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I have a wife too. A wife who is in love with Sunset Cove.
“Fall should be doable.” My voice holds an edge of listlessness, as if my mind has detached from my body.
“Great. Well, I'd best be on my way. It seems like everything is in hand here. I’m very happy about this investment.” Vladimir switches his gaze from me to Grandfather. “You always deliver, Bradford.”
“You know me.” Grandfather claps his hands. "We’ll continue to keep you updated along the way, and if you have any questions in the meantime, you know where to find us."
“Certainly.” Vladimir dips his head. "Speak to you in a few weeks, then."
“Until then.”
When he leaves, Grandfather stares at me with pride.
"Today marks another step in expanding the empire," he states. “Vladimir is one of our biggest clients, not because of his money, but his contacts.”
“I know.” A man like Vladimir could earn us an easy extra billion just from those contacts, so his investment is not something I take lightly. It’s just the conflict of interest with everything else.
“Knight, you’ve truly exceeded my expectations on this project and gone above and beyond to seal this deal. I’ll be damn proud of you being the CEO of Park Avenue.”
“I appreciate that, Grandfather." Every word I speak feels like I'm twisting that knife deeper into Aurora's heart. I can’t even muster the strength to pretend I’m as happy as I should be about working on a project for a man like Vladmir.
“I know you do.” Grandfather smiles with pride. “I can’t wait to make everything official. As expected, Bastian is still trying to win me over. He’s secured several contracts in Japan to expand. While that’s truly impressive, you are who I want.”
“I appreciate that.” Fuck, this is so damn hard. Of course, fucking Bastian would still be trying to outdo me, even knowing I practically have this in the bag.
“How are things at home? You and Aurora seem to be getting on okay.”
"We are." I’m not surprised he mentioned Aurora and me. He’s seen the way we are together. Everyone has.
"Looks like you got something else out of this. Not just Park Avenue.”
“I hope so.” All I have to do is find a way not to fuck things up.
“I like her, and it's nice to see you happy. Married life suits you. You look settled.”
“I guess I am, and she does make me happy.”
“Then she’s a keeper, contract or not.”
I consider this and nod.
“I want the same for Jericho.” He sighs. “He might not be able to see my reasoning now, but if he takes me up on my offer, I’m sure he’ll see what I mean."
"We can hope." That is all I can say when it comes to Jericho.
The phone rings on the desk, and I feel like I’ve been saved from continuing this conversation.
“I’ll let you get that.” I stand.
"See you later. Well done again."
I give him my usual respectful nod and leave the office.
I make my way to the second floor. There’s an indoor garden on the entire left side. I head there and walk out onto the balcony. I come here sometimes when I need a change of scenery and some extra peace to brainstorm my projects.
Resting my hands on the metal railings, I gaze ahead at the skyline, my thoughts clashing together worse than ever before.
What the hell am I going to do?
