Total pages in book: 43
Estimated words: 40741 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 204(@200wpm)___ 163(@250wpm)___ 136(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 40741 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 204(@200wpm)___ 163(@250wpm)___ 136(@300wpm)
That's new, too, Tassy noted vaguely. Was it possible that while giving his wardrobe a complete overhaul...he'd realized their relationship needed a similar fix? Out with the old, in with the...new?
"You get what I'm saying, right?"
Tassy shook her head.
It can't be. It can't be.
"What happened today perfectly illustrates why we're never going to work."
Where was he going with this?
"I just broke up with you," Xylan burst out. "But you didn't say a word!"
Is he really saying what I think he's saying?
"You acted as if you heard nothing."
What else was she supposed to do?
He had just broken up with her...in front of everyone.
If she had stared at him a second longer, she would've broken down and cried.
Was that why he believed they wouldn't work?
"You just got up from your chair like our breakup doesn't matter."
Xylan's accusing tone robbed Tassy of words.
Is this for real?
Was he really saying he'd broken up with her because she hadn't burst into tears in their workplace?
"You went straight to the VP and accepted your promotion like it's more important than our relationship." A note of bitterness crept into her ex-boyfriend's tone as he towered over her petite frame. "Then again, that's the truth, isn't it?"
Tassy's lips parted in protest, but Xylan wouldn't let her speak.
"Don't bother denying it. Everything in your life takes precedence over our relationship. You never get jealous even when you see me with other girls."
Because he told her jealousy was a sign of distrust! Did he even realize how she would always end up biting her lip bloody every time she saw him with other women?
"You've never kissed me in public either!"
Because he had told her not to when they first started dating. Why was he saying all these things like he'd suffered from amnesia—
"And today, dammit! Today is irrefutable proof—"
"How?" Tassy hated interrupting him...because she knew he hated being interrupted. She had learned to hold her tongue to keep the peace, but this...was just too much. "How is today—-" Tassy's voice died at the look of resentment Xylan shot her way.
He hated her, she realized with shock.
They had been together for years, and yet there was no denying it.
Xylan hated her.
How could a person be in love one moment and so full of hatred the next?
"You were promoted, Tas."
Why was he looking at her like that was enough to explain their breakup?
"But if you had really loved me—"
Her eyes began to prick as understanding finally dawned.
"You would have turned it down."
Xylan stormed past her and slammed the door behind him hard enough to make everyone outside the conference room turn—then look away just as quickly when they saw through the glass walls that Xylan had gotten what he wanted.
She was crying for everyone to see.
Lucius
DALLAS INTERNATIONAL Airport buzzed with its usual mix of locals, business travelers, and tourists, but outside the glass doors of the newly opened Vermillion Lounge, billionaire Lucius Young stood perfectly still, his dark gaze narrowed on what was taking place inside.
Around him, women were constantly slowing down as soon as they caught a glimpse of his face. The billionaire's aquiline features were reminiscent of the harsh good looks of a Roman general. Lucius' enemies often scathingly referred to his looks as more villainous than princely, none of them realizing how this only made the billionaire even more appealing to women.
A tyrant they did see, and all of them had an easy time imagining that Lucius was the type of man who would love (and make love) with the same fierce ruthlessness in which a conqueror would annihilate his foes.
The length in which the women around him attempted to capture his attention was comical, but not once did the billionaire look their way. None of them seemed to realize that the harder they tried to catch his eye, the less appealing he would find them.
Only two things these days were able to capture Lucius' interest. Something new and completely challenging...or something new and utterly contemptuous, such as the spoiled-looking mother inside the lounge.
Lucius' lips tightened as he watched the well-dressed lady unwrap a chocolate bar before handing it to her son, whose features unfortunately bore the marks of an equally spoiled upbringing. When her turn came up, the woman seemingly lost her hold on the wrapper as she walked up the counter, and his dislike deepened into distaste as he watched the wrapper fall from her manicured hand without her seeming aware of it.
The gentleman in line behind her saw the same thing, of course, but he simply walked straight to the counter and acted as if the colorful scrap of packaging on the floor was invisible.
Un-fucking-believable.
People like this was the reason he had been considering pulling out funding on a couple of research facilities of late. Why bother trying to save the damn planet when majority of mankind seemed hell-bent on destroying it?