CHAPTER FIVE One month earlier June 10th
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“I’M SORRY, SWEETHEART,” Ryan said in a husky tone of voice. “I know I said that I’d come to meet you. You know that I bought the plane tickets. I sent you the confirmation email, remember? But I’ve told you that I have to go on this business trip to Asia. It’s not that I want to but...,” he didn’t finish the sentence.
“You know what’s interesting, Ryan? You’ve never mentioned a business trip before,” Kate replied, cutting his explanations short. She wanted to cut to the heart of the matter. She wouldn’t allow him to make a fool of her.
“Come on, don’t be like that, Kate,” Ryan snapped at her. “You know I have to do business all around the globe. I’ve told you so. It’s not like I’m sitting on my a*s all day doing nothing,” he r
