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008: The CEO and her past demon

Author: Aanu
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-10 07:43:52

MAYA

Adam’s gaze lingered on my mind, and my heart swelled for no reason. Well, probably because it wasn't mine. In those brown eyes was desperation, an urgent need for answers that I didn't know what to classify as.

Sympathy or Curiosity? Maybe both? My forehead creased as I frowned, “No, uh- I don't. It's amnesia, isn't it? I'm not exactly supposed to remember anything.”

“I know…” He drawled, his words heavy with disappointment.

I shuffled uncomfortably in my seat and leaned closer, my brows pecked. “Is there something I should remember, Adam?”

“No. I was just wondering if, you know? It's been two weeks since you got back in the house. I wanted to know if there was any progress.” He paused, and then a flicker of realisation shone in his eyes. “Ma'am.”

He spoke to me so casually, like I wasn't his boss’ wife. Was Mara close to this person? I bit on my lips. “Were we…friends, Adam?”

He blinked. That was too much blinking for someone who ‘was just wondering’. What was the catch?

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