"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. It would mean neglecting my parents who have loved and cared for me for the last 23 years." I can't let her go. I love her too much. "Your parents might have loved and cared for you for 23 years, but that doesn't change the fact that I care and want you more than anything in this world," I say, my voice intense and filled with passion. "What we share is stronger than any societal or familial ties. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦, and I'm not letting anything or anyone come between us." Her voice is laced with anger and defiance as she asks me."You want me to 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆?" I look at her, my eyes narrowing slightly, but my voice remains frustrated."If that's what it takes," I answer firmly, my determination unwavering. "𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐓." Without a moment's hesitation, I lean forward and slam my lips against hers. The shock of the sudden gesture steals her breath away, and her body stiffens for a moment before melting into mine. Our mouths move together in a fierce, unbridled dance, our lips and tongues tangling in a feverish embrace. I break the kiss, reluctantly pulling away from her. "𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞. 𝐁𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫." 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 🦋𝒁𝑨𝑯𝑰𝑳 & 𝑴𝑬𝑯𝑵𝑨𝒁🦋 ᴛʀᴏᴘᴇꜱ: • CEO × EMPLOYEE • second chance • misunderstanding • serendipity ⭐️1 in reconcile💋 ⭐1 in his eyes💋