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Chapter Nine

Author: Lori
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“I’m so sorry Mr. Finn. I returned from lunch and then stalked out of the offices before I could stop her,” Annie said a bit breathlessly.

My whole world seemed to come to a standstill as the woman said his name. He slowly turned in his chair and our eyes connected.

I couldn’t breathe, as I realized the man who had turned my world upside down again, was none other than my ex-lover. My knees would no longer hold me up and I sank down into the chair, which was thankfully positioned behind me. We stared at one another as the seconds ticked by.

“Thank you Annie, you can leave us now,” was all he said, in his cold, controlled voice he had developed.

“But sir, you said you wanted one of us in here as you let people go…” she began protesting.

“I said leave,” he told the woman. She looked at him with surprise and then glared at me before heading out the door, which she slammed behind her. I could see the woman thought of Finn as more than her boss.

I wouldn’t put it past him to be sleeping w
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