Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 157

Emmy couldn’t even look at his face without flashing back to that kiss in the stairwell. Her heart jumped, her thoughts all over the place.

She was terrified he might catch her off guard and kiss her again.

If they kept going like this, she was pretty sure things would get out of control.

So as soon as she finished her last bite, she set down her fork and bowl in a hurry.

“I still have some work to finish. I’ll just go to the study first!”

Without waiting for a response, she made a beeline for the study, shut the door, and locked it behind her.

Out in the living room, James watched her run away, his eyes darkening. Finally, he just gave a helpless little smile and went back to his own apartment.

For the next week, things were surprisingly calm between them.

Every day, James dropped off lunch from the fire station.

After work, they’d have dinner together in Emmy’s apartment.

Even the constant rain finally let up.

But whenever Emmy thought about how the sun was finally out, all she could think about was her promise to James—that she’d go running with him to work. Honestly, just thinking about it made her want to hide under the couch.

After dinner that night, she finally worked up the nerve.

“So… if it’s sunny tomorrow, I’ll run with you to work.”

She wasn’t about to be someone who broke a promise.

James’s eyes lit up with a smile.

“Alright. Then tonight, let me show you some warm-up stretches.”

Emmy groaned. “What? Tonight? Don’t we have to start tomorrow?”

But she didn’t get her way—and neither did James.

She had barely set down her fork when her phone rang. Marian’s voice came through, thick with tears.

“Miss Emmy, something’s happened! Your mom… she fell down the stairs!”

Emmy’s mind went completely blank. She grabbed her car keys and ran for the door.

But James was faster. He reached out and took the keys from her hand.

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