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We made it to the end of the exhibit and I knew my time was almost up

“I have so for her hand She let arden just outside the doors of the exhibit Peonies were everywhere

“Your suggestion?” I asked Her cheeks pinked up a bit

“How did you know?” I raised uess they’re kind of ”

“They are,” I said, pulling out a chair for her She took a seat

“I have so for you” I slid the thick envelope across the table

“What is this?” she asked, picking it up and opening it My palms were sweaty and I rubbed them on my pants

As she read through the papers, her eyes got wide She flipped throughup at me

“What? You’re giving me your company? But…but…”

“I own it outright as of a fewI’ve ever worked for Everything I’ve ever destroyed to get to this point, but I realize now, that it doesn’tit to you You can do whatever you ith it”

“Killian…” She shook her head It wasn’t working Desperation pushed me forward

“You can sell it off Use the ive it all to Thayer He’s gotten pretty good at giving all his money away”

“You’d really be okay withoff the company you’ve worked so hard to build”

“If you say you’ll stay with ive me another chance, I’d let you sell my company a hundred times”

“I can’t do that,” she said, her hands wrapped tightly around the stack of paper My heart sank I felt like I was dropping fast, drowning underthe one thing I ever truly wanted