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“Lexie!” Kendall called, yanking her door open and rushing into the roos?” she asked, scooping Waffles into her ar the pup’s fur

Drawing a deep breath, Lexie turned “We aren’t allowed , so I’et to work, so we’ll talk later Your meds are on the counter and so is money for lunch”

“God daht years old! I don’t need a babysitter,” she exploded She bent and placed the dog on the floor, then glared at Lexie

No, theher best to maintain her composure When Kendall was level-headed, she appreciated Lexie’s efforts at helping

Ignoring her outburst, otherwise she’d end up engaged in a full-on war of words, which hat her sister wanted, she waved good-bye “See you later!” she said and rushed out the door

Unfortunately, when she reached the ground level and exit and opened the door to the street, rain sprinkled down just as the bus she planned on taking pulled up to the corner

There was no time to run back upstairs for an umbrella, so she braved the rain and hoped she didn’t look like a drowned rat by the time she arrived at her new job

Kaden Barnes walked out of yet another unproductive settle, his business partners, Derek West and Lucas Monroe, by his side He exited into an early-round, the skies had opened up while they were indoors, and his foot hit a puddle before he cli Town Car

Fucking swell This day was just fantastic already, and it was barely nine a thee chunk ofearly, intending to catch him at a weak moment, when he wouldn’t be as focused and ready to talk ter to steal a piece of their es As they all knew froh on him

Unfortunately, all the power plays in the world didn’tto their attorney, because Julian had been there during the initial design phase, they’d have to come up with soo away In Kade’s book, any acknowledgment of Julian’s supposed hand in the creation of the Blink app was a loss And Kade didn’t like to lose

He remained silent on the ride don to their Soho offices while Derek and Lucas talked about potential offers Julianon that The man had a cocaine problem Money would probably be the most welcome solution Lord knew he hadn’t been interested in rehab when offered, and no way in hell would they give him a stake in the company

“You could have shaved for this ,” Derek said as they exited the car a little while later