Chapter 40 What Is This?

• Christian
• As soon as she left the office, I couldn’t stop thinking about her, about the way she walked out of my office earlier like she owned the world, calm and collected, not even giving me the reaction I expected. I kept replaying that moment in my mind, her soft smile, her subtle sass, and the way she refused to show jealousy when I mentioned Claire. I had expected her to react, to argue, maybe even cry a little, but she didn’t — she left me there wondering what kind of woman I had married.
• “Wow,” I said out loud, a small chuckle escaping me as I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my temples while the ghost of a smile hovered on my lips. She was becoming so bold and sassy, and strangely enough, I liked it.