Off limit CEO by Cole Ava

Author:Cole, Ava
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

Maryam Carey’s POV

I leave for one day and come back, everything goes to shit. This served as the primary thought in my mind as I carefully watched Ronald worrying in silence after welcoming me back from work. I’d been trying to explain to him what we did today as part of our work to finish the debut album, which I titled ‘Beginnings’ but his mind seemed to be elsewhere. Two maids had already given me the gist about a shouting contest between him and Maddy, but I wanted him to tell me by himself.

“Are you listening to me, Ron?” I inquired, and he shook. His mind seemed to be in another place.

“Sorry.”

“What’s the problem? You’ve not acted like yourself since I came back from work. Usually, you’re pretty interested in knowing what’s been going on, but now, you seem very unbothered by that and worried about something else.”

He ran his hands through his hair, breathing in and out slowly. “It’s Maddy.” He saw that I didn’t show any surprise. “You’re not even surprised.”

“Well, beyond work, only her could make you this stressed, from my experience.” A slight grin crept from his mouth. “So, what happened?”

“I’ve always considered myself a failure as a father, but for the first time today, it hit me how much of a failure I had become.” Woah. He was a downer, sure, but this took it to another level. My concern deepened but I continued to listen with attention. “Maddy and I talked today. Well, more so a fight. It got bad and during this… she might have alluded to thinking about offing herself.”

My eyes widened, but I still didn’t say a word. Shock enveloped me, and then the sadness followed. I shut my eyes with all my power to stop myself from crying.

“Seeing my little girl that depressed, yeah. It’ll kill any father. Made me not even care about what started the argument; my need for her to open up and forgive me.” He paused for a second before speaking again. “What started the argument was me asking her if she had any episodes on campus that she kept away from me. That doesn’t matter now, though.”

I opened my eyes. “Ron, I’m so sorry the two of you are going through this,” I held his hands. “You guys need to talk productively.”

“I tried-”

“Eh, no. No, no, no, no. If you don’t find a way not to talk past her or not to get upset when she talks past you, what might happen could be catastrophic.” I glared at him so he could clearly understand the severity of the situation. “I’ll go talk to her as well.”

“Normally, I’d advise you against it, but now? Go for it.” Ron looked lifeless, and it broke my heart. But whatever he suffered right now, Maddy most likely experienced twice as much. A broken family after the death of its matriarch. Hopefully, I could put the pieces of their shattered hearts and trust together back for them.

I reached into him and gave him a warm hug.

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