Chapter 16

Regina was sitting at her desk, poring over a stack of paperwork. She had just finished returning from her meeting with the CFO when the door to her office suddenly flung open.

In strode Tom Parker, her ex-boyfriend, looking disheveled and desperate. She hadn’t noticed how terrible he looked at the meeting earlier. Her heart leaped into her throat as she saw him; the memory of his disgusting betrayal came back to her mind, and she remembered the hurt he had caused her.

Despite not being in love with Tom, Regina trusted him and believed him when he declared his love for her. Right now, the disgust she felt while looking at him was something she couldn’t disguise.

“Tom, what are you doing here? How did Pamela let you in?” she asked, trying to keep her voice calm.

“I had to see you, Regina. She wasn’t at her desk,” Tom replied, closing the door behind him. “I know I messed up, but I can’t stop thinking about you. I need you back in my life. That guy Giannis is b