Chapter 38: Chapter 38 : The Secretary Gets What’s Coming to Her

*Michael*

Everything about Shelby had been so wonderful, and I couldn’t get the memory of our intimacy out of my head. I sighed, resting my cheek on my fist as I rode along in silence, anticipating a busy meeting with investors.

Vultures, all of them, but they were a necessary evil. The only thoughts I wanted to have today were of Shelby. Unfortunately, I didn’t always get what I wanted.

I watched as buildings whizzed by, the scent of street vendors and car exhaust was heavy in the air. People wandered along the sidewalks, chatting happily with one another, arms full of shopping bags. He watched a couple lean forward and lock lips, a sadness stabbing into his gut.

‘That could be us,’ I thought to myself, letting out a sigh and shaking my head. Things had to be so complicated. Money could solve most, if not all problems, so why not this?