Chapter30: Claires POV IthadbeenafewdayssincemydinnerwithJordanandthatcrypticcallwithLeonardo.IcouldntbelievethathewouldresorttoslanderingJordanjusttogetmeback.IaskedJordanabouttheseaccusationsoverdinnerandhehad assuredmethattheywerenottrue.Sincethatnight,wehadbeenspendingalotmoretimetogetherandIfeltmoreandmorecomfortablewith theideaofbeingwithsomeonewhowasntLeo.
IwasatmydeskworkingonsomenewstructuraldesignsandblueprintswhenJordanaskedmeintohisoffice.Igetupwithasmileandheadover.Thishadbecomeourprivatetimewherewewouldstealmomentstogether..
WhatcanIdoforyou,Boss?IteaseasIsitdownonthechairacrosshisdesk.Jordanrisesfrombehindthedeskwithasmileandcomesbehindmychairandslowlytipsmychinbackandleansdownslowlytokissme.
Hestopsafteramomentandspinsmychairaroundtofacehimanddeepensthekiss.Ifeelmorepressureandyearningbehinditanditwasfullofpassion.Heslowly drawsbackandsmilesatme.Hethensitsdowninthechairnexttome.
Claire,theselastfewdayshavereallybeensomething.IneverthoughtwewouldbeinthisspaceorthatIwouldhaveanychancewithyou.Hesaysashegrabsmyhandandrubscirclesonthebackofpalmwithhisthumb.
Meeither.ButIreallylikeyou,Jordan.IwantedhimtoknowthatthiswasntabouthurtingLeoorrebounding.IgenuinelylikedJordan.HehadalwaysbeensomeoneIcouldtrustandafriend.Andtheysaythatthemostsuccessfullovestoriescome frombeingbestfriends.
Ialsowantedtotalktoyouabout somethingimportant.Iseehissmilefadeandavaguesternlookappeared.
Whatisit?Issomethingwrong?Hismoodshiftedsoquickly.
Well,Imay nothavebeenahundredpercenthonestatdinnertheothernight.Hesaidwhiledroppinghisheaddowninshame.
Whatwerentyouhonestabout? Thecompanyishavingacrisis,mainlybecauseIfailedtomaketherightdecisionsandIpissedoffafewclients.Heliedtome?WastheretruthtowhatLeowassaying?HecontinueswhileIsitinsilencequestioning.
Butwithyourdesignsandputtingyouasthelistedarchitecture,IthinkIcansavemybusiness.AlotofwealthypeoplewanttobuytheblueprintstoyourarchitecturaldesignsandIcanputastipulationthatmycompanyistheonlyonepermittedtobuildoffoftheseblueprints.Thecompanywouldbounce backtenfold.Hesaysthisandsmilesatme.IstarttoponderaboutwhatLeohadsaid.JordanwasadmittingtothingsthatLeowarnedmeabout.Hewantedtousemynameandgrowingpopularityinthisindustrytoobtainmorecontractsinwhichhecouldswaythefinancesinhisfavor.Whatwouldhappen
tomeoncehisnamewas slanderent? I dontknow,Jordan.Youliedtome.Isayinamallvoice.IfeltnaivefornotbelievingLeoandashamedthatIallowedmyselftobemisled.

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Claire,IknowIdidnttellyou.IwasembarrassedthatIwouldfailandyoudregretbeingwithme.ButIalreadydraftedthecontractsandIdliketoreadthem.IplanonsendingthemtopotentialbuyersonMonday.
ButIdontthinkthatssomethingIcando,Jordan.Hewoulddragmedownwithhimanddestroymycareer.
WellIhaveyourarchitecturaldesignsandyouaremyemployeesoitsonlyfairIhavethelastsay.Hesmirks.
Butyouretryingtousemynameandreputationtosaveyourbusiness.Ididntagreetothat.Iwasinshockathisdismissal.ThiswasnttheJordanIknew.
Imgoingto dowhatIneedtodoinordertosavethiscompany,Claire.Ihavenochoice.Helooksatmeseriouslyashegetsupandsitsbehindhisdeskandcrosseshishands.Itwasapowermovetomakefeelinferiorandatthismoment,Ifeltsmallandunheard.
HowcouldIhavebeensostupid?