He and the Lamp Slumber Through the Long Night

Summary

In my darkest year, the company’s new CEO launched a full-scale, aggressive pursuit of me.

He promoted me, took me to dinner, and declared, “Cole Young stole my business, so I’m going to steal his girl. It’s only fair.”

I chewed on my steak, thinking.

I didn't have the heart to tell him that Cole already had a cherished love, a girl he’d been hung up on for years.

He showered me with money and affection. I let it happen, half-heartedly playing along, coasting through six months of a numb, loveless arrangement.