Chapter 38. A Hotel

The call went through and I waited in silence for the CEO to pick up my call. Why was he taking so long? Was he with another woman? The thought caused a shock of jealousy to run through me, and I did not know why.

Why would I be jealous when he was his own person and we were not in a relationship or anything like that? 

“He’s not picking,” I said, saying it mostly to myself than my father. But I was not going to give up. I tried calling again, holding my breath, and keeping my fingers crossed. And this time, he did answer, causing me to let out the breath that I was holding. 

“Lisa?” He said into the phone. 

Gosh, his voice sounded so comforting. “Bradley…” 

“Are you okay? I’m sorry that I did not pick up at first, I had my phone on Do Not Disturb so I did not even see the call. What’s going on? Are you okay?” 

“Um…” How was I supposed to tell him that my ex-fiance had found out about our one-night stand? How was I supposed to te