All Chapters of One Night Stand With The Unforgettable Stranger: Chapter 391 - Chapter 400

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CHAPTER 391

“I can’t,” Emma said. “Yes you can,” Kirra said, getting up and walking over to where Zoë had pushed herself in through the door. “You said that me being here wasn’t going to drag you down.” “But—” “No buts,” Kirra said. “I can order pizza all by myself and I’ve got some homework to do anyway. I know where the sheets are and I know how to make up the sofa bed. You go out and finally meet that billionaire you’ve been stalking.” “What?” Emma turned to look at Kirra with surprise. “You know about that?” Kirra rolled her eyes. “Of course, I know. Now go and get ready. I’ll be fine.” “You heard the girl,” Zoë said, “Get that arse moving.”Jonathon didn’t want to be there. Despite what most of the trashy magazine-buying public thought, Jonathon did not like crowds or nightclubs or loud music…okay, he liked loud music but not this techno crap the DJ was currently playing. With a name like Bye Bye Blackbird, he thought he’d be going to a classy jazz club. Ap
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CHAPTER 392

He lifted his drink to her in salute before taking a long draught. It burned going down but he relished the warmth. “Oh my god, Jake,” she said, coming over to the table. “You are the last person I ever expected to see here.” “And I, you,” he replied. “Aren’t you going to introduce us, Declan said. “Arsehole,” Jonathon muttered before plastering a smile on his face. “These reprobates are my friends,” Jonathan said. “Brian, Barry, Mason and Declan. And this is my assistant, Emma.” “Nice to meet you,” she said, looking quickly at the guys before turning her eyes back to him. He liked that. He liked that she hadn’t lingered on any of the others. “This is my friend Zoë.” “Nice to meet you, Zoë,” Jonathon said, and the others murmured hellos. Emma shifted from foot to foot awkwardly for a moment before blinding him with a smile. “Well, I’ll leave you to it,” she said. “Yeah, we’re meeting someone,” Zoë said, elbowing Emma in the ribs. “Jonathan Ashby
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CHAPTER 393

That's him?” Declan asked, leaning in so Jonathon could hear him over the music. “Maybe,” Jonathon replied, his eyes not leaving the man Emma was sitting at the bar with. He couldn’t quite see his face but there was something familiar about him, he just couldn’t put his finger on it. The guy looked over his shoulder and Emma turned too. Jonathon’s eyes went straight to hers, he couldn’t have stopped them if he tried. “He’s leaving,” Barry said, snapping Jonathon’s attention back to the reason they were here. They all watched as the guy got up and left. Emma turned back to the bar and seemed to deflate a little. “What now?” Brian asked. “You need to go and talk to her,” Mason said to Jonathon. “Find out if that guy is Jonathon Ashby.” “I’m fucking Jonathon Ashby, arsehole,” he growled. “We know that,” Mason replied with an eye roll, “but she doesn’t.” “Regardless of what you decide to do,” Declan said, “I’m going. Chloe may have threatened death
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CHAPTER 394

He closed his eyes as he kissed her hard. A soft moan escaped from her throat and he suppressed his own groan. He pulled back, nipping her bottom lip before lifting his head. Her lips chased his until he was too far away and she opened her eyes. They were dazed, the pupils blown wide and there was a rosy glow in her cheeks. He gritted his teeth against his need to have her and managed to pull away from her completely, standing from his stool and tossing a few bills on the bar. “And what about chemistry?” he asked, and she looked confused for a moment. “Did you feel chemistry with him?” He walked away before she could answer, cursing himself as a fool ten times over.Emma lifted her fingers to her lips as she watched Jake walk away. What the hell was that? Emma hadn’t been lying when she told him she had dated some deadbeats but there was one thing that was the same with all of them—they knew how to light her body up like fucking New Year’s Eve. She wasn’t too proud to admit
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CHAPTER 395

Emma slumped against Kirra and wrapped her arms around her baby sister. “I love you munchkin,” she whispered. “How about you use your inside voice,” Kirra said as she helped Emma into the apartment. “I am,” Emma said. “I’m whispering.” “No, Emma. No, you’re not. Come on, into bed for you.” Emma waved to Zoë as Kirra pushed the door closed and let herself be guided into her bedroom. Getting drunk was not something that Emma did often. She grew up with an alcoholic and she had seen the damage it did so she was usually a two-drink maximum girl, but tonight she’d needed something to take the edge off. Drunk was a lot better than horny and Jake left her feeling particularly amorous. “So I take it this means you didn’t meet Jonathon Ashby,” Kirra said as she helped Emma change. “Oh, I met him,” Emma said. “But he left before we could get to the good stuff.” “Drink this,” Kirra said pressing a glass into her hands. “And swallow these.” Emma did wh
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CHAPTER 396

Emma snuck into her office with her head down and a pair of dark glasses covering her eyes against the glare. She swore to never drink again and prayed to the hangover gods that her head wouldn’t shatter. It had been a while since she had gotten so drunk that she woke up feeling this secondhand and she vowed never to do it again. Thankfully, the office was quiet. The day before, she had familiarized herself with the layout of the building. Jake had his own lab but there were other labs in the facility and other researchers. There was also a kitchen where they made test recipes—what she had originally thought Jake’s lab would look like—and a whole team of people whose jobs were to make, and eat, chocolate. Emma was also thankful Jake wasn’t in the office when she arrived. She assumed he was already hard at work in his lab and that suited her just fine. She didn’t feel quite ready to face him, not after that kiss. She was still all churned up inside and had no idea what it meant tha
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CHAPTER 397

He sighed and pushed away from the bench where he was working on a new flavour combination. He had hoped that by staying home and working without the threat of her interrupting him he might actually be able to concentrate, but no such luck. He looked down at what he had made. Smoked dark chocolate and whiskey truffles. Exactly what she tasted like when he kissed her. It was a good combination. The traditional cigar and whiskey paired with a rich bitter chocolate. He used aged wine barrel wood to smoke the chocolate giving it a spicy taste that paired well with the whiskey. It wasn’t a mainstream product. He knew something with a flavor profile as complex as the one he had created would be only for true connoisseurs or maybe a perfect gift for a man who had everything. It was definitely masculine in flavor, not that there wouldn’t be some women who’d enjoy it. He knew, without really even thinking about it, that Emma would like it. It was a bit of a gift—obsession—of his. He
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CHAPTER 398

The least he could do was make sure she enjoyed her retirement. His eye was drawn to the woman leaving the building. Emma. She was cute, but he wasn’t really interested in her. She was a means to an end, that end being finally meeting Jonathan Ashby. He’d lost his nerve last night but after leaving so abruptly, he kicked himself. He had been presented with the perfect opportunity—the one he had been working toward all these months—and he walked away. Only after realizing his mistake did he make a new plan. He could get to Jonathon via Emma—if indeed the man he saw at the club was Jonathon. Liam was pretty sure it was him, but the club was dark and with the flashing lights and the crowd, he couldn’t stake his life on it. He needed more information before he made his move. So, he had been staking out the R&D building hoping to get a glimpse of the elusive Jonathon Ashby. The man hadn’t shown up all day. Thankfully Liam had the foresight to approach Emma when he saw her earlier
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CHAPTER 399

Her third day in the office started promisingly. No hangover, which was always a plus, and no spilled coffee, which made her feel like she was finally finding her rhythm. It always took a few days to settle into a new job and Emma had become somewhat of an expert at it. She started a new job nearly every six weeks—sometimes less, sometimes more—so it was important that she get a good read on the temperature of a workplace early. The sooner she could settle in, the more she could accomplish in the time she was there. So far, Wednesday was shaping up to be the day when everything just clicked. It was the quickest it had happened for her, but Jake was an easy boss to have. She hardly ever saw him and he gave her autonomy in the office, which she loved. If there was one thing Emma hated more than anything in the workplace, it was micromanagers. Plus, the day had started with chocolate. And not just any chocolate, but Ashby Chocolate, the far superior chocolate as far as Emma was conce
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CHAPTER 400

It only took a smell or the sight of something that reminded Devi of Tom and she was back to crying and numbing her pain with whatever alcohol she could get her hands on. And that was why feelings sucked. Emotions were deceptive and Emma was determined to never fall victim to them. What good was losing yourself in love to the detriment of everything else around you? Emma had too much self-respect to let herself become a victim of something as ephemeral as love. Loving her sister, she understood. That was different. That was almost like a physical bond. But romantic love? The love that Devi claimed she shared with Tom? In Emma’s eyes that was a lie from the pit of hell and she never wanted a part of it. With determination, Emma lifted her water bottle to her mouth and washed away the lingering flavor of the truffle. She didn’t need any reminders of that kiss. It would never be repeated and letting herself fantasize about it for even a minute was a slippery slope. Emma had to keep h
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