Bending the Rules: Breaking the Rules #2 by L.K. Lewis Read Free Book Online Page B

corporate world as
well, and will accept only that. This is how you get people to invest in your
company’s projects, making you more successful than your wildest dreams.
    “Morgan is the key to turning Thompson Manufacturing around,
Adrian, which is something that both you and my husband need. Don’t make me
remind you about the money Jim lent you to keep Thompson afloat after your
dad’s heart attack. Not only does Morgan have a brilliant mind for business,
but she is a beautiful young woman who will look good on your arm, while
conducting herself accordingly in the presence of your colleagues.” Lana pauses
for a moment while I take in everything she has just said.
    “Morgan made it perfectly clear today that her heart is
still with Drake. She wanted my assurance that all aspects of our relationship
moving forward would be strictly platonic, and professional,” I say.
    “Adrian, my dear… Don’t forget who holds the power in your
relationship now. You may want Morgan back and are willing to do just about
anything to make that happen, but she needs you. Her career means everything to
her, though I’m not sure why, and right now that girl is out of a job. She
needs you to be the strong, handsome knight that comes in to save the
day…giving her the career she needs, while healing her broken heart. Be there
for her. Nurture her confidence in the work place. Console her while she cries.
Show her how much fun life can be – out in the open, not hiding – and show her
she can trust you to not leave her. Once enough time has passed without Drake’s
return, she’ll open herself to you again. That’s when you declare your
intentions, put a ring on her finger, and seal the deal.”
    I knew Lana would give me the direction and guidance I need
to get Morgan back in my life, but I never knew she could be so ruthless. I
must make a mental note to stay on her good side. She clearly felt burned when
Morgan decided to go her own way in life, as if the last twenty-two years of
hard work Lana had put into Morgan were for nothing.
    Lana’s plan makes perfect sense. Morgan wants friendship
right now. She needs time to realize that Drake is not coming back for her.
When that realization finally comes, I’ll be there to console her, and make her
believe my feelings for her are real, and she can trust that I’m not a fuck-up
who will leave her.

 
    Chapter 5
    Drake
    The more I learn about the way my father has run all aspects
of Baylor Industries, the more I realize how differently I would do things. I
asked my father for a second chance close to a year ago now. I wanted to work
for him because I had run out of options. I can’t believe I find myself in that
exact same spot so many months later after I’ve made such drastic changes in my
life. I would never take back the decisions Morgan and I made in efforts to be
together. We didn’t have a choice but to be together really, our hearts
belonged to each other from the minute our eyes first met.
    What’s interesting now is, as I’ve grown and found my way in
this company, I know my place is at its helm. As I sit in my new office,
looking over the past few months’ financials, it’s no wonder why the European
division has been hemorrhaging money these past few quarters. I’m sure my
father knows I’m the perfect person to turn this part of the company around. He
would have just thrown me out on my ass otherwise. Knowing what changes have to
be made gives me the confidence I need to move forward and prove my worth to my
father once again. Like I told Morgan, I quickly learn from my mistakes, and am
the best version of myself to date. It’s now time to buckle down, and get shit
done so I can come back home to Morgan. For the remainder of these nine months
I’ll just have to remind myself that everything I do is for Morgan, she is my
every breath.
    Taking in my new surroundings, I laugh to myself that the
same garish American décor my father has in his office back in the