My brows furrowed, and I took a step back. "He...his phone... he was texting you. He was asking you to meet. He was trying to call you and..."
Fabian sucked in his lips, then turned away, his eyes thin. "I said I wouldn't help anymore. Not that I would turn around and collect..."
"How am I supposed to believe that? I saw those texts, Fabian."
"Fine. Fine, Aurora. You want your father's company back? Fine. Take it. The meeting and the official reopening are on Thursday. Wear your best dress and come introduce yourself as the CEO."
I swallowed. "You don't mean that."
"Oh, I do. As long as it will help us move past this...."
"We are probably never moving past this. You and I are never going to get that happy ever after."
He turned fully to me, his brows raised. "Don't be irrational, Au
