Chapter 1

For the ninety-ninth time, Austin drove straight to my boss Brooke's mansion.

And just like every other time, he blamed me.

"Why didn't you remind me we missed the turn?"

"Whatever. Since we're already here, I might as well drop these fruits off at Brooke's place."

Before I could answer, he grabbed the basket of organic fruit we'd bought for my parents and headed straight for Brooke's front door.

I didn't stop him.

After all, this had become our routine.

When we were supposed to pick up my wedding dress, he ended up driving to the golf club where Brooke was playing.

When I was burning up with a high fever, he took my medicine to the bar where Brooke was having a business dinner.

Even on my birthday, he brought Brooke to what was supposed to be our date.

"Brooke's been under a lot of pressure lately," he'd said. "You're her assistant. Try to be more understanding."

But he had completely forgotten.

Today was my very last day at the company.

It was also the day I was packing up and moving out of our shared apartment.

Since he loved being there so much, he could stay and be Brooke's loyal watchdog for the rest of his life.

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