I STAND BEFORE HIS office, my bruised ego wrestling with the thought of going inside. Anyone else, and I wouldn’t even bother taking the next step in. But, this is Ash. I would move mountains for her.
A maid walks past me, her eyes surveying my face rather than the table she’s meant to be dusting. After all, I haven’t moved an inch from the spot I was standing in, the last time she came by.
Bah. I ignore her. My father’s hired help matters even less to me than he does.
Finally I raise my hand to knock, and a deep voice rings through. “Just come inside, Ryan.”
My glare shoots up towards the camera at the top of his office door. Steeling myself for the hell to come, I push open the door and walk inside. Leaving the door open - my small act of rebellion - I stop in front of his desk.
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