Jealousy

JOSIE

“I need to tell you something important.” Once I heard Killian's tense voice, I knew I wasn't going to hear anything pleasant.

I had just finished making our coffee. I placed the cups on the kitchen table and sat down; Killian sat in front of me. “Well?” I urged, curving my lips into a nervous smile.

“Estelle will be here for another two weeks,” he stated, and my shoulders slumped.

I could feel my chest tighten. Jealousy was a nasty thing, but I couldn't help but feel insecure. She was Killian's first love. Hell, he'd started bullying me because of her! How could I not feel insecure when she appeared in his life again?

“We will deal with it.” He smiled faintly and leaned across the table, reaching for my hands. “We will deal with everything. I will do whatever I can to stop this merger from—”

“Wow!” I slipped my hands away and frowned. “What merger?” I demanded.

Killian sighed. “Father was talking with Mr. Yan about the merger… but he failed to inform me that the two companies th