CHAPTER 9

NICOLE

Reading Ben’s text at first made me feel bad that I was losing the contract to Chris but then I remember that I wasn’t losing anything, Mason and Claire were, it hurts me that it’s my company but there’s nothing I can do now

Rico foods cannot just pull out of the contract though except Mason and Claire forgot to submit the papers, because we were reviewing it the night they murdered me

The universe is really behind me, I haven’t even figured out a move on them yet and they lost the contract already, first of many blows to come

I don’t know if it’s the joy from the news or Chris’s soft hands on my feet but I’m beginning to feel really really good.

I never pictured him to be this sweet, he always puts down women but here he is, diligently massaging my feet, the high and mighty Chris Bale

He’s smiling at me again. I don’t want to get carried away but seeing Mason today made me realize that even though he killed me, I still felt a way about him. I hated him, yes, but I don’t know,