Chapter 44

He was really feeling the music. He liked listening to the lyrics of Chris Brown; it calmed him, and he was definitely going to listen to it while enjoying his favorite ice cream. He just needed to get out of this traffic and reach the store before they closed. It was getting late, and he wanted to get home, call Williams to check on him, and then call Mrs. Martha to inform her he wouldn’t be coming in tomorrow. He would ask her to transfer all important calls to his home phone and email if absolutely necessary. He planned to tell her he didn’t want to be disturbed, leaving it up to her discretion to decide what needed his attention. Christian trusted her to handle the company for a day, allowing him to rest and resume with a clear head afterward. She might question him, but he had prepared his answers for when she inevitably did.

Christian realized he had done something wrong when he saw a familiar face in front of him. He had been so engrossed in the Chris Brown track playin