CHAPTER SIXTEEN
“I’m not playing with you, Seven.” Brandon yanked the folder out his office file cabinet at LX Energy the next morning. “After the way you acted you come in here smiling like nothing’s wrong.”
Seven pulled one hand out the pocket of his brown, Gucci blazer. “Can I say something?”
“I don’t wanna hear it.” Brandon sat in the leather recliner behind his desk. “Look, I love you, all right? You’re like a brother but I won’t run from happiness to suit you.” He opened the folder and pulled out the monthly reports. “I like Kaya and I won’t stop seeing her. Either you accept that or you don’t.”
Seven hesitated and then waved his hand. “Fine.”
Brandon lowered the reports. “That’s it?”
“I hate myself for the way I acted.” Seven walked across the room of white walls and metallic-
