Page 48 of Desire

“You want to ruin the Christmases because you’re in love with Dale Rumor?” It made no fucking sense at all, especially for a woman like Kylie, to be that sentimental when it came to matters of the heart.

The defiant look was back in her eyes. “I have a meeting.”

I jutted my chin forward. “Why are you lying to me?”

“I’m done talking.You can leave now.” She picked up her phone, called her assistant, and asked her what was next on her calendar.

Kylie had already frozen me out and was pretending as if I weren’t sitting there. So I got up, walked out of her office, and kept going until I ended up in mine. I was afraid she would do something stupid. Mischief and revenge were written all over her face. I had to get Jasperon the record immediately. So I called him and told him I was on my way.

“There’s a car waiting for you out front,” he said.

I massaged my temples. Bart was my personal chef. Kylie had a silly grudge against my lover’s family, and now Jasper had a special car waiting for me. For some reason, it all felt overwhelming. It was as if I had a lack of control. I needed to feel some semblanceof control in my own life. For that reason, I bypassed Jasper’s hired car and took an Uber.