right now. Their profit last quarter increased exponentially from just the previous quarter alone. They overtook even Walter Inc. in terms of sales. They don't outsource their supplies, which would make our costs ultimately lower, because we're not paying any import fees, she explained, her voice becoming more animated as she spoke. I believe Mr. Hughes would happily accept an eight percent share, considering we aren't nearly the only company he's looking to work with, she concluded with a confident shrug

"You did thorough research Kylan commented with raised eyebrows as he continue to stare at her.

Tm only your assistant. Sir. It's my job to do research. She don't even know why she said it, but it was out there, and she couldn't take it back. She averted her own gaze, turning to state out her window now.Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

She could feel Rylan looking at her still, but she didn't turn

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her head. She couldn't handle the embarrassment of seeing his apathy alunat tby, an uncomfortable tension hanging in the air between them. Finally, Kylan cleared his throat to speak

you ever played golf in this manner, Katrina?" he asked her, his tour slightly curious.

She shook her head. "Thaven't. 1- Well, I was planning on just sort of wingling it she admitted with a sheepish look at ky lain

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Her boss shook his brad as well and sigheid "TII teach you a few things," he responded flatly

"That would be helpful. Thank you, bar, she said with a small smile.

Ten insinutes Later, Oscar was pulling up to the front doors of a large, white, craftsman style clubhouse. She noticed that it overlooked a pristinely kept, vibrantly green, eighteen hole golf course. A sea of trees surrounded the entirety of the course and clubhouse alike, providing the whole place with aided privacy

She looked outside servously, while Kylan opened the door. She reached a hand out and grabbed his forearm to stop him from leaving. "How do we act here?" she asked him quietly.

Kylan eyed her with a frown on his face, "Hold my hand, stay close to me. He alreaily thinks we're together, and it migla help us if we keep up pretenses around him, as well as every other possible rich asshole that might be hanging about," he told her, moving to step out of the car.

He held his hand out to her and she accepted it, her nerves flaring up at once. She should be glad to have something keeping her grounded, like Kylan's hand, but instead she just fell.. Off

Kylan led the way into the clubhouse, and she glanced back at Oscar, waving goodbye to him, just as she crossed the threshold of the building.

After checking in with the host, she was brought to a table located in the middle of the establishment. She glanced around at the high glass ceilings and equally as open windows that adorned every wall, all around the expanse of the room. The very table itself housed several different sels of silverware and a few randles in the center of it

She had heen to many extravagant places with Kylan over the last few years, but it was still a difficult thing, knowing how to act around all the money and egos that came with this kind of lifestyle,

Jarmes Hughes stood from the talile, seeming to remember that Kylan did not like to shake hands. Instead, they exchanged polite nods, and then Mr. Hughes sent one her way as well. She returned the gesture while Kylan pulled her chair and she sat down with a thank you.

She ensured her own seat was close enough so kylan's, that she could wrap an arm around his shoulders as casually as possible. He looked at her out of the corner of his eye but didn't move away from her. She took it a step further, deciding to reach a hand up into the bottom of his undercut, and seraich lus head abisently.

She saw his jaw ten slightly, but again, he didn't pull away. If they were meant to keep up appearances, that was exactly what she was going to do.

She losened as James and Rylan made small talk at first, and she watched Kylan turn on what little charm he had, as he talked to the fellow CEO. It was always interesting to ser Kylan in an element such as this one.

He was a man of few woods, even during moments like this: However, unlike his usual self, he kept his voice calm and collected, unless the situation genuinely called for him to react any differently, which the current one che not by with Kylan's

A waiter stopped by a moment later, and she ordered a glass of wine, Kylan opting for his usual whiskey. Her hand continued to toy Jam listening to the conversation between the two men with mild interest,

"We cancun your production costs by thirteen percent if our calculations prove to be accurate. Naturally, I assume you would want to crunch your nwn numbers, though, Jaimes commented as the waiter brought her her various drinks.

Kylan took a sip of a whiskey and cleared his throat, Traning into her side a little bit more. She acted like it was completely natural and rested her hand on he shoulder now. "We would indeed appreciate calculating the savings for ourselves, What cut are you looking for, in all of this He got right to the point James anded politely, saking a drink of his gin before speaking. Twelve percent, he responded smoothly.

She frowned at him, withdrawing her arm from Kylan and sitting up straighter in her chair. She glanced at Kylan, asking for silent permission to sprak. He nodded in imperceptible amount and she looked back at Jaimes.

"Surely, you must understand how large Ross Corp is as a whole, Sir Imagine the amount of publicity it would send your way if your name was associated with our new Nightfall," she spoke confidently, certain that she could make her case in a way that would resonate with the Elorde CEO.

but surely you must know how rapidly we've been expanding already," Jaines countered easily.

Stor smaled at him and nodded her head in agreement. "Absolutely Your numbers are completely impressive" She paused. "However, are you not putrendly attempting to expand into Asia! I have it on good authority, that you're having trouble getting meetings with the correct executives over there she pointed out politely, taking a casual drink of her wine.

James was simirking at her, she realized. "I knew there was a reason I wanted you to come along today, Ms. Morgan, he mused, staring right at her.

She laughed and feigned innocence "We have established relationships with the people with Ross Comp and take a modest right percent at all Nightfall profits, we can help you build ties with the people you're really interested in. It would be the foot in the door that you need, and you would end up making far more money than you can currently fathom, she spoke with

people you're hoping to network with. If you begin a relationship confidence, completely in her element. There was a reason she was Kylan's assistant, after all.

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