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year old daughter and his wife both witnessed their father and husband as he jumped from the building they called home.
By the time he was done reading he felt sick to the stomach. If Victoria witnessed such a thing, she must have some deep scars. He wanted to hold her close and tell her that everything would be alright, but he knew deep down, the reason for her return and the reason she had been disappointed about not working with Harmon. Revenge.
Chapter Three
For the first week sh e’ d avoided him, now it was virtually impossible. They had meetings to attend together. There was the executive meeting in a few minutes and she was not looking forward to it. Did she make a rash decision breaking up with Koltan?
He was already in the board room when she got there. The seat she always sat in next to him was empty, the only one, so she had no alternative but to take it. She could feel his eyes on her and she took a chance to glance at his face. She was expecting him to look at her with the same affection as before, however, instead she got a stoned expression.
“ This meeting is to announce the pending acquisition of a small software company. The board and I met a few days ago and we have decided to go ahead with the buyout. Miss Brennan ,” Koltan was now addressing her.
Victoria looked at her boss and his frosty eyes gave her the chills ,“ Yes ?” She said, her voice a little shakier than she would have liked.
“ I need you to run through their system and give me a report as soon as possible ,” he instructed, his eyes lingering on her longer than it should have.
For a few seconds their gaze held and she detected something else in his stare. As she looked away a flicker crossed his face, something sof t… maybe understanding? But when she looked back at him, he was already looking across the table at Robert and giving other instructions.
She had no clue what else transpired in the meeting after Koltan spoke to her. That thing she saw in his face, what was that? She wondered. For the rest of the work day she could hardly concentrate. His face never left her, from the stoned expression with his cold eyes to the flicker of softness she saw just as she was turning away.
“ He must be hating me now ,” she whispered, standing by the window in the office. As usual the only place she felt completely relaxed was there when she was looking out over the reservoir.
In an effort to figure out what was going on in his mind, she waited until she knew he was leaving the office to get off work as well. This way, she could coincidentally meet him in the elevator, hallway or parking lot. She hoped it would be the elevator.
He slipped in as she turned the corner so she had to run the few meters to catch it before it closed. A flash of memory flickered across her mind as she reached her hand out to stop it. He was looking at something on his phone, but as soon as the door reopened, he looked up with surprise on his face.
Hesitantly she stepped in and press the button for the ground floor. She could feel the tension between them and it was n’ t what she wanted. She did n’ t want him angry or hurting. She wished she could turn around and hug him, telling him she was sorry but she could n’ t.
The elevator came to a halt with a little jerk, indicating that it needed maintenance. She was about to step out when Koltan grabbed her arm and began walking out of the building and towards the line of parked cars.
“ What are you doing ?” She asked, trying to pull away.
She turned her head to look on his face. His jaw was clenched tightly with his lips set in a hard line.
“ Yo u’ re coming with me ,’ he replied between his teeth.
“ Wh y… where ?” She managed to ask.
“ Yo u’ re going to give me some answers and yo u’ re going to give them to me today ,” he told her as she reached his car, opened the door and shoved her in.
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By the time he was done reading he felt sick to the stomach. If Victoria witnessed such a thing, she must have some deep scars. He wanted to hold her close and tell her that everything would be alright, but he knew deep down, the reason for her return and the reason she had been disappointed about not working with Harmon. Revenge.
Chapter Three
For the first week sh e’ d avoided him, now it was virtually impossible. They had meetings to attend together. There was the executive meeting in a few minutes and she was not looking forward to it. Did she make a rash decision breaking up with Koltan?
He was already in the board room when she got there. The seat she always sat in next to him was empty, the only one, so she had no alternative but to take it. She could feel his eyes on her and she took a chance to glance at his face. She was expecting him to look at her with the same affection as before, however, instead she got a stoned expression.
“ This meeting is to announce the pending acquisition of a small software company. The board and I met a few days ago and we have decided to go ahead with the buyout. Miss Brennan ,” Koltan was now addressing her.
Victoria looked at her boss and his frosty eyes gave her the chills ,“ Yes ?” She said, her voice a little shakier than she would have liked.
“ I need you to run through their system and give me a report as soon as possible ,” he instructed, his eyes lingering on her longer than it should have.
For a few seconds their gaze held and she detected something else in his stare. As she looked away a flicker crossed his face, something sof t… maybe understanding? But when she looked back at him, he was already looking across the table at Robert and giving other instructions.
She had no clue what else transpired in the meeting after Koltan spoke to her. That thing she saw in his face, what was that? She wondered. For the rest of the work day she could hardly concentrate. His face never left her, from the stoned expression with his cold eyes to the flicker of softness she saw just as she was turning away.
“ He must be hating me now ,” she whispered, standing by the window in the office. As usual the only place she felt completely relaxed was there when she was looking out over the reservoir.
In an effort to figure out what was going on in his mind, she waited until she knew he was leaving the office to get off work as well. This way, she could coincidentally meet him in the elevator, hallway or parking lot. She hoped it would be the elevator.
He slipped in as she turned the corner so she had to run the few meters to catch it before it closed. A flash of memory flickered across her mind as she reached her hand out to stop it. He was looking at something on his phone, but as soon as the door reopened, he looked up with surprise on his face.
Hesitantly she stepped in and press the button for the ground floor. She could feel the tension between them and it was n’ t what she wanted. She did n’ t want him angry or hurting. She wished she could turn around and hug him, telling him she was sorry but she could n’ t.
The elevator came to a halt with a little jerk, indicating that it needed maintenance. She was about to step out when Koltan grabbed her arm and began walking out of the building and towards the line of parked cars.
“ What are you doing ?” She asked, trying to pull away.
She turned her head to look on his face. His jaw was clenched tightly with his lips set in a hard line.
“ Yo u’ re coming with me ,’ he replied between his teeth.
“ Wh y… where ?” She managed to ask.
“ Yo u’ re going to give me some answers and yo u’ re going to give them to me today ,” he told her as she reached his car, opened the door and shoved her in.
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