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THE VULNERABLE CEO II

LEXIE’S POV

“It fucking hurts, a whole lot. That’s the reason I don’t need anyone’s help, including yours.

His words pierced through me; I could see the pain in his eyes and how he wrestled with his own emotions, ones he understood and ones he didn't.

“Is that it? Is that what you want to hear?” He snapped, and then he let out a long exhale;

The smoke from the cigarette escaped from his mouth.

“Then talk to me; don’t just push me away. Everyone can’t be the same; just this one time, try me and see. I won’t betray you; I won’t hurt you.”

My chest rose and fell at my desperate attempt to get him to see that he deserved better.

“And why should I tell you anything? What do you know about pain?” He scoffed.

I paused my persuasion for a bit as I allowed his words to sink in. What did I know about pain? He couldn’t imagine it if I told him.

Was it the countless times that my mother and I slept without food?

Or the numerous times we both worked at restaurants just becaus
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