Page 45 of Obeying Mr Kingsley

The calm, post-orgasmic bliss I was enjoying vanishes, replaced by my good old friend paranoia.

I fucking told you so!

You should have listened.

“Lexi worked for you?”I ask, feeling my face pale as my heart beats a little harder, and anger starts to appear.

How dare she not tell me.

I asked her if she had fucked him.A simple answer would have sufficed, but oh no, she lied to me.

He shakes his head regretfully.“Lexi was a good employee.Until...look, she’s got a knack for getting close to the top, but don’t trust her, Kingsley.She’s charming and beautiful, I get it.A single man like you.Just consider yourself forewarned.”

Jesus Christ.

I wasn’t forewarned.

I employed her.I’ve fucked her twice.

I never goddamn reference checked her.

We told you.

Great, now I have a team of paranoid voices in my head.

Still, Mark’s words are a little vague.I need to understand what he’s talking about before I go accusing her of whatever he’s trying to insinuate.

I am not going to hurt her a second time.

For all I know, he’s a former lover himself.

You know he’s not.

“If you have something to tell me, I’m all ears,” I grind out, conscious this man is the CEO of the organization I’m wanting to sign an eight-figure deal within a few days.

“Legally, I can’t.You understand.”

No, I don’t.

I don’t understand at all.

Look, she’s got a knack for getting close to the top, but don’t trust her, Kingsley.

Jesus.

“Just a friendly warning.”We shake hands, and I force myself to remain professional.“See you Wednesday.”

Mark walks out with my team and the rest of the visitors as my blood turns cold, and I rub my jaw, trying to work out what to do with this new information.

Harrow has been a professional and decent guy during our interactions, never giving me the indication he’s a gossiper or prone to comments like he just made.

She was his employee.

I can’t make her wrong for not telling me that when I never asked for a resume or references.

Christ, do I need to pull my lawyer and HR team in?

I just fucked her on my desk.